《经济学原理》课程教学大纲 (一)

《经济学原理（英）》课程教学大纲

一、课程基本信息

课程代码：16127002

课程名称：经济学概论

英文名称:PrinciplesofEconomics

课程类别：专业课选修课

学时：32

学分：2

适用对象:商务英语专业学生

考核方式：考试

先修课程：综合英语，高等数学

二、课程简介

《经济学原理（英）》是面向广东财经大学商务英语专业高年级学生所开设的

一门专业基础必修理论课程。经济学是一门思维型的学科，它帮助学生利用经

济学基本原理对当下的社会、经济问题作出理性分析，最终学会做出理性的决

策。学习经济学有助于帮助学生理解生活于其间的世界是如何运转的；学习经

济学有助于理解政府政策的优与劣；学习经济学可以改进你的思考方式，这些

知识对学生将来的职业规划，生活质量的提高起着决定性的作用。《经济学原理

（英）》课程包括微观经济学和宏观经济学两个模块，包括一些基本理论如：均

衡价格理论、消费者行为理论和生产理论等。

经济学作为一门解决资源配置和资源利用的社会科学，与人们的生活密切相

关，其基本概念和基本原理对人的价值观的形成和发展具有极大的引领作用。经

济学教学中始终坚持理论联系实际的理念，引导学生用经济学的思维来思考人

生。每一个经济学的知识点，都可以成为我们观察生活、分析社会和解读人生的

工具，将经济学理论和知识融入思政教育变成一种教学活动是非常有必要的。课

堂案例源于社会但是紧扣知识点，尤其多引用中国本土案例，引用中国特色社会

主义的经济案例，为学生带来经济学的亲切感。

SetespeciallyforthejuniorandseniorstudentsofbusinessEnglishmajorin

GuangdongUniversityofFinanceandEconomics,thesubjectofPrinciplesof

Economicsisidentifiedasacompulsorybasictheoreticalcourse.Widelyregardedas

astudyofwaysofthinking,economicswillprovidestudentswithsometheoriesto

dosomeresearchesandmakerationalanalysisonthecurrentlyeconomicandpolitical

phenomena,ofwhichstudentswillfinallymakerationaldecisionsonthebasis.

Learningeconomicswillcontributetotheunderstandingofhowtheworldisrunning

andthejudgmentofwhetherthegovernmentpoliciesaresuperiororworse.In

addition,studentscandeveloptheirwaysofthinkingbylearningeconomics,whichis

notonlybeneficialfortheircareerplanning,butfortheirimprovementoffuturelife.

Therearetwomajorsubjectsineconomics,microeconomicsandmacroeconomics

withseveralfundamentaltheoriesliketheequilibriumpricethcor）\theoryof

consumer'sbehaviorandproductiontheoryandsoon.

Economics,thesocialsciencethatsolvesresourceallocationandresource

utilization,iscloselyrelatedtopeople'slives.Itsbasicconceptsandprincipleshavea

leadingroleintheformationanddevelopmentofhumanvalues.Whenteaching

Economics,wealwaysadheretotheconceptofintegratingtheorywithpracticeand

guidestudentstothinkaboutlifewitheconomicthinking.Everyknowledgepointof

economicscanbeatoolforustoobservelife,analyzesociety,andinterpretlife.Itis

necessarytointegrateeconomictheoryandknowledgeintoideologicalandpolitical

educationintoateachingactivity.ClasscasesoriginatefromChinesebusinessbutare

closelyrelatedtoknowledgepoints.Inparticular,weoftencitelocaleconomic

businesstobringstudentsasenseofintimacyineconomics.

