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The session will talk about why students may be interested in economics and what kinds of students may find economics useful. It will be particularly interesting to students considering taking an e...conomics module at level 1 and particularly focuses on DD126, a new module which introduces economics and looks at how markets operate in theory and in practice. DD126 highlights how economic agents try to achieve their aims as both consumers, buying goods from companies, and workers, working for companies. The module also looks at important contexts such as labour markets, economic growth, international trade, the economic functions of government and the different types of economic systems that exist around the world. DD126 also considers why it is important to understand things which happened in the past in order to understand what is happening in the present, and what could happen in the future.
The session will talk about why students may be interested in economics and what kinds of students may find economics useful. It will be particularly interesting to students considering taking an e...conomics module at level 1 and particularly focuses on DD126, a new module which introduces economics and looks at how markets operate in theory and in practice. DD126 highlights how economic agents try to achieve their aims as both consumers, buying goods from companies, and workers, working for companies. The module also looks at important contexts such as labour markets, economic growth, international trade, the economic functions of government and the different types of economic systems that exist around the world. DD126 also considers why it is important to understand things which happened in the past in order to understand what is happening in the present, and what could happen in the future.
| Series: | FASS: New Curriculum Showcase; Series 2019 |
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| Episode | 6 |
| Recording date: | 10-06-2019 |
| Published: | 2019 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:27 |
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| Presenter: | Karen Foley |
| Contributors: | Hanna Szymborska; Paul Anand |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Link to related site: | Internal url: http://studenthublive.open.ac.uk/abstract/dd126-economics-contextpa?event=FASS%3A%20New%20Curriculum%20Showcase%20-%2010%20June%202019 |
| Production number: | SHL00464 |
| Available to public: | yes |
