Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Dr Alison Vicary
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E4A427
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Teaching Assistant
Leeanne Mendonca de Mello
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E4A Level 4
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Lecturer
Dr Michael Dobbie
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E4A416
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Lecturer
Dr Craig MacMillan
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E4A427
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Lecturer
Dr Edwin Franks
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E4A421
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Lecturer
Dr Pauline McAlary
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E4A Level 4
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Lecturer
Dr Sunny Shin
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E4A Level 4
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Lecturer
Dr Sayma Rahman
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E4A Level 4
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Lecturer
Dr Sophie Yan
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E4A449
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MActPrac
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
ECON649 City Campus; ECON649 North Ryde Campus
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Unit description |
Unit description
The aim of this unit is to provide a postgraduate-level foundation in modern economic analysis, with applications to decision making in business, for postgraduate actuarial students. The unit provides students with the knowledge and tools to use microeconomic and macroeconomic theory and concepts in analysing business decision making and an understanding of the broader social, economic and regulatory environment in which businesses operate.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Your final result is the summation of all marked assessment.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Worksheets | 40% | No | Most Weeks |
Final exam | 60% | No | University Examination Period |
Due: Most Weeks
Weighting: 40%
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 60%
The final examination for this unit will be held during the Macquarie University final examination period.
Topic 1: The Capitalist Revolution
Topic 2: The Technological Revolution(s) and Economic Models
Topic 3: Scarcity, Work and Choice
Topic 4: The Firm: Owners, Managers & Employees
Topic 5: The Firm and Its Customers
Topic 6: Supply and Demand: Price Taking and Competitive Markets
Topic 1: Banks and Money
Topic 2: Economic Fluctuations and Unemployment
Topic 3: Unemployment, Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Topic 4: Inflation
Topic 5: Economic Inequality
More information about the specifics of the topics and the associated readings will be provided each week.
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Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.
This graduate capability is supported by:
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20/02/2018 | Clarification regarding the timeframe for submission of the worksheets. |