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COURSE DESCRIPTION
A study of the major factors that determine levels of economic
activity. Emphasis is placed on resource allocation,
national production, demand and supply, income levels, government, money and
the banking system, policy implications, economic growth, international
finance, and exchange rates.
Prerequisite: None. A score of 53 or higher in algebra domain of Math
Placement Test is recommended.
3 Credit
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VIDEOTAPES/AUDIOTAPES
Macroeconomics: Choice and Change
Economics USA
OTHER MEDIA
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ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Not required
EVALUATION/GRADING
Five
exams, five problem sets, twenty-five video assignments
COURSE OUTLINE
|
Number |
Required Text |
Video Tapes |
Activity |
Exam # |
|
1. Introduction to Economics and the
Market System |
Chapter 1: Limits,
Alternatives, and Choices Chapter 2: The Market
System and the Circular Flow Chapter 3: Demand, Supply,
and Market Equilibrium |
Choices and Change Videos #1, 3 Economics U$A Videos #1, 16, 18 |
Video Assignment #1 Problem Set #1 |
1 |
|
2. Macroeconomic Fundamentals |
Chapter 4: The Private and Public
Sectors Chapter 7: Measuring
Domestic Output and National Income Chapter 8: Economic
Growth |
Choices and Change Videos #4, 5 Economics U$A Videos #4, 7, 10 |
Video Assignment #2 Problem Set #2 |
2 |
3. Macroeconomic Models and Fiscal Policy |
Chapter 4: The Private and
Public Sectors Chapter 9: Business
Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation Chapter 10: Basic
Macroeconomic Relationships Chapter 11: The
Aggregate Expenditures Model Chapter 12: Aggregate Demand
and Aggregate Supply Chapter 13: Fiscal
Policy |
Choices and Change Videos #6,11,12 Economics U$A Videos #5, 6, 12 |
Video Assignment #3 Problem Set #3 |
3 |
|
4. Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy |
Chapter 14: Money and
Banking Chapter 15: Money
Creation Chapter 16: Interest
Rates and Monetary Policy Chapter 17: Financial
Economics |
Choices and Change Videos #8,10 Economics U$A Videos #8, 9, 13, 14 |
Video Assignment #4 Problem Set #4 |
4 |
|
5. International Economics |
Chapter 5: The Chapter 20:
International Trade Chapter 21: The Balance
of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits |
Choices and Change Videos #7 Economics U$A Videos #27, 28 |
Video Assignment #5 Problem Set #5 |
5 |
07/25/2011