2011/12 Semester ONE
Assignment 1
Assignment 1
Theme:
“Application of Economic Concepts and Principles in Today’s World”
Index
Expected Learning Outcome
P.1
Selection of News
P.2
Components of Assignment 1
P.2
Instructions:
Stage 1:
Post the topic selected by your group in MOODLE
P.3
(Week 4, Sep-22, 5pm)
Stage 2:
Consult with your lecturer about your group proposal in your tutorial class (Weeks 5)
Stage 3: Submit your group written report
(Week 7, Oct-14, 5pm)
P.3
P.4-7
Format
P.4
Academic Conduct (Plagiarism)
P.4
Structure of written report
P.5
Using APA Format to prepare the reference list
P.5-7
Mark penalty for late submission
P.7
Stage 4: Present your group report during the tutorial classes
(Weeks 8 & 9)
P.8-9
Grade Descriptors (Written Report)
P.10
Grade Descriptors (Verbal Presentation)
P.11
Expected Learning Outcomes:
Understand the issues involved in the allocation of scarce resources for individual economic agents and the economy as a whole.
Apply relevant economic knowledge to conduct simple economic analysis of the behaviour of individuals, firms and markets.
(Aug.2011)
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CC 2104 Introduction to Microeconomics
2011/12 Semester ONE
Assignment 1
Selection of news:
Read newspaper or surf the WWW to find a current economic issue, preferably the one of Hong Kong or China.
The news about this economic issue, the key reference material, should be posted and published on or after September 1, 2011. It can be written in either Chinese or
English.
The subject parties can be consumers, individual firm(s), and individual industry. If your group selects the government policy, preferably with the market-oriented one.
More than one piece of reference materials can be accepted.
Choose the news which provides the