Course Description
Overview
It is a course which offers understanding of the various principles of microeconomics. Here effort has been made to familiarize learners with the beauty of economic analysis without burdening them with the technical details. Here, there is discussion on the various aspects of consumer behaviour, producer behaviour and their interaction in the market. One such market i.e. perfect market includes discussion on how to maximize efficiency and generate surplus for both consumers and the producers. Such a market is very rare in the economy. Thus, there is also a discussion on different types of imperfect market like monopoly etc. We hope these steps will take us significantly towards the child centred education as advocated in the National Policy of Education (1986). The course will motivate the teachers to reflect on their own teaching and treat children as participant in learning. It is a course which offers understanding of the various principles of microeconomics. Here effort has been made to familiarize learners with the beauty of economic analysis without burdening them with the technical details. Here, there is discussion on the various aspects of consumer behaviour, producer behaviour and their interaction in the market. One such market i.e. perfect market includes discussion on how to maximize efficiency and generate surplus for both consumers and the producers. Such a market is very rare in the economy. Thus, there is also a discussion on different types of imperfect market like monopoly etc. We hope these steps will take us significantly towards the child centred education as advocated in the National Policy of Education (1986). The course will motivate the teachers to reflect on their own teaching and treat children as participant in learning.
Syllabus
Chapter No.
Module No.
Module Name
Chapter 1
Module 1
Micro economics
Assignment 1
Chapter 2
Module 2
Consumer Equilibrium with Indifference Curves
Module 3
Demand Theory with Utility Analysis
Module 4
Demand Theory with Indifference Curve Analysis
Module 5
Demand and Elasticity of Demand
Assignment 2
Chapter 3
Module 6
Production Function
Module 7
Law of Variable Proportions
Module 8
Concept of Cost – Part 1
Module 9
Concept of Cost – Part 2
Assignment 3
Chapter 4
Module 10
Forms of Market
Module 11
Short Run Equilibrium Under Prefect Competition
Module 12
Supply
Module 13
Elasticity of Supply
Assignment 4
Chapter 5
Module 14
Equilibrium, Excess Demand and Excess Supply
Assignment 5
Chapter 6
Module 15
Monopolistic Competition
Module 16
Monopoly
Module 17
Oligopoly
Assignment 6
Final Assessment
