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ECF5410 - Applied microeconomics

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Economics

Coordinator(s)

Dr Zhijun Chen

Offered

Caulfield

First semester 2016 (Evening)

Synopsis

This unit discusses microeconomic issues from both the neoclassical and Austrian perspectives. The main topics include: economics as a science, the market and its operations, money, competition, information and knowledge, risk and uncertainty, and government regulation.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

appreciate that microeconomic theory can be usefully applied in many facets of modern business decision making
understand the economic logic behind basic decision rules about output and prices
critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the neoclassical microeconomic theory
think independently and communicate effectively.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Zhijun Chen

Prohibitions

ECF4100 and ECX5410