BE201-4-FY-SO:
Business Economics
2015/16
Essex Business School
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
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Requisites for this module
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BBA N100 Business Administration,
BBA N103 Business Administration (Including Placement Year),
BBA N110 Business Administration (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N120 International Business and Entrepreneurship,
BSC N121 International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N123 International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Placement Year),
BSC N501 Marketing,
BSC N502 Marketing (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N504 Marketing (Including Placement Year)
Welcome to Business Economics (BE201). This booklet sets out the learning programme, and includes details of the syllabus, lectures, seminars, reading and course assessment. It explains the background and the agenda for the module "Business Economics", which is currently undertaken by all Year 1 BSc students studying at the Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Global Strategy Group of the Essex Business School. We hope that it gives you some idea of what we expect of you, and what you can expect as you participate in the course. This document should be used as a valuable reference aid and must therefore be kept safe.
In putting together the course, we assume no prior knowledge of economics. We also recognise that participants in the course have many different interests in economics, and reasons for studying Business Economics (BE201). We hope that you are curious about economics, and interested in some economic issues. Maybe you have come across microeconomics in the news through inquiries into take-overs and mergers between companies, or in price wars between supermarkets, or the public interest in the price of mobile phones, or in worries over pollution, or the effects of new minimum wage scheme. In any event studying economics can inform you of highly topical issues. In the autumn term, we aim to introduce microeconomic principles and concepts that help us understand and explain how economic activities happen, and see if anything can be done to improve economic situations for society. In conjunction with key readings from the core textbook and other recommend readings, a selection of real life examples, case studies and exercises will be used to help students raise and explore key issues in business economics. We also aim to explain business economics in such a way that it fits in well with your other subjects.
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The following learning and teaching methods will inform the pedagogic structure of the course:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Discussion of case studies
- Discussion of journal articles
- Class exercises
- Group work
Lectures
The lectures will be developed around the key concepts as mentioned in the indicative module content and will use a range of live examples and cases from business practice to demonstrate the application of theoretical concepts. The lectures will follow a weekly format of 1 hour per week for 10 weeks in two terms.
Seminars
Seminars in the form of class exercises will be built into the lectures to develop critical analytical and problem solving skills. Seminars will use a range of activities, such as discussion of case studies from the core text, topical business news items and will involve students working in pairs or groups or individually to discuss, reflect on problems and answer questions, present their ideas and thoughts to the class for discussion. Seminars will take place on a weekly basis and will also follow a weekly format of 1 hour per week for 10 weeks in two terms. Students will be assigned to two different groups.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Class Test (Week 10) |
|
37.50% |
| Coursework |
Individual Essay |
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62.5% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Marinna Marra mmarra@essex.ac.uk
Student Services Team - scebsugs@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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No lecture recording information available for this module.
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