Undergraduate Course: Introductory Behavioural Economics (ECNM08022)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Summary: This is a new course the details are not yet finalised. The information in this DRPS entry are therefore subject to change but is provided to give students an indicative overview of the content, delivery and assessment.
This course will introduce the students to the field of behavioural economics. We will explore the reasons why people make irrational decisions; how people decide quickly; why people make mistakes in risky situations; their tendency to procrastination and short-termism; and how people can be affected by social influences, personality, mood, and emotions. We explore how behavioural economics could help policy-makers to understand the people behind their policies, and facilitate the design of more effective policies.
The course is delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials. |
| Course description |
This course will introduce the students to the field of behavioural economics. We will explore the reasons why people make irrational decisions; how people decide quickly; why people make mistakes in risky situations; their tendency to procrastination and short-termism; and how people can be affected by social influences, personality, mood, and emotions. We explore how behavioural economics could help policy-makers to understand the people behind their policies, and facilitate the design of more effective policies.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students in Year 1 must EITHER complete ECNM08004, Economic Principles, in Semester 1, AND/OR be undertaking ECNM08013, Economics 1, in order to enrol on this course.
Students in Year 2 must have completed EITHER ECNM08004, Economic Principles, AND/OR be undertaking ECNM08013, Economics 1, in order to enrol on this course. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
55 %,
Coursework
45 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 25%
Examination 75% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- A knowledge and understanding of key issues in behavioural economics, including theoretical models and empirical evidence.
- Research and investigative skills such as problem framing and solving and the ability to assemble and evaluate complex evidence and arguments.
- Communication skills in order to critique, create and communicate understanding and to collaborate with and relate to others.
- Personal effectiveness through task-management, time-management, teamwork and group interaction, dealing with uncertainty and adapting to new situations, personal and intellectual autonomy through independent learning.
- Practical/technical skills such as, modelling skills (abstraction, logic, succinctness), qualitative and quantitative analysis and general IT literacy.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | behavioural economics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Athanasia Arnokourou
Tel: (0131 6)51 3853
Email: A.Arnokourou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Sean Barr
Tel: (0131 6)50 6661
Email: sean.barr@ed.ac.uk |
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