| Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 11001 (v.3) Economics (Macro) 101 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Basic concepts and recent trends in major macroeconomic variable, business cycles, consumption investment, the basic Keynesian or neoclassical IS-LM model, the aggregate DD/SY model, open economy models, new classical macroeconomics and rational expectations, unemployment and inflation, exchange rates. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understanding of macroeconomic principles and key issues of debate. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Contemporary Intermediate Macro text books. |
| Unit Texts: | Mankiw, G. ( 2002). Macroeconomics. (fifth edition). Worth Publishers. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous Assessment 50%, Final Examination 50%. This is done by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Summer Period | Y | | | | 2004 | Joondalup Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Mktg Inst of S'pore | Trimester 1A | Y | | | |
