School of Accounting, Economics and Finance

ECON100: Economic Essentials for Business

Subject Outline
6 credit points

Subject Information
Autumn, 2016
Wollongong
On Campus

Lecture Information:
Wednesdays, 11:30 - 13:30, 40.153 (HOPE Theatre)
Pre-requisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Restrictions: None
Contact Hours: 2 hours lecture plus one hour tutorial
Online Subject Material:
The subject outline, tutorial exercises, recorded lectures and other materials for this subject will be available
from the subject moodle site.

Teaching Staff
Teaching Role

Coordinator and Lecturer

Name

Dr Frank Neri

Telephone

0242214671

Email

fneri@uow.edu.au

Room

40.213

Consultation Times

Wednesday 14:30 - 16:30

Thursday 13:30 - 15:30

Teaching Role

Head Tutor

Name

Natalie Akmacic

Email

akmacic@uow.edu.au

Room

TBC

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Email Etiquette: Consultation with your subject coordinator and/or teachers via
email
Your teachers receive many emails each day. In order to enable them to respond to your emails
appropriately and in a timely fashion, students are asked to observe basic requirements of professional
communication:
Consider what the communication is about

Is your question addressed elsewhere (e.g. in this subject outline or, where applicable, on the
subject's eLearning site)?
Is it something that is better discussed in person or by telephone? This may be the case if your
query requires a lengthy response or a dialogue in order to address. If so, see consultation times
above and/or schedule an appointment.
Are you addressing your request to the most appropriate person?

Specific email title/ header to enable easy identification of subject related/ student emails

Identify the subject code of the subject you are enquiring about (as your teacher may be involved in
more than one subject) in the email header. Add a brief, specific header after the subject code where
appropriate

Professional courtesy

Address your teacher appropriately by name (and formal title if you do not yet know them).
Use full words (avoid 'text-speak' abbreviations), correct grammar and correct spelling.
Be respectful and courteous.
Academics will normally respond within 1-2 days. If the matter is urgent, you may wish to telephone
the Teaching Staff whose contact details are given in this subject outline or contacting the School.
Please ensure that you include your full name and identify your seminar or tutorial group in your
email so that your teachers know who they are communicating with and can follow-up personally
where appropriate.

A guide to eLearning 'Netiquette' is available at

http://www.uow.edu.au/student/elearning/netiquette/index.html. The basic principles of Netiquette also apply
to email communication.

Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia
Copyright Regulations 1969
2016 University of Wollongong
The original material prepared for this guide is covered by copyright. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes
of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be
reproduced by any process without written permission.

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Table of Contents
Section A: General Information ...................................................................................................................... 4
Learning Outcomes ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Course Learning Outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 4
Student Learning Outcomes ..................................................................................................................... 4
Subject Description ................................................................................................................................... 4
Readings, References and Materials ............................................................................................................ 4
Major Text(s) ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Key References ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Lectures, Tutorials and Attendance Requirements ....................................................................................... 5
Lecture Times * ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Lecture Program * ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Additional Lecture Comments ................................................................................................................... 5
Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Times ........................................................................................................... 6
Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Program ....................................................................................................... 6
Additional Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Comments ................................................................................... 7
Attendance Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 7
Recent Improvements to Subject .................................................................................................................. 7
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Program .......................................................................................... 7
Section B: Assessment ................................................................................................................................... 8
Assessment Summary .................................................................................................................................. 8
Additional Assessment Information ............................................................................................................. 10
Performance Level ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Types of Assessment and Collaboration ..................................................................................................... 11
Submission, Retention and Collection of Written Assessment ................................................................... 11
Submitting Assessment Tasks ................................................................................................................ 11
Faxing, Posting and Emailing Assessment Work ................................................................................... 11
Late Submission of Assessment Tasks .................................................................................................. 12
Collection ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Retention ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Scaling ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism .............................................................................................................. 12
Plagiarism Prevention ............................................................................................................................. 13
Referencing ................................................................................................................................................. 13
Why do you need to reference? .............................................................................................................. 13
The Harvard System of Referencing ...................................................................................................... 13
Citation of Internet Sources .................................................................................................................... 13
Section C: General Advice for Students ..................................................................................................... 14
Library Services ........................................................................................................................................... 14

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Section A: General Information

Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes can be found in the Course Handbook
http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/yr2016/index.html.
Student Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1. 1. Use data and simple economic models to better understand economic and social phenomena.
2. Present brief but coherent oral and written explanations of basic economic and social phenomena.
3. Explain the importance of key assumptions and value judgments to the formation of economic
knowledge and policy.
4. Analyse, and present a comprehensive written report on, the likely consequences of a given
economic policy change or shock.
5. Begin to develop an understanding of the challenges facing private and public sector leaders in
meeting stakeholder expectations, social and environmental responsibilities.
6. Use simple models and relevant data to make informed judgments and predictions about the likely
impacts of specific government economic and social policies.
Subject Description
This subject introduces students to essential macroeconomic and microeconomic ideas, models and
reasoning. This economic knowledge is used to explore important questions such as, is economics a value
free science?, do individuals behave rationally?, how and why do market structures vary across different
industries and why is this knowledge important?, do markets ever fail, and if so, why?, what are some
causes and implications of inflation and unemployment?, how do monetary and financial systems operate?,
and how do governments typically respond to domestic macroeconomic volatility? While these questions will
not be fully answered in this introductory subject, policy challenges and case studies will be used to
demonstrate the importance of basic economic reasoning if sensible answers to economic and social
challenges are to be found, and to stimulate greater awareness of economic approaches to the analysis of
contemporary social issues.

Readings, References and Materials

Major Text(s)
Hubbard, G., A. Garnett, P. Lewis and T. O'Brien. (2016). Essentials of Economics, 3rd edition, Pearson.

Textbook details are available online from the University Bookshop at http://unicentre.uow.edu.au/unishop/
Key References
There are many useful complementary textbooks available from the University Library.
As a general rule, any introductory microeconomics and introductory macroeconomics textbooks,
published within the last ten years, will cover much of the material to be covered in this subject.
Discuss with your subject co-ordinator for more details.

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Lectures, Tutorials and Attendance Requirements

Lecture Times *
Lectures will be held on:
Day

Start Time

End Time

Room

Wednesday

11:30

13:30

40.153 (HOPE Theatre)

Lecture Program *
Week Date

Topics Covered

Readings

Introductions.
Emergency evacuation procedures.
Review of subject outline.
Economics: foundations and models.

Subject outline.
Hubbard et al. Ch.1 including
appendix.
Hubbard et al. Ch.2.

02 Mar 2016

09 Mar 2016

Choices and trade-offs in the market.

16 Mar 2016

Hubbard et al. Ch.3 (including

How are market prices determined?
Responsiveness to price changes: elasticity. appendix) and Ch.4.

23 Mar 2016

Technology, production and costs.

Perfectly competitive markets.

Hubbard et al. Ch.6 and Ch.7.

30 Mar 2016

Monopoly markets and price discrimination.

Hubbard et al. Ch.8 including

appendix.

06 Apr 2016

The market for factors of production.

Hubbard et al. Ch.10.

13 Apr 2016

Microeconomic policy.
Review of important microeconomic stuff to
date.

Hubbard et al. Ch.11.

20 Apr 2016

Macroeconomics and macroeconomic data.

Hubbard et al. Ch.12 and Ch.13.

25 Apr 2016

Mid-Session Recess

04 May 2016

The AD/AS model.

Hubbard et al. Ch.14.

10

11 May 2016

Money, banks and the RBA.

Hubbard et al. Ch.15.

11

16 May 2016

Macroeconomic policy.

Hubbard et al. Ch.16 and Ch.17.

12

25 May 2016

International trade and open economy

macroeconomics.

Hubbard et al. Ch.18 and Ch.19.

13

01 Jun 2016

Catch up as required.
Review of important macroeconomic stuff.
Final exam preparation.

N/A

06 Jun 2016

Study Recess

11 Jun 2016

Examinations

20 Jun 2016

Examinations

* The above times and program may be subject to change. Students will be notified of any change via SOLS.
Additional Lecture Comments
All lectures will be held at the Wollongong campus. However, all lectures will also be recorded and these
recordings will be made available to all enrolled students via the subject moodle site, approximately two
hours after the lecture in each session week.

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Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Times
The Faculty of Business uses the SMP Online Tutorial System and tutorial times and locations can be found
at http://www.uow.edu.au/student/timetables/index.html. Please note that tutorial times on the timetable are
provisional and may change.

Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Program

Week

Week
Topics Covered
Commencing

Readings and Activities

29 Feb 2016

No tutorials in week 1

N/A

07 Mar 2016

Economic foundations.

See tute 1 folder in the subject

moodle site.

14 Mar 2016

Choices and trade-offs in the market.

See tute 2 folder in the subject

moodle site.

21 Mar 2016

Where do prices come from?

