ADVANCED ECONOMICS TEACHING METHODOLOGY

This course examines the History of Economic Methodology. It explores the verifications in Economics, falsification in Economics, ultra empiricism, operationalism, irrelevance of assumptions, economics essentialism, the distinction between positive and normative economics, deductive and inductive economics, methodological judgments versus value judgments and value-free social science. The course also examines teaching methods and aids, use of mathematical and statistical techniques in economics and its relevance, a critical appraisal of lectures, tutorials, seminars, problem solving, projects, role playing, case studies, programmed learning, special rooms and visual aids; assessment and testing in economics; different modes of internal and external assessment, with reference to Uganda; some problems of teaching economics and business in secondary schools.