經濟學是探討人類選擇行為，以及選擇行為間互動情形的社會科學。課程內容包括：基本分析工具之介紹、供給與需求模式之應用、選擇行為之探討、競爭與市場結構分析等。透過講述讓學生了解經濟學內涵、基本原理、生活應用與思考方式，運用圖表與簡單數學，幫助學生建立經濟邏輯概念；並透過生活案例介紹，增進學生之體驗。經濟學不應只是理論之傳授，更應該是生活的體驗與應用。 The purpose of this course is intended to introduce the basic principles in Economics. The contents in the first semester include of the principles of economics, interdependence and gains from trade, the market forces of supply and demand, elasticity, the efficiency of markets, the cost of production, the competitive market, monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition and the market for the factors of production.

Mankiw, N. G., Principles of Economics, 10th ed, 2024.