Checking date: 16/05/2020


Course: 2019/2020

Principles of Economy
(16363)
Bachelor in Security Engineering (Plan: 282 - Estudio: 272)


Coordinating teacher: GALLEGO CANTERO, MARIA JOSE

Department assigned to the subject: Economics Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:




Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Previous knowledge do not need to pursue the matter properly.
The competencies that we wish the student to learn are the following: -Management capacity of economic resources in the field of public administration For this purpose, it is necessary to achieve the learning outcomes which are summarized below: -Get the basics and the fundamentals of the Spanish economy and the major economic doctrines. -Understand the principles and laws on which rests the macroeconomics and microeconomics. -To know the essential contents on budget and public spending. -Learn to apply the procedures and mechanisms for recruitment that are used in public administrations. - Learn about the economic implications of decisions at the international level and the main global economic institutions.
Description of contents: programme
I. Economics and economic systems: normative and positive - economics microeconomics and macroeconomics - economic systems - resources, technologies, scarcity, opportunity cost II. Microeconomics: - Market and competition (supply and demand, equilibrium, over) - Elasticity- market types: efficiency, intervention and failure III. Macroeconomics:-macroeconomic aggregates. -The real economy (production, growth, financial system). IV. Money and prices (monetary system, money and inflation, exchange rates and exchange rate policy.) V. Budget and public spending: denomination and regulations that govern them. Of the State budget. Public finances: Income and expenditure of public VI. World economy:-trade international.-economies of scale, and international trade. -Emerging markets, resources. International development agencies.
Learning activities and methodology
There will be a visit to the Parliament with assistance to the budget sesión of practical skills. Participation in economic content talks (economic management Guardia Civil) Viewing documentaries of different topics Reading a book of economic disclosure. 60% Of the training activities (1.5 ECTS in subjects of 3 ECTS) are focused on the acquisition of theoretical knowledge through the method of the master class that relies on computer presentations in the classroom. The remaining 40% is focused on the acquisition of practical skills related to the program of each course and realized in computer classrooms for the resolution of practical cases, issues and concepts through publications, films...
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Basic Bibliography
  • Krugman, Paul R. (1953-) . Fundamentos de economía . Reverté. 2015
Additional Bibliography
  • Francisco Mochon. Economía, Teoria y Política. McGrawHill. 2009
  • Krugman, Wells, Olney. Fundamentos de Economia. Reverte. 2011

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


More information: http://ocw.uc3m.es/economia/fundamentos-de-la-economia