Aims
To enable students to:
- develop an interest in exploring human behaviour and social issues through an economic perspective;
- understand the world in which they live through mastery of basic economic knowledge;
- enhance their general intellectual capacity for life-long learning, through developing their capacities in economic analysis, so that they possess the skills necessary for reasoning about issues and making rational choices, and
- participate as informed and responsible citizens in the decision-making processes of a modern democratic society.
Objectives
- Students will develop knowledge and understanding about economic terminology, concepts, theories and basic economic problems faced by every individual and society, and alternative approaches to tackling these problems.
- Students will develop skills to interpret economic information presented in verbal, numerical or graphical form. They can apply their economic knowledge to a variety of problems and issues in a range of economic contexts.
- Students will develop values and attitudes so that they may participate as informed persons in the discussion of economic issues and decision-making, and to become active and responsible citizens and contribute to the well-being of the local community, the nation and the world.