Subject: Introduction to Economics
Scientific Area:
Economics
Workload:
77 Hours
Number of ECTS:
7,5 ECTS
Language:
Portuguese
Overall objectives:
1- Conhecer e compreender os conceitos elementares da Economia.
2- Desenvolver o raciocínio característico da análise económica.
3- Resolver problemas económicos utilizando os modelos lecionados.
4- Aplicar o racicínio económico a questões simples da vida real.
Syllabus:
1- Introdução: objeto e método da ciência económica.
2- A evolução do pensamento económico
3- A decisão do Consumidor
4- A decisão do Produtor
5- Os Mercados e os Preços na Economia
6- As Estruturas de Mercado
7- Contabilidade Nacional e a Quantificação dos Agregados Macroeconómicos
8- Moeda e Sistema Monetário
9- Modelo Keynesiano e os Efeitos Multiplicadores
Literature/Sources:
Mankiw, N. Gregory e Taylor M. P. "Economics",1ªed Thomson Learning, 2006.
Samuelson, P. e Nordhaus, W., "Economia", 18ª ed. McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Frank, Robert H., "Microeconomia e Comportamento", 6ª ed. McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Assesssment methods and criteria:
Evaluation consists of an intermediate examination with a weight of 50% of the final mark and a final examination with a weight of 50% of the final mark. To pass the module, the student needs to achieve a minimum average of 10 out of 20.
Reset/ Improvement Time: if a student fails in the normal evaluation time, but achieved a positive mark in one of the examinations, he/she can take, if desired, an examination about the course material of the failed examination. In that case, the examination taken in this period will be a substitute of the failed examination in the normal evaluation time, for calculating the final mark. For other cases of failure or for improvements of the evaluation mark, the student should take an overall examination with the weight of 100%.