授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
50550:[2025 春セメスター]Foundation Course to Policy Science Ⅲ(P) 2025 春セメスター 月2 政策科学部 SCHROEDER MARTIN 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS462セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

English

授業の概要と方法

The objective of the course is to introduce students to the field of economics.

Economics can serve as a lens to understand and analyse a variety of issues and can be used to formulate solutions to these issues, too.

受講生の到達目標

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. be able to understand key concepts of economics (supply, demand, market, and economic growth);
2. be able to use these key concepts for problem analysis; and
3. develop skills in presentation and discussion.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等

 Introductory video class

【+R-Jugyo】Information for “+R-Jugyo” will be posted on manaba+R.
Course contents and evaluation.

1

Foundation and Models

Key assumptions in Economics
Role of models in Economics

2

Comparative Advantage

Comparative Advantage and Trade

3

Demand and Supply

How are prices made?

4

Market Failure

Externalities and Market Failure (Environmental Issues and Policy)

5

Firms and Corporate Governance

6

Consumer Choice and Elasticity

Price Elasticity, Perfectly Elastic and Perfectly Inelastic Demand

7

Technology, Production and Costs

Fix Cost, Variable Cost, Average Total Cost

8

Perfectly Competitive Markets

Four Market Structures, Perfectly Competitive Market

9

Monopoly and Antitrust

Can some monopolies be justified?
Should government break up companies to ensure competition?

10

Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly

Monopolistic Competition, Barriers to Entry

11

GDP

What does GDP measure?
GDP as an indicator (for Poverty)

12

Unemployment

Types of unemployment
Underemployment
Stimulus spending and job creation

13

Student Presentations 1

Apply concepts of this class in presentations (individual or group presentations)

14

Student Presentations 2

Apply concepts of this class in presentations (individual or group presentations)

授業実施形態

14 classes on Face to Face basis, no classes on Media basis (either live-streamed classes or on-demand classes).

授業外学習の指示

For each class, readings will be assigned.
Preparation of assigned readings is expected in order to follow and better understand the contents of each class. Depending on reading speed, students should expect 1.5-2 hours of preparation time per class.
Classes may incorporate discussion about reading contents, including their application to recent events not mentioned in the assigned readings.
The two final classes consist of student presentations for which research and preparation time will be significantly longer.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

In-class participation 40%
Final presentation 60%

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
Essentials of Economics (7th ed.) Hubbard, G. and O'Brien, A.P. Pearson 978-0135956090

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

Most lectures will be based on the textbook (which is available in the library, you are not necessarily required to buy this book).

参考書

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話

備考

【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
URL:https://secure.ritsumei.ac.jp/students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html/