最新糖心Vlog

Trimester 1 & 2
Mr David Murphy
My office is: Room 10.51, Nexus 10, 10 Pulteney Street.
Consultation times:  Tuesday all day.  Other times by appointment.

Email: david.g.murphy@adelaide.edu.au
Phone 8313 5757
Mobile phone: 0408 809 734

Trimester 3
Dr Philip Lawn
Email: philip.lawn@adelaide.edu.au
Telephone:

Economics is divided into two streams: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics focuses on the behaviours and interactions of economic agents, such as firms, households, and individuals. Macroeconomics looks, firstly, at the economy as a whole, especially the behaviours of aggregate measures, such as gross domestic product (GDP); measures of economic welfare; the quantity of capital, labour, and material and energy resources used; the quantity and nature of the wastes generated; the unemployment rate; the inflation rate; exchange rates; and interest rates. Secondly, macroeconomics considers how these aggregate measures vary with the business cycle and respond to government policies, ecological disturbances, institutional changes, international trading arrangements, and society’s values and individual behavioural patterns.

The course provides an overview of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Throughout the course, we will consider contemporary economic issues through the lens of real-world economics and their relevance to strategic decision-making, organisational management, and economic, social, and environmental policy-setting.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Understand key economic concepts, principles, and analytical tools, as well as the ‘language’ and ways of thinking employed by real-world economists
2	Apply key microeconomic and macroeconomic principles and analytical tools to make better managerial decisions and communicate solutions convincingly to both economists and non-economists
3	Understand economic policy issues and their relevance to management decisions
4	Articulate economic conditions and policy issues and why they are relevant to management
5	Understand the roles that governments and markets can play in improving the welfare of our society

1) Kelton, S. (2020), The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and How to Build a Better Economy, John Murray.

2) Daly, H. (2007), Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development: Selected Essays of Herman Daly, Edward Elgar.

3) Hail, S. (2018), Economics for Sustainable Prosperity, Palgrave Macmillan.

4) Kahneman, D. (2011), Thinking, Fast and Slow, Penguin Books.

I will post course materials, assessment tasks and important announcements in MyUni. Please check both our MyUni course website and your university email account regularly. 

https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au

Lectures will be recorded (whenever possible) and made available in the Echo 360 folder on MyUni. Please note that there may be occasions when the recording fails for technical reasons.

The class is divided in to 12 topics covering the various key aspects of microeconomics and macroeconomics. As the classes are small and our time together quite intensive, the lectures / tutorials are generally informal to promote as much participation in the discussion as possible. Each topic will have a lecture component, a tutorial excercise and an online assessment. The lectures will consist of a powerpoint presentation. The tutorials will consist of discussion questions similar to those you would face during examinations. The online assessment consists of 10 timed multiple choice questions, again similar to those you will face on your exam.

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide expects full-time students (i.e., those taking four 3-unit course at a time) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This translates to 12 hours per week for our 3-unit course. That is, in addition to our 3 hours of class time per week, you should expect to devote 9 hours per week to your studies in this course.

Please note: Schedule subject to change

Session	Topic	Readings
1	The concepts and tools of Microeconomics, Demand and Supply	Hubbard Ch 1, 2 & 3
2	Elasticity: The responsiveness of demand and supply	Hubbard Ch 4
3	Cost of Production and Market Structures	Hubbard Ch 6
4	Market Structures Part 1: Perfect Competition and Monopoly	Hubbard Ch 7 & 8 (not including appendix)
5	Market Structures Part 2: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly	Hubbard Ch 9
6	Economic Efficiency; Market Failure and the Role of Government	Hubbard Ch 5 & 11
7	National Income Accounts, Inflation, Unemployement, Business Cycle and Economic Growth	Hubbard Ch 13 & 14
8	Introduction to the Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Model	Hubbard Ch 15
9	Monetary Policy	Hubbard Ch 16 & 17
10	Fiscal Policy	Hubbard Ch 18 (including appendix 1)
11	International Trade - Part 1	Hubbard Ch 19
12	International Trade  - Part 2	Hubbard Ch 20

