Exploring the Social World

Module overview

This module gives an introduction to Economics as a Social Science, focusing on economic behaviour and decision-making in social situations, that is, where own behaviour affects other parties and vice versa.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, tutorials, experiments.

Study time
Type	Hours
Tutorial	4
Lecture	24
Independent Study	122
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Matthew O. Jackson (2010). Social and Economic Networks. Princeton University Press.

Becker, Gary S., and Kevin M. Murphy (2009). Social economics: Market behavior in a social environment. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.

Al Roth (2016). Who Gets What - And Why. Harper Collins.

Matthew O. Jackson (2019). The Human Network. New York: Vintage Books.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Assessment is through continuous successful participation in class experiments, a group take-home assignment and an end of module written examination. This is accompanied by continuous formative assessment through problem sets. This is the same for internal repeat. Assessment for external repeat and referral is through 100% end of module written examination.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework assignment(s)	10%
Participation	10%
Final Exam	80%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Final Exam	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Final Exam	100%

Module overview

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Transferable and Generic Skills

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Syllabus