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Course: 2025/2026

Principles of Economics
(13501)
Bachelor in Film, Television and Media Studies (Study Plan 2017) (Plan: 382 - Estudio: 211)


Coordinating teacher: NOBRE DE SOUSA MORAIS PEREIRA, SONIA CECILIA

Department assigned to the subject: Economics Department

Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Branch of knowledge: Social Sciences and Law



Objectives
The subject Principles of Economics introduces the student into the rudiments of economic analysis so she (he) can start to think as an economist. To achieve this, a complete overview of the economic system is given. It is explained how individual agents relate to each other (consumers and producers) and how their interactions in the market give rise to economic aggregates at the macro level (production of goods and services, price levels, distribution of income). Emphasis is placed on consumer choice (demand) and producer supply in an institutional framework (laws and governments) conditioning their decisions and facilitating exchange relations. Skills: - Identify, organize and analyze relevant economic information in a critic and systematic way. - Clearly state economic problems assessing their scope and advancing viable solutions. - Understand the relationship between economy and society in a world strongly influenced by technological progress and climate change. Attitudes: - Respect for economic facts as a basis for decision making both in private and public policies. - Interest in other persons' ideas and willingness to express own opinions with grounds on empirical references. - Enthusiasm to take advantage from training and entrepreneurship opportunities throughout professional life.
Learning Outcomes
LEARNING OUTCOMES 2.To apply the acquired knowledge and their capacities to theresolution of complex and/or specialized problems in the professional field of audiovisual media. 3.To have the capacity to collect and interpret data and information on which to base their conclusions including, when necessary and relevant, reflection on social, cultural, scientific or ethical issues in the field of audiovisual media 6.To be able to identify their own training needs in their field of study and work or professional environment and to organize their own learning with a high level of autonomy in all types of contexts (structured or not)." BASIC COMPETENCES 3.Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. 5.Students will have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further study with a high degree ofautonomy. GENERAL COMPETENCES 2.To know the state of the world, as well as its recent historical evolution, in addition to the capacity to understand its basic parameters (political, legal, economic and cultural). 4.To have the capacity to critically perceive the audiovisual landscape offered by the communicative universe that surrounds us, considering the iconic messages as the fruit of a social collective, product of the socio-political, economic and cultural conditions of a given historical period. TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES 4.To acquire basic humanistic knowledge that allows to complete the transversal formative profile of the student.
Description of contents: programme
The syllabus of Principles of Economics aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of economic analysis, distinguishing between microeconomics and macroeconomics. 1. Introduction: The basic economic problem: scarcity. Microeconomics vs. Macroeconomics. Technology, population, and growth. I. MICROECONOMICS 2. Scarcity, work, and choice 3. Social interaction and inequality 4. Supply and demand: Price-taking and competitive markets 5. The firm and its customers 6. Markets, efficiency, and public policy II. MACROECONOMICS 7. Banks, money, and the credit market 8. Economic fluctuations and unemployment 9. Unemployment and fiscal policy 10. Inflation, unemployment, and monetary policy 11. Aggregate demand and supply: The Keynesian and Neoclassical perspectives 12. Inequality
Learning activities and methodology
The teaching methodology is based on two types of sessions: 1. Master classes, where the subject is given with graphical support (slides). To facilitate learning the students have access to audiovisual materials and basic texts of reference to complete and deepen the topics explained in class. 2. Practical classes to smaller groups of students, where they can take a more active part in solving the proposed exercises. In these classes student¿s participation and solving of problem sets are graded (continuous assessment). Student participation in class enables them to analyze problems and communicate solutions, encouraging the exchange of opinions.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • -Mankiw,. N. G. Principios de Economía, Thomson Paraninfo,. 6th Edition,. Madrid, 2010.
  • Paul Krugman, Robin Wells y Kathryn Graddy, . . Fundamentos de Economía,. . Editorial Reverté 2ª edición, . 2012..
  • Stiglitz J, and C. E. Walsh: . . Microeconomía,. . Ariel, . 2008..
  • Stiglitz J.: .. Macroeconomía, . . Ariel, . . 2004
  • The Economy 1.0/. La Economía by by the CORE team. https://www.core- econ.org/ebooks/. CORE .
  • . Principles of Economics, 3e Edition by the Openstax team.. https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-economics-3e.

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.