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ECON11026 Principles of Economics
Principles of Economics
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General Information

Overview

This unit introduces basic principles of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory and the methods of economic analysis . You will examine the demand-supply model, market equilibrium, elasticity, and how the prices of goods and services, and the cost and revenue curves are determined. You will compare the key market structures: perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly and examine why government intervention is necessary in order to correct market failure and achieve allocative and productive efficiency. You will be introduced to the key macroeconomic indicators and their role in managing the economy. You will be given the opportunity to explore the dynamics of macroeconomic policies, and their effectiveness in achieving national economic objectives and dynamic efficiency to achieve long term economic growth.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 10
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

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Offerings For Term 3 - 2025

Brisbane
Melbourne
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Through Moodle Site

Feedback

More explanation and interpretations of graphs required.

Recommendation

Unit Coordinator and the campus lecturers will spend more time on explaining graphs during lectures and review the understanding during the tutorial sessions.

Feedback from Through Moodle Site

Feedback

I have a much broader understanding of economics through examples, and how it affects every area of our lives in ways we never knew!

Recommendation

Unit Coordinator and the campus lecturers will continue to provide theory to practice examples relating micro-economics and macro-economics to everyday life.

Feedback from In Class and Unit Evaluation Comments

Feedback

The theory to practice exercises and revision quizzes helped to score high marks in the quiz test and assignment. But I feel a more interactive approach would help with this unit.

Recommendation

Unit Coordinator will continue to provide revision quizzes and other H5P inter-active activities to suit diverse learning style of the students, to increase moodle engagement, learning from all types of diverse resources and assignment task.

Feedback from Unit Evaluation Comment

Feedback

Having a zoom tutorial session from 5 to 7pm is great especially for distance students.But having the option where distance students who work can attend the tutorial session is a really nice thing

Recommendation

Timetabling will consider to continue to have evening zoom tutorial session from 5pm-7pm for distance ad offshore students.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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