Economics
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ECN 01: THE CAMBRIDGE ECONOMY
Tutor: Jill Tuffnell
Day and time: Thursday 4.00 - 5.00
Venue: Room 5, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn.
Number of places: 10
What are the strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/
challenges for the Cambridge Economy? Looking at recent trends and future prospects for the Cambridge sub-area, drawing on evidence prepared for the Cambridgeshire Local Economic Assessment, we will discuss prospects for the future. Jull Tuffnell was previously head of research at Cambridgeshire County Council and now works part-time for a local economic consultancy.
Note: Starts 20th October.
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ECN 02: DISCOVERING ECONOMICS
Tutor: Dr Tony Reynolds MA
Day and time: Monday 4.00 - 5.00
Venue: Room 4, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn, spring, summer.
Number of places: 10
A very basic introduction to the communication of economic information, assuming no previous knowledge, apart from that accidentally gained from newspapers or television. Advanced students will find that this course is much too basic for their needs - though it will function as a foundation for any who wish to proceed further.
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ECN 03: ECONOMICS AND REALITY
Tutor: John De Val
Day and time: Wednesday 10.00 - 12.00
Venue: Room 4, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn.
Number of places: 15
Forget your preconceptions about college economics, with its complexity and mathematics. This course has no mathematics and is all about what you already know. Its aim is to explain how economies actually work. You will discover why political utterances can often be so unsatisfactory. You will acquire a structured way of evaluating national and international economic issues. We will discuss what is driving the globalisation and economic disparity phenomenon, as well as the causes that lie behind slumps and booms. We will review a bit of history to show how we got to where we are, and also touch on ethics.
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ECN 04: KEYNES - A THINKER FOR OUR TIMES
Leader: Bill Humphrey
Day and time: Tuesday 2.30 - 3.45
Terms: Autumn, spring.
Number of places: 11
We will read and discuss Keynes - The return of the master by Robert Skidelsky in which the author shows why John Maynard Keynes, sixty years after his death, is the most important economic thinker for us today.
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ECN 05: STATISTICS IN SOCIETY
Tutor: Dr Tony Reynolds MA
Day and time: Thursday 4.00 - 5.00
Venue: Room 2, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn, spring, summer.
Number of places: 10
There is a book called How to lie with statistics and we have all heard of Lies, damned lies, and statistics - but maybe we will avoid being "lied" to if we understand the tools statistics uses! Only basic arithmetic is required - so that "advanced" students will find this course is too fundamental - but, nonetheless, a firm foundation for further studies.
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ECN 06: STOCKMARKET INVESTING FOR BEGINNERS
Organiser: Roy Phillimore
Day and time: Alternate Fridays 1.15 - 3.15
Venue: Room 2, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn, spring, summer.
Number of places: 15
This course will cater for those who would like to invest in the stockmarket but lack the knowledge and experience to do so. Discussion will range from the basics of the stockmarket, through share selection, monitoring and selling. The wider economic background to investing will be included on a regular basis.
Note: Starts 14th October.
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ECN 07: STOCKMARKET INVESTMENT DISCUSSION GROUP
Organiser: Roy Phillimore
Day and time: Alternate Fridays 10.00 - 12.00
Venue: Room 2, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn, spring, summer.
Number of places: 15
This course is suitable for those who already have a reasonable working knowledge of direct Stockmarket investing or have attended previous sessions of this course. Economic trends and Government actions and their effects upon share values will be evaluated to discover investment opportunities. Market sectors and segments will be examined and prospects for Companies within them discussed. It is anticipated that applicants will either be already investing directly in shares or intending to do so. This is not a collective investment group.
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ECN 08: ECONOMICS AND REALITY 2 (SPRING TERM)
Repeat of ECN 03 but in the spring term.
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