ECW1102 - Introductory macroeconomics
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate Faculty of Business and Economics
Leader(s): Dr Jaai Parasnis
Offered
Berwick Second semester 2009 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2009 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Sunway First semester 2009 (Day)
Sunway Second semester 2009 (Day)
Peninsula Second semester 2009 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
An introduction to the study of economics from a macroeconomic perspective including the following areas of study: trade in a global village, GDP as National Income and Aggregate Expenditure, savings and investment, unemployment, money and the Australian monetary system, aggregate demand and supply in the short and long run, monetary and fiscal policy including the related debates and in particular Australia as an open economy.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%
Contact hours
3 hours per week