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Advanced Studies in Economics 1 (ECON90064)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The substantive content of the Advanced Studies subject will include current research projects being conducted by Faculty staff and/or visiting scholars.
Alongside the Economics Thesis Workshop, which enhances the preparation of the student’s research project, Advanced Studies will provide graduate-level engagement with contemporary work in Economics in the student’s own area, or in cognate sub-disciplinary areas.
Advanced Studies is an opportunity for students to expand their repertoire and demonstrate their graduate-level knowledge in other areas of the discipline. It provides a forum that will inform the research and project development of Graduate Research Degree students, assisting in the framing of research questions and the development and articulation of argument and evidence.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should have:
- a detailed knowledge of contemporary scholarship in the particular field of Economics addressed;
- an increased awareness of the range of contemporary scholarship in Economics;
- the ability to critically assess contributions to the literature;
- the skills needed to formulate and analyse models used in that field of Economics;
- the ability to prepare and present original research papers in that field.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- oral communication,
- written communication,
- interpretation and analysis,
- critical thinking,
- synthesis of data,
- evaluation of data,
- accessing data and other information from a range of sources.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the MC-COMECO Master of Commerce (Economics)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Assessment
Semester 1
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Written assignment or equivalent research presentations 1
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Written assignment or equivalent research presentations 2
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Written assignment or equivalent research presentations 3
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Written assignment or equivalent research presentations 4
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Class Participation | Throughout the semester | 10% |
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Simon Loertscher Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 3 hours live lectures on Zoom (also recorded). Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 12 November 2022