Required texts

In this unit, the textbook is an essential supplement to the lectures. The lectures aim at exposing students to the breadth and depth of the concepts and theories, while the textbook readings will take you into deeper discussions of those theories as well as the mathematical details. The main textbook chosen for this unit is:

Microeconomics, Australian Edition, by Jeffrey Perloff, Rhonda Smith and David Round

Below is a list of other useful (and widely adopted) references. You are strongly recommended to consult more than one text on each topic so you can see how different economists approach the same topic from different angles. 

Intermediate Microeconomics, 8th Edition, by Hal. R. Varian

Microeconomics, Global Edition, 9th Edition, by Robert Pindyck and Daniel Rubinfeld

Microeconomics and Behaviour, 9th Edition, by Robert Frank

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 UC. 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.

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

UC 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 91Porn (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Please be advised that this unit is a difficult unit with lots of mathematical application of economic concepts. Non-attendance of lectures and tutorials likely will result in students struggling with the material.

Required IT skills

Proficiency with word-processing softwares, particularly on dealing with graphing tools and mathematical functions / expressions. 

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

• Semester 2, 2024, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (227679)
• Semester 2, 2024, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (227680)