| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1, Trimester 1, Trimester 2, non-standard teaching period, offshore teaching period |
| Old unit code |
455.503 |
| Content |
This unit presents a critical set of principles and tools to assist managers to make informed decisions in an environment of economic risk and uncertainty. The unit introduces the basic elements of microeconomics and macroeconomics in terms of understanding the economic basis of business and strategic decision making through the application of economic principles to the role of the modern manager. Built around contemporary business experience and informal case studies, topics include supply and demand; market structures; contemporary market issues; the macroeconomic environment; money and financial markets; interest rates; inflation and unemployment; exchange rates; and a range of topical economic issues. |
| Assessment |
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley), Singapore, Manila |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit web page |
http://www.business.uwa.edu.au/studentnet
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
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