The University Sydney
ECON6600 Economics Capstone
Workplace Integrated Learning Assignment Information
Due: 17 September 2023, 11:59 pm AEST- 20% of total marks.
Word limit: 500
Key Information
In this assignment you will need to summarise the key content of the Workplace Integrated Learning
(WIL) guest lectures delivered by the invited speakers. In doing so, you will highlight the underlying
economic theories, models the WIL guest lectures relate to. You will also discuss the microeconomic
or macroeconomic issues and policy concerns addressed, as apparent by the guest speakers’
narratives. Additionally, in view of your own work experience, you will need to discuss any approach
adopted to solve an economic problem at your workplace, for the relevant industry or for the
macroeconomy. You are also expected to discuss how your learning experiences from the WIL
lectures helped you gain additional insights to address economic policy concerns confronted at your
workplace. If you have never been employed, you may discuss how you would like to use your WIL
experiences in this unit at the place of your intended professional affiliation.
This assignment has a limit of 500 words. Given the word limit, you should ensure that the contents
of your assignment remain succinct and informative. References, tables, graphs and appendices, if
used are not included in the word count. There is no need to include an abstract. You may use
standard format of an essay with optional title. Use Harvard style for referencing. A guideline for
Harvard referencing is provided in canvas and inside the resources folder in modules.
Submission
Submit your WIL assignment in the designated submission folder inside canvas. To ensure that
marking remains anonymous, you need to only include your student ID (SID) in your submissions.
SID can appear at the top of the document, in headers or footers, and in the file name. No simple
extension is available for this assignment unless approved by the faculty and the university system.
In other cases you need to obtain prior approval from the unit coordinator with supporting evidence
of extenuating circumstances.
Academic honesty
The University is aware that the vast majority of students and staff act ethically and honestly.
However, academic dishonesty may sometimes occur. There will be absolutely zero tolerance for
academic dishonesty or plagiarism. All allegations of dishonesty will be treated seriously.
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Further information on academic honesty, academic dishonesty, and the resources available to all
students can be found on the academic integrity pages on the current students
website: https://sydney.edu.au/students/academic-integrity.html.
Further information on research integrity and ethics for postgraduate research students and
students undertaking research-focussed coursework such as Honours and capstone research
projects can be found on the current students website: https://sydney.edu.au/students/research_x005f integrity-ethics.html.
Compliance statement
In submitting this work, I acknowledge I have understood the following:
I have read and understood the University of Sydney’s Academic Honesty in Coursework
Policy 2015.
The work is substantially my own and where any parts of this work are not my own, I have
indicated this by acknowledging the source of those parts of the work and enclosed any
quoted text in quotation marks.
The work has not previously been submitted in part or in full for assessment in another
unit unless I have been given permission by my unit of study coordinator to do so.
The work will be submitted to similarity detection software (Turnitin) and a copy of the
work will be retained in Turnitin’s paper repository for future similarity checking.
Engaging in plagiarism or academic dishonesty in coursework will, if detected, lead to the
University commencing proceedings under the Academic Honesty in Coursework Policy
2015 and the Academic Honesty Procedures 2016.
Engaging in plagiarism or academic dishonesty in research-focussed work will lead to the
University commencing proceedings under the Research Code of Conduct 2013 and
the Academic Honesty Procedures 2016.
Engaging another person to complete part or all of the submitted work will, if detected,
lead to the University commencing proceedings against me for potential student
misconduct under the University of Sydney (Student Discipline) Rule 2016.
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