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EIA2016 CRITICAL THINKING IN ECONOMICS
3 Credits

Pre-requisite None

Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. Explain basic concepts and principles in critical thinking.
2. Apply principles in critical thinking to theoretical and empirical issues.
3. Debate logically and critically on various issues in economics.
4. Organize appropriate activities according to society needs and contemporaneous
economic issues.

Synopsis The course covers the formulation and presentation of economic arguments, common
fallacies in economics, the use of deductive and inductive reasoning in economic theory,
and evaluation of economic policies. “Service-learning” teaching and learning strategy is
implemented in this course to educate the society on the importance of critical thinking.

Medium of English
Instruction

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 70%
Weightage Final Examination : 30%

EIA3006 MICROECONOMICS III
3 Credits

Pre-requisite Passed EIA2007 Microeconomics II

Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding on microeconomic theories.
2. Apply the microeconomic theories to the analysis of economic problems and policy.
3. Analyze economic problems using mathematical approach.

Synopsis This is the sequence for Microeconomics II course, focuses mainly on general equilibrium,
market imperfections, and input markets. It introduces models to analyze monopoly and
imperfect competition market structures. Students will also be exposed to how problems of
asymmetric information and externalities lead to market inefficiencies as well as their
potential corrective measures.

Medium of b. English
Instruction

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 50%
Weightag Final Examination : 50%