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Subject Motto
To enable students to learn to think logically and to apply theories and concepts to real-world issues.
Learning & Teaching Objectives
1. To develop an interest in exploring human behaviours and social issues through an economic perspective.
2. To enable students to understand the world in which they live through mastery of basic economic knowledge.
3. To enhance students’ general intellectual capacity for life-long learning through developing their capacities in economic analysis, reasoning about issues logically and making choices rationally.
Learning & Teaching Strategies
1. Using real-life examples to introduce abstract economic theories. .
2. Encouraging students to self-study both local and international socio-economic issues.
3. Preparing students with sufficient practices for the public examination by intensive drilling of past-exam paper questions.
Examination Syllabus(DSE)
10 Compulsory Topics :
A. Basic Economic Concepts
B. Firms and Production
C. Market and Price
D. Competition and Market Structure
E. Efficiency, Equity and the Role of Government
F. Measurement of Economic Performance
G. National Income Determination and Price Level
H. Money and Banking
I. Macroeconomic Problems and Policies
J. International Trade and Finance
2 Electives :
Elective 1 : Monopoly Pricing, Anti-competitive Behaviours and Competition Policy
Elective 2 : Extension of Trade Theory, Economic Growth and Development
Homework Policy:
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Senior Forms
S4-S6
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Types of Exercise
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Frequency
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1. Short Questions
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(1) 5 to 10 questions per chapter
(2) 1 piece of homework per week on average
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2. Structured Questions
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3. Multiple-choice Questions
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10 to 20 questions per chapter
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4. Data-response Questions
(Essay form S5-S6 only)
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At least two questions per term
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