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 home-work submission 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. Your tutor/s will also outline tutorial requirements to you in your first tutorial.

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 the 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 5 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 will be advised in class and via iLearn.

Together the online quizzes will contribute 20% to your final mark in this unit. The best 4 out of 5 quizzes will count towards your overall quiz mark.

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 the 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.



The class test will cover material drawn from parts of the unit’s subject matter covered to date. The test will consist of multiple choice questions and written-answer questions. The class test 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 the Disruption to Studies Policy below) in relation to the class test will be required to sit a supplementary test, if the special consideration application is approved.

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 the 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.