Managerial Economics (BUSA90195)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | March - Online October - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Economics is relevant to everything an organisation does, from its operations and performance to its interactions with stakeholders and society more broadly. This subject addresses fundamental economic concepts and analytical skills, providing students with the tools of economic reasoning necessary for developing and evaluating strategic business options and making better decisions. Applications lie in bargaining, price setting, creating competitive advantage, analysing different market environments and analysing situations with asymmetric information.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply fundamental economic concepts and analytical skills to business issues such as pricing, product differentiation and creating competitive advantage
- Assess the relevance of different cost categories for economic decision making
- Identify strategic opportunities and constraints created by different market environments such as those involving bargaining between agents, oligopoly structures, or commodity markets
- Apply fundamental insights from game theory to strategic situations
- Predict market dynamics in competitive markets and in markets with entry barriers
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90059 | Data Analytics for Decision Making | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90060 | Data Analysis |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90556 | Business Essentials for Managers |
July (Online)
October (Online)
September (Online)
Summer Term (Online)
March (Online)
May (Online)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90552 | Business Essentials |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Contribution to Learning
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Weekly challenge
| Throughout the teaching period | 30% |
Individual Project
| From Week 4 to Week 7 | 50% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- March - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours This subject is offered 100% online. This includes 9 hours of synchronous online teaching, approximately 16 hours of asynchronous learning and the rest will be spent on assessments. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 10 March 2025 to 18 April 2025 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2025 Census date 21 March 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 April 2025 Assessment period ends 25 April 2025 - October - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours This subject is offered 100% online. This includes 9 hours of synchronous online teaching, approximately 16 hours of asynchronous learning and the rest will be spent on assessments. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 October 2025 to 5 December 2025 Last self-enrol date 27 October 2025 Census date 7 November 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 November 2025 Assessment period ends 12 December 2025
What do these dates mean
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
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- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 4 March 2025