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ECON143 Australian Economic Institutions and Performance

Updated: 06 May 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus B - Internet access required
Armidale Summer Semester Off Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ECON243 or EH120
Notes None
Combined Units ECON243 - Australian Economic Institutions and Performance
Coordinator(s)
Unit Description

It is one of a suite of units in economic history and institutional economics and is an important component of the BEc and BBus degrees. The unit gives students an historical perspective on contemporary economic institutions. Its main theme is the ways in which government, business and interest groups have interacted in the development of the Australian economy. It considers the Constitution and the economic functions of government, and the main regulatory institutions concerned with the labour market, rural production, industry and competition policy, public and private finance, and international economic relations.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Australian Economy: Your Guide
ISBN: 9781442529908
Lewis, P., Garnett, A., Treadgold, M. and Hawtrey, K., Pearson 5th ed. 2010
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 30% On Campus 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-4, 6, 7
Assignment 1 50% Off Campus 3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-4, 6, 7
Tutorial 20% On Campus 1000
Assessment Notes
Tutorial paper
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-4, 6, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 50% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. get to know and understand a certain amount of factual information about the origins, functions and importance of Australia's principal economic institutions and their significance;
  2. develop an appreciation of why and the ways in which these institutions developed and interact today with each other and affect the regulation and functioning of the Australian economy;
  3. develop the capacity to research, discover, and present information in a clear, concise, and literate manner in an essay-type assignment and examination.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
 True
2 Communication Skills
 True
3 Global Perspectives
 True
4 Information Literacy
 True
6 Problem Solving
The assignments involve consideration of diverse institutional objectives. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Understanding of Australian Institutions and diverse constituencies should lead to greater tolerance. 		True True True
   

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