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1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course equips students with the fundamentals of macroeconomics and how to apply them in practice. To do this, the course first helps students understand the basic concepts in macroeconomics (output, unemployment, inflation, exchange rate), then macroeconomic models. as the platforms to analyze and evaluate macro shocks in the economy and the government's response policies as well in the short and long term.
2. COURSE CONTENTS
No.
Contents
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise,
Assignments...
(3)
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
(4)
Lecture
(1)
Practice, Seminar…
(2)
1
Chapter 1 Introduction to Macroeconomics and measuring macroeconomic variables
3
0
1.5
5.5
1,8
2
Chapter 1 Introduction to Macroeconomics and measuring macroeconomic variables (cont)
3
0
1.5
5.5
1,8
3
Chapter 2 Aggregate Demand and Fiscal policy
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,3,4
4
Chapter 2 Aggregate Demand and Fiscal policy (cont)
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,3,4,6
5
Chapter 3 Money and Monetary Policy
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,3,4,6
6
Chapter 3 Money and Monetary Policy (cont)
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,3,4,6
7
Chapter 4 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,3,4,5,6,7
8
Chapter 4 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply (cont)
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,3,4,5,6,7
9
Mid-term test
3
0
1.5
5.5
1,2,3,4,8,9
10
Chapter 5 Unemployment
3
0
1.5
5.5
1,4
11
Chapter 6 Inflation
3
0
1.5
5.5
1,4
12
Chapter 7 Economic growth
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,4,5,6
13
Chapter 8 Saving, investment and financial system
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,4,5,6
14
Chapter 9 Macroeconomics of the open economy
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,4,5,6,8
15
Chapter 9 Macroeconomics of the open economy (cont)
3
0
1.5
5.5
2,4,5,6,8
Total (hour)
45
0
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
Attendance check list, answer the questions in class
The number of attendances and participation in lesson
8,9
10%
Midterm test
Knowledge from chapter 1 to 4
MCQ or MCQ combined short essay (45 – 60 mins)
1,2,3,4,8,9
30%
Summative
Final test
All chapters studied
MCQ combined short essay (60 mins)
2,3,4,5,8,9
60%
Total:
100%