1. General information
Course:
MICROECONOMICS AND MACROECONOMICS APPLICATIONS
Code:
53339
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
316 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN ECONOMICS
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
5 - FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
Group(s):
10
Year:
4
Duration:
First quarter
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
FABIO MONSALVE SERRANO
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Despacho 3.21
ANÁLISIS ECONÓMICO Y FINANZAS
967599200-2358
fabio.monsalve@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Basic skills in Macro and Microeconomics
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The subject is designed to provide the student with some methodological, instrumental and general-purpose concepts related to Ecological Economics. The first part will be devoted to the introduction of selected readings which, eventually, will enable the students to know the main problems and challenges of sustainable development. The second part is more practical, and focuses in the explanation of a specific model to compute anthropogenic footprints. Finally, the students will have to elaborate and present an analysis of a real footprint. This last part will be taught in the software lab, in a truly practical way.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E03 | Ability to find economic data and select relevant facts. |
| E05 | Ability to contribute to the establishment of strategies which will allow for the efficient allocation of resources, the generation of wealth and a suitable distribution of income. |
| E06 | Application of profesional criteria to the analysis of problems, based on the use of technical tools. |
| E11 | Diagnosis and assessment skills to conduct structural and cyclical reports, as well as economic forecast summaries on the reality of the economy in Spain, the European Union and in any of the product sectors and factor markets. To do so, it will be necessary to understand and use common handbooks, as well as articles and, in general, leading edge bibliography in the core subjects of the curriculum. |
| G03 | Develop oral and written communication skills in order to prepare reports, research projects and business projects and defend them before any commission or group of professionals (specialised or non-specialised) in more than one language, by collecting relevant evidence and interpreting it appropriately so as to reach conclusions. |
| G04 | Ability for the use and development of information and communication technology in the development of professional activity. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Train the student to listen to and defend arguments orally or in writing | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
| Train the student to grasp the problems of a finite planet and to compute an anthropic footprint. | |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Economy, Environment and Well-beign
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Unit 2: Human beings and needs satisfaction within a limit planet (Book Reading)
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Unit 3: The Human Footprint
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Unit 4: Computing an environmental footprint
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Unit 5: The sustainabillity of growth
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E05 E06 G03 | 1.33 | 33.25 | N | N | ||
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Projects based learning | E03 E05 E06 G03 G04 | 0.67 | 16.75 | Y | N | ||
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E03 E06 E11 G03 G04 | 2 | 50 | Y | N | ||
| Analysis of articles and reviews [OFF-SITE] | Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles | E06 E11 G03 | 2 | 50 | Y | N | ||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2 | Total class time hours: 50 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 4 | Total hours of out of class work: 100 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Oral presentations assessment | 30.00% | 0.00% | Discussion of selected readings |
| Final test | 60.00% | 100.00% | Computing an anthropic footprint |
| Assessment of active participation | 10.00% | 0.00% | Assesment of student's involvement in sessions. |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:The general assessment criterion will be the continuous assessment of students. To this end, the consistency and quality of the work and exercises presented will be evaluated throughout the course, together with the exams or tests that will be developed throughout the course.
In order to pass the course, a minimum grade of 5 out of 10 is required in the joint evaluation. Likewise, the student must pass a minimum grade of 4 out of 10 in the final test (which it will consist in one or several parts) in order to be able to compute the rest of the parts. -
Non-continuous evaluation:With regard to non-continuous assessment, and in accordance with section b of point 4.2. of the 2022 Student Regulations, any student may change to the non-continuous assessment mode, by the procedure established by the lecturer, provided that he/she has not participated during the period of classes in assessable activities that together account for at least 50% of the total assessment of the subject. If a student has reached this 50% of evaluable activities or if, in any case, the class period has ended, he/she will be considered in continuous assessment without the possibility of changing assessment mode.
The evaluation will be carried out with a final test that will include the specific tests considered necessary to evaluate all the competences of the subject.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
It will consist of several written and oral tests, on all the contents of the subject with an assessment of 100% of the final mark.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
It will consist of several written and oral tests, on all the contents of the subject with an assessment of 100% of the final mark.
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 3 |
| Unit 1 (de 5): Economy, Environment and Well-beign | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 11.25 |
| Unit 2 (de 5): Human beings and needs satisfaction within a limit planet (Book Reading) | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 10 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 24 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
