Case teaching method in the application of microeconomics

Abstract

Many students have the complicated feelings to Microeconomics, which need strong logics and the relevant basic mathematics. This paper discusses the practice and application of case study during the micro-economics teaching process. After provoking five principles of choosing the cases, such as typical, realistic, targeted, freshness and continuous, this paper gives the examples as many as possible, such as a sample of that the main three relationships between d demand curve and D demand curve are similar to adults find for mates, to point out there are at least two ways to improve learning interest for students, one is that the teachers provoke the cases and the other is that teachers encourage students to search for cases actively and initiatively, which can assist students to understand and grasp the concepts and principles of economics, so as to achieve the desired teaching objectives. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.