PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG VALENZUELA

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, ACCOUNTANCY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Department of Financial Management
Department of Human Resource Development Management

COURSE SYLLABUS
Program Outcomes: A graduate of a business or management degree should be able to:
1. Perform the basic functions of management such as planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling.
2. Apply the basic concepts that underlie each of the functional areas of business (marketing, finance, human resources management, production and operations
management, information technology, and strategic management) and employ these concepts in various business situations.
3. Select the proper decision-making tools to critically, analytically and creatively solve problems and drive results.
4. Express oneself clearly and communicate effectively with stakeholders both in oral and written forms.
5. Apply information and communication technology (ICT) skills as required by the business environment.
6. Work efficiently with other stakeholders and manage conflict in the workplace.
7. Plan and implement business relate activities.
8. Demonstrate corporate citizenship and social responsibility.
9. Exercise high personal moral and ethical standards.
10. Analyze the business environment for strategic direction.
11. Prepare operational plans.
12. Innovate business ideas based on emerging industry.
13. Manage a strategic business unit for economic sustainability.
14. Conduct business research.
(CHED Memorandum Order No. 17, Series of 2017 Section 6.2 to 6.3)
Course Title: Macroeconomics
Course Description: BA 4
Credit Unit: Three (3) Lecture Units equivalent to three (3) hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester
Course Prerequisite: None
Course Description:
This course tackles the nature, scope, functions and importance of the relationship between the consumers and businesses in one’s economy. It includes discussions on resource utilizations, the
various economic systems, supply and demand analysis, and consumer and firm theories. The students will have broader sense on how the economy works in the microeconomic level and will be
able employ these concepts in their daily lives.

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Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Apply consistently the fundamental concept of economizing in all decision-making scenarios, especially to showcase maximum use of our finite resources.
2. Recognize the basis of various business decisions and be able to differentiate good versus bad business strategies.
3. Compute for the cost and profit/loss to determine the standing of a certain firm in the short run and long run.
4. Appreciate the valuable relationship of both consumers and firms in the making of a fully functional economy.

ALIGNMENT OF COURSE OUTCOMES WITH SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASKS

Course Outcomes Summative Assessment Tasks Details

1. Apply consistently the fundamental concept of
economizing in all decision-making scenarios,
especially to showcase maximum use of our finite
resources.
2. Recognize the basis of various business decisions and
be able to differentiate good versus bad business
strategies.
3. Compute for the cost and profit/loss to determine the
standing of a certain firm in the short run and long run.
4. Appreciate the valuable relationship of both consumers
and firms in the making of a fully functional economy.
Major Examinations Major Examinations are graded activities conducted
periodically wherein all students enrolled in the same subject
will take the same set of test questions and arranged
strategically.
Project/ Final Output Project/Final Output is a graded activity conducted wherein all
students enrolled in the same subject will present their research
of a success story of an entrepreneur of their choosing wherein
they will comprehensively explain the roots of the entrepreneur,
how he/she/they was/were able to come up with the
good/service they are offering today, unique business
strategy/ies that differentiated them from other competitors, and
forecast their standing in the future using lessons learned
throughout the semester.

Group/Class Participation Group/Class Participation is a graded measurement of the

ability of the class to cope up with the contents of the course.
Numerous activities such as Literature Review, Role Plays, and
Graphic Organizers are used to employ fair grading.

