| CODE | TEB4006 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Economics Issues for Business Education Educators | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit discusses economics issues which enrich the contribution of prospective economics teachers to their secondary school classes. Throughout the course, students and lecturers discuss and reflect upon topics including the economics of education, ecological economics, values in economics and economics education, thinking like an economist, and education related issues in economics and in the Maltese economy. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit will enable students to: - Identify economics issues which are highly relevant to economics teaching; - Consolidate their understanding of the concepts, theories and principles underlying these issues; and - Reflect on how these topics can be integrated in their teaching of economics. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe human and social capital theories; - Identify contemporary research in these areas; - Discuss issues relating to the economics of education; and - Identify education related issues in the Maltese economy. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyse the relevant economics issues involved in the Maltese economy by employing the appropriate microeconomic and/or macroeconomic principles, theories and concepts; - Think more like an economist; and - Evaluate how to educate in value education regarding economics issues. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Arnold, R.A. (2005). How to Think like an Economist. South-Western Cengage Learning. - Brant, J. (2011). The Case for Values in Economics and Economics Education. - Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, Vol.10(2-3), pp.117-128. - Brewer D.J and McEwan P.J. (2010). Economics of Education. San Diego: Elsevier. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jeffrey Magro Emanuel Mizzi |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2026/7. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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