CECN 104 - Introductory Microeconomics
Course Description
This is an introductory course to economics. This course is concerned with basic concepts of demand and supply, the theory of the firm, and distribution of income. It includes a study of business behaviour and decision making under various market conditions: pure competition, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, monopoly.Notes
Section DA0: These section(s) are fully online and asynchronous, meaning you typically will not have to be online at specific times. You will engage in course-related activities through online tools such as announcements, discussions, and email. Your course learning will be based on weekly module content and activities that you can go through independently. Note: there are still deadlines for assignment submissions, and you may be expected to participate in discussion board interactions with your peers on a regular basis.
Your instructor may also include occasional scheduled sessions for Q&As and other discussion activities, using web conferencing tools such as Zoom and Google Meet. More details will be included in your course outline available on the first day of class.
Section BA0: This course will require you to be online for live lectures at the scheduled time. More details will be included in your course outline available on the first day of class.
Sections FA0/FB0: These sections of the course include required on-campus (classroom) components. Please review the scheduling details carefully.
This course includes on-campus section(s) for the Spring/Summer 2022 term. On-campus sections are identified in each section's detail summary as “Classroom” (and/or “Downtown” as the location). Visit COVID-19 Updates for Chang School Students for the most up-to-date guidance on attending on-campus classes.
Requisites
Antirequisite: ECN 101Relevant Programs
- Advanced International Trade Management : Electives (select 2)
- Business Management : Required Courses
- Economics and Finance : Required Courses
- Economics: Fundamentals : Required Courses
- Level 2 Public Administration and Governance : Professionally-Related Elective (select 1)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Foundations : Electives – Group B: Social Sciences (select 2)