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 Mode of Instructional Delivery
References/
We Hr Intended Learning Flexible
Course Contents Essential Question/s Face-to-Face Assessment Tasks Teaching- Learning
ek s. Outcomes Learning Support Materials
Activities
Activities
At the end of the class,
What are the rules students should be able to:
and regulations
 Behave in accordance with
students need to
the rules and regulations
observe inside the
expected to observed by
 Classroom and Department Rules, class and the
students at all times Interactive Organize the Literature College Manual
Grading System department? Literature
1st 3  Compute semestral grade Discussion Review thru SWOT University Student
 Overview of Microeconomics How will the Review
based on the grading system Recitation Analysis Handbook
 The Philippine Economy students be assessed?
implemented in the class
How does
Macroeconomics  Demonstrate awareness on
differ from the history of the Philippine
Microeconomics? economy in the
macroeconomic sense
What are the At the end of the class,
Resource Utilization: economic problem? students should be able to: Interpretation of the
 Economics defined What is opportunity  Understand awareness of Interactive Student different economic Macroeconomics
2nd 3  The Economic Problem cost? What is trade the four economic problems Discussion Presentation problems confronted in Cuevas, Paraiso,
 Opportunity Cost off? And how do  Classify opportunity cost Recitation Role Playing the discussion. Larano
 The Four Economic Resources they differ from one and trade off
another?
Introductory
The Mixed Economy: At the end of the class, Macroeconomics
Who are the key students should be able to:
 The Four Economic Questions Presentation of the by:
players in the
Interactive Student circular flow model C. Pagoso, Villasis,
 The circular flow model circular flow? What
3rd 3  Classify the different Discussion Presentation Interpretation of the Dinio Stephen
 The “isms”: capitalism, fascism, is the impact of the
economic systems Recitation Brainstorming different players and roles Principles of
communism, and socialism multiplier effect to
 How multiplier effects performed in the flow. Economics by:
 The Multiplier Effect the economy
benefit the economy? Roberto G. Medina

What are the other At the end of the class,

An Introduction to Demand and Supply: concepts behind students should be able to:
 The Market Presentation of a firms Macroeconomics
demand and supply  Define and understand
Interactive Student demand and supply by:
 Market equilibrium principle? various principles with
4th 3 Discussion Presentation activity C. Pagoso, Villasis,
 Demand & Supply What are the regard to market, demand,
Recitation Brainstorming Dinio
 The Determinants respective supply.
Quiz
 Elasticities of Demand and determinants and  Understand the concept of
Supply what is the concept Elasticity
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 of elasticities in  Determine the equilibrium
relation to supply point in the market for a
and demand? specific good, given data
on supply and demand at a
different price levels
National Income Accounting
 GNP Accounting: Meaning, and
Limitations
 GNP Accounting: Expenditure At the end of the class, Macroeconomics
What are the Presentation of the
Approach students should be able to: Interactive Student by:
different approaches National Income
5th 3  GNP Accounting: Income  Compute for the GNP Discussion Presentation C. Pagoso, Villasis,
in measuring GNP? Accounting using the
Approach using the different Recitation Brainstorming Dinio
different approaches
 Other Concepts of National approaches.
Income Accounting
 Current vs Real GNP

Consumption and Savings

 Basic Concepts of Consumption
How can saving At the end of the class, Macroeconomics
 The Consumption Function Board work (Graphical
affect consumption? students should be able to: Interactive Student by:
6th-  The Multiplier Concept Illustrations)
6 What are the factors  Make a tabular and Discussion Presentation C. Pagoso, Villasis,
7th  Consumption and Savings Quiz
affecting graphical illustrations for Recitation Brainstorming Dinio
 Graphical and Tabular consumption? consumption and savings
Illustrations
 Factors of Consumption

The Investment Function

 Investment: Determinant of
Income
 Investment and Output How is investment as At the end of the class, Macroeconomics
Board work (Graphical
 Savings as Source of Investment determinant, output students should be able to: Interactive Student by:
8th Illustrations)
3  Investment Demand and in relation to  Understand the basic Discussion Presentation C. Pagoso, Villasis,
Quiz
Determinants foreign borrowings concept of investment Recitation Brainstorming Dinio
 Investment Demand and Supply and business cycle
and Foreign Borrowings
 Investment and the Business
Cycles