Elasticity.

28 Mar 2016

No tutorials this week due to Easter public holiday. N/A.

04 Apr 2016

Technology, production and costs.

Perfectly competitive markets.

11 Apr 2016

See tute 3 folder in the subject

moodle site.

See tute 4 folder in the subject

moodle site.

Monopoly markets and price discrimination

See tute 5 folder in the subject

moodle site.

18 Apr 2016

The market for factors of production.

Microeconomic policy.

See tute 6 folder in the subject

moodle site.

25 Apr 2016

Mid-Session Recess

02 May 2016

Assessment item 2 to be completed during your

usual tutorial time.

N/A.

10

09 May 2016

Macroeconomic data.

See tute 7 folder in the subject

moodle site.

11

16 May 2016

The AD-AS model.

See tute 8 folder in the subject

moodle site.

12

23 May 2016

Money, banks and the RBA.

See tute 9 folder in the subject

moodle site.

13

30 May 2016

Macroeconomic Policy.
The international economy.

See tute 10 folder in the subject

moodle site.

06 Jun 2016

Study Recess

11 Jun 2016

Examinations

20 Jun 2016

Examinations

The above program may be subject to change.

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Additional Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Comments

Students should enrol in only one tutorial per week.
Students at the Wollongong campus can enrol in a tutorial via the SMP Online Tutorial System.
Students enrolled at other campuses or learning centres: please consult with your campus/centre admin staff
to enrol in a tutorial for this subject.
Attendance at tutorials is not compulsory. However if you miss a tutorial(s) you will quickly lose touch with
the progression of the subject materials unless you rapidly catch up. This is a single semester course
covering a lot of material so the onus is on you to keep up.

Attendance Requirements
The Faculty of Business expects all students to attend lectures and tutorials as we strongly believe that
students who attend lectures and tutorials usually learn more and perform better in assignments and
examinations.

Recent Improvements to Subject

The Faculty of Business is committed to continual improvement in teaching and learning. In assessing
teaching and learning practices in a subject, the Faculty takes into consideration student feedback from
many sources. These sources include direct student feedback to tutors and lecturers, feedback through
Business Central, responses to the Subject and Course Evaluation Surveys. These important student
responses are used to make ongoing changes to subjects and courses. This information is also used to
inform systemic comprehensive reviews of subjects and courses.

Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Program

Whether you are a top performer or could use some improvement, you will benefit from the skills and
understanding gained from attending PASS. Think "Super Group" learning! PASS sessions are facilitated by
senior students who have excelled in this subject. Many students each year find this subject challenging, and
PASS has a strong record of helping students to succeed. To find out more about the multi award winning
PASS Program, or to see the PASS timetable, go to: http://www.uow.edu.au/student/services/pass

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Section B: Assessment
Assessment Summary
Assessment Item

Form of Assessment

Assessment 1

Tutorial/Lab Tasks

20%

Assessment 2

Essay

20%

Assessment 3

Final Exam

60%
TOTAL MARKS

100%

Please note: Assignments may be retained for Quality Assurance purposes.

Past exam papers may be available for student review, subject to release by the library
(http://www.library.uow.edu.au/resourcesbytopic/UOW026643.html). Solutions and marking guides are not
included. The structure and/or content of the papers may change from session to session.

Assessment 1: Tutorial/Lab Tasks - Assessment 1

Marking Criteria

Printed responses to tutorial exercises will be marked by your tutor on the

following basis:
If all tutorial questions have been genuinely attempted/answered: 2 marks.
If some, but not all, tutorial questions have been genuinely
attempted/answered: 1 mark
If no evidence of prior preparation, or nothing submitted: 0 mark.

Length

Typically 1-3 pages per week but this may vary due to the number of tutorial
questions set, whether graphs are required, etc.

Weighting

20%

Assessment Due

07 Mar 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 2)

14 Mar 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 3)
21 Mar 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 4)
04 Apr 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 6)
11 Apr 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 7)
18 Apr 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 8)
09 May 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 10)
16 May 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 11)
23 May 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 12)
30 May 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 13)

Type of Collaboration

Individual Assessment

Style and format

Student answers to tutorial questions should be prepared using a word

processor.
Where graphs are required, these may be constructed by hand.
All submitted weekly homework must include student name and number,
and the day/time of the tutorial class, on the front page of the submitted
homework.

Assessment submission

Student answers to tutorial questions should be submitted to your tutor at

the beginning of the relevant weekly tutorial. Homework will not be
accepted late by your tutor, nor by the subject co-ordinator.

