PD:Macroeconomia I

Teaching plan for the course unit

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General information

Course unit name: Macroeconomics I

Course unit code: 366724

Academic year: 2025-2026

Coordinator: Fernando Sánchez Losada

Department: Department of Economics

Credits: 6

Single program: S

Estimated learning time

Total number of hours 150

Face-to-face and/or online activities	60
(With the exception of the GIE group.)

	- Lecture with practical component	Face-to-face		45
	- Problem-solving class	Face-to-face		15

Supervised project	40
(With the exception of the GIE group.)

Independent learning

Recommendations

It is advisable to have completed Introduction to Economics, Mathematics I and II, and Microeconomics I before taking this subject.

Competences / Learning outcomes to be gained during study

-	Ability to work in a team (capacity to collaborate with others and contribute to a common project, capacity to work in cross-disciplinary and multicultural teams).

-	Capacity to take decisions from an economic perspective.
-	Ability to produce critical analyses of economic theories and models.

Learning objectives

Referring to knowledge

Acquire a basic understanding of how the aggregate economy operates.

Acquire an understanding of the neoclassical model for long-run national income determination.

Acquire an understanding of the Keynesian income–expenditure model.

Acquire an understanding of theories relating to the concept of demand for money.

Acquire an understanding of the mechanisms and theories that characterize money supply.

Acquire an understanding of the IS–LM model.

Acquire an understanding of the AD–AS model.

Referring to abilities, skills

Develop a capacity to analyse (analytically and graphically) the effects of different economic policies in the neoclassical, income–expenditure and IS–LM models using exercises on comparative statics.

Calculate the Keynesian multiplier and apply it to the income–expenditure model.

Referring to attitudes, values and norms

Develop a reflective and critical intellectual structure towards socio-economic phenomena.

Apply critical thinking skills to engage with the material presented in the course. Students are expected to participate actively in class and suggest ideas for discussion. Otherwise, the teacher proposes topics for group debate.

Learn to work as part of a team.

Teaching blocks

1. National income

2. Neoclassical model. Economic growth and the Solow model

3. The income–expenditure model: 45° model

4. Money: monetary system and financial system

5. Basic models with real and financial sector

6. Aggregate demand and supply model

Teaching methods and general organization

This subject is taught through two types of activities, following the type-2 teaching model applied at the Faculty of Economics and Business.

First, students attend two types of face-to-face sessions:

a) Theory lectures, during which the lecturers present the concepts of each topic and the theoretical tools for analysing them.

b) Practical sessions, which are used to work through different types of activities: continuous assessment activities, problem resolution and discussion of texts related to the content covered in class. Students are expected to prepare the texts in advance.

Secondly, students are required to carry out directed learning activities (outside class hours), which should include reading through the recommended bibliography and completing exercises and assignments set in class.

Finally, students have to undertake independent learning activities, which should include revising class notes, reviewing and assimilating key concepts, consulting additional reference materials and preparing for the continuous assessment tests and final examination.

Student work for this subject is divided in roughly equal parts for each type of activity, corresponding to a dedication of 3–4 hours per week for each of the three activities.

Official assessment of learning outcomes

Students following continuous assessment complete compulsory assignments and tests worth 40% of the final grade throughout the semester; and in a final examination, worth 60% of the final grade.

Continuous assessment activities to be carried out during the semester include:

a) Three continuous assessment tests during face-to-face or online sessions, consisting of multiple-choice questions, short-answer question and problem-solving exercises (40% of the grade).

b) A final examination (60% of the final grade). This examination follows the same structure as the single assessment examination. But as it represents a maximum of 60% of the final grade, it is only necessary to do 60% of the examination, as follows: the compulsory test plus half of both the theoretical questions and the problem-solving exercises (in the latter cases, according to free choice). The minimum requirement is 2 out of 6 points. If this minimum is not achieved, the continuous assessment is considered failed.

Examination-based assessment

Single assessment consists of a final examination worth 100% of the final grade.

This examination contains multiple-choice questions (20% of the examination’s grade), theoretical questions, in which a concept must be explained and/or analysed graphically (40% of the grade), and problem-solving numerical exercises (40% of the grade). A minimum grade of 5 out of 10 in this examination is required to pass the subject.

Any student who wishes to renounce their continuous assessment and take the single assessment option may do so on the day of the examination.

Reading and study resources

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Book

MANKIW, N. Gregory. (2014) : Macroeconomía; 8ª ed . Barcelona, Antoni Bosch,

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SÁNCHEZ C, José (2012) : Macroeconomía: Cuestiones y ejercicios (Economía y Empresa) Pirámide

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TUGORES Q, Juan (2013) : Macroeconomia para entender la crisis en una economia global. UOC

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