Презентация на тему Macroeconomics UIB, Fall 201 1 Instructor: Zhanar Dessyupova, MPA

Macroeconomics UIB, Fall 2011 Instructor: Zhanar Dessyupova, MPA

Macroeconomics

Instructor: Zhanar Shaimuratova Dessyupova, MPA
Department of Management, 2nd floor, email: zdessyupova@mail.ru

Course duration: 15 weeks

Course Description

This course provides basic understanding of a typical market-based economy from society’s point of view. It includes the following topics:
Economic growth and GDP
Unemployment and Inflation
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Government expenditures and taxation
Money and banking
Fiscal and Monetary policies .

Course policies

Students are expected to arrive on time

Cell phones must be turned off

Feel free to come talk with me about any aspect of the seminar.

All assignments should be submitted by due date

Grading requirements

Participation - 30 %
Quiz – 20 % (4th week)
Home assignments – 15 %
Mid-term exam –35%
Total – 100 %

Term Paper

The requirement for students with Major in Accounting and Audit.

Term paper is graded by 100 %.

Any topic from Macroeconomics related to Kazakhstan. The schedule for term paper submission will be provided later.

Sample topics for term paper

Monetary Policy in Kazakhstan
Fiscal policy of Kazakhstan
Economic crisis in Kazakhstan
Crisis in Banking of Kazakhstan
Exchange rates
Market of mortgages in Kazakhstan
Unemployment Policy in Kazakhstan
State Regulation of Economy
Educational Policy in Kazakhstan
Inflation in Kazakhstan
Budget system of Kazakhstan

National Bank of Kazakhstan
Custom regulation in Kazakhstan
Regulation of stock market in the RK
Science Policy
Banking system of Kazakhstan
Taxation system of Kazakhstan
State regulation of economy in European countries
State regulation of agricultural industry in Kazakhstan
Governmental support of small business in the RK
State Regulation of the Economic Growth

Tentative outline

Assignments

Students in teams of 2-3 people should prepare the group home assignment.

There will be written as well as oral assignments on particular topics. E.g. group presentations

The problems given in home assignments can be duplicated on the quizzes. So this is good opportunity for your to prepare for the quiz!!!!

Textbooks

Required textbook:

Parkin, M. Macroeconomics, ninth edition , 2010, Pearson Addison-Wesley

Additional reading materials as scholarly articles in electronic format might be provided by instructor.

Attendance and Class Behavior

Attendance is strongly recommended.

Especially attendance is compulsory during the ISW, where each seminar will bring you up to 5 points.

3 unexcused absences are allowed for various emergency situations as traffic jam, car accident, etc.

Attendance and Class Behavior

Use of magazines, cell-phones, MP3 players and other electronic devices are not allowed during the classes.
It is not allowed to leave the room during the class. Students leaving the class will be marked as absent.

Cheating and Plagiarism

Please note that strict rules of academic honesty must be observed. This means than no cheating and no plagiarism from printed or Internet sources will be tolerated.


AND

Ice-breaking

Introduce yourself to the classmates

2-3 minutes presentation

Thank you for attention!!!!

REVIEW from Microeconomics

What is Economics?
What is the difference between Macro and Micro?
What is Demand?
What is Supply?
What is Elasticity of Demand?
What are Costs of production?

REVIEW from Microeconomics

What are characteristics of pure Monopoly?
What is Perfect Competition?
What is Monopolistic Competition?
What is Oligopoly?
What is Public Goods?