ADMPSE: Pre-Sessional Intensive Economics
Module code: ADMPSE
Module provider: School of Agriculture, Policy and Development
Credits: 0
Level: Postgraduate Masters
When you'll be taught: Summer (vacation) semester
Module convenor: Dr Garth Holloway, email: garth.holloway@reading.ac.uk
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Co-requisite module(s):
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Placement information: No placement specified
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: Yes
Talis reading list: No
Last updated: 24 September 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
This module provides a basis for students with little previous training in economics, statistics and empirical research to enter one of the MSc courses offered by the School of Agriculture Policy and Development.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Advance to a good understanding of important concepts of applied economics, applied statistics and the application of empirical methodology
- Identify how these concepts can be applied to solve current problems in the agricultural economic and food complexes.
Module content
Students will gain an understanding in basic concepts surrounding economic theories, economic model building, the method of comparative statics, and introductions to formalities surrounding consumers, producers, markets and trade, statistical processes and data exploration.
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
The course is both inductive-learning and deductive-learning orientated, with students directed through the formal lectures and through online video tutorials to selected sets of readings and to selected sets of exercises. Optional computer-based tutorials are available. Students are given a core set of texts and a core set of notes.
Study hours
| Scheduled teaching and learning activities | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
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| Lectures | 20 | ||
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| Feedback meetings with staff | |||
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| Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
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| Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | 20 | ||
| Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
| Feedback meetings with staff | |||
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| Placement and study abroad | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
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| Independent study hours | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
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| Independent study hours |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
There is no assessment on this module
Summative assessment
| Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- 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 three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/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.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Test One: One-hour online formative test.
Test Two: One-hour online formative test.
Reassessment
| Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Additional costs
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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.