Dosent / Lecturer:

Mr. Matthew van Wyk

E-pos / Email:

25031023@nwu.ac.za

Kontak nommer / Contact number:

074 709 8810

Office hours / Kantoor ure:

08:30 - 16:30

Ons heet jou hartlik welkom by hierdie jou tweede module in die studie van Ekonomie.  ECOE 122 is ʼn 12-krediet module wat impliseer dat jy ongeveer 120 uur (insluitende studietyd, voorbereiding vir kontaksessies, opdragte en die eksamen, ens) benodig om hierdie module suksesvol te voltooi.  Ek vertrou dat afgesien van die selfverryking wat hierdie kursus jou sal bied, dit jou ook sal toerus met die nodige vaardighede om veranderings in die onderrigomgewing en vak teweeg te bring (gemik op ʼn meer entrepreneurgerigte onderwys aan leerders) om jou roeping as opvoeder te vervul.

Die doel van hierdie module is om jou makro-ekonomiese kennis op te bou deur op die Nasionale Rekenings te fokus, asook jou mikro-ekonomiese kennis deur noukeurig te kyk na prysvorming en die interaksie tussen vraag en aanbod.

In hierdie module sal jy ook bekendgestel word aan Ekonomiemetodologie en in die besonder aan vaardighede om Ekonomie as ʼn vak te onderrig.  Jy sal bou op jou ECOE 112-kennis met betrekking tot die KABV vir Ekonomie, lesbeplanning en -voorbereiding en jy sal die geleentheid gebied word om ʼn les aan te bied.  In hierdie module gaan ons ook kyk na die integrasie van IKT in die onderrig van Ekonomie.

We wish you a very warm welcome to this your second module in the study of Economics.  ECOE 122 is a 12-credit module, which implies that you require approximately 120 hours (including study time, preparation for contact sessions, assignments and the exanimation, etc) to complete this module successfully.  I trust that, apart from the self-enrichment that this course will offer you, it will also equip you with the necessary skills to bring about changes in the teaching environment and subject (aimed at providing a more entrepreneur-orientated education to learners) in order for you to fulfil your calling as educator.

The aim of this module is to build on your macro-economic knowledge by focusing on the National Accounts, as well as your micro-economic knowledge by looking closely at price formation and the interaction between demand and supply. 

In this module you will also be introduced to Economics Methodology, and more specifically skills to teach Economics as a subject.  You will build on your ECOE 112 knowledge regarding the CAPS for Economics, lesson planning and preparation and be given the opportunity to present a lesson.  In this module we will also look at the integration of ICT in teaching Economics.

Die ekonomie is deel van jou daaglikse lewe en van die funksionering van die land.  Grondliggende ekonomiese kennis plaas jou in ʼn beter posisie om weldeurdagte besluite te neem aangaande jou behoeftes en die bevrediging van daardie behoeftes.  Jou ekonomiese kennis kan ook bydra tot die vestiging van ʼn beter Suid-Afrika.  Die kennis wat jy tydens jou studies opdoen, sal jou in staat stel om leerders in die skool omtrent die ekonomie te onderrig en dat hulle ook in staat is om ʼn bydrae te lewer tot die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie.

Om sukses te behaal in hierdie module is dit belangrik dat jy eerstens ʼn deeglike studie doen van die teoretiese kennis rakende die leerinhoud en tweedens dat jy hierdie teoretiese kennis in die praktyk toepas.

Na voltooiing van hierdie module behoort jy ʼn doeltreffende, bekwame en akkurate leser, skrywer en spreker van die Afrikaanse taal te wees met die fokus op spesifieke Ekonomie-woordeskat.  Jy moet in staat wees om doeltreffend binne ons veeltalige gemeenskap te funksioneer.  Hierdie module is nou gekoppel aan die ander modules in die program aangesien dit jou vermoë om jou opdragte en eksamenantwoorde te formuleer, verbeter.  As jy nie daarin slaag om hierdie vaardighede op te doen nie, mag dit jou kanse om ʼn onderwyser te word in die wiele ry.

Economics is part of your daily life and the functioning of the country.  Basic economic knowledge puts you in a better position to make well-informed decisions concerning your needs and the satisfaction of these needs.  Your economic knowledge may also contribute towards establishing a better South Africa.  The knowledge that you acquire during your studies will enable you to teach the learners in school about the economy and that they are also able to make a contribution to the South African economy.

In order for you to be successful in this module it is important that you firstly, make a thorough study of the theoretical knowledge regarding the learning content and secondly, that you apply this theoretical knowledge in practice.

After completion of this module you should be an effective, capable and accurate reader, writer and speaker of the English language, focusing on specific Economics vocabulary.  You must be able to function effectively within our multilingual community.  This module is closely linked to the other modules in the programme, as it improves your ability to formulate your assignments and examination answers.  Failure to acquire these skills may handicap your chances of becoming a teacher.