
Course Title : Economic Journalism | ||||||||
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Code | Course Type |
Regular Semester |
Lecture (hours/week) |
Seminar (hours/week) |
Lab (hours/week) |
Credits | ECTS | |
COM 213-1 | B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 | |
Lecturer and Office Hours | ||||||||
Teaching Assistant and Office Hours | ||||||||
Language | Albanian | |||||||
Course Level | ||||||||
Description | Economic Journalism is a course that will provide students with knowledge of basic concepts of Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, which are necessary for anyone who deals with economic journalism but also for their general education. | |||||||
Objectives | The course aims to knowledge of basic concepts followed for engagement through projects, developing skills of having objective and independent view about macro and micro general developments. | |||||||
Course Outline | ||||||||
Week | Topics | |||||||
1 | Economic systems Macroeconomics Microeconomics Production possibility curve Political Economy | |||||||
2 | Budget Reporting on budget What is budget deficit Budget deficit Financing Public debt | |||||||
3 | Public finances Fiscal policies Knowledge of basic legislation Data management | |||||||
4 | Gross Domestic Product Components of GDP Methods of calculating GDP Real GDP and Nominal GDP Prepare stories about GDP | |||||||
5 | Unemployment and Inflation Employment Consumption Prices Phillips curve Reporting on it | |||||||
6 | Unemployment and Inflation Employment Consumption Prices Phillips curve Reporting on it | |||||||
7 | The banking system Coverage of Bank of Albania Role of Central Bank Monetary policy Commercial banks Loans and deposits Exchange rate | |||||||
8 | Midterm Exam | |||||||
9 | Financial Markets Shares Bonds Treasury bills | |||||||
10 | International trade Exports and imports Trade balance Free Trade Agreements Writing about imports and exports | |||||||
11 | Insurance market Types of Insurance Payment of damages Legislation | |||||||
12 | DemandSupply and market equilibrium Types of supply and demand Factors that affect Reporting on markets | |||||||
13 | DemandSupply and market equilibrium Types of supply and demand Factors that affect Reporting on markets | |||||||
14 | Monopoly Oligopoly | |||||||
15 | Energy | |||||||
16 | Final Exam | |||||||
Prerequisites | ||||||||
Textbook | ||||||||
Other References | ||||||||
Laboratory Work | ||||||||
Computer Usage | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes and Competences | ||||||||
1 | Students will have basic knowledge about economic journalism. | |||||||
2 | Students will be able to use well information sources, to construct and analyze events on this field. | |||||||
Course Evaluation Methods | ||||||||
In-term studies | Quantity | Percentage | ||||||
Midterms | 1 | 20 | ||||||
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Projects | 3 | 30 | ||||||
Term Projects | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Attendance | 1 | 10 | ||||||
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 60 | |||||||
Contribution of final examination to overall grade | 40 | |||||||
Total | 100 | |||||||
ECTS (Allocated Based on Student) Workload | ||||||||
Activities | Quantity | Duration (hours) |
Total Workload (hours) |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week : 16 x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 | |||||
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||||
Assignments | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Midterms | 1 | 20 | 20 | |||||
Final examination | 1 | 40 | 40 | |||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total Work Load | 136 | |||||||
Total Work Load / 25 (hours) | 5.44 | |||||||
ECTS | 5 |
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