Unit of Study ECON1001 Economics for Decision Making (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Unit description

This unit introduces students to an understanding of price formation and market structures, the tools of economic analysis, the behaviour of the consumer, government and the firm and the external and internal forces influencing that behaviour, especially in the current Australian economic environment.

Unit content

Module 1: Foundations of microeconomics

Module 2: Market structures

Module 3: Market failure and government intervention

Module 4: Foundations of macroeconomics

Module 5: The financial system in Australia

Module 6: Financial market structures

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
China - TUST	N/A	Dual Term2
Gold Coast	Term2,4	Term2,4
Melbourne	N/A	Term2,4
Online	Summer Term Term2,4	Summer Term Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby	N/A	Term2
Perth	N/A	Term2,4
Sydney	N/A	Term2,4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply microeconomic principles and tools to understand and assess the behaviour of consumers, business and governments

apply macroeconomic principles and tools to understand and assess the behaviour of consumers, business and governments

evaluate the likely economic impacts of various micro and macro policy settings.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Residential

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Short written response	30%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Short written response	30%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Short written response	30%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Short written response	30%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Short written response	30%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 Hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Short written response	30%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Short written response	30%
Report	50%

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Students need access to a computer with a webcam and reliable internet connection.

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Domestic

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Unit of Study ECON1001 Economics for Decision Making (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Credit points

Faculty & College

Placement

Unit description

Unit content

Availabilities

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Teaching and assessment

China - TUST (Dual Term)

Gold Coast (Term)

Melbourne (Term)

Online (Term)

Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby (Term)

Perth (Term)

Sydney (Term)

Prescribed learning resources

Dual Term 2

Summer Term

Term 2

Term 4

Fee information

Domestic

International

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