Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Dr Marjan Nazifi
Contact via Email
4ER Room 429
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Lecturer
Dr Sayma Rahman
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4ER Room 223
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Lecturer
Dr Mahbubul Hakim
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4ER Room 449
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Lecturer
Dr Craig MacMillan
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4ER Room 427
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Teaching Assistant
Leeanne Mendonca de Mello
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAccg or MAccg(Adv) or MAcc(Prof) or MAcc(Prof)MCom or MCom or MBkgFin or MIntBus or MIntBusMIntComm or MIntBusMIntRel
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides an introduction to modern economic analysis. The first half of the unit deals with the theory and application of microeconomics, while the second half is devoted to macroeconomics, which examines the problems associated with inflation, unemployment and the business cycle in the context of the Australian economy.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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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25/07/2019 | Emphasizing on the attendance. |
23/07/2019 | Nothing has changed. |