Units of Study Outlines

ECOP1001 - Economics as a Social Science

Summer Main, 2011 | Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Prof Frank Stilwell

Description

Economic concerns are central to modern society and politics. Yet economists are deeply divided in their views about how the economy works and how it could be made to work better. This unit of study explores the principal competing currents of economic thought - classical, neo-classical, institutional, Marxian and Keynesian. It looks at how these rival economic theories influence views about economic policy and the future of capitalism. This provides a solid foundation for subsequent study of economics and political economy.

Assessments

2x1000wd essays (30%), 1x400wd tutorial paper (5%), 1x1.5hr exam (50%) and tutorial participation (15%)

Textbooks

F. Stilwell, Political Economy: the Contest of Economic Ideas (Oxford U.P.)

Classes

2x1hr lectures/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week commencing week 2

Tuesday

	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm
ECOP1001	Lecture ¹

¹ This class runs from Week 1 to Week 7

Thursday

	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm
ECOP1001	Lecture ²

² This class runs from Week 1 to Week 7

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Lecture for ECOP1001
Class	Economics as a Social Science
Session	Summer Main 2011
Type	Lecture
Day	Tuesday
Time	From 10am until 1pm
Location	Carslaw Lecture Room 251 F07
This class runs from Week 1 to Week 7

Lecture for ECOP1001
Class	Economics as a Social Science
Session	Summer Main 2011
Type	Lecture
Day	Thursday
Time	From 10am until 1pm
Location	Carslaw Lecture Room 251 F07
This class runs from Week 1 to Week 7

The University of Sydney - Department of Political Economy