APME02-Presessional Intensive Economics

Module Provider: Agr and Food Econ
Number of credits: 0 [0 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Summer term module
Pre-requisites:
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Current from: 2022/3

Module Convenor: Dr Garth Holloway
Email: garth.holloway@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:
To provide a basis for students with little previous training in economics to enter one of the MSc courses offered by the Department Agricultural and Food Economics.

Aims:
To provide a basis for students with little previous training in economics to enter one of the MSc courses offered by the Department Agricultural and Food Economics.

Assessable learning outcomes:
Is to advance students to a good understanding of the following areas of economics and how they can be applied to agriculture and food: * Basic economic concepts, including specialisation and trade * Consumer theory * Production and theory of the firm * Market structures * Government intervention

Additional outcomes:

Outline content:
See above.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
The course is very student learning orientated, with lectures, set reading and essay writing, exercises and optional computer-based tutorials. Every student will be given a core text and notes.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
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Summative Assessment Methods:

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Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Formative assessment methods:
Coursework
Essays
Tests: 2 tests one in the second week of the course and one in the final week. There is no formal pass requirement, students proceed to post-graduate study on satisfactory completion of the course.

Penalties for late submission:

The below information applies to students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. Penalties for late submission, and the associated procedures, which apply to Postgraduate Flexible programmes are specified in the policy £Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes£, which can be found here: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmissionpgflexible.pdf
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

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Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

1) Required text books:  None

2) Specialist equipment or materials:  None

3) Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear:  None

4) Printing and binding:  None

5) Computers and devices with a particular specification:  None

6) Travel, accommodation and subsistence:  None

Last updated: 22 September 2022