Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Tentative Course Outline: Introduction to Economics Supply and Demand Tradeoffs Government Price Controls Markets in Action: Externalities Elasticity Microeconomic Foundations Consumer Choice Production Costs Market Structure and Firm Strategy Perfect Competition Monopolistic Competition Oligopoly Monopoly General Education Goals/Objectives: 1. To develop critical thinking. The ability to identify and define criteria, to understand biases and make objective judgments. 2. Problem Solving. The ability to analyze situations and synthesize solutions. 3. Knowledge of and a respect for diverse economies, social and political realities, as well as awareness of holistic approaches to global concerns. 4. Personal responsibility for your actions and their effect on self, community, and society. Relationship to Campus Theme: Economics is all around us and the focus of this course will be on how individual and firm decisions will impact the overall economy. The strive to understand how markets and individuals make decisions are important for how we want to gain more knowledge. Classroom Policies: Late Work Policy: All assignments must be completed on time. No late work is accepted as all work is due by 11pm on the due date listed on the course schedule. Please plan ahead of time to ensure that you have enough time to complete your work by the due date and time. This policy is consistent for all students, so please do not email me reasons why you are not able to complete your work as proper planning is required. Discussion Board Grading: The discussion weeks in this course will run each week from Sunday through Saturday at 11:59 p.m. You should understand up front that this class may require more discussion participation than other online classes you may have taken. It is your responsibility to meet the requirements as they are. If you are going to have a problem meeting the requirements and you don’t want your grades to suffer, you should seriously consider transferring to another class. HOW DOES DISCUSSION WORK IN THIS COURSE? Discussion questions for the semester are posted in separate forums for each week in the Discussion Board. Weekly discussion will begin no earlier than Sunday of each week. Your Weekly Discussion grade is based on your response to these questions and to your classmates throughout each week. Whereas in a classroom you would listen to what your classmates have to say, in an online class, you have to read what they have to say. Therefore, you are responsible for reading every message posted, whether you think it pertains to you or not. Doing this not only helps you to understand the material better, but many times I will answer questions or bring up important material in a response to another student and it may not come up elsewhere. After the first couple of weeks, you should be spending more time on the messages that are most important to you and be able to skim the other messages for important information. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?