Money and Mind (ECON1200)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2021
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Economics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Flexible Delivery
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
The course is an introduction to concepts and theories relevant to students' everyday economic and financial decision-making while at university and after graduation. It covers practical matters that are meaningful for them, such as controlling expenses, preparing a budget, managing debt, choosing a bank account, a saving product or a credit card, financing a car, choosing a car insurance, selecting a mobile phone or internet plan, deciding whether to undertake further education, and activities that are familiar to students. The course equips students with tools to make sound economic decisions and avoid psychological biases. It offers both an intellectual framework based on the latest insights from behavioural economics and practical solutions to students' economic and financial challenges. In-class experiments highlight biases students might have in making economic decisions and increase student engagement.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | St Lucia | Flexible Delivery | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |