本課程是以建立學生經濟學基本概念，學習面對有限資源，如何選擇來極大化效用、利潤與效率，培養學生作決策時，具成本效益分析之能力，將來面對財經環境與經營管理議題，都能夠運用經濟學專業知識之思考模式。課程主要內容分成個體經濟學與總體經濟學兩個部分：前者為消費者與廠商選擇理論，包含供給與需求、市場均衡分析、生產者決策、完全競爭市場、獨佔、外部效果與公共財等；後者為總體經濟學導論，如國民所得的衡量、物價膨脹與失業、貨幣與金融市場、總合供需分析、財政政策與貨幣政策等。
在完成此課程的學習，學生將能夠
(1) 對經濟學有基本的觀念；
(2) 具備成本效益分析之決策能力；
(3) 應用邏輯推理的方法，剖析日常的各種經濟問題與現象；
(4) 將經濟學的理論予以生活化。

This course is to establish the basic concepts of economics for students, learn about limited resources, how to choose to maximize utility, profit and efficiency, cultivate students' decision-making skills, have the ability to analyze costs and benefits, and to face financial environment and business management issues, and use the thinking model of professional economic knowledge. The main content of the course is divided into two parts: individual economics and overall economics: the former is consumer and manufacturer's selection theory, including supply and demand, market balance analysis, producer decisions, complete competition for the market, independent ownership, external effects and public finance, etc.; the latter is general economics research discussion, such as measurement of national income, price inflation and unemployment, currency and financial market, combined supply and demand analysis, financial policy and currency policy, etc.
After completing the learning process, students will be able to
(1) Have basic concepts about economics;
(2) Have the ability to make decisions in cost-benefit analysis;
(3) Apply logical reasoning methods to analyze various economic problems and phenomena in daily life;
(4) Life-oriented economic theory.

經濟學入門課程，課程涵蓋個體經濟與總體經濟學。旨在培養建立經濟思考方式，暸解經濟體系基本運作架構以及政策與經濟體系之的因果關係。

Economics is included in the door course, which covers individual economics and overall economics. It aims to cultivate and establish economic thinking methods and understand the causal relationship between the basic operating structure of the economic system and the policy and the economic system.

教科書：
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2020. Principles of Economics, 9th Edition. South Western, Cengage Learning. （東華書局代理）
（中譯本：王銘正。2020 。《經濟學原理 Mankiw 9/e》。東華書局。）

參考書：
1. 胡春田、巫和懋、霍德明、熊秉元。《經濟學概論》。雙葉書廊。
2. 張清溪、許嘉棟、劉鶯釧、吳聰敏。《經濟學：理論與實際》。第七版。翰蘆圖書出版有限公司。

Textbook:
Mankiw, N. Gregory. 2020. Principles of Economics, 9th Edition. South Western, Cengage Learning. (Agent from Donghua Book Bureau)
(Chinese translation: Wang Yanzheng. 2020. "Principles of Economics Mankiw 9/e". Donghua Book Bureau.)

Reference book:
1. Hu Chuntian, Wu Hemao, Huo Deming, and Xiong Bingyuan. "Economic Overview". Double Leaf Library.
2. Zhang Qingxi, Xu Jiaqi, Liu Baojian, and Wu Tengmin. "Economics: Theory and In practice". Seventh Edition. Hansu Book Publishing Co., Ltd.