ECON8025 Diploma Microeconomics
| Offered By | School of Economics |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Economics |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2010 and First Semester, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description | This is a more advanced course than the typical intermediate (second year) microeconomics course taught in an economics major. While there is considerable emphasis on the techniques used to formally analyse economic problems, the main focus is to establish and understand the basic economic principles that lie behind resource allocation in private market economies. Emphasis is placed on problem solving as a way to reinforce the lecture material, and explanations are sought for the economic intuition. |
| Learning Outcomes | Provide students with rigorous understanding of microeconomics |
| Indicative Assessment |
Two examinable tutorials will be held during the semester and a three (3) hour examination at the end of the semester. A set of questions will be provided at the beginning of each examinable tutorial with the written answers being marked and returned in the next tutorial. |
| Workload | 10-12 per week |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Economics |
| Eligibility | At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree with introductory level courses in Economics, Statistics and Econometrics |
| Prescribed Texts | Nicholson, Walter and Snyder, Christopher, Microeconomic Theory: Basic Principles and Extensions, Southwestern (10th Edition), 2008. |
| Preliminary Reading |
Landsburg, Steven, E., Price Theory and Applications, West (3rd Edition), 1995. Pashigian, B., Peter, Price Theory and Applications, McGraw Hill, 1995 |
| Programs | Graduate Diploma in Economics, Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics, Graduate Diploma in Economic Policy, Graduate Diploma in International Trade and Economic Relations, and Master of Health Economics |
| Other Information |
See Course Website |
| Academic Contact | See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECON8025 |
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