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ECON3056 – Evolution of Economic Ideas
2021 – Session 1, Special circumstances
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Wylie Bradford
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above including ((ECON110 or ECON111 or ECON1020) and 20cp at 2000 level or above)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Why is economics the way it is? Are modern approaches to analysis related to past contributions? Has there been progress in economics, and how would we know? What is the place of the history of economic thought in the history of ideas more generally? The answer to these and many other fascinating questions form the focus of this unit. The unit considers history of economic thought from a non-standard and enlightening perspective. Rather than trace through the chronology of authors and schools of thought, the unit examines the evolution of theories and theoretical ideas from their origins (sometimes in antiquity), through to their modern forms. This puts the economics you have already learned into context and allows for a greater appreciation of the historical, social and philosophical influences on the development of economic thought. Topics may include: theories of value; theories of distribution; theories of growth; theories of cycles and fluctuations. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Identify the distinguishing characteristics of key schools of thought and stages in the development of economic theory.
- ULO3: Analyse and describe the important individual contributors to the development of economics.
- ULO2: Evaluate the major theoretical approaches to the analysis of economic issues, the assumptions on which they are based, and their implications.
- ULO4: Exhibit the ability to interpret economic reasoning as presented in varying literary forms at different points in time.
- ULO5: Show a clear capacity to critically assess and compare current and historical approaches to the development of economics.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Tutorial assignment | 35% | No | Student-determined, beginning Week 3 |
| Personal Reflective Blog | 40% | No | Fortnightly, beginning Week 3 |
| Discussion | 25% | No | Weeks 8,12 |
Tutorial assignment
Assessment Type 1: Qualitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Student-determined, beginning Week 3
Weighting: 35%
Weekly study of major thinkers
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify the distinguishing characteristics of key schools of thought and stages in the development of economic theory.
- Analyse and describe the important individual contributors to the development of economics.
- Exhibit the ability to interpret economic reasoning as presented in varying literary forms at different points in time.
- Show a clear capacity to critically assess and compare current and historical approaches to the development of economics.
Personal Reflective Blog
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Fortnightly, beginning Week 3
Weighting: 40%
Full details are available in the Unit Guide
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify the distinguishing characteristics of key schools of thought and stages in the development of economic theory.
- Analyse and describe the important individual contributors to the development of economics.
- Evaluate the major theoretical approaches to the analysis of economic issues, the assumptions on which they are based, and their implications.
- Exhibit the ability to interpret economic reasoning as presented in varying literary forms at different points in time.
- Show a clear capacity to critically assess and compare current and historical approaches to the development of economics.
Discussion
Assessment Type 1: Debate
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Weeks 8,12
Weighting: 25%
Full details are available in the Unit Guide
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify the distinguishing characteristics of key schools of thought and stages in the development of economic theory.
- Evaluate the major theoretical approaches to the analysis of economic issues, the assumptions on which they are based, and their implications.
- Show a clear capacity to critically assess and compare current and historical approaches to the development of economics.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook