Vanessa Grida

This unit equips students with the mathematical and numeracy skills necessary to define and solve business problems. A focus is the development of valuation techniques which considers the respective security's cash flows, time value of money and the associated risk. Additionally, the unit covers fundamental topics in statistics, including data visualization, descriptive statistics, normal distribution, and regression analysis.

Economics is a study of how societies can best use and distribute the world's scarce resources to meet human needs and wants. This unit provides a valuable foundation of how economies operate, how businesses and individuals use economics in their decision-making, and why governments implement certain economic policies. These include policies on employment, inflation, the environment, interest rates, and the welfare of society. The unit also covers international issues including international trade, foreign debt, poverty, and the global economy.