Economics - a subject offered in English 330-PS1-1EKO#E
Study Profile: General academic
Form of study: Stationary
Field and discipline of science: social sciences, economics and finance
Prerequisites: none
Number of hours of lecture and classes: 30 hours lecture + 30 hours of class exercises
Didactic methods:
- Traditional lectures are conducted with the use of multimedia presentation and activating methods;
- classes conducted with the use of active methods: didactic discussion, solving tasks and tests, case studies analysis; group work,
- Individual consultations according to the lecturer's schedule of consultations, depending on the student's needs.
ECTS points: 6
Student workload balance - the type of student's activity:
participation in lectures - 30 hours
participation in classes - 30 hours
preparation for lectures / literature studies - 15 hours
preparation for the exam - 24 hours
preparation for classes - 30 hours
preparation for the presentation - 14 hours
participation in the exam - 1 hour
consultation - 6 hours
Student workload related to the course, number of hours / ECTS points
requiring teacher's direct participation: 67h - 2,68 ECTS points,
Mode
Course coordinators
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Type of course
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
1EKO_W01 Student has knowledge about the essence of the science of economics, including their place in the system of sciences and relations to other social sciences, KP6_WG1
1EKO_W02 Student has advanced knowledge of the functioning of the market and the state as well as theoretical foundations of economic and social policy making KP6_WG4
1EKO_W03 The student is able to recognise and understand the role of the state, public institutions and macroeconomic policy in the economy, as well as the current context and challenges facing economic and financial activity, KP6_WK4
Skills:
1EKO_U01 Student is able to identify, analyse and interpret the causes and course of specific economic processes and phenomena, KP6_UW1
1EKO_U02 The student is able to select appropriate sources of information and data in the field of economics and, on this basis, is able to critically evaluate, analyse and synthesise specific micro- and macroeconomic processes and phenomena, KP6_UW2
1EKO_U03 Student is able to apply the knowledge they have acquired in the field of economic theory to identifying and solving problems in their professional work, KP6_UW5
Competences:
1EKO_K01 Student is able to critically assess the knowledge possessed within the scope of economics, KP6_KK1
Assessment criteria
The lectures ends with a written exam in the form of a test.
lessons: evaluation of individual work, activity in discussion, activity in group work, presentation and written work
The forms of evaluation of the student work on the classes are: evaluation of individual work, activity in discussion.
A prerequisite for admission to the examination is obtaining a passing grade for the exercises.
The general terms and conditions are set out in the University of Białystok’s Study Regulations (Annex to Resolution No. 3512 of the University of Białystok Senate dated 16 April 2025).
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems may be used when preparing written assignments, in accordance with the scope and rules set out in Order No. 31 of the Rector of the University of Białystok dated 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, tests and assessments is prohibited, unless the instructions or the content of the tasks specify how they may be used.
Bibliography
1. N. G. Mankiw, M.P. Taylor, Microeconomics, Cengage Learning EMEA, Andover 2017.
2. N. G. Mankiw, Macroeconomics, Macmillan Education, New York 2016.
3. P. R. Krugman, R. Wells, Microeconomics, Worth Publishers: A Macmillan Education Imprint, cop., New York 2015.
4. P.Krugman, R. Wells, Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers : A Macmillan Education Imprint, cop., New York 2015.
5. P.A.Samuelson and W.D. Nordhaus, Microeconomics, Mcgraw-Hill Book Company, 1989.
6. P. A. Samuelson, W. D. Nordhaus. Macroeconomics, McGraw-Hill/Irwin. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston 2010.
7. A.L. Hillman, Public finance and public policy, Cambridge University Press 2009.
Supporting literature:
1. Cambridge Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, EISSN 1464-3545 (access : prima.uwb.edu.pl)
2. Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, EISSN 1468-0327 (access : prima.uwb.edu.pl)
Additional information
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