Teaching Order
The Units may be taught in
the order indicated above although it would be useful to be aware of the links
between different parts of the course, such as the seventh part of Unit 3 as specialisation
and the first part of Unit 8 on specialisation at regional and national levels.
There is also a very close link between the last part of Unit 6 and the first
part of Unit 7.
The Units, however, do not
necessarily have to be taught in this order. Each of the Units in the Scheme of
Work corresponds to the eight sections of the syllabus but the teaching order
and the order in the syllabus could be quite different. For example, the
teaching order might be strongly influenced by whether the students had any
prior knowledge of economics or by whether they had studied other particular
subjects such as business studies or geography. The teaching order might also
be influenced by certain events or issues that were receiving a lot of
publicity and which would help students to understand the relevance of
particular parts of the course. There might also be various cross-circular
initiatives at particular times, such as problems of population growth, and in
such cases it would be appropriate to adjust the teaching order to take account
of such initiatives.
The time allocation is an
approximate guide only but will help to give some indication of the time that
will need to be allocated to each of the Units.
Recommended Time
Allocation
Unit #
|
Unit
|
Proportion
|
01
|
Basic
economic problem: choice and the allocation of resources
|
8
%
|
02
|
The allocation of
resources: how the market works; market failure
|
20 %
|
03
|
The
individual as producer, consumer and borrower
|
10
%
|
04
|
The private firm as
producer and employer
|
10 %
|
05
|
Role
of government in an economy
|
12
%
|
06
|
Economic indicators
|
15 %
|
07
|
Developed
and developing economies: trends in production, population and living
standards
|
10
%
|
08
|
International aspects
|
15 %
|
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