Contemporary Macroeconomic Problems 1155-12-M21-0-ConMaP

1. Macroeconomic – methods of analysis. Main paradigms of macroeconomics theory (K_W01, K_K01)

2. Unemployment, Inflation, and Long-Run Growth (K_W01)

3. Financial Crises, Stabilization, and Deficits (K_W01)

4. Economic Growth in Developing Economies (K_W01, K_K01)

5. Beyond GDP: Measuring What Counts for Economic and Social Performance (K_W01)

6. Mitigating Economic Crises Caused by the Current problems: the COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine (K_W01, K_K01)

Total student workload

Hours conducted with the participation of instructors: - participation in lectures – 15 hours - consultation hours - 20 hours - final exam - 5 hours The time devoted to self-study of a student to successfully complete the course: - earlier preparation and completion of notes - 10 hours - reading reference materials and course materials (provided via an e-learning platform) - 10 hours The time required to prepare for assessment and grading: - preparation for the final exam - 15 hours

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1 knows and understand contemporary macroeconomic problems: their sources, characteristics and consequences (K_W02)

Learning outcomes - skills

U1 is able to identify contemporary macroeconomic problems and propose a research method to analyse them (K_U09)

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1 can apply knowledge to propose potential measures to be taken to mitigate the negative effects of contemporary macroeconomic problems (K_K01)

Teaching methods

Lectures using multimedia presentations, additional teaching materials available on the MS Teams platform

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture
- problem-based lecture

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

The knowledge of microeconomics and principals of macroeconomics from the basic course.

Course coordinators

Tomasz Grodzicki

Assessment criteria

Written Exam 100 %:

It lasts 80 minutes and it consists of 30 multiple choice questions (30 points) and 2 essay questions (10 points)

Assessment criteria:
2/fail - [0%-50%] of the possible number of points, (0-20 points)
3/satisfactory - [50%-60%] of the possible number of points, (21-24 points)
3+/satisfactory plus - [60%-70%] of the possible number of points, (25-28 points)
4/good - [70%-80%] of the possible number of points, (29-32 points)
4+/good plus - [80%-90%] of the possible number of points, (33-36 points)
5/very good - [90%-100%] of the possible number of points. (37-40 points)

Active class participation is a „plus”

Practical placement

n/a

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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