三、课程性质与教学目的

（一）性质：经济学原理是经济学科中的一门基础学科。它是经济学、财经、

管理类各专业普遍开设的基础理论课程。在商务英语学习中，经济学原理处于基

础的地位，为商务英语学生准备经济学科方面的基础知识，为他们以后学习各专

业的专业基础课程和专业课程打下良好的基础。

（二）目的：通过对本课程的学习，要求学生掌握经济学中的基本概念和基

本理论，能够运用基本的图表来分析说明这些基本理论，能够运用所学的知识对

社会生活中常见的经济问题、经济现象进行分析，并能对一些经济政策有所了解。

同时，在有关章节引入社会主义思想政治教育，培养具有高度政治觉悟和政治素

质的复合型外语人才。

四、教学内容及要求

PART1INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER1TENPRINCIPLESOFECONOMICS

I.TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

1.Understandtenprinciplesofeconomics.

2.Learntoapplythetenprinciplesofeconomicsinourdailylife.

II.Contents:

1.HowPeopleMakeDecisions

2.HowPeopleInteract

3.HowtheEconomyasaWholeWorks

IH.After-classexercises:

1.Listandbrieflyexplainhefourprinciplesofindividualdecision

2.Listandbrieflyexplainthethreeprinciplesconcerningpeople'seconomic

interactions;

3.Listandbrieflyexplainthethreeprinciplesthatdescribehowtheeconomyasa

wholeworks.

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

CHAPTER2THINKINGLIKEANECONOMIST

I.TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

1.Identifytheeconomists1methodologytoapproachtheworld.

2.UnderstandTheCircular-FlowDiagram

II.Contents:

1.TheEconomistasScientist

2.TheEconomistasPolicyAdviser

III.After-classexercises:

1.Whymighteconomicadviserslothepresidentdisagreeaboutaquestionof

policy?

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

CHAPTER3INTERDEPENDENCEANDTHEGAINSFROMTRADE

I.TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

I.Examinehowoureconomycoordinatestheactivitiesofmillionsofpeople

withvaryingtastesandabilities.

2.Explainwhypeopletradewiththeirneighborsandwhynationstrade

withothernations.

3.Explainwhatexactlypeoplegainwhentheytradewithoneanother.

4.Explainwhypeoplechoosetobecomeinterdependent.

II.Contents:

1.AParablefortheModernEconomy

2.ThePrincipleofComparativeAdvantage

3.ApplicationsofComparativeAdvantage

III.After-classexercises:

RobinsonCrusoecangather10coconutsorcatch1fishperhour.Hisfriend

Fridaycangather3()coconutsorcatch2fishperhour.WhatisCrusoe's

opportunitycostofcatchingonefish?WhatisFriday's?Whohasanabsolute

advantageincatchingfish?Whohasacomparativeadvantageincatchingfish?

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

PART2HOWMARKETSWORK

CHAPTER4THEMARKETFORCESOFSUPPLYANDDEMAND

I.TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

1.Identifywhatsupplyanddemandarerespectively

2.Understandthetheoryofsupplyanddemand.

3.Explainhowsupplyanddemandinteractwithoneanother.

4.Explainhowsupplyanddemandhowsupplyanddemanddeterminepricesin

amarketeconomyandhowprices,inturn,allocatetheeconomy'sscarce

resources.

II.Contents:

1.MarketsandCompetition

2.Demand

3.Supply

4.SupplyandDemandTogether

DI.After-classexercises:

1.Whatisamarket?Whatarcthecharacteristicsofacompetitivemarket?

2.Makeupanexampleofasupplyscheduleforpizzaandgraphtheimplied

supplycurve.

3.Giveanexampleofsomethinghatwouldshiftthissupplycurve.

4.Wouldachangeinthepriceofpizzashiftthissupplycurve?

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

CHAPTER5ELASTICITYADNITSAPPLICATIN

I.TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

I.Identifytheconceptofelasticity.

2.Developthetoolofelasticitytoanalyzesupplyanddemandwithgreater

precision.

3.Explainhowsomeeventorpolicyaffectsamarket,wecandiscussnotonly

thedirectionoftheeffectsbuttheirmagnitudeaswell.

