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Microeconomics

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Microeconomics
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008
Module code: BAITM-120
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
4
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written examination

[updated 20.03.2010]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BAITM-120 International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 120 hours (equivalent to 4 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BAITM-510 Economic and tourism policy
BAITM-520 Mobility management


[updated 21.03.2010]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Leonhard Firlus
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Ralf Rockenbauch
Prof. Dr. Leonhard Firlus


[updated 19.07.2012]
Learning outcomes:
Experience shows that at the start of their studies, students form a very heterogeneous group. Very few of them will have any background knowledge in economics. The initial aim of this course is therefore to get students acquainted with the somewhat abstract way of thinking used in economics and with the range of tools employed in economic analyses. In the second stage of the course, students will learn to apply this knowledge and these methodologies to a microeconomic analysis of the behaviour of domestic households and of companies active in different types of markets.

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Module content:
- Introduction to economics
- The market as a coordination mechanism
- Theory of consumer behaviour
- Theory of enterprise
- Market structure and price formation

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Teaching methods/Media:
The course has been designed as a mixture of lectures and problem-solving classes in which students will become acquainted with and discuss the principles of economic thought and the mathematical and graphical instruments of economic analysis.

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Recommended or required reading:
Bartling, H., Luzius, F., Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre, 15. Auflage, Vahlen, München, 2004
Baßeler, U. et al, Grundlagen und Probleme der Volkswirtschaft, 17. Auflage, Wirtschafts­verlag Bachem, Köln 2002
Klaus, J., Maußner, A., Grundzüge der mikro- und makroökonomischen Theorie, Vahlen, München, 1986
Pindyck, R. S., Rubinfeld, D. L., Microeconomics, 6. Edition, Hall, 2004
Schuhmann, J., Grundzüge der mikroökonomischen Theorie, 6. Auflage, Springer, Heidelberg, 1992
Stocker, F., Spaß mit Mikro – Einführung in die Mikroökonomie, 2. Auflage, Oldenbourg, München, 1994
Varian, H., Grundzüge der Mikroökonomik, 5. Auflage, Oldenbourg, München, 2001
Vogt, G., Faszinierende Mikroökonomie, Oldenbourg, München, 2002
Von Böventer, E., Illing, G., Einführung in die Mikroökonomie, 9. Auflage, Oldenbourg, München, 1997

[updated 20.03.2010]
 
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