Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the central theoretical and practical concepts and fundamental analytical methods in industrial economics
- the nature of strategic competition and its implications for policy
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate policy recommendations based on analytic modelling of strategic interaction in written form.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply a set of analytical techniques to a variety of industrial economics (and non-economic) problems.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 24 |
| Independent Study | 126 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Tirole, Jean (1988). The Theory of Industrial Organization. Cambridge Massachussetts: MIT press.
Church, Jeffrey and Roger Ware (2000). Industrial Organization: A Strategic Approach. London: McGraw-Hill.
Carlton, Dennis W. and Jeffrey M. Perloff (2005). Modern Industrial Organization. London: Pearson/Addison Wesley.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessment in this module will be in form of two coursework assignments (each wroth 15% of the final mark) and long take-home assignment at the end of the module (70%). This is supported by formative assessment in form of problem sets. This is the same for internal repeats. Referral and external repeat assessment are through 100% end of module take-home assignment.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 20% |
| Coursework | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External