Required texts

In this unit, the textbook serves as an essential supplement to the lectures. The lectures will introduce and explain the key concepts and theories in each topic, as well as their applications in the Australian and global economies. The assigned textbook readings for each week will help you dive deeper into the content and retain the knowledge. The following textbook is chosen for this unit and it is specifically designed with a focus on Australian applications. 

Parkin, Michael & Bade, Robin, Macroeconomics: Australia in the Global Environment (2nd Edition) Pearson.

In order to grasp the concepts covered in this unit, it's important that you read broadly from other economists in this field. Below are two excellent entry-level macroeconomics textbooks written by well-known professors and practitioners:

Bernanke, Ben, Olekalns, Nilss & Frank, Robert H., Principles of Macroeconomics

Mankiw, Gregory, Macroeconomics

If you wish to challenge yourself or get some exposure into intermediate level macroeconomics, you may consult the following texts:

Blanchard, Olivier & Sheen, Jeffrey, Macroeconomics: Australasian Edition

Dornbusch, Rudiger, Macroeconomics

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Ouriginal will be used to check for plagiarism for all assignments. Your assessments must be written in your words and citations used when referencing material from published sources. One Ouriginal preview will be available for students to check their assessment prior to submission. Students will only receive an Ouriginal report for one draft submission of their work and again once their assessment have been formally submitted. Do not submit drafts to other Canvas sites, as this will be considered a form of self-plagiarism. Do not submit any material that has been formally submitted to other units. This is a form of academic misconduct. 

Use of AI is not permitted in this unit

The University's position is that artificial intelligence services must not be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an AI service may only be used if:

a) its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of the specified task; and

b) it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline; and

c) its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that the students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

The use of AI has not been specified in the assessment instructions for the unit or in the unit outline and thus, AI is not a permissible resource.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at 黑料吃瓜网. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

黑料吃瓜网 students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

黑料吃瓜网 uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

You are strongly encouraged to participate as much as you can during tutorials, as you can get instant feedback to your questions. Also, students will benefit most from two-way discussions on the theories and their applications. Participation in lectures and tutorials, reading assigned materials and working through problems is a complete learning package that will bring out the most of the unit content. 

Required IT skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office softwares (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

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