Assessment return

Marked homework will be returned to students in the following weeks

tutorial.

Detailed information

This assessment item is designed to encourage students to keep up with

the lecture program via regular attendance and participation in weekly
tutorials. The objective here is to encourage students to undertake regular
revision of the lecture and textbook materials and then, using this

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understanding, to attempt the weekly tutorial questions on a regular basis. If

you attend the tutorials having first attempted all, or as many of the
questions as you can, you will gain more understaning from, and make a
better contribution to, tutorial discussions.
Please note: submitted homework shall not be marked on the extent to
which the tutorial questions have been answered 'correctly'. Achieving the
right understanding shall be the responsibility of each individual student.
Rather, submitted homework shall be marked on the basis of whether it
demonstrates genuine prior preparation for the tutorial class.
If you miss an assessable tutorial due to illness, etc., then you should apply
for academic consideration via sols, with appropriate documentation such
as medical certificate, etc.

Assessment 2: Essay - Assessment 2

Marking Criteria

This essay shall be marked by your tutor according to the following criteria:
1. Legibility of hand writing, with fully completed cover page attached.
2. Coherence of the written work, quality of the arguments, degree to which
the written work displays adequate understanding of, and reflection on, the
relevant economic ideas/concepts/models introduced in the preceeding
weeks of the subject.

Length

Between 400-700 words.

Weighting

20%

Assessment Due

02 May 2016 (In Your Assigned Tutorial in Session Week 9)

Type of Collaboration

Individual Assessment

Style and format

This assessment will be conducted under exam conditions, that is, closed
book with no access to notes, textbook, etc.
Given the time constraint, there will be no emphasis on essay structure.
Some use of dot points, where relevant, is OK.
The most important point is to remember: you are being asked to
demonstrate your understanding of subject matter, so use relevant terms,
ideas, models, graphs, data, etc.

Assessment submission

You will complete this assessment item during your regular week 9 tutorial
class, and so you will submit your essay to your tutor at the completion of
that class.
If you miss the week 9 tute class due to illness or other acceptable reason,
you should immediately apply for academic consideration via sols with
appropriate documentation (note: applications without documentation will
not be processed). A make-up essay class will be organised for
such students in week 13: details shall be posted on the subject moodle
site.

Assessment return

Marked essays shall be returned to students at the end of the week 13

tutorial class.

Detailed information

The purpose of this assessment item is to encourage students to think

carefully, and then apply, relevant economic understandings, ideas, and/or
models to answer a particular question or analyse a contemporary issue.
A reading shall be made available via the subject moodle site by week four
of Autumn session, along with instructions on how to complete this
assessment item.
So you should do sufficient research, revision of lecture materials, etc., in
the weeks leading up to week 9 so that you are 'ready to write' by the time
you attend the week 9 tutorial class.
Again please note that this essay is closed book and is to be completed
under exam conditions, so you will not be permitted to have any materials
other than pens on your desk during this assessment item. Your tutor shall
provide students with a copy of the essay task, a writing booklet and shall
then invigilate the essay. Students shall have around 50 mins to complete
this assessment task.

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If you are uncertain about any of this information, seek clarification from the
subject co-ordinator.
If you are unable to attend your regular week 9 tutorial class, then do not try
to just attend another class, as most if not all classes will be full to capacity
and in any case you will not be accepted into another class. Rather you
should apply for academic consideration in the usual manner. If your
application is accepted you will be able to complete this assessment item in
the week 13 make up class.

Assessment 3: Final Exam - Assessment 3

Marking Criteria

To be determined.

Length

180 minutes

Weighting

60%

Assessment Due

The Final Exam will be held during the UOW Exam Period. It is your
responsibility to source the time and date of the final examination via SOLS
(Student ONLINE Services) when details become available.

Type of Collaboration

Individual Assessment

Style and format

Combination of multiple choice questions and short essay questions.

Detailed information

Further details concerning the final exam shall be provided at the end of the
week 13 lecture and posted on the subject moodle site.

Additional Assessment Information

Please note that students are generally permitted only one opportunity to sit the final exam in this subject. If
you perform badly in the final exam, you will not normally be allowed to sit a suplementary exam.
Supplementary exams are reserved for students in very special circumstances. So please do not assume
that if you fail the final exam, you will simply get another chance. For the vast majority of cases, this will not
be the case.
This means that students should prepare to the best of their abilities for the final exam.
In my experience, students who regularly attend lectures and tutorials, engage with the subject material and
undertake the recommended hours of private reading and study out of class, will have the best chance of
passing this subject.
This means that passing this subject is entirely the student's responsibility.