II.Contents:

1.TheelasticityofDemand

2.TheelasticityofSupply

3.ThreeApplicationsofSupply,Demand

III.After-classexercises:

I.Definethepriceelasticityofdemand.

2.Explaintherelationshipbetweentotalrevenueandthepriceelasticityof

demand.

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

CHAPTER6SUPPLY,DEMAND,ANDGOVERMENTPOLICIES

I,TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

1.Analyzevarioustypesofgovernmentpolicyusingonlythetoolsofsupply

anddemand.

2.Explainhowpolicymakersusetaxesbothtoinfluencemarketoutcomesand

toraiserevenueforpublicpurposes.

II.Contents:

1.ControlsonPrices

2.Taxes

HLAfter-classexercises:

Inasupply-and-demanddiagram,showhowataxoncarbuyersof$1,00()per

caraffectsthequantityofcarssoldandthepriceofcars.Inanotherdiagram,show

howataxoncarsellersof$1,000percaraffectsthequantityofcarssoldandthe

priceofcars.Inbothofyourdiagrams,showthechangeinthepricepaidbycar

buyersandthechangeinpricereceivedbycarseller.

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

PART3MARKETSANDWELFARE

CHAPTER7CONSUMERSS,PRODUCERS,ADNTHEEFFICIENCYOF

MARKETS

I.TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

1.Identifytheconceptofwelfareeconomics.

2.Explainhowtheallocationofresourcesaffectseconomicwell-being.

3.Explainhowtheequilibriumofsupplyanddemandinamarketmaximizes

thetotalbenefitsreceivedbybuyersandsellers.

4.Developwelfareeconomicstoexplaintheprinciple"Marketsareusually

agoodwaytoorganizeeconomicactivity."morefully.

II.Contents:

1.ControlsonPrices

2.Taxes

III.After-classexercises:

Drawademandcurveforturkey.Inyourdiagram,showapriceofturkeyand

theconsumersurplusthatresultsformthatprice.Explaininwordswhatthis

consumersurplusmeasures.

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

CHAPTER8APPLICATIONS:THECOSTSOFTAXATION

I.TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

1.Explainhowtaxationhasamajorimpactonthemoderneconomy.

2.Explainhowtaxesaffectwelfare,theeconomicwell-beingofparticipantsina

market.

II.Contents:

1.TheDeadweightlossofTaxation

2.TheDeterminantsoftheDeadweightLoss

III.After-classexercises:

Drawthesupply-and-demandcurveforcookies.Ifthegovernmentimposesa

taxoncookies,showwhathappenstothequantitysold,thepricepaidbybuyers,

andthepricepaidbysellers.Inyourdiagram,showthedeadweightlossfromthe

tax.Explainthemeaningofthedeadweightloss.

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

CHAPTER9APPLICATON:INTERNATIONALTRADE

I.TeachingObjectives:

Afterstudyingthischapter,studentsshouldbeableto:

1.Reviewhowdevelopmanytoolsforanalyzinghowmarketswork:supply,

demand,equilibrium,consumersurplus,producersurplus,andsoon.

II.Contents:

1.TheDeterminantsofTrade

2.TheWinnersandLosersfromTrade

3.TheArgumentsforRestrictingTrade

III.After-classexercises:

ThecountryAutarkadoestoallowinternationaltrade.InAutarka,youcan

buyawoolsuitfor3ouncesofgold.Meanwhile,inneighboringcountries,you

canbuythesamesuitfor2ouncesofgold.IfAutarkaweretoallowfreetrade,

woulditimportorexportwoolsuits?

IV.Teachingmethodsandaids:

PPT,instruction,groupdiscussion,caseanalysisetc.

五、各教学环节学时分配

教学环节

讲习小

教学时数、案例分

题

析

课课计

课程内容

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Part1(chapter1)

Pan1(chapter2)212

Part1(chapter3)c213

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