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SEMESTER/TERM
Academic Year
2016/2017
Semester/Term
Course Code
CIX1001
Course Title
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
Credit
Medium of Instruction
English
Course Pre-requisite(s)/
Minimum Requirement(s)
None
Main Reference
1. McConnell, C.R., Brue, S.L., & Flynn, S.M. (2015). Economics. 20th
ed. McGraw Hill
2. Mankiw, N.G. (2016). Principles of Microeconomics, 8th ed.,
Cengage Learning.
3. Pyndick, R.S. & Rubinfield D. L. (2013), Microeconomics, 8th ed.
Pearson Higher Education.
Teaching Materials/
Equipment
Learning Strategies
Lecture, Tutorial
120 hours
Face to face: 42 hours
(lecture, tutorial)
Guided learning: 7 hours
(preparation for tutorial, preparation for individual and group
assignment)
Self learning: 67 hours
(preparation before and after lecture, preparation for final examination)
Assessment: 4 hours
(Test, Final Exam)
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Soft Skills
Lecturer
Room
Block B2-3
Telephone/e-mail
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Tutorial/Practical Session:
Day/Time
Venue
Important Dates
Group Assignment
Test
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
20%
20% (50 Multiple choice questions, Week 1 - 5 topics)
5% (15 Multiple choice questions, Week 6 9 topics)
5% (15 Multiple choice questions, Week 10 12 topics)
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Teaching Schedule
Week &
Date
Week 1
7 & 8 Sept
Week 2
14 & 15
Sept
Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic
Week 3
21 & 22
Sept
Consumer Preferences
Budget Constraint
Consumer Choices
Week 6
12 &13 Oct
References/Teaching
Materials/Equipment
Chapter 1, McConnell et. al.
(2015)
Chapter 2, McConnell et. al.
(2015)
Economics of Scale
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Week 10
16 & 17
Nov
Week 11
23 & 24
Nov
Week 8
2 & 3 Nov
Week 9
9 & 10 Nov
Week 12
30 Nov &
1 Dec
Week 13
7 & 8 Dec
Week 14
14 & 15
Dec
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