BU1003 - Economics for Business

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business

This subject is an introductory course in Economics. It covers concepts in Macroeconomis and Microeconomics and provides students with an understanding of the various economic interrelationships, both domestic and international, which will help them to reach informed business decisions in the highly dynamic world of business. The subject introduces the economic principle of demand and supply which builds a foundation to understanding topics such as market forces, externalities, the environment, competition, trade, pricing practices, government policy, economic growth, and globalisation.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of concepts and analyses in microeconomics and macroeconomics;
• Apply these concepts to important contemporary microeconomic and macroeconomic problems including major policy issues; and;
• Discuss newspaper articles on Economic issues;
• State a definition of Economics and list a range of topics which can come under this definition;
• Analyse current economic issues.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

EC1001 AND EC1005

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Ms Vera Girgenti, Dr Riccardo Welters
Lecturers:	Ms Vera Girgenti, Dr Riccardo Welters.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - Typically two hours per week. 12 hours tutorials - Typically one hour per week commencing week two.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (5%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Ms Vera Girgenti
Lecturer:	Dr Taha Chaiechi.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/week 12 hours tutorials - 1 hour tutorial; tutorials commence Week 2
Assessment:	end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (5%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Ms Vera Girgenti.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (5%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 24-Jul-2009
Coord/Lect:	Ms Vera Girgenti.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (5%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 20-Nov-2009
Coord/Lect:	Ms Vera Girgenti.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (5%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 14-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Ms Vera Girgenti.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (5%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 17-Apr-2009
Coord/Lect:	Ms Vera Girgenti.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (5%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 11-Dec-2009
Coord/Lect:	Ms Vera Girgenti.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (55%); quizzes or tests (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (5%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.