At the beginning of the session, each student will be allocated 10% (i.e., 10 marks) for tutorial work. You will need to work consistently throughout the session to keep this surplus of 10%. Tutorial attendance will comprise 5% and participation in questions and answers will make up the remaining 5%.

A separate document with detailed instructions about the tutorial format and assessment will be made available on the unit web page at the end of week 1. Your tutor will also outline tutorial requirements to you in your first tutorial in week 2.

The emphasis in marking the tutorial participation will be on how well you prepare for class. Preparing in your group will greatly help you prepare for providing answers to questions. If you work effectively with your group to understand and explain the essential elements of each topic, your individual learning will be further enhanced in class. Your consistent participation in group work and in asking and answering questions in class is essential for you to achieve learning outcomes 3, 4 and 5, in particular (see below for Learning Outcomes). Your participation in the tutorials will allow you to practise how to apply economic theory to solve problems, to communicate your ideas to others and thereby to improve the confidence with which you undertake future economic studies.

If you miss a tutorial due to unavoidable disruption, you may apply for special consideration (see Disruption to Studies Policy below). If that application is approved the attendance requirement will be waived for that tutorial.

There will be a total of 3 online quizzes conducted throughout the session on iLearn. This assessment task is intended to give you ongoing feedback on your progress in the unit. Online quizzes will consist of multiple choice questions only.

The dates and topics of each quiz are given below:

Quiz 1 (Weight: 2%), "Opportunity Cost and the Production Possibility Frontier" and "Demand and Supply", opens 9am Friday 29/08/14, closes 9am Friday 05/09/14

Quiz 2 (Weight: 4%),  "Elasticity", "Efficiency", "the Environment" and "Government actions in markets", opens 9am Friday 10/10/14, closes 9am Friday 17/10/14

Quiz 3 (Weight: 4%), "Consumer Choices and Constraints", "Producer Choices and Constraints", "Perfect Competition" and "Monopoly", opens 9am Friday 31/10/14, closes 9am Friday 07/11/14

Together the online quizzes will contribute 10% to your final mark in this unit.

Please note that no extensions will be granted. Failure to complete any quiz will result in a zero mark for that quiz. The penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration (see Disruption to Studies Policy below) is made and approved. In such cases the missed assessment will be covered by a supplementary assessment task, this could include an oral assessment task.

If students undertake a quiz off-campus, it is their responsibility to ensure the compatibility of the software they use with that of the university. Technical failures that occur when the quizzes are done off-campus cannot be verified by the university and would usually result in the student receiving zero for that quiz. The university computing labs are available throughout the weekend and have lab demonstrators to assist with technical issues.



Each student must submit their assignment by 4pm on Tuesday October 7 2014. The assignment is submitted via BESS. The emphasis in the assignment will be on using economic theory and reasoning to solve economic problems.The questions in the assignment will be similar to those dealt with in the tutorials. This assignment will be worth 20% of your final mark in this unit.

A separate document with detailed instructions about the assignment, as well as the assignment questions, will be made available on the ECON111 iLearn page in week 5. Please note that no extensions will be granted. Late assignments will be accepted up to 72 hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 20% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late means a 40% penalty). The penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration (see Disruption to Studies Policy below) is made and approved. In such cases an extension of time to complete the assignment may be granted.

End of unit three hour written examination, to be taken during the end of session examination period. The examination will cover material drawn from all parts of the unit’s subject matter.The exam will consist of multiple choice questions and written-answer questions. The final exam will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of basic economic concepts, the economic way of thinking and to use this knowledge to solve economic problems. All students who apply for special consideration (see Disruption to Studies Policy below) in relation to the final exam will be required to sit a supplementary examination, if the special consideration application is approved. Please note that the supplementary examination, held during the university supplementary exam period, will have a different format to the original exam. There will not be any multiple choice questions, the supplementary examination will be based on written answers only. In addition it is reasonable to point out that because students who sit the supplementary examination usually have much longer to prepare for their examination, the supplementary examination will be more difficult and marked at a higher level than the original examination.