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ECO500 - Contemporary Issues in Economics

2026

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Business

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Unit Description

Students will consider the economics of contemporary real-world issues and draw on numerous microeconomics and macroeconomics concepts and theories. Students will acquire the knowledge and practical skills for assessing and enhancing long-term environmental and social sustainability of organisations. Students will critically examine emerging research on balancing financial imperatives with the environment and society

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Critically analyse the impacts that changes to economic policies might have on sustainable businesses goals and practices
2.	Apply economic principles and concepts to identify and solve economic issues related to business sustainability
3.	Monitor and evaluate United Nations Sustainable Development Goals using economic theories.
4.	Advise organisations on how they might strategically respond to changes in economic policies.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Short Answer Questions (600 - 800 words)	10%	2
2.	Written Assessment (1500 - 2000 words)	45%	1,2,3,4
3.	Written Assessment (1500 - 2000 words)	45%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2026	INT-3	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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