PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME BA ECONOMICS

1.To provide students a well founded education in economics
2.To provide structured curricula which support the academic development of student
3.To provide and adapt curricula that prepare our graduates for employment and further study as economists
4.To provide the students with the opportunity to pursue courses that emphasize quantitative and theoretical aspects of economics
5.To provide students with the opportunity to focus on applied and policy issues in economics
6.To provide programs that allow the students to choose from a wide range of economics specialization
7.To provide a well resourced learning environment for economics

COURSE OUTCOMES OF PAPERS

I SEMESTER
COURSE 1
Name of the Programme BA Economics
Name of Department ECONOMICS
Course Name PERSPECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS
Semester FIRST
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Dr. SUNIL ABRAHAM THOMAS
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Total Hours 108

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Basic understanding of the different branches of sciences – Introduction to the Social Sciences and different approaches to Social Sciences
CO 2 Understanding the basics of Economics, nature of the subject and its scope and relevance and the basic concepts of Economics
CO 3 Introducing the major schools of thoughts in Economics and the contributions of various schools as well as individuals to the development of subject.
CO 4 Introducing basic themes and concepts of research in Economics – Methodology, the conduct as well as the presentation of findings

COURSE 2

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline HISTORY/ COMPLENETARY PAPER
Name of Faculty RAJALAKSHMI R AND THASNI NAVAS
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester FIRST
Course Name PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
Total Hours 108

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Basic understanding of the scope, relevance and definitions of Economics and its methodology
CO 2 Understanding the basics of Economics, about scarcity and optimum allocation of resources
CO 3 Introducing markets and fundamental notions of economics- demand, supply and equlibrium
CO 4 Introducing fundamental notions of neoclassical economics
CO 5 Introducing laws and concepts in production

II SEMESTER
COURSE -1

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Dr. SUNIL ABRAHAM THOMAS
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester SECOND
Course Name MICRO ECONOMICS I
Total Hours 108

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Introduces the basics of microeconomics and discusses the basic economic problems and its solutions. Various and different concepts of microeconomics are introduced to make the further studies more easier
CO 2 Introducing Demand and supply analysis and the equilibrium analysis- it imparts more knowledge about the various factors which can influence demand and supply.
CO 3 Introduces the elasticity of demand and supply – its degrees and implications and uses in the economic policy decisions.
CO 4 Discussing the dynamic demand and supply model: explains the cobweb model and demand – forecasting – objectives and methods.
CO 5 Discuss various approaches to consumer behaviour – Cardinal and ordinal – Indifference curve analysis- Hicksian – and Slutsky’s approaches -– revealed preference – new approaches to consumer behaviour.
CO 6 Discussions on Production function – isoquants elasticity of factor substitution – laws of returns to
scale – economies and diseconomies of scale – empirical production function: Cobb-Douglas production function.
CO 7 Introduction to cost concepts – explicit and implicit costs, economic and accounting costs, sunk cost, opportunity cost ,real cost, social cost- traditional theory of costs – short run and long run analysis of costs – envelope curve – modern theory of cost – short run and long run- L-shaped and saucer-shaped cost curves.

II SEMESTER
COURSE 2

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline HISTORY/ COMPLEMENTARY PAPER
Name of Faculty RAJALAKSHMI R & THASNI NAVAS
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester SECOND
Course Name BASIC ECONOMIC STUDIES
Total Hours 108

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Introduces national income accounting and its various concepts
CO 2 Introducing various concepts in public economics
CO 3 Introduces financial system with special reference to India
CO 4 Discussing the various aspects of Indian Economy

III SEMESTER
COURSE 1

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty LIJI LAWRENCE
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester THREE
Course Name MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II
Total Hours 72

Course Outcomes

CO 1 To analyse situations using economic concepts and use those concepts to analyze specific questions
CO 2 To evaluate consumer and firms’ behaviour and to analyze different types of market structures
CO 3 To apply economic tools to analyze economic policies

COURSE 2

Department ECONOMICS 
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Dr. ANN GEORGE AND MS. THASNI NAVAS
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester THIRD
Course Name ECONOMICS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Total Hours 90

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Analytically distinguish different concepts of growth and development
CO 2 Evaluate multidimensional understanding of development as well as poverty
CO 3 Teach various approaches of development
CO 4 Assess theories, factors and determinants of development
CO 5 Analyse human resource development and various dimensions about it
CO 6 Analyse issues of population, ageing, gender, as well as theories in it

