1. In order to pass the subject any student must obtain, at least, 5 points of a maximum of 10.

2. If in the continuous assessment (CA) carried out during the course s/he reaches the mark of 5 out of 10, s/he won't need to take the final exams.

3. The assessment criterion is the same for all the opportunities, including the "early opportunity". In all of them the final exams will be carried out on the established dates, the qualification obtained in this exam (FE) will be part of the final qualification.

4. The final mark (FM) will be determined by applying the following rule: FM=CA+FE(10-CA)/10.

5. Those who use the "early opportunity" must get at least 5, out of 10, to pass the subject. The same criterion will be applied to the part time students and to those who have the "dispensa académica de exención de asistencia", as regulated by the UDC's regulation.

6. The student will get the "No Presentado" final mark in the case in which s/he does not take part in at least 20% of the assessments activities.

7. The student must prove her/his identity in accordance with the current regulation.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Learn the basic concepts and relationships of the Microeconomic Theory.		B1 B2 B3 B4 B9	C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Identify economic opportunities in order to benefit from them; assign scarce resources; assess final outcomes; etc. Respect the basic human rights and the ideal of equality of opportunity.	A1 A2 A3 A5 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13	B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8	C2 C3
Understand the basic microeconomic concepts by means of different reference textbooks. Elaborate arguments to solve different economic problems. Develop the ability to interact with other skilled workers. Communicate ideas, problems, solutions, etc. to both specialized and non-specialized audience. Obtain and develop the skills to enroll in postgraduate programs.	A1 A2 A3 A4 A6 A7 A11		C1 C3 C5 C6 C7 C8

Topic	Sub-topic
PART 1: INTRODUCTION	Economics. Preliminaries The Basics of Supply and Demand
PART 2: CONSUMER THEORY	Consumer Behaviour Individual and Market Demand
PART 3: THE THEORY OF THE FIRM	Production The Cost of Production
PART 4: MARKET STRUCTURE	Profit Maximization and Competitive Supply The Analysis of Competitive Markets Market Power: Monopoly

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A2 A3 A4 A7 A8 A11 B1 B4 B7 B8 C4 C6 C8	17	34	51
Problem solving	A5 A9 A12 B2	5	15	20
Case study	A6 A10 B3 C3	10	10	20
Seminar	B5 B6 C1 C2	4	0	4
Directed discussion	A13 B9	10	14	24
Mixed objective/subjective test	C5 C7	2	18	20

Personalized attention		11	0	11

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Lectures with media support, that may be completed with the introduction of questions to students to boost interactive learning and improve the knowledge transmition
Problem solving	Practical issues to solve in interactive sessions
Case study	The student is faced to a particular problem (the case) that describes a real or supposed professional situation and he (she) must be able to analyze and solve it.
Seminar	Group Mentoring: The whole group is divided in two subgroups (the half of the students in each one -about 15 students each-) and there will be four mentoring group hours for each subgroup along the course.
Directed discussion	Theoretical and practical issues to resolve in ineteractive sessions
Mixed objective/subjective test	Written test that may combine multiple choice questions, sorting, short-answer and / or discrimination

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Problem solving	A5 A9 A12 B2	The handing over of the solution to the exercises proposed by the teachers will be assesed.	1
Case study	A6 A10 B3 C3	The handing over of the solution to the exercises proposed by the teachers will be assesed.	1
Mixed objective/subjective test	C5 C7	At some point of the term written tests will be set, and they will be part of the final mark. In order to pass the subject, it is compulsory to obtain, at least, 3,5 of a maximum level of 7 points.	97
Directed discussion	A13 B9	The handing over of the solution to the exercises proposed by the teachers will be assesed.	1

Assessment comments
1. In order to pass the subject any student must obtain, at least, 5 points of a maximum of 10. 2. If in the continuous assessment (CA) carried out during the course s/he reaches the mark of 5 out of 10, s/he won't need to take the final exams. 3. The assessment criterion is the same for all the opportunities, including the "early opportunity". In all of them the final exams will be carried out on the established dates, the qualification obtained in this exam (FE) will be part of the final qualification. 4. The final mark (FM) will be determined by applying the following rule: FM=CA+FE(10-CA)/10. 5. Those who use the "early opportunity" must get at least 5, out of 10, to pass the subject. The same criterion will be applied to the part time students and to those who have the "dispensa académica de exención de asistencia", as regulated by the UDC's regulation. 6. The student will get the "No Presentado" final mark in the case in which s/he does not take part in at least 20% of the assessments activities. 7. The student must prove her/his identity in accordance with the current regulation.

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Other comments
Students are encouraged to attend the lectures and to show an important level of participation. We strongly recomend the use of the textbooks mentioned in the sources of information. Additionally, students should try to solve the exercises set during the lectures.