Intermediate Microeconomics

Subject ECON20002 (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2014.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Semester 1: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week; Summer Semester: Two 2-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week for six weeks
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites:

The following:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

And one of the following:

Entry into Bachelor of Commerce

OR

A study score of at least 25 in Mathematical Methods Units 3 & 4, or equivalent.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites:

None
Recommended Background Knowledge:

Please refer to Prerequisites and Corequisites.
Non Allowed Subjects:

None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Contact

Summer:

sdanilki@unimelb.edu.au

Semester 1:

rahsan@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject examines the development of the microeconomic theory of the behaviour of economic agents and how the behaviour of economic agents and government influence the efficiency of the economy. Topics include perfect competition, general equilibrium, market power, intertemporal decision making, decision making under uncertainty and imperfect information.
Learning Outcomes:

Information not available.
Assessment:
  • A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%);
  • Two assignments totalling no more than 2000 words combined due weeks 5 and 9 (20%)
  • One multiple-choice test in week 7 (10%)
  • Weekly tutorial participation (10%)
Prescribed Texts:

You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

  • High level of development: oral communication; written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking.

  • Moderate level of development: synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; receptiveness to alternative ideas.

  • Some level of development: statistical reasoning.
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Economics
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Economics
Economics Major
Related Breadth Track(s): Contemporary Public Economic Policy

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