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316-327 Business Applications of Economics | |
Availability | Not offered in 2001. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Associate Professor J Borland |
Prerequisites | 316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | Three hours of lectures and workshops per week |
Subject Description | The subject will study methods and approaches for applying economic theory and quantitative techniques in business environments. Lectures in the subject will cover topics relating to planning a group research project, bibliographic skills, ethics in research, the application of economic theory and quantitative methods, effective presentation of data, writing a research report, and oral presentations of research reports. The main part of assessment for this course will involve groups of students undertaking business-oriented research projects. Workshop sessions in the course will provide a forum for evaluation of work-in-progress on the research projects. |
Assessment | A 2-hour examination (40%) and a written report and presentation (60%). The assessment for the research report will be allocated to the group of students writing the report. To pass the subject students must achieve a pass in each component of assessment. |
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