SYLLABUS OF POLITICAL ECONOMICS
Instructor: Yuan Yiting
Office Phone: 15800605992
Email: yyt0102@hotmail.com
Office:821
REQUIRED TEXT
1. Political economics, Jang Xuemo, Shanghai people's Publishing House
2. Principles of political economy , Shi Jingying, Tsinghua University press
3. Modern political economics , Chen Enfu, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics press
DESCRIPTION
Political economics is the important component of the Marx doctrine, It extensively absorbs the outstanding cultural heritage of mankind, and actively summarizes human economic activities of new experience and explores the changes in economic relations in the new situation of development.
OBJECTIVES
This course has a strong theoretical and political reality, students should achieve the following objectives:
Using the correct point of view to observe the world, master Marx's standpoint, viewpoint and method.
To understand the modern economic and social development direction and theoretical study of dynamic forward.
To use the Marx stand, viewpoint and method of the ability to analyze and solve problems; to set up the correct world outlook, outlook on life and values, for the follow-up study to lay the theoretical foundation and the thought foundation.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Class Attendance: 10%. Responsible attendance is expected of each individual enrolled in this course. Iwill make a sign-up sheet and record your attendance. If you miss a lecture you are responsible for obtaining anymissed notes and/or handouts on your own unless you are officially excused.
Assignment: 20%. The students should finish the assignments such as key concepts, questions for review, problems and application in the related chapters, and hand in them on time.
Examinations: 70%. There will be a fianl examinations during this semester. (please note the specific day and date listed in the calendar) The questions will come from the assigned reading material, the lecture notes, as well as classdiscussions and exercises.
COURSE CONTENTS
Chapters | Class Hours | |
Week 1-2 | Chapter 1 The object and methods of the Political economics 1.1 Political economics is a science studying of the relations and the developments of production 1.2 The methods of the Political economics 1.3 The source and flow of Political Economics | 3 |
Week 3-5 | Chapter 2 Commodity economy 2.1 Commodity 2.2 Currency 2.3 The law of value and market mechanism 2.4 The socialization of production development and the extension of goods | 4.5 |
Week 6-8 | Chapter 3 Capital and surplus value 3.1 Conversion of money into capital 3.2 The movement of capital proliferation 3.3 Surplus value maximization 3.4 Wages and production organization form | 4.5 |
Week 9-10 | Chapter 4 Circulation of capital and transaction cost 4.1 Capital circulation 4.2 Circulation and transaction cost 4.3 Transaction costs and transaction management structure | 3 |
Week 11-14 | Chapter 5 Average profit, interest and rent 5.1 The average profit and competition 5.2 Interest rates and financial capital 5.3 Land rent | 5 |
Week 14-16 | Chapter 6 Capitalist reproduction and economic crisis 6.1 Reproduction and capital accumulation 6.2 The society total capital reproduction and circulation 6.3 The contradictions in the process of social reproduction 6.4 Capitalist economic crisis | 4 |
Week 17 | Group work and presentation Students in the form of teams collect information about a world economic crisis,and each team will make a speech. | 1.5 |
Week 18 | General Review and Final Examination | 1.5 |
Total Hours | 27 |