PENTECOSTAL LIFE UNIVERSITY

Work Plan

Course Instructor: John Yabu

Semester: 1

Duration: January 23- June 2

Activity January-June Output

Courses To be taught Managerial Economics
Macro-economics for Development
Econometrics
Managing People and Organizations
The Courses will be taught using the
following strategies:
Lectures
Presentations
Class Room Discussions
Reading Assignments
Managerial Economics
Assessment March 2-18 Assignment 1
April 6-29 Assignment 2

Presentation March 30 The exam will cover The Following topics:

Macroeconomic environment
Demand and supply analysis for
managerial decision making
Cost and Production Decisions
Market structure and pricing
decisions.
 The students will have 2 presentations
Guest Speaker April The guest speaker will be a profession in a
managerial position
End of Semester June The topics to be examined may include:
Macroeconomic environment
Demand and supply analysis for
managerial decision making

Cost and Production Decisions

Market structure and pricing
decisions
Investment decisions
Location decisions
Taxes and managerial decisions
Government and Business
Company growth and managerial
decisions

Econometrics
Assessment March 2-18 Assignment 1
April 4-29 Assignment 2

Mid-semester Exam March 28 The exam will cover The Following topics:
The nature and scope of
Econometrics
Basic Probabilities and Statistics
Characteristics of Probability
Distributions

Presentation April 25 The students will have 1 class presentation

Guest Speaker May The guest speaker will be a profession from
an institution that conducts economic
research and analysis such as the National
Statistics Office (NSO) ,Ministry Of
Economic Planning and Development,
Private consultants
End Of Semester June The topics to be examined may
include:
The nature and scope of
Econometrics
 Basic Probabilities and Statistics
Characteristics of Probability
Distributions
Some Important Probability
Distributions
Statistical Inference: Estimation of
Hypothesis Testing
The Linear Regression Model
Regression Analysis in Practice

Managing People and Organizations

Assignment March 2-30 Assignment 1
April 4-29 Assignment 2
Mid-semester March 23 The exam will cover The Following topics:
Introduction
Management theories: Past,
present, future
Groups and teams

Presentations The students will have 2 presentations

April or May The guest speaker will be an HR profession
from either NGO or the Private Sector in
the month of April
End Of Semester June The topics to be examined may
include:
Introduction
Management theories: Past,
present, future
Groups and teams
Motivation
Communication and
connectivity
Decision making
Organizational culture and
leadership
Corporate Communication
Structure and control
Reflections on integrated
learning
Macroeconomics For Development
Assignments March 2-30 Assignment 1
April 4-29 Assignment 2
Mid-semester March 28 The exam will cover The Following topics:
Introduction To Macroeconomics
For Development
Measurement of Economics
Development
Characteristics of Developing
Countries
Theories of Economic Development

Presentations The students will have 2 presentations

Guest Speaker April/May The guest speaker will be a profession from
the Ministry Of Economic Plan and
Development or the Private Sector in the
field of Development Economics
End Of Semester Exams June The topics to be examined may
include:
Introduction To Macroeconomics
For Development
Measurement of Economics
Development
Characteristics of Developing
Countries
Theories of Economic Development
Poverty and Income inequality
Population Growth and Economic
Development
International Trade and
Development
Monetary, Fiscal, and Incomes
Policy and Inflation