Duration
26h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering | 3 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in mathematics | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with basic economic mechanisms by analyzing individual behaviour (microeconomics) and general behaviour (macroeconomics). Special attention is given to their applications for future civil engineers and future scientits. The course covers topics in the following areas. General introduction: definitions and basic concepts. Microeconomic approach: theory of demand, theory of production and costs, perfect competition, monopoly, monopoly and price discrimination, natural monoply, oligopoly and monopolistic competition. Macroeconomic approach: national accounting, consumption and investment, national income equilibrium, budgetary policy, international trade, unemployment and inflation.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The student must be able to:
- explain the main basic concepts of economics;
- explain and analyze basic economic behaviors and mechanisms, in relation to the missions of graduates in sciences and applied sciences, both at the level of individual economic agents (microeconomics) and that of the national economy and international (macroeconomics);
- understand the relationships between the main economic variables;
- understand socio-economic news.
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, II.1, III.1, V.1, V.2 of the BSc in engineering.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra presentations.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face.
First semester.
Recommended or required readings
JURION B., Economie politique, 4th edition, De Boeck Université, 2013. + PPT presentations and various documents available on MyULiège
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Written exam in 1st and 2nd session.
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Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Attendance at lessons is strongly recommended
Contacts
Prof.: Henry-Jean GATHON, phone: 04 366 2778, hj.gathon@uliege.be
Assistant: Pierre Copée, phone: 04 366 3048, p.copee@uliege.be