MAE101 - Economic Principles

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: MAEM101
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 1 hour online lecture each week (recordings provided)  and  1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week

Scheduled learning activities - online

1 x 1 hour online lecture (recordings provided)  and 1 x 2 hour online seminar each week

Content

This unit introduces foundational concepts in economics that are essential to understanding the economic environment. The tools of analysis developed in the unit provide the foundation for understanding issues such as coordinating people's needs with the world's limited resources, the operation of competitive markets and monopolies, as well as understanding the role and consequences of government policies such as taxes. The unit also introduces students to key macroeconomic indicators such as economic growth, unemployment, inflation and the international sector. It provides insights for evaluating the working and the impacts of monetary and fiscal policy.

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