COURSE SYNOPSES

A study on how market operates is the basis to microeconomics

theory and understanding how market operation is important in
order to understand how our economy system is functioning. While
forming a coherent view on the economic reality, microeconomics
provides techniques that may increase the role in developing public
policy and individual decision-making. Other than the fundamental
topics in understanding the operation systems of Malaysian
economy and its relationship with the development of public policy,
other topics that will also be discussed are the elasticity of demand,
system of economy, theory and cost of production, and advantage
and disadvantages of a market structure.

UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA

School of Management
Bachelor of Management Degree

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Semester I, Acedemic session 2013/2014

COURSE OUTLINE

ATW 107 - MICROECONOMICS

Lecturer: Dr. Tajul Ariffin Masron

Office: room 110, ext: 5158
e-mail: taj.arif@yahoo.com

To understand replication of economics paradigm in studying

the individual behaviour, firm or family
To provide knowledge on the basic needs and application of
principles of economy (demand, supply, price, cost and etc.) to
help management in making decision
To present clearly the theories and principles of microeconomics
through various application in strengthening students
understanding

COURSE EVALUATION

Lecturer: En. Zainon b. Harun

Office: room 122, ext: 2532
e-mail: zainon@usm.my
h/p 019-577-2882
Lecturer: Mr Ahmad Zainuddin
Office: Room L10-01, Ext: 5281
Email: zainuddin@usm.my

Coursework
1 Mid Term Exam
35 marks
3 Quizzes on line @ 5 15 marks

50%

Final Exam

50 %

TOTAL

100 %

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[4/12/2013]
14
[11/12/2013]
15
[18/12/2013]

ATTENDANCE
Students have to fulfil 70% class attendance requirement. Failure to
observe this rule will result in the student not being able to sit for the
final exam.

MID-TERM EXAM (Chap 1-14)

Chap 15
QUIZ ON LINE (Chap 13 15)
Study Week

COURSE CONTENTS
Week
1
[11/9/2013]
2
[18/9/2013]
3
[25/9/2013]
4
[2/10/2013]
5
[9/10/2013]
6
[16/10/2013]
7
[23/10/2013]
8
[30/10//2013
]
9
[6/11/2013]
10
[13/11/2013]
11
[20/11/2013]
12
[27/11/2013]

Chap 16

Discussion Topic
Introduction to Microeconomics
Chap 1

Read by
Your Own...

MAIN TEXT BOOK

Chap 2

Q5 & Q6; P1

Mc Connell/ Brue/ Flynn. 2012 Microeconomics 19th Ed.Mc GrawHill International Edition.

Chap 3

Q2 & Q5; P1

Chap 4
Chap 5
Chap 9
QUIZ ON LINE (Chap 1- 5)
Chap 10
Chap 11

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
Parkin, Michael. 2012 Microeconomics 10th ed. Global Edition.
Pearson Education, Inc.

Q2 & Q9,
P3
Q1 & Q6
P4
Q1 & Q2,
P4
Q2 & Q3;
P2

McEachern, William A. 2009. Microeconomic Principles A

Contemporary Introduction. 8th ed. South-Western, a division of
Cengage Learning.

Mankiw, Gregory N. 2009. Principles of Economics 5th.Ed.

International Student Edition.Thomson Southern Western.
Colander, David. C. 2006. Economics 6th. Ed. Mc Graw Hill
International Edition.
Case, Karl E and Fair, Ray C. 2008 Principle of Economics
8th.Ed. Internatioanl Edition Printice Hall Inc.

Q1 & Q9;
P1

SEMESTER BREAK

Chap 13
QUIZ ON LINE (Chap 9- 12)

Q3 & Q7;
P2
Q1 & Q5;
P2

Chap 14

Q6 & Q11

Chap 12

Schiller, Bradley R. 2008. The Economy Today 11th. Ed. McGrawHill International Edition.
Arnold, Roger A. 2001. Economics, 5th ed. South-Western College
Publishing-Thomas Learning.
McConnell, Campbell R, Brue, Stanley L and Flynn, Sean M.
2009 Microeconomics: Principles, Problems, and policies 18 th
Edition. McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Browning, Edgar K and Zupan, Mark A. 2009. Microeconomics:

Theory and Application. 10th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Parkin, Michael. 2000 Economics 5th ed. Addison-Wesley
Publishing Co.Inc.
Besanko, D. and Braeutigam, Ronald R. 2002. Microeconomics:
An integrated approach. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Frank, Robert H., and Bernanke B.S. 2001. Principles of
Economics. McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
McConnel, C.R., and Stanley, L.B., 1999 Economics Principle,
Problems, and Policies 14th ed. Irwin/McGraw-Hill
Robert S. Pindyck & Daniel L. Rubinfield. Microeconomics. 4th ed.
Prentice Hall.
Browing, Edger K. 1996. Microeconomic Theory and Application.
5th ed. Harper Collins College Publishing.
Gowland, D. 1992. Microeconomics Analysis, Prentice Hall.
Johnes G. 1990. Economics for Managers. Prentice Hall.
Sexton R.L. 1995. Microeconomics. Prentice Hall.
Sukirno, Sadano. 1998. Mikroekonomi 3th ed. Anika Publishing.
Khalifah, Noor Aini and Yean, T.S. 1993 Mikroekonomi
Pertengahan. Tropikal Press Sdn Bhd. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Dr Tajuls URL:
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Mr Zainuddin:
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