NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 經濟學原理(一)(2026)
(Eng.) Principles of Economics(I)
Offering Dept International Bachelor Program in Agribusiness
Course Type Required Credits 3 Teacher HU WU YUEH
Department International Bachelor Program in Agribusiness/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description In this course, fundamentals of economics will be introduced and topics related to microeconomics will be covered, including the gains from trade, supply/demand, elasticity, social welfare, cost of production, perfect competitive market, monopoly ...etc.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. Introduction for Economics.
2. Understand important microeconomics concept and theory.
3. Apply concepts of microeconomics to the real economy.
4. Analyze economic activities/phenomenon in the real world by using microeconomics theory.
1. Basic knowledge and skills in sustainable agriculture
2.Basic knowledge and skills in agribusiness
3.Awareness of international situations and global service
4.Using English as the means for communication
5.Service-orientated entrepreneurship
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25
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10
10
Discussion
Lecturing
Written Presentation
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction (Ch1)
Week 2 Moon Festival Holiday
Week 3 Thinking like an economist (Ch2)
Interdependence and the gains from trade (ch3)
Week 4 Demand and supply (Ch4)
Week 5 Elasticity (Ch5)
Week 6 Supply, demand and government policy (Ch6)
Week 7 Efficiency of markets (Ch7)
Applications: the costs of taxation and international trade (Ch8-9)
Week 8 Midterm
Week 9 The cost of production (Ch13)
Week 10 the cost of production (Ch13)
Week 11 Firms in competitive market (Ch14)
Week 12 Firms in competitive market (Ch14)
Week 13 Monopoly (Ch15)
Week 14 Monopoly (Ch15)
Week 15 Oligopoly (Ch17)
Week 16 Final Exam
Week 17 Self Learning - Externalities (ch10)
Week 18 Self Learning - Frontiers of microeconomics (ch22 )
Evaluation
Attendance and Class Participation 10%
Midterm 40%
Final 50%

Tentative Plan
Textbook & other References
Principles of Economics 9e by N. Gregory Mankiw, South-Western Cengage Learning
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning
Office Hours
by appointment
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
include experience courses:N
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