Foreign Trade University Academic Year: 2015-2016 Course Syllabus PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS TEACHING TEAM Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Email: hongquannguyen@ftu.edu.vn OFFICE HOURS Nguyen Hong Quan: Friday 14h00 – 17h00 OFFICE ADDRESS Faculty of International Economics Office: 2nd Floor, Building B, Foreign Trade University COURSE OBJECTIVES Principles of Microeconomics is an introductory course to equip undergraduate students the fundamental understandings of microeconomic concept and thinking, such as supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly Students will also be introduced to the use of microeconomic applications to address problems in current economic policy throughout the semester By the end of this course, students should be able to apply principles of economics to real life Specifically, they should:  Understand consumer behavior  Understand firm behavior  Analyze different types of market structures (monopoly, oligopoly and a competitive market)  Understand how to apply economic principles to a range of policy questions LEARNING METHOD Each session deals with different topic, which is presented on course schedule below In order to be productive under time constraint, students are required to READ materials in advance as students are assessed not only on their attendance but also their participation to in-class discussions COURSE ASSESSMENT Students will be evaluated based on their participation in class and written tests More specifically, the grade components are as follows: Class participation: 10% Mid term 1: 15% Mid term 2: 15% Final exam: 60% ** Notice: There are bonus marks (which is added to mid term result) awarded to students who volunteer to solve problems in class or those who write essays related to microeconomics Foreign Trade University Academic Year: 2015-2016 Course Syllabus REFERENCE Mankiw, Principle of Microeconomics (any edition) COURSE AGENDA Session 1st (Oct 1) 2nd (Oct 8) 3rd (Oct 15) 4th (Oct 22) 5th (Oct 29) 6th (Nov 5) 7th (Nov 12) 8th (Nov 19) 9th (Nov 26) 10th (Nov 28) 11th (Dec 03) 12th (Dec 10) 13th (Dec 17) 14th (Dec 24) 15th (Dec 31) Topic Instructor Introduction Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Introduction Nguyen Hong Quan, MA The basics of Supply and Demand Nguyen Hong Quan, MA The basics of Supply and Demand (cont.) Nguyen Hong Quan, MA The basics of Supply and Demand (cont.) + Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Practice Elasticities of Supply and Demand Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Consumer Behaviour Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Consumer Behaviour (cont.) + Practice Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Mid Term Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Firm Theory Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Firm Theory (Cont.) Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Market Structures Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Market structures (cont.) Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Market structures (cont.) + Practice Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Mid Term Nguyen Hong Quan, MA ... (Oct 22) 5th (Oct 29) 6th (Nov 5) 7th (Nov 12 ) 8th (Nov 19 ) 9th (Nov 26) 10 th (Nov 28) 11 th (Dec 03) 12 th (Dec 10 ) 13 th (Dec 17 ) 14 th (Dec 24) 15 th (Dec 31) Topic Instructor Introduction Nguyen... Trade University Academic Year: 2 015 -2 016 Course Syllabus REFERENCE Mankiw, Principle of Microeconomics (any edition) COURSE AGENDA Session 1st (Oct 1) 2nd (Oct 8) 3rd (Oct 15 ) 4th (Oct 22) 5th