ECS2602/101/3/20
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Tutorial Letter 101/3/2021
Macroeconomics
ECS2602
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Economics
This tutorial letter contains important
information about your
module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES.......................................................................................................4
2.1 Purpose........................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes..................................................................................................................... 4
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS...................................................................................5
3.1 Lecturer(s).................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Department.................................................................................................................. 5
3.3 University..................................................................................................................... 5
4 RESOURCES................................................................................................................................ 6
4.1 Prescribed book(s)........................................................................................................ 6
4.2 Recommended book(s)................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)................................................................................... 6
4.4 Library services and resources..................................................................................... 6
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.................................................................................................7
6 STUDY PLAN.............................................................................................................................. 11
7 LEARNING STRATEGY AND PROPOSED STUDY PROGRAMME..........................................12
8 PRACTICAL WORK....................................................................................................................18
9 ASSESSMENT............................................................................................................................ 18
9.1 Assessment criteria.................................................................................................... 18
9.2 Assessment plan........................................................................................................ 19
9.3 Assignment numbers.................................................................................................. 20
9.3.1 General assignment numbers.................................................................................... 20
9.3.2 Unique assignment numbers...................................................................................... 20
9.4 Assignment due dates................................................................................................ 20
9.5 Submission of assignments........................................................................................ 21
9.6 The assignments........................................................................................................ 22
9.7 Other assessment methods...................................................................................... 112
9.8 The examination....................................................................................................... 112
10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.......................................................................................113
11 SOURCES CONSULTED.......................................................................................................... 113
12 IN CLOSING.............................................................................................................................. 113
13 ADDENDUM.............................................................................................................................. 113
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1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
We are pleased to welcome you to this Macroeconomics module and hope that you
will find this module interesting, mentally stimulating and rewarding. We shall do
our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way
to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do all the
activities in TL101 and the assignments properly.
A tutorial letter is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and
assessment.
Visit the website for ECS2602 on myUnisa frequently. The website for your module is
[the module website code is written out in full, e.g. ECS2602-21-S1/S2].
1.1 Tutorial material
The Department of Despatch should supply you with the following study material for
this module soon after registration:
Tutorial Letter 101
A study guide
Some of this study material may not have been available when you registered. The
study material that was not available when you registered will be posted to you as
soon as possible but is also available on myUnisa. Please contact the Despatch
Department at if you did not receive your study material.
Note that the 200 series tutorial letters (Tutorial Letters 201) contain the
discussions of the assignments and will therefore only be available after the closing
date of the assignments. Solutions to the assignments will be available on myUnisa.
The format of the examination paper and guidelines on how to answer examination
questions are discussed in detail in Tutorial Letter 102, which you will receive
during the semester. It will be available on myUnisa under “Additional Resources”.
This Tutorial Letter 101 contains important information about the study programme,
resources and assignments for this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to
keep it at hand when working through the study material, preparing the
assignment(s) and for the examination.
You will also find the assignments, assessment criteria, as well as for instructions on
the preparation and submission of the assignments. This tutorial letter also provides
all the information you need about the prescribed study material and other
resources and how to access it. Please study this information carefully and make
sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible.
We have also included certain general and administrative information about this
module. Please study this section of the tutorial letter carefully.
3
, Right from the start, we would like to point out that you must read all the tutorial
letters you receive and announcements made on myUnisa during the semester
immediately and carefully, as they always contain essential and, sometimes, urgent
information.
1.2 Module format
1.2.1 Fully online module
Please note that this module is offered fully online.
All study material for this module will be available on myUnisa. It is thus crucial that
you register on myUnisa at https://my.unisa.ac.za and access the module site
regularly. You must be registered on myUnisa to be able to access your learning
material, submit your assignments, gain access to various learning resources and
library functions, “chat” to your lecturer or e-tutor and fellow students about your
studies and the challenges that you might encounter, and to participate in online
discussion forums.
On the main site = ECS2602-21-S1 (or S2) you can access: − Official study material,
− Announcements by module lectures, − Upload your assignments, − Online
assessment on this site.
Additional study material is available under the “Additional Resources” tab.
1.2.2 Printed materials to support the online module
Because we want you to be successful in this online module, we also provide you
with the study guide and TL101 in printed format. This will allow you to read the
study materials, even if you are not online. Besides, to Tutorial Letter 101, you will
receive a printed copy of the online study guide available on myUnisa.
Remember, the printed support materials are a back up to everything that is found
online, on myUnisa. There is no extra information there. In other words, you should
NOT wait for the printed support materials to arrive before you start studying.
Please consult the Study @ Unisa brochure for more information on the activation of
your myLife email address as well as obtaining access to the myUnisa module
site. Your myLife email address is the official way of communication with you from
our side.
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose
Macroeconomics will be useful to students who intend to follow a career (academic
or otherwise) in economic analysis or wish to understand the functioning of the
macroeconomic system.
