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, CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME .................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Tutorial material ........................................................................................................................... 4
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ..................................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Outcomes .................................................................................................................................... 4
3 CONTACT DETAILS .......................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Lecturers ...................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 University ..................................................................................................................................... 6
4 PRESCRIBED BOOK ........................................................................................................................ 6
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ..................................................................................................... 7
5.1 Contact with fellow students ......................................................................................................... 7
5.2 myUnisa and your e-tutor ............................................................................................................. 7
5.3 Tutorial support programme ......................................................................................................... 8
6 STUDY PLAN .................................................................................................................................... 8
6.1 Studying Economics 1B ............................................................................................................... 8
6.2 Proposed study programme ......................................................................................................... 10
6.2.1 First semester ..................................................................................................................... 11
6.2.2 Second semester ................................................................................................................ 12
7 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................... 13
7.1 Assessment plan .......................................................................................................................... 13
7.2 Assessment of assignments ......................................................................................................... 13
7.3 Assessment of the examination .................................................................................................... 13
7.4 How does this work in practice? ................................................................................................... 13
7.4.1 Semester mark .................................................................................................................... 13
7.4.2 The examination mark ......................................................................................................... 14
7.4.3 Final mark ........................................................................................................................... 14
8 ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 14
8.1 General remark ............................................................................................................................ 14
8.2 Submission of assignments .......................................................................................................... 15
8.3 Extension for submitting assignments .......................................................................................... 16
8.4 Feedback on assignments ........................................................................................................... 16
8.5 Unique assignment numbers ........................................................................................................ 16
8.6 Due dates of assignments ............................................................................................................ 16
8.6.1 First semester ..................................................................................................................... 16
8.6.2 Second semester ................................................................................................................ 17
8.7 First semester assignments ......................................................................................................... 18
8.7.1 Assignment 01 .................................................................................................................... 18
8.7.2 Assignment 02 .................................................................................................................... 27
8.7.3 Assignment 03 .................................................................................................................... 33
8.7.4 Assignment 04 .................................................................................................................... 41
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, ECS1601/101
8.8 Second semester assignments .................................................................................................... 55
8.8.1 Assignment 01 .................................................................................................................... 55
8.8.2 Assignment 02 .................................................................................................................... 65
8.8.3 Assignment 03 .................................................................................................................... 72
8.8.4 Assignment 04 .................................................................................................................... 80
9 EXAMINATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 90
9.1 Examination period ...................................................................................................................... 90
9.2 Admission to the examination ...................................................................................................... 90
9.3 Transferring of examination .......................................................................................................... 90
9.4 The format of the examination paper ............................................................................................ 91
9.5 Previous examination papers ....................................................................................................... 91
9.6 Final year concession (FI) students .............................................................................................. 91
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