Category: Tutorial

Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards.…

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching: Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html Assessment Policy  http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the…

Lectures (2 hours per week) Lectures are intended to provide an overview of the key concepts explored in the unit. Tutorials (I hour per week) Tutorials constitute a critical learning experience in this unit. Students must prepare for them, attend them and actively participate in them. Independent learning Econ244 relies heavily on independent learning where…

Weeks Lecture Topics & Key Dates 1 LECTURE 1:INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LABOUR MARKETSTopics covered include; what is modern labour economics, schools of thought in labour economics, is labour fundamentally different from other commodities, labour market processes and labour market outcomes.Readings:Kaufman & Hotchkiss (hereafter K & H) Ch.1Garvey, G. T. (1994) “Why labour is…

Classes There will be one two-hour lecture each week, beginning in week one. There will be a one-hour tutorial each week, beginning in week two. The timetable for classes can be found on the university web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials Recommended Text The unit is based on the following textbook: Kaufman, Bruce…

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to: Assessment Tasks Name Weighting Due Tutorial Participation 15% Ongoing Within Session Class Test 5% Week 5 Essay 20% Week 10 Final Examination 60% University Examination Period Tutorial Participation Due: OngoingWeighting: 15% Students are expected to actively participate in tutorial discussion. To facilitate this all students are…

Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit ConvenorMichael [email protected] via [email protected] 416Available on iLearn Credit points 3 Prerequisites 15cp including (ECON110 or ECON111) Corequisites Co-badged status Unit description This is a unit in the economics of the labour market. It deals with some of the most fascinating and practical questions in economics, questions such as the…