Real Time Undergraduate Economics Teaching: A Case Study of Teaching International Economics and Finance
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Accounting, Finance and Economics/ Finance, Economics, Markets and Accounting Research
RAS ID
8982
Abstract
How lucky are we to be teaching economics at this time? Discussions enrich our honours and postgraduate teaching programmes which have always been delivered beyond the textbook. But what about our undergraduate programmes in economics? Can we break away from the prescribed text and engage more fully with contemporary debate? Can our undergraduates also be encouraged to think like economists? In 2009 we have an ideal opportunity to eschew the standard textbook based approach to undergraduate economics teaching. This paper highlights a case study in which a third year unit in international economics and finance fed into School, Faculty and University-community engagement that will live beyond the experience of the global economic crisis.
Comments
Giles, M. (2009). Real Time Undergraduate Economics Teaching: A Case Study of Teaching International Economics and Finance. In the Proceedings of the ATEC 2009. 14th Annual Australasian Teaching Economics Conference. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology.