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70.9/100
Learning Materials ( 76.5 )
Learning Activities ( 73.3 )
Blackboard Management ( 71.6 )
Course Content ( 72.5 )
Course Structure ( 70.9 )
Contact Availability ( 73.6 )
Course Difficulty ( 46.6 )

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Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 78.6

A great course and easy to score a 7 as long as you attend the tutes, PASS and finish the game (you get an easy 20% just for completing it). Marco made his lectures far more complicated than it really was which is why I only attended the first 4 lectures. If you have any questions, I highly recommend you to head to the consult. The tutors are more than happy to help go over economic concepts and Playconomics (the game itself). We had a mid-sem, an in-class test, the game, and a final exam as part of the assessment. The game comes with an online interactive textbook which I found to be useful when it came to explaining graphs. Also, spend some time doing past year questions (for the semester that Marco taught) just before the final exam. The questions were similar. I scored 44/50.
Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2017

Your program/major

BBusMan

Is lecture attendance necessary?

No

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes

Positives
  • The game
  • No assignments
  • Consult hours
Negatives
  • Marco's lectures
Posted on July 23, 2017 3:00 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 83.6

I had Marco Faravelli - a cool Italian dude who likes to play rock and roll classics during the mid lecture break, as well as calling people out for daring to use phones while he sips on a can of coke.

If you've done Math B in high school, the mathematics involved in this course will be no issue; it's literally reading graphs and rearranging some pretty intuitive equations. The only challenge with this course is the tutorial quiz, which for some reason is the same weighting as the mid semester exam, despite being significantly more difficult and with more time constraint. You shoud be in good stead if you go to your tutorials and PASS classes. Tutorials are helpful with being more familiar with the style of question you will get on your mid semester exam and tutorial quiz, however PASS classes are more for you to better understand the actual topics.

You also have to buy a game which comes with the course textbook. The game is an okay tool to learn from, however I find that the online textbook with the included videos work as a perfect substitute for lectures. Sometimes I found myself skipping lectures and watching the videos from the textbook instead because they were so much more succinct and informative.

As for myself, I aced the midsem, got caught off guard by the tutorial quiz, fully completed the game and nearly aced the final (50 MCQ), walking away with a 7 for the course. Marco is a good lecturer, however lectures weren't that enjoyable for me because I had to remind myself some people taking the course haven't done Math B in high school, and up to 10 minutes of the lecture could be used to explain to these students how to read a graph, or how an equation was derived. Pretty often, the lectures didnt last the full 2 hours they are scheduled for.

Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2017

Your program/major

BEng/BEcon

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Perhaps if your mathematical background doesnt include High School Math B.

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes, because it comes with the game you purchase for this course. I found it better than lectures depending on the topic at hand.

Positives
  • If you're good at maths, you won't need to learn anything new mathematic-wise
  • Easy and intuitive
  • Interesting if you have no prior background in economics
Negatives
  • Poor distribution of the weighting of assessment, especially the tutorial quiz
  • Spending money on the playconomics game, which if fully completed is 20% of the course
Posted on July 14, 2017 11:28 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 56.1

A very easy 7. It's high school economics.

20% of your mark is completing a long but easy sims-type game (with Marco).

Mid-sem worth 20% but was only 3 questions all from tutorials, or very similar.

The in class test following the mid sem in week 10 is the hardest, as you get less time for more content than the mid-sem. Still got a 7 and only studied the night before.

I passed with a 5 before even completing the final.

The final is free marks - 50 MCQ taken from past papers. Got a 7 again by completing 1 past paper and reading lecture slides for the first time on the way to the exam. Expect to leave after 60 minutes.
Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2016

Your program/major

BCom

Is lecture attendance necessary?

No

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes

Positives No positive points
Negatives No negative points
Posted on July 10, 2017 11:35 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 89.3

Overall a very well run and informative course. Lecture materials were directly relevant and the lecturer (Carl Sherwood) made sure to keep everyone engaged with applicable workings and examples. Tutorials were also directly related to exam content, while PASS was there to simply explain the concepts in the Tutorials.

This was also the first semester to introduce online quizzes (CMLs). These are an excellent and essential way to be prepared for the exams and to make sure you don't fall behind. Make sure you don't fall more than 2-3 weeks behind, otherwise it may be difficult to catch up. Course content is actually very simple if you have basic mathematical knowledge (Engineers will love this course, a lot of the tutors are actually Engineering students).

No real need for the textbook, just make sure to attend Tutorials and PASS weekly. I only physically attended 2 or 3 lectures, but always watched them before the next week's tutorials or pass. An excellent and informative course, anyone should be able to get a high mark provided you just attend.
Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2016

Your program/major

BEng/BBusMan

Is lecture attendance necessary?

No, but don\'t fall behind on watching.

Is the textbook necessary?

No

Positives
  • Easy 7 if you keep up
  • Super interesting content
  • Very well run with help readily available
Negatives
  • PASS can be a bit slow
  • Basic math may frustrate those with advanced math skills
Posted on December 3, 2016 12:57 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 71.4

It is reasonably easy course to undertake. It's one of the compulsory subject for students doing BBusMan, BComm and you should all take this in first two semesters.
Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2015

Your program/major

BBUSMAN/BIT

Is lecture attendance necessary?

No

Is the textbook necessary?

No

Positives No positive points
Negatives No negative points
Posted on April 8, 2016 8:41 am
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 87.9

I had Carl Sherwood for this course. Super easy, attended the first lecture, realised it was a waste of time and didn't go again. Didn't attend a lecture after that, not a single tutorial or PASS section. Listened to about 10/13 of the recordings online (Sherwood is an amazing lecturer!!) and got a 7. Just read the slides and you'll be fine, listen to them if you have Sherwood because he is very interesting. (I recommend x2 speed though, save yourself some time).

Need super basic mathematics for elasticity workings.. that's probably it. If you've got a spare elective and can't decide between Macro and this, choose this.
Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2015

Your program/major

B Arts

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Not at all

Is the textbook necessary?

Not at alll

Positives
  • Amazing Lecturer
  • Super easy course
  • Free 7
Negatives No negative points
Posted on April 5, 2016 11:26 am
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 56.1

Dr. Marco Faravelli has been one of my most entertaining and engaging lecturers at UQ. This course is extremely difficult if you have done maths A or struggled in maths B however, the slides are super helpful and the pass classes are appropriately named. Take full advantage of any additional help available.

Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2015

Your program/major

B Commerce/ B Arts

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Yes

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes

Positives
  • the textbook is a life saver
  • Pass Classes are amazing
Negatives
  • tutorials were sometimes repetition of pass classes
  • content is difficult without prior knowledge of concepts
Posted on October 19, 2015 11:50 am
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 44.0

This course is very difficult. VERY. If you did Maths A in high school, please be aware that there is a high degree of assumed prior knowledge in terms of maths and graphing skills - this makes it hard to study as you need to learn the math first then learn the content. Assessment was weighted extremely highly in the final exam with tiny percentages awarded to painstakingly long tasks.

On a good note though, the lectures and lecture slides were amazing - so well written, very informative and so so so so helpful when trying to study for the final exam. The lecturer was fantastic at explaining content, the only thing was that the course had sooooo much content to learn you just feel like you're always one step behind what they're teaching.

Please, please, please do not miss a lecture because if you do, you'll fall behind so quickly its not funny. Same goes for the tutorials - just go to them - don't even contemplate skipping them because you'll likely fail the course.

Overall, horribly hard course, time consuming and ridiculously weighted assessment (only med sem and final, stuff one up and you'll likely fail the course) but if you study you can do moderately well.

Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2013

Your program/major

BBUSMAN

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes! Please go, you hate yourself if you don\'t

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes, absolutely

Positives
  • Lecturer gave real world examples in lecture
  • Tutorials and PASS sessions helpful, worth going too
  • Lecturer really enjoyed giving the lecture which made me want to go
Negatives
  • VERY hard course content!
  • High degree of assumed prior knowledge in terms of maths and graphing skills
  • Assessment was weighted extremely highly in the final exam with tiny percentages awarded to painstakingly long tasks
Posted on June 17, 2015 3:00 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 59.9

Mid semester exam was ALL multiple choice. A,B,C would be individual answers than 'D' would say "Only A & C", then 'E' would say "Only B & C" etc.

Final exam was "fill in the blanks". This is incredibly easy, no consequential marking as they don't mark your workings. One mistake at the start of the questions and 15-20% of the exam marks are gone straight. Do this twice in the exam and you've taken your grade from a HD to a C. The lecturers excuse of the volume of students is lazy to say the least particularly when the lecturer emphasised the importance of workings during the lectures.

PASS decent, tutorials average.

If you are taking an elective, please choose ECON1020, but be aware, when KK takes the course, 80% of the total course is MCQs.

