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.