Economics - Syllabus

Course Overview and Structure

Embark on a profound academic exploration as you delve into the Economics course (eco) within the distinguished Tribhuvan university's BIT department. Aligned with the BIT Curriculum, this course (Na) seamlessly merges theoretical frameworks with practical sessions, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Rigorous assessment based on a 80 + 20 marks system, coupled with a challenging passing threshold of , propels students to strive for excellence, fostering a deeper grasp of the course content.

This 3 credit-hour journey unfolds as a holistic learning experience, bridging theory and application. Beyond theoretical comprehension, students actively engage in practical sessions, acquiring valuable skills for real-world scenarios. Immerse yourself in this well-structured course, where each element, from the course description to interactive sessions, is meticulously crafted to shape a well-rounded and insightful academic experience.


Course Description

This course covers the basic concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics. In encompasses basic

economic problems, demand, supply, market equilibrium, elasticity of demand and supply, consumer

choice, production, cost, revenue, market structure, concept of national product and income and its

measurement, monetary and fiscal policies.

Course Objectives

The main objective of this course is to make students familiar with the basic concepts of economics.

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Key Topics

  • Introduction to Economics
    EC-1

    Defining economics through the perspectives of Alfred Marshall, Lipsey, and Lionel Robbins.

  • Microeconomics
    EC-2

    Understanding the concept and scope of microeconomics.

  • Economic Systems
    EC-3

    Characteristics of free market, centrally planned, and mixed economic systems with examples.

  • Production Possibility Curve
    EC-4

    Analyzing society's production possibility curve/frontier and its relation to choice, scarcity, and opportunity cost.

Key Topics

  • Designing Databases
    DE-1

    This topic covers the fundamentals of designing databases, including the relational database model, normalization, and transforming E-R diagrams into relations.

  • Designing Forms and Reports
    DE-2

    This topic focuses on designing forms and reports, including formatting and assessing usability to create effective user interfaces.

  • Designing Interfaces and Dialogues
    DE-3

    This topic explores the design of interfaces and dialogues, including interaction methods and devices, and designing interfaces and dialogues in graphical environments.

  • Implementation Issues
    DE-4

    Addressing common challenges and considerations that arise during the implementation phase of software development.

  • Open-Source Development
    DE-5

    Exploring the principles, benefits, and best practices of open-source software development.

  • Estimation of Missing Values
    DE-6

    Methods for estimating missing values in experimental designs, including CRD and RBD.

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of CRD and RBD
    DE-7

    Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of Completely Randomized Design (CRD) and Randomized Block Design (RBD).

  • Latin Square Design (LSD)
    DE-8

    A type of experimental design that accounts for two blocking factors to reduce variability.

  • Statistical Analysis of LSD
    DE-9

    Methods for analyzing data from a Latin Square Design (LSD) experiment.

  • Efficiency of LSD relative to RBD
    DE-10

    Comparison of the efficiency of Latin Square Design (LSD) and Randomized Block Design (RBD).

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of LSD
    DE-11

    Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of Latin Square Design (LSD).

  • Recovery from Deadlock
    DE-12

    Recovery from deadlock involves aborting and restarting processes to recover from a deadlock. This can be done using various techniques, including process termination and resource deallocation.

Key Topics

  • Nature of Internship
    CO-1

    The internship work should be relevant to the field of computer science and information technology, with a minimum duration of 180 hours or ten weeks.

  • Phases of Internship
    CO-2

    The internship evaluation consists of three phases: Proposal Submission, Mid-Term Submission, and Final Submission.

  • Provision of Supervision
    CO-3

    A regular faculty member of the college is assigned as a supervisor to supervise the students throughout the internship period.

  • Provision of Mentorship
    CO-4

    A regular employee of the intern providing organization is assigned as a mentor to guide the students throughout the internship period.

  • Evaluation Scheme
    CO-5

    The evaluation scheme consists of Proposal Defense, Midterm, and Final Defense, with a total of 200 marks.

  • Report Contents
    CO-6

    The internship report should contain prescribed content flow, including introduction, problem statement, objectives, and references.

Key Topics

  • Project Management Techniques
    PR-1

    This topic covers various project management techniques used to plan, organize, and control projects. It includes developing project management plans and implementing, monitoring, and controlling projects.

  • Collaborative Development Environment
    PR-2

    This topic focuses on creating an environment that fosters collaboration and teamwork. It includes communications planning, organizing and conducting effective meetings, and other collaborative development strategies.

  • Inter Process Communication
    PR-3

    Methods of communication between processes, including race conditions and critical sections.

  • Implementing Mutual Exclusion
    PR-4

    Techniques for achieving mutual exclusion, including busy waiting, sleep and wakeup, semaphores, monitors, and message passing.

  • Classical IPC Problems
    PR-5

    Solutions to classic inter-process communication problems, including producer-consumer, sleeping barber, and dining philosopher problems.

  • Process Scheduling
    PR-6

    Goals and techniques for scheduling processes, including batch, interactive, and real-time systems.

  • Deadlock Prevention
    PR-7

    This topic covers deadlock prevention techniques, which ensure that deadlocks cannot occur by preventing one of the necessary conditions for deadlock.

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