Course Overview

- consolidate language skills, develop written and oral develop
written and oral comprehension in the English language 
- develop strategies for "learning to learn" (listening and
note-taking in English) 
- to acquire basic tools and vocabulary specific to the fields of
study (management, economics, mathematics applied to economics) 
- understand essential notions and fundamental theories of general
economics expressed in English 
- be able to work independently using interactive exercises and
authentic documents (written or video) in English available on Moodle

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

B1 level of English.

Grading Philosophy

Final examination : Written (1h) 

Course schedule

1. INTRODUCTION 
- general description of the course  - Cornell note-taking system 
 2. DEALING WITH NUMBERS 
- specific vocabulary and types of numbers  - large numbers  -
fractions, exponents and radicals  - percentage changes and index
numbers  ►focus on: 

- long and short scales of numbering systems  - the CPI 3. WHAT IS
ECONOMICS 

- definition and terminology  - limited resources, scarcity and
opportunity cost  - the three questions of economics -economic
systems and characteristics of the market system  ►focus on: 

- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs  - types of business organizations 
- self -interest and the invisible hand metaphor in A.Smith’s The
Wealth of Nations 4. INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS AND
MICROECONOMICS 

- scientific methods in economics  - definition of macroeconomics
and microeconomics   ►focus on: 

- analyzing, using and presenting research data: tables, charts and
graphs

Course type

Lectures course

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY: 
All the documents used in the course and the
bibliographical references are available on the Moodle page of the
course 

KEY WORDS : All the key words, concepts and theories to be known are
listed for each chapter on the Moodle page of the course

Duration: 17.5 hours

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face teaching

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