9th 3 MIDTERM EXAMINATION

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 National Income Determination:
 Demand Estimation
 The Consumption
Function What is national
 The Savings Function income? At the end of the class, students
 The MPC and MPS What is MPC and
should be able to: Macroeconomics
MPS? Presentation of the various
 Factors Affecting  Understand the concept in Interactive by:
10th- What are the Student factors affecting National
3 Aggregate Consumption in the determination of the Discussion C. Pagoso,
11th Government Presentation Income
 Income Equals national income Recitation Villasis, Dinio
Policies needed to Quiz
Consumption Plus  Understand Fiscal Policy
be implemented
Investment with regard to and the need to implement.
 The Multiplier national income?
 The Government and
Equilibrium Income
 Fiscal Policy
 The Philippine Economy

Labor and Employment What are some of

At the end of the class, students Macroeconomics
 Areas of Labor problem the economic terms
should be able to: Interactive by:
 Subsistence Theory of in labor and Student Presentation of labor
12th 6  Articulate and discuss areas Discussion C. Pagoso,
Wages employment? Presentation issues and resolution
of labor Recitation Villasis, Dinio
 Classical Theory What are examples
 The Keynesian Theory of labor?

Inflation
 Meaning of Inflation
 Demand pull At the end of the class, students
inflation/Cost push should be able to:
What are the Macroeconomics
inflation  Articulate and discuss the
different types of Interactive Presentation of by:
 The Phillip’s Curve different types and cause of Student
13th inflation? Discussion inflationary issues and C. Pagoso,
 Measurement of Price inflation Presentation
What is index? Recitation concerns Villasis, Dinio
Increases  Understand how price is
 The meaning of index being measured.
 Measures of Curb
Inflation

Money and Monetary Policies What is monetary Interactive Presentation of

14th- At the end of the class, students Student Macroeconomics
6  Functions of Money and Policy? Discussion inflationary issues and
15th should be able to: Presentation by:
Money Supply Recitation concerns

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  Banks and Money Supply Why and when  Articulate and discuss the Quiz C. Pagoso,
/ Sources of Money monetary policy is different tools of monetary Villasis, Dinio
Supply implemented? policy
 Money and the Bangko  Exemplify situations when a
Sentral policy is implemented
 Monetary Policies
 Readings: BSP economic
Issue
Fiscal Policy At the end of the class, students
 Sources and Uses of What is a Fiscal should be able to: Presentation of activities Macroeconomics
Public Funds Policy?  Understand the concept of Interactive Student under Fiscal Policy by:
16th 6  Taxation: A tool Why and when Public Funds Discussion Presentation implementation C. Pagoso,
 Income Distribution and fiscal policy is  Understand why fiscal Recitation Quiz Villasis, Dinio
Lorenz Curve implemented? policy should be
 Use of Fiscal Policy implemented.
At the end of the class, students
should be able to:
International Trade Practices and Macroeconomics
Policies  Show will be able to
What are the trade Interactive Quiz by:
understand the concept of Student
17th 3  The Need for a Trade practices and Discussion Presentation of the trade C. Pagoso,
International Trade Presentation
 Trade Practices and policies? Recitation practices and policies Villasis, Dinio
 Determine the practices
Policies
and policies of
international trade.
18th 3 FINAL EXAMINATION

Course References
Basic Reference C. Pagoso, Villasis, Dinio. Macroeconomics
Other References Cuevas, Paraiso,Larano. (2013, February 14). Principles of Macroeconomics
Roberto G. Medina ( )Principles of Economics Manapat, C. L., Pedrosa, F. R., Olaguer, R. J., & Manapat, C. L.
(2010). Economics, taxation, and agrarian reform. Quezon City: C & E Publishing.
Course Requirements and Policies
Requirements and Grading System
Midterm / Final Examination 40%
Midterm grade
Quizzes 20%
+ Final term grade
Board Works/Recit 10% Major Examinations ,Final Output, Group/Class
_____________
Report 10% Participation, Attendance, Proper Conduct.
2
Attendance 10%
Attitude 10%
= Final grade
100%
Policies (As agreed by the class)
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Consultation Period

Prepared by: Approved:

_______Sixto L. Fernandez_______ ________Mr. John A. Cabaddu________

Faculty Chairperson

________Dr. Ryan C. Dela Peña________

Dean

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