Best Moment of the Course: lecturer keeping his microphone turned on and hearing other students "problems"
Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2013

Your program/major

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Yes

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes

Positives
  • Introduction Course: good for accounting students
Negatives
  • Fill in the Blanks Exam (is this Grade 1 again?)
  • Tutorials average
  • Lecturer hard to understand
Posted on November 16, 2014 2:20 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 58.6

Be afraid. Be very very afraid. Getting a good mark in this class is not as easy as you think. For some, it may be difficult to pass at all. This isn't because of the content you learn (enough practise and it starts to get easier), or the algebra you haven't used since class in high school (thank god for Khan Academy)... Its the assessment.
Mid-sem 35%
Final exam 65%
It's scary. Fail one and its difficult to redeem yourself in the other. The lecturer is a nice guy and makes an effort to be entertaining but man his accent is thick. Perhaps it's just me, but there were times when he said 'apples' and I heard 'airport'. 'Surplus' is pronounced 'souploose'. When he runs through the problems in the lecturer and solves them to teach you the method, his math is much more complicated than it needs to be. It was a compulsory subject for me, but I would never choose it as an elective. The pass classes seem to contradict the teachings of the tutors, and it just ended up being a huge, confusing class to endure.
Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2014

Your program/major

social science

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Yes

Is the textbook necessary?

no

Positives
  • tutorial answers are posted on blackboard
  • two lectures to attend if you miss one
  • Consults are usually empty
Negatives
  • only two assessment pieces
  • the final exam is difficult and ambiguous
  • lecturer has strong accent
Posted on November 11, 2014 3:18 pm
Matthew
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 100.0

If you are lucky enough to do this course from semester 1, 2014 then you are in luck as Dr. Marco Faravelli is one of the best lecturers I've had and it is definitely the most well thought out course so far. The lecturer is amazing, the lectures themselves are great, the tutorials are exactly what you need and follow the course content perfectly.

There are no trick questions in exams, if you study hard you will be rewarded which is a nice difference from some courses where no matter how hard you study they just want to trip you up. A great course in every aspect.
Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2014

Your program/major

BA

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Yes

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes

Positives
  • Lectures
  • Lecturer
  • Content
Negatives No negative points
Posted on July 27, 2014 5:50 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 85.7

Great course, interesting to see the thought process behind every day decisions. Maths is simple so long as you attend tutes and PASS
Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2014

Your program/major

BEcon

Is lecture attendance necessary?

no, but recommended

Is the textbook necessary?

no, but very useful

Positives
  • great lecturer & tutors
  • interesting, relevant content
  • only 2 assessment pieces
Negatives
  • but large weighting for final exam
Posted on July 19, 2014 8:47 pm
Charlie
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 74.2

Fairly easy course with tutorials essential for success.
A basic knowledge of algebra and linear equations is also preferable.
Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2014

Your program/major

BEcon/BSc

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Yes

Is the textbook necessary?

Definatley not

Positives
  • Easy to understand
Negatives
  • Too theory based
Posted on July 15, 2014 1:52 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 44.7

This course mostly focused on the effects of the current account on it's ability to finance Australia's monetary policy, agricultural resources and nominal inflation.
Everything is important to go to, except pass classes.
This is good in teaching you maths and algebra in economics
Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2014

Your program/major

Bbman/Barts

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Yeah totally

Is the textbook necessary?

Yeah 100%

Positives
  • good lecture
Negatives
  • homework
  • not much fun
Posted on July 15, 2014 12:23 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 55.3

Not a bad course, a little slow at times but does a good job of covering the basics. Beware of the assessment, only a mid-sem and a final.
Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2014

Your program/major

Engineering

Positives No positive points
Negatives No negative points
Posted on May 26, 2014 6:17 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 70.8

Pretty interesting course. Good introduction to microeconomics, although it would have been nice if the lecturer kept his political views private. Getting told that not having a carbon tax would mean that we would have acid rain was probably one of the most hilarious things I've ever heard a lecturer say in my life.

Apart from that the course was interesting, the textbook was expensive but provided all the knowledge you need to succeed in the course.
Semester taken

Semester 1 - 2012

Your program/major

Bachelor of Arts

Positives
  • Textbook
Negatives
  • Lecturer's politics
Posted on February 27, 2014 9:14 pm
Anonymous
   
ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics 89.8

I had James Laurenceson for this course, and he has to be the best lecturer at UQ. This course is a great introduction to not only economics, but also UQ and uni in general.

This is one of the most popular courses at UQ and the lectures will surely be full every time. You learn a lot about the power of knowledge and information, plus some economics stuff.

James did a great job.
Positives No positive points
Negatives No negative points
Posted on February 15, 2014 1:01 pm

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