(Oxford) Joint Diploma: Microeconomics and Business
January 2024 - new quizzes
AUGUST 2023: Behavioural Economics added
JUNE 2023, workbooks (4) and new lectures on Economics for Beginners' added
JULY LECTURES ADDED on sanctions, pollution, Davos, Globalisation, Interest rates, economic war
NINETEEN LECTURES ADDED ON THE 'GREAT RESET' - these are deliberately provocative to encourage you to think - and discuss. Material current as at 18th January 2022.
NINE LECTURES ADDED ON SUSTAINABILITY IN NOVEMBER 2021
TWENTY LECTURES ADDED ON 14TH MARCH 2021 ON MICROECONOMICS BUSINESS
BEFORE YOU ENROL:
1. Watch the Preview video on Microeconomics
2. Watch the sample lectures on Business and Microeconomics
3. Thoroughly read this course description
4. Be fully aware that participation is encouraged - that means there are Microeconomics manuals (several) numerous discussions (Q/A sections) and regular Education Announcements
5. To achieve the Oxford Diploma (Microeconomics and Business) requires quite a lot of work. To acquire the Completion Certificate you can just watch. You can choose to do either, neither or both. Questions are responded to quickly.
6. Remember too that this course includes an OPTIONAL course in Business Economics English.
Five reasons to TAKE THIS COURSE right now:
You cannot lose - 30 day refund if you really really don't like the course BUT if you DO like it:
a. updated lectures
b. case studies based on very very current news items
c. detailed responses to messages
d. I constantly attempt to have a 'class atmosphere' e.g. throwing questions open to all
e. regular Announcements that are not disguised sales ploys
f. regular FREE access to numerous other courses offered by me
I am a lecturer/teacher in Economics by trade i.e. I teach full-time for a living. I have been Principal, Director of Studies and Head of Economics. (Oxford, UK) I have lectured in University, adult evening classes and also run over 50 seminars in the UK
I am/have been an Examiner for FIVE different examination boards
I have 100+ books on Amazon - many of them about Business/Economics
The success of my students has been featured on the BBC, Daily Telegraph, The Times and I have been featured on TV in 2 countries.
MOTIVATION
I make courses on Udemy primarily because I enjoy the process of causing learning. Many of my courses are to improve lives. One of the Economics courses is to raise money for charity. (100% of revenue goes to the charity) Fundamentally this course is about helping you.
About the course
This is a course covering the key areas in micro economics at a beginners/intermediate level. It is the principles of economics that are emphasised, repeated and supported with notes. Very clearly explained and reinforced with notes and revision lectures. This course is IDEAL for the beginner who wants to advance quickly.
Topics covered:
Market failure
Taxation
Subsidies
Demand
Supply
Price elasticity of demand
Price elasticity of supply
Elasticity and how to interpret it
Elasticity - calculations
Elasticity - shape of curves
Elasticity - tax/subsidy incidence
Ceteris paribus
Consumer surplus
Producer surplus
Microeconomics of football
This course is ideal for the BEGINNER who wishes to progress as well as someone with experience in studying Economics as the topics are pitched at several levels.
Why learn from me?
5 years experience as a Buyer for a multinational car company
Owner of two companies in the Education sector
Trainer of Economics and Business teachers
30 years experience in teaching/lecturing Economics in Oxford (UK) and worldwide
Highly responsive to questions asked relating to lectures
Constantly improving and developing courses at Udemy
REMEMBER ALSO THE NUMEROUS REVISION LECTURES!
At the end of the course are some case studies based on articles in August 2019. This is to give you the opportunity to check what you know - and then (if you wish) send answers in! (They are on the micro topics above such as taxes, elasticity, demand, supply etc)
REGULAR ANNOUNCEMENTS MAKE SURE THIS COURSE IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE.
