ECON 101 - Final Lecture Summary

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Remaining Assessment Items

  • Tutorial 12 homework is due Monday 2 June for UniSTART and approved FLEXI students.

  • Tutorial 12 (for the whole class) will be held next Tuesday (3 June) 12-2pm in L.G.01

  • Check Moodle for tutorial completion marks by next Wednesday and report any issues BEFORE Test 4.

Test 4 Details

  • Date: Thursday 5 June, 6pm

  • Rooms:

    • PWC: surnames A-L

    • L.G.02: surnames M-Sh

    • L.G.04: surnames Si-Z

  • Duration: 90 minutes, closed-book

  • Topics: 10-12 (lectures and tutorials after Test 3)

Test 4 Format

  • Section A: 20 multiple choice questions (60 marks).

    • Similar style to spot quiz, Facebook revision, and online test questions.

    • Bring a pencil!

  • Section B: Five long answer questions (choose at least four).

    • Similar style and length to tutorial Section B questions.

    • No calculation questions.

Getting Extra Help

  • Michael's office hours: when his door is open, or email for an appointment.

  • Les' office hours: by appointment.

  • Ask tutors at the end of Tutorial 12.

  • ECONS101 Discussion Forum.

  • Sex, Drugs and Economics blog.

  • Harriet, the ECONS101 AI tutor.

Strategies for Success

  • Attending lectures and tutorials gives a significant advantage.

  • Some questions may be taken directly from lectures and tutorials.

  • Pay attention to the learning objectives for each topic.

How to Succeed in Long Answer Questions

  • What you WILL get marks for:

    • Answering the question directly (yes/no).

    • Labels on diagrams.

    • Explaining diagrams and referring to labels.

    • Using specific examples and explaining why they are good examples.

    • Identifying best responses in game theory questions.

  • What you will NOT get marks for:

    • Indirect or contradictory answers.

    • Unwritten answers.

    • Ignoring parts of the question.

    • Vague references to diagrams.

    • Non-specific or unexplained examples.

    • Rewriting details from the question.

    • Irrelevant economics jargon or random multiple-choice words.

UniStart and Approved FLEXI Students

  • UniStart: Test at your school, organized by your teacher or STAR coordinator.

  • FLEXI: Contact me to schedule an oral examination (on Zoom), similar to Oral Examinations 1-3.

Where to From Here?

  • ECONS102 Economics and Society (B Trimester) for economics majors.

    • Covers education, health, social security, information and media, poverty and inequality, government, property rights, trade and globalisation, taxes and subsidies, public goods, externalities, and market failures.

  • Economics minor: More flexibility, ECONS102 is a good choice.

  • ECONS200 Understanding the Global Economy for business or management students.

The Waikato ECONS Major

  • Includes courses such as Macroeconomics, International Economics, Business Economics, and Social Economics.

  • ECONS101 Economics for Business and Management

  • ECONS102 Economics and Society

  • ECONS202 Microeconomics and Business Economics

  • ECONS200 Understanding the Global Economy

  • BUSAN205 Data Analytics with Business Applications

  • ECONS303 Applied Quantitative

  • ECONS301 Research Methods

  • Economic Growth and Wellbeing

  • ECONS304 International Economics Issues

  • ECONS305 Entrepreneurial Discovery and Innovation

  • ECONS306 Economics and Strategic Interaction

  • ECONS307 Economics of Land, Water and Environment

  • ECONS209 Money and Monetary Policy