1. IB Economics & General Economics Course Outlines Mrs. K.Balan

2. IB Econ. Diploma Course 2-year-course External & Internal Assessment IB Board Exam – Standard Level / Higher Level External Assessment - SL Papers: 1,2 - HL Papers: 1,2,3 Internal Assessment: Portfolio of 4 commentaries assessed internally and then assessed externally Commentaries must be done by students to evaluate their capacity and knowledge acquired and ability to comment on current or past economic events and relating them to economic concepts and theories

3. Topics Covered Year I – 11 th Grade Section 1: Introduction to Economics Section 2: Microeconomics Section 3: Macroeconomics Year II – 12 th Grade Section 4: International Trade Section 5: Development Economics

4. In School Evaluation Evaluation will be done as follows: - First Quarter - 40% - Second Quarter - 40% - Semester Exams - 20% Grading is done on the following basis: - class work, quiz and test - 40% - homework - 30% - research and organisation of information - 10% - class participation - 10% - attendance/discipline - 10%

5. General Economics 9 th, 10 th and 11 th Grade Topics covered 1.Basic Economic problem 2.Nature and function of organizations and institutions in an economy 3.Economic systems 4.Markets (Demand and Supply) 5.Role of government 6.International Economics 7.Development Economics

6. In School Evaluation Evaluation is as follows: First Quarter 40% Second Quarter 40% Semester Exams 20% 1. Course evaluation (1 st and 2 nd quarters) - class work, test/quiz - 40% - home work - 30% - research and organization of information - 10% - class participation - 10% 2. Semester Exams - Written Exams - 10% - Course-based project work : - project file - 5% - formal presentation - 5%