Performance Level
To be eligible to pass this subject, students must complete all assessment tasks for this subject. In addition,
you must achieve a total mark of 50% or over for all assessment tasks and obtain a minimum of 50% in the
final examination or major piece of assessment (where this is no final exam). Students who do not meet
these minimum performance level requirements will be given a Fail grade on their Academic Transcript, in
accordance with the General Course Rules.
Where a student gains a mark of 50 or greater and does not meet the specified level in an assessment task
required to pass the subject a Technical Fail (TF) grade will be given. Where a Technical Fail is given the
following applies:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Failure of the subject;

a TF without a mark will be granted;
a TF will be presented on the student's Academic Transcript;
The allocated mark of 49 will be used as the WAM calculation for subjects at all levels.

Failure to complete all assessment tasks will normally result in failure of the entire subject, other marks
notwithstanding.

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Students should note that each credit point normally requires about 2 hours of study per week. Thus, a 6
credit point subject requires that students commit about 12 hours study a week, including attendance at
lectures and tutorials.
Students who fail a subject may be eligible for a supplementary exam depending on the final mark obtained
for the subject and the final exam mark, or for other extenuating circumstances as approved by the relevant
Head of School and Faculty Assessment Committee in line with University of Wollongong and Faculty of
Business guidelines. Students who believe they may be eligible, and who have not already been advised
accordingly, should consult their Lecturer or Subject Coordinator.

Types of Assessment and Collaboration

Collaboration between students during the preparation of subject assessment tasks or case studies is only
permitted dependent upon the category of assessment task declared by the subject coordinator and as
printed in the Subject Outline.
Type 1 - Take Home Exams: No collaboration of any kind is permitted between students or anyone else
during formation and preparation of the contents of the student submission.
Type 2 - Group Work: Collaboration is permitted between students in the same group but not with students in
other groups.
Type 3 - Individual Assessment: Collaboration is permitted between students only in the form of general
discussion pertaining to relevant concepts or potential issues to be dealt with in completing the assessment.
However, collaboration must not proceed to the point where it contributes directly to the final submission
produced by the student. Joint planning of the actual contents of a student's submission is not permitted.
Where the assessment requires formulation of a set of recommendations, a problem solution, or a specific
course of action, collaboration is not permitted during their formulation. Needless to say, collaboration is not
permitted during the actual preparation and writing of the student submission.
Type 4 - Open Assessment: Collaboration with other students is permitted, subject to the normal rules
governing plagiarism. That is, direct use of ideas contributed by others must be acknowledged.

Submission, Retention and Collection of Written Assessment

Assessed work must be handed in by the date and time listed under each assessment task. All assessment
tasks must represent the enrolled student's own ORIGINAL work and must not have been previously
submitted for assessment in any formal course of study.
If a student does not attend a required in-session test/examination, and also fails to produce satisfactory
medical or other reasons for this (See Section C: General Advice for Students), a deferred examination will
NOT be offered, and the student may be deemed to have failed the subject, other marks notwithstanding.
Submitting Assessment Tasks
Students are required to submit original work which will provide a basis for the certification of competence in
this subject. These assessments may include: examinations, tests, take-home examinations, quizzes,
assignments, essays, laboratory reports, demonstrations, folio of creative works, performances, tutorial
presentation and participation.
A Faculty of Business assignment cover sheet must be attached to each piece of written assessment task.
This cover sheet can be obtained from the website:
http://business.uow.edu.au/businesscentral/UOW155483.html. Students should ensure they receive a
receipt of submission and retain this for proof of submission.
Faxing, Posting and Emailing Assessment Work
Students may not e-mail, post or fax assessment tasks unless specifically requested by or with the prior
approval of the subject coordinator.

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Late Submission of Assessment Tasks

Assessed work handed in late will be penalised by the deduction of 20 percent of the maximum possible
mark for that assessment per working day or part thereof. The operation of this rule will not result in a
negative mark being carried forward.
This penalty for late submission may be waived upon presentation of a medical certificate of illness for a
relevant period, or upon evidence of untoward or approved circumstances that fall under the Student
Academic Consideration Policy (See Section C: General Advice for Students).
Collection
Assessment items will normally be returned to students within three (3) weeks of the due date. Assessment
tasks which are relevant to the final examination for the subject will be marked and available for collection
prior to the study week before the final examination.
Retention
The Faculty of Business will retain appropriate records in line with the State Records Act 1998 (NSW), other
relevant legislation, standards and University of Wollongong policies.

