This document outlines the evaluation pattern and group project for a Micro Economics course. Students will be evaluated based on a group project (30%), assignments (10%), a class test (10%), and an end-term exam (50%). For the group project, students must choose an industry and firm, analyze the market structure and competitive position using microeconomic concepts and tools, and forecast demand in a report under 2000 words. Suggested industries include electronic media, real estate, retail banking, auto components, ITES-BPO-KPO, and gems and jewelry.
2. 2
Evaluation Pattern
? Group Project 30%
? Submission of Brief Outline of the Project (End of session 5)
? Interim presentation (End of session 11)
? Report Submission & presentation (End of session 19)
? Assignments 10%
? Class Test 10%
? End-term Exam 50%
3. 3
Group Project
? Prepare Industry Report applying the concepts & tools of microeconomics. Your
report should broadly cover the following points:
? Choose an industry, and then a firm in operation therein
? Describe the market structure of the firm
? Analyze competitive position, its strategies and challenges facing the firm
? Attempt to forecast demand for its product or services applying methods learned
? References to be added at the end of the report
? Report should be strictly less than 2000 words. Use 1.5 line-spacing with font
size 11.
4. 4
Select Industries
1. Electronic Media industry
2. Real Estate industry
3. Retail Banking industry
4. Auto Components industry
5. ITeS-BPO-KPO industry
6. Gems & Jewelery industry
5. 5
Suggested Reading List
Suggested reading
? At least One business daily (Economic Times, Business Standard, Business
Line, Financial Express)
References
? Micro Economics, Pindyck & Rubinfeld
? Managerial Economics, Damodaran S
? Managerial Economics, Salvatore
? Paul Samuelson & Nordhaus: Economics
? Baumol, W J & Blinder, A: Economics: Principles & Policy
? Henderson & Quandt
6. 5
Suggested Reading List
Suggested reading
? At least One business daily (Economic Times, Business Standard, Business
Line, Financial Express)
References
? Micro Economics, Pindyck & Rubinfeld
? Managerial Economics, Damodaran S
? Managerial Economics, Salvatore
? Paul Samuelson & Nordhaus: Economics
? Baumol, W J & Blinder, A: Economics: Principles & Policy
? Henderson & Quandt