Beo370 Week 1 Business Economics Assignment
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BEO 6600
Associate Professor
Sarath Divisekera
Topic 1: Introduction
Associate Professor Sarath Divisekera
Office: FS1022, City Flinders Campus
Tel. Ext: 1071 email: sarath.divisekera@vu.edu.au
Important: if you wish to communicate with email, please make sure that you use your official (student email not your private emails).
Office hours: Please check my timetable (on the office door)
–1/03/2014
–Business Economics © Dr Sarath Divisekera
Teaching Assistant
Ms. Victoria Gonzalez
Office: 1334,
Tel Ext.: 9919 1019 email: victoria.Gonzalez@vu.edu.au
Consultation by Appointment. Please email for an
Appointment
–1/03/2014
–Business Economics © Dr Sarath …show more content…
Rubinfeld, Microeconomics, 8th Edition, PrenticeHall, 2012
Main References:
Managerial Economics, (7th Edition), Paul G. Keat & Philip K. Y. Young,
Pearson. 2014.
Managerial Economics: Theory, Applications, and Cases (7th Edition)
W. Bruce Allen; Edwin Mansfield; Neil A. Doherty; Keith Weigelt, W. W
Norton & Co Inc, New York, 2009
Economics for Business and Management (2nd Edition), Stuart Wall, Alan
Griffiths, Pearson, 2008.
Fundamentals of Business Economics by Allan, Walter, ISBN
9781856177085
–1/03/2014
–Business Economics © Dr Sarath Divisekera
2
Assessment
Continuous assessment 20%
Homework assignments + class participation
(20%)
Mid-semester Test (30%):
A multiple choice/short answer test (one hour) will be held on the week beginning….
Please make sure you attend this test as no alternative tests will be given.
Final exam:
…show more content…
Decisions about opening and closing businesses.
Decisions about pricing and other policies.
Emphasis on understanding concepts and where and how they can be used.
Don’t aim to make you an economist, but an intelligent consumer of economics.
Evaluate and understand works of consultants, staff. Ask the right questions.
Recognise BS when you see it!
1/03/2014
Business Economics © Dr Sarath Divisekera
To perform well in the unit
1/03/2014
Thorough grasp of material (lecture and cases) as demonstrated in examinations Participation in class discussions
Excellent participation *may* help move your grade one level up
Business Economics © Dr Sarath Divisekera
4
Attendance
Regular attendance in lectures and tutorials is essential to complete this unit successfully. Steady effort is the way to build your human capital in this area
The text, supplementary reading, lectures, tutorials, etc. are all complements, not substitutes
Attitude is key to your success - Been there, done that
–International Business Context © Dr Sarath
Divisekera
–1/03/2014
13
Grading Policy: The Bad
BEO 6600
Associate Professor
Sarath Divisekera
Topic 1: Introduction
Associate Professor Sarath Divisekera
Office: FS1022, City Flinders Campus
Tel. Ext: 1071 email: sarath.divisekera@vu.edu.au
Important: if you wish to communicate with email, please make sure that you use your official (student email not your private emails).
Office hours: Please check my timetable (on the office door)
–1/03/2014
–Business Economics © Dr Sarath Divisekera
Teaching Assistant
Ms. Victoria Gonzalez
Office: 1334,
Tel Ext.: 9919 1019 email: victoria.Gonzalez@vu.edu.au
Consultation by Appointment. Please email for an
Appointment
–1/03/2014
–Business Economics © Dr Sarath …show more content…
Rubinfeld, Microeconomics, 8th Edition, PrenticeHall, 2012
Main References:
Managerial Economics, (7th Edition), Paul G. Keat & Philip K. Y. Young,
Pearson. 2014.
Managerial Economics: Theory, Applications, and Cases (7th Edition)
W. Bruce Allen; Edwin Mansfield; Neil A. Doherty; Keith Weigelt, W. W
Norton & Co Inc, New York, 2009
Economics for Business and Management (2nd Edition), Stuart Wall, Alan
Griffiths, Pearson, 2008.
Fundamentals of Business Economics by Allan, Walter, ISBN
9781856177085
–1/03/2014
–Business Economics © Dr Sarath Divisekera
2
Assessment
Continuous assessment 20%
Homework assignments + class participation
(20%)
Mid-semester Test (30%):
A multiple choice/short answer test (one hour) will be held on the week beginning….
Please make sure you attend this test as no alternative tests will be given.
Final exam:
…show more content…
Decisions about opening and closing businesses.
Decisions about pricing and other policies.
Emphasis on understanding concepts and where and how they can be used.
Don’t aim to make you an economist, but an intelligent consumer of economics.
Evaluate and understand works of consultants, staff. Ask the right questions.
Recognise BS when you see it!
1/03/2014
Business Economics © Dr Sarath Divisekera
To perform well in the unit
1/03/2014
Thorough grasp of material (lecture and cases) as demonstrated in examinations Participation in class discussions
Excellent participation *may* help move your grade one level up
Business Economics © Dr Sarath Divisekera
4
Attendance
Regular attendance in lectures and tutorials is essential to complete this unit successfully. Steady effort is the way to build your human capital in this area
The text, supplementary reading, lectures, tutorials, etc. are all complements, not substitutes
Attitude is key to your success - Been there, done that
–International Business Context © Dr Sarath
Divisekera
–1/03/2014
13
Grading Policy: The Bad