Scaling
Marks awarded for any assessment task or part of any assessment task, including an examination may be
subject to scaling at the end of the session. Marks will be scaled only when unpredicted circumstances occur
and in order to ensure fairness of marking across groups of students. The method of scaling will depend on
the type of scaling required by the circumstances. When scaling is deemed necessary, it will follow a detailed
consideration by the Unit Assessment Committee and/or the Faculty Assessment Committee of the marks of
the group of students concerned. Scaling will not affect any individual student's rank order within their cohort.
For more information please refer to Standards for the Finalisation of Student Results Schedule 1: Scaling
Guidelines http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW039331.html#P324_20545 for details.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

The University's Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Policy, Faculty Handbooks and subject guides clearly set
out the University's expectation that students submit only their own original work for assessment and avoid
plagiarising the work of others or cheating. Re-using any of your own work (either in part or in full) which you
have submitted previously for assessment is not permitted without appropriate acknowledgement. Plagiarism
can be detected and has led to students being expelled from the University.
The use by students of any website that provides access to essays or other assessment items (sometimes
marketed as 'resources'), is extremely unwise. Students who provide an assessment item (or provide access
to an assessment item) to others, either directly or indirectly (for example by uploading an assessment item
to a website) are considered by the university to be intentionally or recklessly helping other students to
cheat. This is considered academic misconduct and students place themselves at risk of being expelled from
the University.
Students should visit the following University website and become familiar with the University's policy on
Plagiarism http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058648.html

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Plagiarism Prevention
The Faculty of Business has introduced an e-learning module which aims to orientate you with the
knowledge and resources to:

avoid problems related to plagiarism

develop your capacity to integrate evidence into your arguments
reference correctly.

The online module is openly available for use by students at any stage in their degree. You are strongly
encouraged to use the module to help in assessing the academic integrity of your written work. The module
can be accessed via https://moodle.uowplatform.edu.au/course/view.php?id=5679

Referencing
Why do you need to reference?
At University it is necessary to acknowledge the sources of information and ideas that you have incorporated
in your assessment tasks. Failure to do this thoroughly may result in accusations of plagiarism: this is the
academic equivalent of stealing (because by not acknowledging someone else's work, you are presenting it
as your own). Plagiarism is taken very seriously by the University and may result in expulsion from the
University.
Referencing is not only about acknowledging other people's work; accurate referencing and lists of
references are beneficial when researching a topic as they allow the reader to follow up information and read
further in the area. In a sense, references provide readers with clues to help them explore different avenues
of a topic. This aspect of referencing will become more valuable to you as you progress in your studies.
There is a correct procedure that must be followed when referencing and using footnotes. Not complying
with these set techniques and format will most likely result in loss of marks. When writing an essay it is
easiest to reference as you go, making sure you are writing down all relevant information. This will save
hours trying to find the source again in the library.
The Harvard System of Referencing
The Faculty of Business uses the Harvard system of referencing. This system makes use of short references
within the body of the text. It is supplemented by a detailed list of references at the end of the text, which
provides all the information necessary to find the source material. In-text references include the author and
year of publication, and where necessary the page number(s).
It is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are familiar with the Harvard system of referencing and
that they use it accurately in all written work submitted.
Students should consult the following University Library website for a detailed explanation and examples of
the Harvard system of referencing http://www.library.uow.edu.au/resourcesbytopic/UOW026621.html
A referencing and citing guide is also available via the University Library website:
http://public01.library.uow.edu.au/refcite/style-guides/html/
Citation of Internet Sources
It is necessary for students to reference all sources used in their written work, including file transfer protocol
sites, worldwide web sites, telnet sites, synchronous communications (MOOs, MUDs, IRC, etc.) GOPHER
sites, and email, Listserv and Newsgroup citations.
It is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are familiar with the accepted Faculty of Business
practice for referencing electronic material and that they use it accurately in all written work submitted.
Students should consult the following University Library website for a detailed explanation and examples of
how to reference electronic material:
http://public01.library.uow.edu.au/refcite/style-guides/html/
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Section C: General Advice for Students

For general information on university policies and procedures relevant to students, and for details about the
range of Student Services available, please see General Advice for Students, which can be accessed online
at http://business.uow.edu.au/UOW144987.html. Hard copies of Section C: General Advice for Students can
be obtained from Business Central.

Library Services
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