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PAIS506 Avoid Economic Deception: Study Political Economy

Updated: 29 August 2012

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	PAIS306 or POLS206 or POLS306
Notes	None
Combined Units	PAIS306 - Avoid Economic Deception: Study Political Economy
Coordinator(s)	Tim Battin (tbattin@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	Political economy essentially seeks to understand the social and political repercussions of economic ideas, policy and activity. This unit asks in what ways political economy differs from orthodox economics; why people believe that political economy is more important than orthodox economics; whether orthodox economics should either be replaced by or at least supplemented by political economy; and whether students who are serious about understanding the big picture of political and economic forces in our society should be allowed to go through university without confronting and debating the issues, queries and doubts raised by any study of political economy.
Materials	Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

display an understanding of the social and political repercussions of economic ideas;
demonstrate a high level of knowledge of how political economy differs from orthodox economics; and
critically analyse arguments for the belief that political economy is more important than orthodox economics.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students will deepen their knowledge of advanced concepts and skills underpinning the political and international studies discipline through unit notes, readings and assignments. Knowledge is assessed in all assessment tasks.
2	Communication Skills Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks.
3	Global Perspectives Students will demonstrate an awareness of the global context of the subject area and they will develop an awareness of the need for tolerance and inter-cultural understanding.
4	Information Literacy Students are encouraged to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating data, including the skills to assess the utility of information, identify the most useful sources of information and critically analyse and examine those sources.
5	Life-Long Learning Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write on and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments (written skills; analytical skills).
6	Problem Solving Students will be assessed on their ability to conceptualise questions and formulate a range of solutions in both research and presentation. They will be required to collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem solving.
7	Social Responsibility Students will be taught about their professional responsibilities as a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. This will be assessed and taught through their responses to the assignment questions and discussions in online postings.
8	Team Work Students will practise working collaboratively and network effectively to solve problems on the online discussion board taking initiatives and leading others in this environment. They will also negotiate and assert their own values and respect the values and contributions of others on the discussion board.