■BT290 
                         科目コード／科目名                      その他／ワークショップ演習Ｊ 
                    （Course Code / Course Title）        (Workshop Seminar-J) 
                        テーマ／サブタイトル等                     Applied Microeconomics (Intermediate) 
                         （Theme / Subtitle） 
                              担当者名                      竹澤 伸哉(TAKEZAWA NOBUYA) 
                             （Instructor） 
                                学期                      春学期(Spring Semester)                         単位             ２単位(2 Credits) 
                             （Semester）                                                            （Credit） 
                          科目ナンバリング                      BUS2013                                      言語             その他 
                          （Course Number）                                                        （Language）         (Others) 
                                備考                      コンセントレーション：アカウンティング＆ファイナンス領域 
                               （Notes） 
                
                授業の目標（Course Objectives） 
               After taking this course students should: 
               1) develop a solid understanding of the link between topics covered in economics and international business (and other 
               areas/fields in business). 
               2) be familiar with economic concepts and how it is relates to decisions in marketing and strategy.    
               3) acquire working knowledge (familiar with) of EXCEL for statistical analysis.   
               4) acquire the basic skills and knowledge to undertake more advanced course work in the area of economics. 
                
                授業の内容（Course Contents） 
               This course is an introduction to applied microeconomics.  The course will cover topics such as discriminatory pricing, utility 
               maximization, economies of scale and experience curves.   
                
               This is workshop is held in English. 
                
               Prerequisites: 1) introductory (principles) economics, 2) an introductory course in statistics which covers regressions, and 3) an 
               introductory calculus course (college or high school).   
                
                授業計画（Course Schedule） 
                   1.  Review of Microeconomics from  Principles of Economics 
                   2.  Review of Calculus for Economics 
                   3.  Cost Curves and Industrial Structure 
                   4.  Cost Curves and Industrial Structure 
                   5.  Market Power and Monopoly Model 
                   6.  Market Power and Monopoly Model 
                   7.  Discriminatory Pricing and Related Pricing Models 
                   8.  Discriminatory Pricing and Related Pricing Models 
                   9.  Utility Function and Deriving the Demand Curve 
                  10.  Utility Function and Deriving the Demand Curve 
                  11.  Empirical Research and Regressions 
                  12.  Empirical Research and Regressions 
                  13.  Catch-up  
                  14.  Wrap-up 
                
                授業時間外（予習・復習等）の学習（Study Required Outside of Class） 
               Read assigned chapters. Work on assigned numerical exercises. Prepare for presentations and discussion. 
                
                成績評価方法・基準（Evaluation） 
               Presentations(40%)/Participation and Assignments(40%)/Empirical Analysis Exercise(20%) 
                
                テキスト（Textbooks） 
               なし 
                
                参考文献（Readings） 
               1. Hal Varian. Intermediate Microeconomics. W. W. Norton 
               2. Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld. Microeconomics. Pearson 
                
                その他（HP等）（Others(e.g.HP)） 
               This is a required course for the undergraduate double degree program with the Gustavson School, University of Victoria. 
       Course schedule and content is subject to change (all changes/modifications will be posted on blackboard and announced in 
       class).     
        
        注意事項（Notice）