At the end of the course, the students will be able to

• Learn macroeconomic essentials within an industry-oriented framework.
• Understand key macro indicators such as population, income, employment and distribution and their relationship to industrial activity.
• Understand how government impacts upon industrial activity through policies and regulations.
• Learn classification schemes of economic activity.
• Learn long-term trends in major sectors.
• Learn key production, employment and productivity indicators for manufacturing industry.
• Learn about major industry information sources such as magazines, trade publications and newspapers.
• Conduct analysis of selected industries.
• Understand broadly the historical evolution and probable future developments in industrial activity.