Core 001 Intro Econs

Course Design Document

Introductory Economics (CORE 001)
Term I AY 2010 / 11

Instructor: Practice Associate Professor Tan Swee Liang,
School of Economics
To Teach for Learning

Content
1. Course Description.……………………………………………………………. 3
2. Class Participation
2.2. Guideline for Class Participation …….…………….…………….…. 7
2.1 Self Evaluation on Class Participation ……………………………… 8
3. Group Term Project 3.1 Guideline for Term Project …………….………………………….…. 9 3.2 Peer Evaluation ….……………………………………………………. 11 3.3 Team Grading ………………………………………………………... 12 3.4 Instructor’s Assessment of Project Presentation ….………………... 13 3.5 Instructor’s Assessment of Project Report .........……..……………… 15
4. Mid-Term and Final-Term Examinations 4.1 Guidelines ………………………..………………….…………………… 16 4.2 Study Tips ……………………………………………………………….. 17
4.3 Instructor’s Assessment of Critique of Paper: …...………………….. 18 4.4 Mid-Term Examination: Syllabus and Topics ………………………… 19
4.5 Final-Term Examination: Syllabus and Topics ……………………….. 21
5. Questionnaire 5.1 Expectations for the course and instructor ……………………………. 22

1. Course Description

Instructor: | Practice Associate Professor Tan Swee Liang
School of Economics, Level 4, Room 80 | Tel: | 6828-0710 | Email: | [e-mail] |

Course Overview and Objectives
The course is taught with an emphasis to balance economic theories and applications to real world issues. The section on microeconomics covers the theories of household behavior and firm behavior. The section on macroeconomics covers growth, business cycles and open economies. Real life examples are used to critique the theories and concepts.

While the course prepares the Econ-major students to enroll in higher level Economics subjects in the School, it also equips the non-Econ major