A helping hand for HSC economics students

Local HSC students will have an opportunity tomorrow (Friday 4 September) to gain valuable tips from Australian leading economic commentator, Ross Gittens, at the University of Wollongong HSC Economics Studies Day.

More than 100 students will learn about current economic changes and how to use this knowledge to improve their economics exam results. Ross Gittens (Economics Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald) will share his wisdom with the students about ‘Australia in Recession’.

Hosted annually by UOW’s Faculty of Commerce, this year’s HSC Economics Day features not only Gittens but also Tim Riley (Director of Tim Riley Publications Pty Ltd and the Economic Literacy Centre); Associate Professor Braham Dabscheck (Senior Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne), and Bronwyn Hession (Senior Education Officer, Office of the Director Catholic Schools Office, previously Supervisor of HSC Economics Marking).

“In the wake of the global financial crisis, economics has become much more prominent in the minds of young people,’ Dean of Commerce. Professor Shirley Leitch said.

“Our annual HSC Economics Studies provides high school students in this region access to leading experts and will hopefully inspire them to continue studying this very important subject at university. I congratulate our School of Economics on providing such a worthwhile learning experience for students from the Illawarra.”

The students will learn about how to do their best on the day of the exam; effective exam techniques; monetary policy; Australia in recession; and, industrial relations under the Rudd Labor Government.

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When: The HSC Economics Studies Day will be held on Friday September 4 from 9.30am to 3pm. Ross Gittens is expected to attend just ahead of his talk at 1pm.

Where: at the Ocean Room, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, Fairy Meadow

Further information: Contact Nadia Verrucci on 4221 3650 or Julie-Ann Jeffery on 4221 3593.

Last reviewed: 3 September, 2009