Course title
330063001
Financial and Economic Literacy

 KOYAMA Yusuke
Middle-level Diploma Policy (mDP)
Program / Major mDP Goals
IoT Course DP-4a・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Software Course DP-4b・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Media Course DP-4c・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Data Science Course DP-4d・2 キャリアを見据えた高度な専門知識
多様なデータを収集・分析・予測する技術を駆使し、社会に存在する実際の課題に対してエビデンスを基に解決法を考え提案できる。
Mechatronics Course DP-4・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Architecture and Architectural Engineering Course DP-4a・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Environmental Systems and Urban Planning Course DP-4b・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Bioscience Course DP-4a・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Biomedical Engineering Course DP-4b・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Sports Engineering Course DP-4c・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Mathematical Sciences Course DP-4・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Purpose of class
Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that studies economy-wide phenomena such as rate of growth, gross domestic product, inflation and aggregate saving. In this course, focusing on economic growth, deals with the basic concepts of macroeconomics.
Course description
This course deals with the basic concepts of macroeconomics.
Goals and objectives
  1. Understand and explain the meaning of key economic indicators
  2. Able to express my own views on economic policy
  3. Understand the meaning of newspaper articles on economic stimulus measures and be able to explain them to others
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Basic concepts of national accounts Economic growth Overlapping generations Total.
1. 40% 30% 30% 100%
2. 0%
3. 0%
Total. 40% 30% 30% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Small assignments (each week) 40%
Final report 60%

The minimum requirement for a pass (60 marks) is to submit at least two-thirds of the weekly small assignments and to submit the final report.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Introduction: What is macroeconomics? Home work 100minutes
2. Gross Domestic Product Home work 200minutes
3. Price level Home work 200minutes
4. Real value and Nominal value Home work 200minutes
5. International trade and Exchange rate Home work 200minutes
6. Economic growth (1) Home work 200minutes
7. Economic growth (2) Home work 200minutes
8. Economic growth (3) Home work 200minutes
9. Economic growth (4) Home work 200minutes
10. Overlapping generations model (1) Home work 200minutes
11. Overlapping generations model (2) Home work 200minutes
12. Overlapping generations model (3) Home work 200minutes
13. Overlapping generations model (4) Home work 200minutes
14. Final exam and its review Home work 200minutes
Total. - - 2700minutes
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class
Textbooks and reference materials
No textbook is required for the course.

Reference material:
Saito et al. (2016). Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy. 2nd edition. Yuhikaku (in Japanese)
Prerequisites
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • TBA (Details will be explained at orientation.)
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Active-learning course
N/A
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A N/A
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 8.DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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