Assessment Type: Critical Review - 2500 words report - Paired Research Project
Purpose: To enable students to research, critically analyse and evaluate the macroeconomic performance of Australia. This assessment contributes to Learning Outcomes (a) and (c).
Topic: Evaluation of Macroeconomic performance of Australia.
Task Details: Students will complete a research-based analysis and evaluation of the macroeconomic performance of Australia from 1990 to 2015/16.
Research requirements, presentation and source of data
Research requirements: Students need to support their analysis with a minimum of 10 academic journal articles plus the text. Students aiming for a Credit or higher grade will need to use more sources. Articles should be relevant and recent. Non-academic journal sources may also be used, but relevant and validity should be clarified with the lecturer/tutor.
Presentation: Report format - 2500 words report - in Word.doc or .docx format
Title page, executive summary, table of contents, appropriate headings and sub- headings, recommendations/findings/conclusions, in-text referencing and reference list (Harvard - Anglia style), attachments if relevant. Single spaced, font Times New Roman 12pt, Calibri 11pt or Arial 10pt.
Source of Data: Data may be obtained many credible sources, including: (1) abs.gov.au; (2) rba.gov.au; (3) imf.org.