Microeconomics - a subject offered in English 330-ES1-1MIK2#E
Study profile: General academic
Mode of study: Full-time (day studies)
Course type: Basic module (M2)
Field and discipline: Social sciences, economics and finance
Year of study: Year 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites: None
Number of teaching hours (by form): 30 hours of lectures + 30 hours of classes
Teaching methods:
- Lectures delivered using a multimedia projector and PowerPoint presentations;
- Classes requiring active student participation, including oral responses, solving tests and problem sets, and joint discussion of topics assigned by the instructor;
- Individual consultations.
ECTS credits: 6
Student workload:
Participation in lectures – 30 hours
Participation in classes – 30 hours
Preparation for classes – 30 hours
Preparation of written assignments (at home) based on class topics – 16 hours
Preparation for the midterm test – 20 hours
Participation in consultations related to the course – 15 hours
Preparation for the final exam – 20 hours
Final exam – 2 hours
Total: 150 hours
Quantitative indicators:
Student workload related to classes:
- with direct participation of academic staff or other instructors and students – 77 hours (3.1 ECTS credits);
- of a practical nature – 0 hours;
- related to research activity conducted at the university within the discipline(s) to which the study programme is assigned, for general academic programmes – 150 hours (6 ECTS credits).
Course coordinators
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Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
1MIK1_W01 (KP6_WG1) The student demonstrates advanced knowledge and understanding of key issues and theories in the field of economics and finance.
1MIK1_W02 (KP6_WG2) The student knows and understands selected issues related to economic structures and institutions at the microeconomic level.
Skills
1MIK1_U01 (KP6_UW1) The student is able to use their knowledge of economics and finance to analyze and interpret the causes and course of specific economic processes and phenomena.
1MIK1_U02 (KP6_UW3) The student is able to use their knowledge to formulate and solve complex problems, as well as to critically analyze the causes and course of specific socio-economic processes and phenomena from a microeconomic perspective.
Social competences
1MIK1_K01 (KP6_KK1) The student is ready to critically assess their knowledge and the information received in light of the dynamic nature of market and social processes occurring in the world.
1MIK1_K02 (KP6_KK2) The student recognizes the importance of knowledge in the field of economics and finance in solving specific cognitive problems, including consulting expert opinions through the use of specialized reports and analyses at both national and international levels.
Assessment criteria
Completion of the course Microeconomics (Part 2) is based on a written final examination held during the summer examination session. The exam covers the topics presented in lectures and addressed in classes (open-ended questions). Preparation for both the classes and the lectures requires studying the recommended literature.
Admission to the examination requires prior completion of the classes. Taking the exam without having passed the classes invalidates the exam result.
A passing grade for the classes is awarded based on the assessment of the student’s class activity, homework assignments, and the results of the midterm test.
Passing the course requires obtaining at least 51% of the total possible points in the final examination.
All students are subject to a common examination date and a common resit examination date. No alternative dates or forms of assessment are provided.
General conditions are specified in the Study Regulations of the University of Białystok (Resolution No. 3512 of the Senate of the University of Białystok of 16 April 2025 on the Study Regulations of the University of Białystok).
In the preparation of written assignments, students may use artificial intelligence (AI) systems in accordance with the scope and rules specified in Ordinance No. 31 of the Rector of the University of Białystok of 11 April 2025 on the use of artificial intelligence systems in the educational process at the University of Białystok. The use of AI systems during examinations and course assessments is prohibited, unless the instructions or task descriptions explicitly specify the permitted scope of their use.
Bibliography
Basic literature:
Mankiw, N. G., Taylor, M. P., Microeconomics, Cengage Learning EMEA, 2017.
Krugman, P., Wells R., Microeconomics, Worth Publishers cop., New York 2015.
Complementary literature:
Pancs, R., Lectures on microeconomics, Cambridge, Massachusett, London 2018..
Solek A., Exercises in Microeconomics, Cracow University of Economics Press, Cracow 2013.
Sloman J., Essentials of Economics, Pearson Education, Economics Network, University of Bristol, 2007.
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