TWINTECH COLLEGE
SARAWAK BRANCH
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Nama Program Pengajian
Universiti Rakan Kerjasama
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Diploma(Pengurusan Teknologi/Perakaunan)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
NAMA MATA PELAJARAN
INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS
KOD MATA PELAJARAN
DDG 1413
TARAF MATA PELAJARAN
Major
JAM KREDIT
3
JAM KONTAK
3 hours lecture
PERINGKAT
Diploma
SEMESTER & TAHUN
DIAJAR
Semester 1 & Year 1
PRASYARAT (SEKIRANYA
ADA)
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KAEDAH PENYAMPAIAN /
PENGENDALIAN
Lecture and discussion, Group project, Independent work and Presentation.
SISTEM PENILAIAN DAN
PECAHAN MARKAH
Test 1
Test 2
Group Assignment
Quiz
Final Examination
10 %
10 %
10 %
10 %
60 %
An 80% of attendance is required for the course registered. If you failed to meet
the requirement, you are not allowed to sit for the final exam.
GURU YANG MENGAJAR
OBJEKTIF MATA
PELAJARAN
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SINOPSIS MATA
PELAJARAN
This course is designed to expose students to the basic concept of economics. It will
emphasize on the basic human problems as well as basic economic problems. It will
discuss on demand and supply theory, elasticity of demand and supply, market
equilibrium, consumer behavioural theory, production and cost theory, market
structures: perfect market, monopoly market, monopolistic market and oligopoly
market.
LEARNING OUTCOME
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. State and critically evaluate the basic economic problem as well as human
problem
2. Use the tools of demand and supply in everyday life whenever needed
3. Understand how a Malaysian government influence market when they control
prices
4. Explain and compare the performance of the market structures
5. Apply the economic knowledge in life and in working environment
GENERIC SKILLS
ADDRESSED
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6.
Lifelong learning
Communication skills
Team working
Ethics
Problem solving
Self-esteem
SUMBER RUJUKAN UTAMA
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2.
3.
4.
Ahmad Mahzan Ayub: Teori Mikroekonomi, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
Hamzaid Yahya: Ekonomi, Terbitan UKM
Rosnah Mohamad Sirin, Mikroekonomi, Modul Pengajaran UTM
Case, K.E. & Fair, R.C. (2004), Principles of Economics, 7th edition, Pearson
Prentice Hall
SUMBER RUJUKAN
TAMBAHAN
1.
2.
3.
4.
LAIN-LAIN SUMBER
RUJUKAN
Parkin, M., Economics, 6th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall
Bade, R. & Parkin, M. (2002), Foundation of Microeconomics, Pearson, Inc
Ahmad Mahdzan Ayop, Teori Mikroekonomi. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala
Lumpur
Hamzaid Yahya (1991), Ekonomi, Terbitan UKM
Any applicable references
TAJUK MATA PELAJARAN DAN NILAI JAM KONTAK
TAJUK MATAPELAJARAN
JAM
KULIAH
JAM
TUTORIAL
JAM
PRAKTIKAL
Introduction
1.
Define economics, distinguish between microeconomics and
macroeconomics, factors of production
2.
Using the production possibilities frontier to illustrate the economic
problem
3
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Demand Theory
1.
The law of demand, factors that determine the demand
2.
Elasticity and factors that determine the elasticity of demand
3.
Relationship between demand and utility and total revenue
4.
Market demand
3
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Supply Theory
1.
The law of supply
2.
Elasticity and factors that determine the supply
3.
Market supply
3
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Market Equilibrium
1.
Factors that changes market equilibrium
2.
Government intervention in the market prices
3.
Effects of taxes and subsidies on price
3
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Consumer Behaviour Theory
1.
Utility – Cardinal and Ordinal approach
2.
Budget line, indifference curve, consumer’s satisfaction and
consumer’s equilibrium
3.
Price consumption curve and income consumption curve, engel
curve
4.
Substitution effect, income effect and total effect
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Production Theory
1.
Production concept, production function
2.
Relationship between average product, marginal product and total
product
3.
The law of diminishing return
4.
Production stages
5.
Production function
6.
Isoquant analysis and Isocost analysis
7.
Marginal rate of technical substitution
8.
Producer’s equilibrium, substitution effect, output effect and total
effect
3
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Theory of Cost
1.
Define, calculate and draw the short term cost
2.
Relationship between cost and production / output
3.
Define, calculate and draw the long term cost
4.
Economics of scale and diseconomies of scale
5.
Using cost to determine profit and lost, break-even analysis
3
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Perfect Competition Market
1.
Characteristics of market
2.
Short term equilibrium of a firm
3.
Profit maximizing
4.
Market supply in short term and long term
5.
Long run equilibrium of a market
6.
A firm adjustment in the industry and industry supply curve
6
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Monopoly Market
1.
Characteristics of market
2.
Distinguish between private and public monopoly
3.
Single-price monopoly and price discriminating monopoly
4.
Advantage and disadvantage of a monopoly market
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5.
Government intervention to reduce the power of monopoly
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly Market
1.
Chamberlin and Sweezy’s Model
2.
Kinked demand and price rigidity
3.
Price Leadership and cartel
4.
Market equilibrium
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