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Assignments	Individual	Ongoing	25%	1,2,3
Group Project	Group	Monday 10th August, 2020	25%	1,2,3,4,6
Final Examination	Individual	5.00 to 8.00 p.m.  Tuesday, 18th August, 2020	50%	1,2

Assessment Overview:
Assessment of this subject takes two forms: Self-assessment and formal assessment. Each topic contains questions which will allow you to test your knowledge and understanding of the material presented. These questions are designed to stimulate your interest in the topic and to gain an understanding of the applications of the relevant concepts. You are encouraged to read questioningly and to be critical of statements presented. Time will be allocated in each session for consideration of the topic questions and to discuss issues raised. Formal assessment will take the form of two written assignments, a case study and a final examination.

Two short assignments would be completed during the class sessions. These assignments will account for 25% of the course marks. The first assignment worth 10% would consist of twenty five (25) multiple choice questions, which must be completed by each student during the class session on 16th June, 2020 The second assignment worth 15% would be completed by each student during the class session on 14th July, 2020. There is no word limit but the assignment must be completed within the allocated time


Assessment criteria for first two assignments (25% of the course marks)
1. Demonstrated understanding of the relevant Economics concepts and theories.
2. Quality of the analysis and presentation.
3. Communication of ideas by making use of all available tools including the relevant diagrams.
4. Clarity of expression, including accuracy of terminology used.

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Case Study: (25% of the course marks)
The case study would be completed by students in small groups (2-4 students in a group). This will involve critical assessment of an industry of your choice. The word limit will be 5,000. The exercise will account for 25% of the course marks. The case study must be completed by 10th August, 2020.

Guidelines for the Case Study
The aim of this exercise is to apply economics concepts to critically analyse an industry of your choice.

While completing the cases study you may consider yourself as a consultant who has been approached by a firm or an investor to undertake an analysis of the market trends in a particular industry. The firm may be considering an investment within the industry and is in the evaluation phase. As the principal researcher/consultant you have been handed the brief. You may wish to form a team of 2 - 4 colleagues in order to prepare the required report.

Select an industry in which you have a particular interest. You should aim to analyse the market trends over a 5 - 10 year period. Therefore choose carefully as availability of information is a major consideration.

You should then use this information and the concepts studied in the course to prepare your report. Please refer to the attached notes on report writing to gain an understanding of how the report should be structured.


The report should address the following questions.
1. Within the industrial group describe trends in relation to production, number of participants, prices, competition both domestic and from imports, employment, investment and profitability.
2. Determinants of changes in demand and supply.
3. The impact of technological change and economies of scale.
4. Pricing strategies and interaction between firms.
5. The nature, extent and impact of Government policies.
6. You opinion as to whether the industry represents an area of potential investment for your client.


Assessment criteria for the case study
In your report you and your team should demonstrate
1. An understanding of the relevant economic concepts.
2. An ability to conduct good quality analysis and evaluation of the recent market trends and futures in the industry.
3. An ability to communicate ideas effectively by means of organisation of the content of the report.
4. Clarity of expression, including accuracy of terminology used.

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Three Hour Open Book Final Exam: (50% of the course marks)
The exam will cover all main topics studied during the class sessions. The exam would mainly consist of discussion questions that can be answered by making use of appropriate diagrams while referring to the relevant concepts discussed.

No late subamissions are accepted.

Additional Assessment
If a student receives 45-49 for their final mark for the course they will automatically be granted an additional assessment. This will most likely be in the form of a new exam (Additional Assessment) and will have the same weight as the original exam unless an alternative requirement (for example a hurdle requirement) is stated in this semester’s Course Outline. If, after replacing the original exam mark with the new exam mark, it is calculated that the student has passed the course, they will receive 50 Pass as their final result for the course (no higher) but if the calculation totals less than 50, their grade will be Fail and the higher of the original mark or the mark following the Additional Assessment will be recorded as the final result.