EC5103 - Business Economics
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Economics |
Available to GuangZhou students - As outlined in the JCU/GuangZhou University agreement. Available to the Townsville students - as outlined in the Master of Professional Accounting course.
This subject provides an introduction to economic analysis, with particular applications to decision-making in business. On completion, students should have an understanding of economic concepts, be able to construct economic arguments in terms of these concepts and be able to apply simple economic models to the analysis of relevant economic issues.
Learning Outcomes
- provide benefits to business students in terms of the ability to use economic principles in 'rational' decision-making;
- develop an understanding of the economic environment in which business decisions must be made;
- familiarity with key business and economic statistics that are periodically released by the Australian government and international agencies, including the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Australian Treasury, the OECD and the IMF;
- develop an understanding of the role and impact of economic policy.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 6 | |
| Census Date 29-Jun-2007 | |
| Non-standard start/end 15-Jun-2007 to 10-Aug-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 15-Jun-2007 to 01-Jul-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Ms Vera Girgenti. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 10 | |
| Census Date 14-Dec-2007 | |
| Non-standard start/end 09-Nov-2007 to 11-Jan-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 09-Nov-2007 to 25-Nov-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%). |
| Guangzhou, Block, Study Period 61 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 07-Apr-2007 to 13-May-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Owen Stanley |
| Lecturer: | Ms Vera Girgenti. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 11-May-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Vera Girgenti |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Vera Girgenti |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 14-Dec-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Vera Girgenti |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%). |
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