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ECON5004: Communication in Economics
2025 unit information
This unit of study aims to enhance oral and written communication skills and improve understanding of how to engage with academic economics. A series of tasks will consider economics academic texts in context and require learners to understand, analyse and produce appropriate spoken and written texts. Concepts in critical analysis will provide the basis for improved persuasive communication, including the difference between convention, fact, opinion and preference; deductive and inductive proof; validity and truth; evidence; and the ethics of persuasion.
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Economics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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BUSS5020 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. take effective notes from written texts and write academic summaries
- LO2. plan and write an academic essay
- LO3. evaluate and develop skills to make an effective presentation to different audiences
- LO4. understand the principles of academic honesty
- LO5. reference and acknowledge sources appropriately
- LO6. plan and write a piece for a professional or public audience
- LO7. participate effectively in critical discussion about economic issues
- LO8. develop skills in utilizing AI tools for research and writing in economics
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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