COURSE-3

Department ECONOMICS 
Discipline POLITICAL SCIENCE
Name of Faculty Dr. G. GEETHIKA
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS/HISTORY
Level of Study UG
Semester THIRD
Course Name COMPLEMENTARY COURSE- 
AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
Total Hours 90

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Develop a basic understanding of the nature, definitions and scope of the discipline of Political Science
CO 2 Briefly study the features of different types of traditional and modern approaches to the study of the discipline
CO 3 Learn about the State as an essential concept in Political Science- its elements, evolutionary theory and impact of globalization
CO 4 Comprehend the key concepts- liberty, equality, law and justice
CO 5 Analyse the major political ideologies- Liberalism, Marxism, Gandhism and Fascism
CO 6 Acquaint with the characteristics and types of democracy and various forms of government

IV SEMESTER
COURSE 1
Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Dr. SUNIL ABRAHAM THOMAS
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester FOURTH
Course Name MACRO ECONOMICS I
Total Hours 90

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Detailed understanding of Micro Economics and Macro Economics and the relevance of its separate analysis and discussions about Macro statics and macrodynamics-circular flow of economic activity in a two sector economy
CO 2 Understanding in details about the national income analysis, various national income concepts and its measurement and difficulties
CO 3 Introducing Classical Macro Economics, its core features and discussions about the determination of output, employment, price and rate of interest determination.
CO 4 Understanding Keynesian Revolution and the basic concepts of Macroeconomics as explained by J M Keynes, who provided a well-defined frame work for Macroeconomics
CO 5 Introducing the Orthodox Keynesian Models – Two Sector – Three Sector – Four Sector Models
CO 6 Introducing the Neo Classical Synthesis and The IS-LM analysis – Two Sector Model

COURSE 2

Department ECONOMICS 
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Dr. ANN GEORGE
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester FOURTH
Course Name PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Total Hours 72

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Create understanding in various concepts and theories in public economics; public goods and private goods and role of state
CO 2 Analyse various concepts in public revenue including the most recent taxation and concepts in budget
CO 3 Evaluate concepts and theories in public expenditure
CO 4 Evaluate concepts and classification of public debt
CO 5 Create critical understanding of various concepts and issues in federal finance

COURSE 3
Department ECONOMICS
Discipline POLITICAL SCIENCE
Name of Faculty Dr. G. GEETHIKA
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS/HISTORY
Level of Study UG
Semester FOURTH
Course Name COMPLEMENTARY COURSE-
INDIAN CONSTITUTION: SOCIAL ISSUES IN INDIA
Total Hours 90

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Acquaint students with the genesis of the Constitution of India, role of the Constituent Assembly, salient features of the state structures and institutions
CO 2 Detailed understanding of pillars of Indian Constitution- Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy
CO 3 Familiarise the learners with the actual working of the federal structure of the Indian polity
CO 4 Introduce the key features of India’s democracy as entailed in the Constitution- decentralization, judicial review, judicial activism
CO 5 Understand the powers and functions of the organs of the government- Indian Parliament, the President, Prime Minister and the Indian Judiciary
CO 6 Discuss the major socio-political issues prevalent in India- Casteism, Communalism, Terrorism, Regionalism, Naxalism

V SEMESTER
COURSE 1
Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Dr. SUNIL ABRAHAM THOMAS
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester FIFTH
Course Name MACRO ECONOMICS II
Total Hours 108

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Clear understanding about the various theories of Consumption Function and its importance and implications
CO 2 To get acquainted with various post Keynesian theories of Investment and its implications
CO 3 To have a very clear understanding about the demand for money and supply of money
CO 4 To have a pure understanding about Inflation and its various theories
CO 5 Better understanding about Unemployment and its types and about Okun’s law
CO 6 Introducing Inflation Unemployment relationship through Phillips curve and its various modifications – Stagflation
CO 7 Introduction to Trade Cycle
CO 8 Detailed discussion about Stabilization policy and also Fiscal and Monetary policy
CO 9 Fiscal and Monetary policy in the IS-LM context in a closed economy.
CO 10 Acquainting the Financial Crises & the Regulatory response.
CO 11 Introducing New Schools of Macro Economics – Monetarist – New Classical – New Keynesians – Supply Siders

COURSE 2

Department ECONOMICS 
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Dr. ANN GEORGE
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester FIFTH
Course Name INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS
Total Hours 90

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Understand econometrics and regression
CO 2 Assess basic concepts in regression like PRF, SRF ,OLS
CO 3 Understand Hypothesis testing
CO 4 Assess multiple regression
Co 5 Evaluate violation of CLRM assumptions, its consequences and remedies