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21
Tutorial Letter 101/3/2021
Macroeconomics
ECS2602
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Economics
This tutorial letter contains important
information about your
module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES.......................................................................................................4
2.1 Purpose........................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes..................................................................................................................... 4
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS...................................................................................5
3.1 Lecturer(s).................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Department.................................................................................................................. 5
3.3 University..................................................................................................................... 5
4 RESOURCES................................................................................................................................ 6
4.1 Prescribed book(s)........................................................................................................ 6
4.2 Recommended book(s)................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)................................................................................... 6
4.4 Library services and resources..................................................................................... 6
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.................................................................................................7
6 STUDY PLAN.............................................................................................................................. 11
7 LEARNING STRATEGY AND PROPOSED STUDY PROGRAMME..........................................12
8 PRACTICAL WORK....................................................................................................................18
9 ASSESSMENT............................................................................................................................ 18
9.1 Assessment criteria.................................................................................................... 18
9.2 Assessment plan........................................................................................................ 19
9.3 Assignment numbers.................................................................................................. 20
9.3.1 General assignment numbers.................................................................................... 20
9.3.2 Unique assignment numbers...................................................................................... 20
9.4 Assignment due dates................................................................................................ 20
9.5 Submission of assignments........................................................................................ 21
9.6 The assignments........................................................................................................ 22
9.7 Other assessment methods...................................................................................... 112
9.8 The examination....................................................................................................... 112
10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.......................................................................................113
11 SOURCES CONSULTED.......................................................................................................... 113
12 IN CLOSING.............................................................................................................................. 113
13 ADDENDUM.............................................................................................................................. 113
2
, ECS2602/101/3/20
21
1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
We are pleased to welcome you to this Macroeconomics module and hope that you
will find this module interesting, mentally stimulating and rewarding. We shall do
our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way
to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do all the
activities in TL101 and the assignments properly.
A tutorial letter is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and
assessment.
Visit the website for ECS2602 on myUnisa frequently. The website for your module is
[the module website code is written out in full, e.g. ECS2602-21-S1/S2].
1.1 Tutorial material
The Department of Despatch should supply you with the following study material for
this module soon after registration:
Tutorial Letter 101
A study guide
Some of this study material may not have been available when you registered. The
study material that was not available when you registered will be posted to you as
soon as possible but is also available on myUnisa. Please contact the Despatch
Department at if you did not receive your study material.
Note that the 200 series tutorial letters (Tutorial Letters 201) contain the
discussions of the assignments and will therefore only be available after the closing
date of the assignments. Solutions to the assignments will be available on myUnisa.
The format of the examination paper and guidelines on how to answer examination
questions are discussed in detail in Tutorial Letter 102, which you will receive
during the semester. It will be available on myUnisa under “Additional Resources”.
This Tutorial Letter 101 contains important information about the study programme,
resources and assignments for this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to
keep it at hand when working through the study material, preparing the
assignment(s) and for the examination.
You will also find the assignments, assessment criteria, as well as for instructions on
the preparation and submission of the assignments. This tutorial letter also provides
all the information you need about the prescribed study material and other
resources and how to access it. Please study this information carefully and make
sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible.
We have also included certain general and administrative information about this
module. Please study this section of the tutorial letter carefully.
3
, Right from the start, we would like to point out that you must read all the tutorial
letters you receive and announcements made on myUnisa during the semester
immediately and carefully, as they always contain essential and, sometimes, urgent
information.
1.2 Module format
1.2.1 Fully online module
Please note that this module is offered fully online.
All study material for this module will be available on myUnisa. It is thus crucial that
you register on myUnisa at https://my.unisa.ac.za and access the module site
regularly. You must be registered on myUnisa to be able to access your learning
material, submit your assignments, gain access to various learning resources and
library functions, “chat” to your lecturer or e-tutor and fellow students about your
studies and the challenges that you might encounter, and to participate in online
discussion forums.
On the main site = ECS2602-21-S1 (or S2) you can access: − Official study material,
− Announcements by module lectures, − Upload your assignments, − Online
assessment on this site.
Additional study material is available under the “Additional Resources” tab.
1.2.2 Printed materials to support the online module
Because we want you to be successful in this online module, we also provide you
with the study guide and TL101 in printed format. This will allow you to read the
study materials, even if you are not online. Besides, to Tutorial Letter 101, you will
receive a printed copy of the online study guide available on myUnisa.
Remember, the printed support materials are a back up to everything that is found
online, on myUnisa. There is no extra information there. In other words, you should
NOT wait for the printed support materials to arrive before you start studying.
Please consult the Study @ Unisa brochure for more information on the activation of
your myLife email address as well as obtaining access to the myUnisa module
site. Your myLife email address is the official way of communication with you from
our side.
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose
Macroeconomics will be useful to students who intend to follow a career (academic
or otherwise) in economic analysis or wish to understand the functioning of the
macroeconomic system.
4
