Economic Development Project
ECO320
Overview
Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 3 mean?
Undergraduate Level 3
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
Domestic student fee:
$1,178.00 (AUD)
HECS student fee:
$1,178.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,403.00 (AUD)
Description
This is a project unit and will have two broad aims. The first is to increase your awareness and understanding of conceptual and contemporary issues and concepts related to economic development in Australia and countries in the process of development. The second is to foster your ability to reach independent and informed assessments of development issues and their possible solutions.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Prerequisites
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
- ECO11 — Principles of Economics (Previously Microeconomics 1)
- ECO12 — Macroeconomics 1
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Assessment
- Reflective Task — Online reflections (20%-30%)
- Report1 — Background report/s (20%-30%)
- Report2 — Research report (40%-50%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- develop skills for research and investigation related to local and international economic development issues
- apply the theoretical and analytical concepts necessary for the understanding and evaluation of economic development issues, problems and policies
- demonstrate an understanding of the complex mix of forces that can both foster and hinder economic development locally and internationally
- understand and evaluate the main policy solutions put forward by governments and various international agencies and their limitations
- interpret, analyse and evaluate policy related options and outcomes related to development issues and policies
- undertake a research project into a specific aspect of economic development.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Concepts and principles of economic development |
| 2 | Development problems and policies, national and international perspectives, population, human capital, agriculture |
| 3 | The environment, development planning and the role of state, financial reform and fiscal policy |
| 4 | Trade, payments, debt and stabilisation, foreign investment and aid, development prospects |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Textbook information for this unit is currently being updated and will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Alternatively, visit the Unibooks website and enter the unit details to search for available textbooks.
Relevant Courses
This unit is part of a major, minor, stream or specialisation in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