COURSE 3
Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Rajalakshmi R
Programme Name MA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester Fifth
Course Name Environmental Economics
Total Hours 90

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Develop a basic understanding of the meaning, definitions and scope of the subject matter of Environmental Economics
CO 2 Briefly study the different types of Energy and Sources, Energy crisis .
CO 3 Learn about the biodiversity, ecosystems, linkages and species. G
CO 4 Comprehend the different types of pollution, legislations pertaining to its control, Deforestation and world Conferences on Environment. Population and Environment.
CO 5 To understand the various human right regimes,evolution and History.
CO 6 Acquaint with the covenants of Humanrights,Indian perspectives on Human Rights.

COURSE 4
Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty NINO BABY
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester FIVE
Course Name Quantitative Techniques
Total Hours 108

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Improve mathematical skills that have become an essential tool for higher education P
CO 2 Introduce the body of mathematics to enable the study of economic theory
CO 3 Make the fundamentals strong to build confidence in solving problems
CO 4 Comprehend the techniques to simplify maths and economics

COURSE 5

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty RAJALAKSHMY. R
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester FIVE
Course Name FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS
Total Hours 72

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Introduce foundational concepts in economics
CO 2 Introduce state and public economics concepts
CO 3 Understanding financial system and foreign trade in the Indian context
CO 4 Comprehend Indian economy

VI SEMESTER
COURSE 1

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty MS.THASNI NAVAS
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester SIXTH
Course Name HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
Total Hours 72

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Learn about the evolution of methodological economic thought & An overview of absolutism, relativism, rhetorical and post rhetorical, falsification, logical positivism, naturalism, supernaturalism and utopian socialism.
CO 2 Recollecting the major economic contributions of pre Adamite economic thought- ancient, greek & roman, mercantilism and physiocracy.
CO 3 Discussing classical economic thought: adam smith, Thomas Malthus,david ricardo,J.B Say,J.S.Mill, Jeremy bentham. And also learn Sismondi, friedrich list and karl marx along with them
CO 4 Introducing and understanding marginal revolution, neo classical, Keynesian, monetarism, new classical,supply side & new Keynesian economic thought
CO 5 Understanding various economic contributions of indian economic thought- kautilya, dadabhai naoroji, Gandhi,D.R.Gadgil, C.N Vakil, P.R.Brahmananda, K.N.Raj,P.C.Mahalanobis,V.K.R.V.Rao,A.K.Sen

COURSE 2

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty NINO BABY
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester SIXTH
Course Name Quantitative Methods
Total Hours 108

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Familiarise the basic concepts in statistics
CO 2 Use the proper methods to collect data, employ the correct analyses, and effectively present the results
CO 3 Understand the statistical process behind how discoveries are made in science, decisions are arrived at based on data and predictions are made
CO 4 Critically assess the quality of analysis whenever the students are exposed to
CO 5 Provide the skills and knowledge necessary to enable the students to perform statistical processes competently

COURSE 3

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty LIJI LAWRENCE
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester SIX
Course Name INDIAN ECONOMY
Total Hours 90

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Develop a basic understanding of the basic features of Indian economy
CO 2 Study the structural changes taking place in the economy
CO 3 Learn about the impact of globalization and Indian economy’s relationship with other economies.
CO 4 Comprehend concepts like disinvestment, Missing women, Demographic dividend, Migration etc.
CO 5 Analyse the transition taking place in the economy
CO 6 To understand the major problems like poverty, unemployment, inequality

COURSE 4

Department ECONOMICS 
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty Dr. ANN GEORGE AND MS. RAJALAKSHMY R
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester SIXTH
Course Name MONEY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
Total Hours 108

Course Outcomes

CO 1 Assess financial system and the various concepts of money
CO 2 Evaluate the role of RBI and its monetary policy
CO 3 Evaluate commercial banking in India with special reference to digital banking
CO 4 Analyse money market
CO 5 Assess capital market

COURSE 5

Department ECONOMICS
Discipline ECONOMICS
Name of Faculty RAJALAKSHMI R
Programme Name BA ECONOMICS
Level of Study UG
Semester SIX
Course Name INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Total Hours 90

Course Outcomes

CO 1 To gain deep knowledge about the basic principles that tend to govern the flow of trade in goods and services at the global level
CO 2 To learn about various theories of trade
CO 3 To learn about the impact of globalization and Indian economy’s relationship with other economies.
CO 4 To comprehend the worldly institutions and their role in present global economy