School Of Built EnvironmentConstruction EconomicsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200504.4
Discipline: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 4
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Building construction including residential, light industrial and small commercial as covered in the subjects Building 1 and Building 2 and building measurement as covered in quantity surveying 1 and Estimating as covered in Estimating 1.
About this Unit
This subject is designed to provide students with: an understanding of economic principles, national and international economic issues; general investment issues; how the national and international economy functions; how the building industry and the building firm relates to the national and international economy; and how economic reasoning may be applied to various problems in the building industry.