MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
ECO2MEC
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject provides a set of general tools that, when combined with the understanding of accounting data and other management and marketing techniques gained in other business subjects, help the manager design and achieve a corporate strategy to run a successful business. You will understand how price discrimination allows managers at airline companies and communicaton service providers to devise pricing strategies to increase profits and market share, and how a product's design and characteristics can be changed to increase profitablility.
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Yuji Tamura
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: ECO1DSM or BUS1BUE or ECO1IMI or subject to Head of School approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Managerial Economics: A Strategic Approach | Prescribed | Fisher, T.C.G., Prentice, D., Waschik, R. | 2ND,. EDN., ROUTLEDGE, 2010 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Yuji Tamura
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Final examination | 50 | |
| Mid-semester examination | 20 | |
| Three tutorial activities based on Tutorials 3, 5 & 7 | 10% per activity | 30 |
Sydney, 2014, ACN Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Yuji Tamura
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 11
One 3.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day in week 11 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Final examination | 50 | |
| Mid-semester examination | 20 | |
| Three tutorial activities based on Tutorials 3, 5 & 7 | 10% per activity | 30 |
Sydney, 2014, ACN Summer Semester, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Yuji Tamura
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 45
One 3.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day in week 45 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Final examination | 50 | |
| Mid-semester examination | 20 | |
| Three tutorial activities based on Tutorials 3, 5 & 7 | 10% per activity | 30 |