Title of the Course: Macroeconomics
Course Faculty : Rasananda Panda (rasananda.panda@micamail.in) (Section A, B and C)
Niyati Bhanja (niyati.bhanja@micamail.in) (Section D, E and F)
Research Associate: Shubham Mahajan(shubham.mahajan@micamail.in) (with Rasananda Panda)
Anu Paul (anu.paul@micamail.in) (with Niyati Bhanja)
Term : II
Number of sessions: 16 @75minutes each (30 minutes recorded + 45 minutes live discussion)
Credit : 2
Course Description:
This course is developed to familiarize future managers with macroeconomic environment and
related decision-making processes pertaining to business in the context of India and other
economies of the world. It seeks to explain the concepts of macroeconomics and their relevance
in comprehension of continually evolving business environment. Adequate emphasis shall be
given towards analysis of Indian economic and business environment both from national and
global perspective.
Objectives/ Learning Outcomes:
The objective of this course is to make students aware of certain macroeconomic and business
concepts and its interpretation in policy context. Through this course, effort will be made to enable
students with decent analytical insights about prevailing economic environment in its totality and
its likely impact on the business environment both at national and international level.
Pedagogy:
The course will be taught mainly through lecture method. However, the approach will also include
case studies and presentations. The participants are expected to come to the class after going
through the pre-reads. Participants may be cold-called for an overview of the reading materials for
the session either at the beginning or at the end of the session.
Evaluation Criteria
Students will be evaluated all through the term. Distribution of weights to different component
will be as follows:
Mid Term Exam : 35%
End Term Exam : 35%
Quiz/Assignment : 20%
In-class activity (Instructor specific) : 10%
