EC202NU: Intermediate Macroeconomics

Module code: EC202NU

Module provider: Economics; School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Credits: 20

Level: Level 2 (Intermediate)

When you'll be taught: Semester 1

Module convenor: Dr Christos Mavrodimitrakis, email: c.mavrodimitrakis@reading.ac.uk

NUIST module lead: Burak Sungu, email: baraksungu@gmail.com

Pre-requisite module(s): BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE EC113NU AND TAKE EC114NU AND TAKE EC128NU (Compulsory)

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 23 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

Intermediate Macroeconomics builds on macroeconomic concepts introduced in EC140NU Principles of Economics 1 and EC141NU Principles of Economics 2. It is designed to provide a more in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles and analytic concepts related to economic growth, inflation, unemployment and interest rates.

In addition, you should have a deeper appreciation of the interrelationship between these macroeconomic variables and government policy, and thus, be able to critically analyze relevant issues discussed in the news, and by politicians.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Provide analysis for the likely impact of both future events and also future policies on the key variables of interest
2. Understand and interpret basic macro data sets
3. Understand fundamental macroeconomic principles

Module content

The module will explore differences across the short, medium and long run. Topics may include:

• Goods and financial markets: IS-LM model
• Wage-price determination and unemployment
• The Phillips Curve, NAIRU
• Economics growth: solow model, technological progress
• Expectations: consumption and investment
• Monetary and Fiscal Policy
• The Open Economy

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures will develop all the main module material. Tutorials will cover exercise material designed to facilitate understanding of lecture topics. 

Study hours

At least 80 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

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

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

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.

Reassessment

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