ECO1000 Economics

Other requisites

Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at http://www.usq.edu.au/ict/students/standards/default.htm.

Synopsis

Economic concepts and ideas are used in both business and government as the basis for much decision-making. This course introduces students to the main economic concepts and provides them with the opportunity to explore some of the key contemporary business and economic issues. Students not only learn the basic tenets of the discipline, but also able to relate these concepts to understand real-world problems through case studies. These case studies place students in real world situations requiring them to apply their theoretical understanding to explain and critically analyse these problems faced by business and economic managers in the 21st century. It covers both micro and macro economics.

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