Introduction to principles of macroeconomics/Schedule

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Session 0

Summary

Establish your personal learning environment, familiarise yourself with the course site and introduce yourself to course participants using your course blog.

• These instructions are Introduction to principles of macroeconomics/maec101/Session0
• Learning materials:
  1. Start here and
  2. Orientation

Session 1

Overview of macroeconomics

Gain a better understanding of the way markets function within a society.

• These instructions are Introduction to principles of macroeconomics/maec101/Session1
• Learning materials: Introduction and objectives
• Learning challenge: Start - Introduction to principles of macroeconomics challenge

Session 2

Goals, measures, and challenges

Take a closer look at GDP and definitions of economic growth, value and savings.

• These instructions are Introduction to principles of macroeconomics/maec101/Session2
• Learning materials: Introduction and objectives
• Learning challenge: Start - Goals, measures, and challenges challenge

Session 3

Unemployment and inflation

Better understand the interrelationship between unemployment and inflation.

• These instructions are Introduction to principles of macroeconomics/maec101/Session3
• Learning materials: Introduction and objectives
• Learning challenge: Start - Unemployment and inflation challenge