Room Number: 17
Course Objective:
This course is designed to introduce students to the understanding of basic and fundamental economic concepts and prinicples as they pertain to the science of economics, micro and macroeconomics, international economic concepts and comparative economic systems in order to better understand the world in which we live. Students will further their understanding of economics through the completion of reflective essays, business plans, stock market analyses, and a portfolio.
Course Requirements:
Good Attendance/Participation Projects
Ability to Take Good Notes Keeping up with reading assignments
Classwork/Homework Quarterly Essays
Quizzes Exams/Final
Course Weights:
Cumulative Final 10%
Class/Homework/Projects 50%
Exams/Quizzes 30%
Participation 10%
Note that these are approximate weights and all assignments have a point value.
Topics of Study:
Fundamental Economic Concepts
Wants and Needs
Choices/Trade-Offs
Scarcity
Factors of Production
Production Possibilities Frontier
Comparative Economics and Character of US Economy
Traditional, Command, and Market Economies
Economic and Political Liberty
Adam Smith 'Wealth of Nations"
Private Property
Microeconomics
Laws of Demand and Supply
Prices
Business Organization
American Labor Force
Macroeconomics
GDP and Business Cycle
Unemployment and Inflation
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
International Economics
International Trade
Trade Barriers/Restrictions
Exchange Rates
The Global Economy
Personal Finance/Consumer Skills
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