The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus.

The aims are to enable students to:

• know and understand the terminology, concepts, theories and principles of economics

• express ideas in writing and using statistics and diagrams, or other methods, where appropriate

• develop the habit of using works of reference as sources of information specific to economics

• read critically to gain information about the changes in the wider economic and social environment

• appreciate the methods of study that economists use, and the most effective ways economic information may be analysed, correlated, discussed, evaluated and presented

• develop an interest in and enthusiasm for economics that could lead to further study