Introduction to Microeconomics微观经济学导论.pdfVIP

Introduction to Microeconomics Course Number: ECO 201 Term: Summer, 2018 * nd rd Instructor : Gabriel Telleria Dates: July 2 – August 3 Institution: Walden University Meeting Times: M, T, W, Th, F Email: gabriel.telleria@waldenu.edu Contact Hours: 60 Office Hours: TBD and by appointment Awarded Credits: 4.0 *Additional instructor information available on final page I. Course Description: This course introduces the discipline and fundamental tools of economics. It is designed to help students build an understanding of the economics of the market place. In particular students focus on principles that demonstrate the role and limitations of both competitive and imperfectly competitive markets in motivating efficient consumer, business, and public sector choices. Students are introduced to microeconomic concepts and analysis, supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly, and welfare economics. Students will also be introduced to the use of microeconomic applications to address problems in current economic policy. II. Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to: - Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of scarcity as the basis of economic decision making. - Exhibit knowledge of the basic demand and supply model of the workings of the market. - Explain consumer behavior using utility as well as the indifference curve analysis. - Understand the nature of elast