BU1003 - Economics for Sustainable Business
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business (pre 2015) |
This subject is an introductory subject in Economics. It covers concepts in Macroeconomics 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 microeconomics part of the subject introduces the economic principles of demand and supply which builds a foundation to understanding topics such as market forces, externalities, the environment, competition, the role of governments in markets, price and output determination under different market structures, and trade. The macroeconomics part of the subject explains existing theories of economic growth with extensive policy applications; it also provides discussions on economic (e.g. inflation) and social (e.g. employment) goals to be pursued at national and global level in order to achieve economic development and environmental sustainability.
Learning Outcomes
- contrast and compare economic growth rates of different countries and develop an understanding of their determinants;
- appreciate the interrelatedness of the global economy, which implies that localised crises may have global consequences;
- apply economics concepts to important contemporary microeconomic and macroeconomic problems including major policy issues;
- appreciate that resource scarcity must lead to economic trade-offs and explain the decision making processes involved in making those trade-offs, both at the individual (firm) level and the aggregate level;
- comprehend how economic policy tools at the disposal of governments may benefit individuals, individual firms and/or society at large.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EC1001 EC1005 BU1903 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Simone Marsiglio |
| Lecturers: | Professor Zhang-Yue Zhou, Dr Sizhong Sun. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Simone Marsiglio. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Simone Marsiglio. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 20-Mar-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Ms Pengji Wang, Simone Marsiglio. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 17-Jul-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Ms Pengji Wang, Simone Marsiglio. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 13-Nov-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Ms Pengji Wang, Simone Marsiglio. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
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An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 17-Apr-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Simone Marsiglio |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 14-Aug-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Simone Marsiglio |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 11-Dec-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Simone Marsiglio |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); weekly quizzes (30%). |
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