Foreign Trade University Course Syllabus

Academic Year: 2015-2016

PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

TEACHING TEAM
Nguyen Hong Quan, MA Email: hongquannguyen@ftu.edu.vn

OFFICE HOURS
Nguyen Hong Quan: Friday 14h00 – 17h00

OFFICE ADDRESS
Faculty of International Economics Office: 2nd Floor, Building B, Foreign Trade
University.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Principles of Microeconomics is an introductory course to equip undergraduate students
the fundamental understandings of microeconomic concept and thinking, such as supply
and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and
monopoly. Students will also be introduced to the use of microeconomic applications to
address problems in current economic policy throughout the semester.

By the end of this course, students should be able to apply principles of economics to real
life. Specifically, they should:
 Understand consumer behavior.
 Understand firm behavior.
 Analyze different types of market structures (monopoly, oligopoly and a
competitive market).
 Understand how to apply economic principles to a range of policy questions.

LEARNING METHOD
Each session deals with different topic, which is presented on course schedule below. In
order to be productive under time constraint, students are required to READ materials in
advance as students are assessed not only on their attendance but also their participation
to in-class discussions.

COURSE ASSESSMENT
Students will be evaluated based on their participation in class and written tests. More
specifically, the grade components are as follows:
Class participation: 10%
Mid term 1: 15%
Mid term 2: 15%
Final exam: 60%
** Notice: There are bonus marks (which is added to mid term result) awarded to
students who volunteer to solve problems in class or those who write essays related to
microeconomics.
 Foreign Trade University Course Syllabus
Academic Year: 2015-2016
REFERENCE
Mankiw, Principle of Microeconomics (any edition)

COURSE AGENDA

Session Topic Instructor

1st (Oct 1) Introduction Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
2nd (Oct 8) Introduction Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
3rd (Oct 15) The basics of Supply and Demand Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
4th (Oct 22) The basics of Supply and Demand (cont.) Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
5th (Oct 29) The basics of Supply and Demand (cont.) + Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
Practice
6th (Nov 5) Elasticities of Supply and Demand Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
7th (Nov 12) Consumer Behaviour Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
8th (Nov 19) Consumer Behaviour (cont.) + Practice Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
9th (Nov 26) Mid Term 1 Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
10th (Nov 28) Firm Theory Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
11th (Dec 03) Firm Theory (Cont.) Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
12th (Dec 10) Market Structures Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
13th (Dec 17) Market structures (cont.) Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
14th (Dec 24) Market structures (cont.) + Practice Nguyen Hong Quan, MA
15th (Dec 31) Mid Term 2 Nguyen Hong Quan, MA