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EF5473 Professional Seminars in Applied Economics
Part I
Course Duration: 1 semester (39 hours) Credit Units: 3 Level: P5
Medium of Instruction: English Prerequisites: Nil Precursors: Nil Equivalent Courses: Nil Exclusive Courses: Nil
Part II
Course Aims
This course aims at increasing students’ exposure to and awareness of a wide variety of real world economic and business issues.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
| No. | CILOs | Weighting (if applicable) | | 1. | Show some basic understanding over a wide range of different fields and topical issues in economics and business | | | 2. | Demonstrate somewhat in-depth knowledge on a few topics/issues in economics and business | | | 3. | Demonstrate some elementary ability in academic writing | |
Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs)
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to facilitate students’ achievement of the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course)
| CILO No. | TLAs | Hours/week
(if applicable) | | CILO 1 | Professional seminars, workshops, short courses, and public lectures | | | CILO 2 | Professional seminars, workshops, short courses, and public lectures | | | CILO 3 | Required term-paper writing | |
Assessment Tasks/Activities
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well the students achieve the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course)
| CILO No. | Type of Assessment Tasks/Activities | Weighting
(if applicable) | Remarks | | CILO 1 - 3 | Attendance, term papers | 100 % | |
Grading of Student Achievement: Refer to Grading of Courses in the Academic Regulations
| Letter Grade | Grade Points | Grade Definitions | Remarks | | P | | Pass | Meet the attendance requirement and some minimum standard of writing on term papers | | F | 0.0 | Failure | Does not meet the attendance requirement or the minimum standard of writing on term papers |
Part III
Keyword Syllabus Exposure, Awareness, Economic and business issues and problems, Economic concepts, principles, and analysis, Professional seminars, Workshops, Short courses, Public lectures, and Term papers.
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