ORIENTATION AND DEADLINE DATES
This is an information sheet only, not the course syllabus.
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
Hours
Required Textbooks: Macroeconomics by Campbell McConnell and Stanley Brue, 17th edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008. ISBN 9780073273082.
Study Guide for use with Macroeconomics by William Walstad, 17th edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008 ISBN 9780073273204
VIDEOTAPES/AUDIOTAPES
Macroeconomics: Choice and Change
Economics USA
OTHER MEDIA
None
ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Not required
EVALUATION/GRADING
Five
exams, five problem sets, twenty-five video assignments
COURSE OUTLINE
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Number |
Required Text |
Video Tapes |
Activity |
Exam # |
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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$A Videos #1, 16, 18 |
Video Assignment #1 Problem Set #1 Self-Test Unit #1 |
1 |
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2. Macroeconomic Fundamentals |
Chapter 4: The Private and
Public Sectors Chapter 6: Measuring Domestic
Output and National Income Chapter 7: Introduction
to Economic Growth and Instability |
Choices and Change Videos #4, 5 Economics U$A Videos #4, 7, 10 |
Video Assignment #2 Problem Set #2 Self-Test Unit #2 |
2 |
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3. Macroeconomic Models and Fiscal Policy |
Chapter 8: Basic
Macroeconomic Relationships Chapter 10: Aggregate
Demand and Aggregate Supply Chapter 11: Fiscal
Policy, Deficits, and Debt |
Choices and Change Videos #6,11,12 Economics U$A Videos #5, 6, 12 |
Video Assignment #3 Problem Set #3 Self-Test Unit #3 |
3 |
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4. Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy |
Chapter 12: Money and
Banking Chapter 13: Money
Creation Chapter 14: Interest
Rates and Monetary Policy Chapter 17: Disputes
Over Macro Theory and Policy |
Choices and Change Videos #8,10,13 Economics U$A Videos #8, 9, 13, 14 |
Video Assignment #4 Problem Set #4 Self-Test Unit #4 |
4 |
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5. International Economics |
Chapter 5: The Chapter 18:
International Trade Chapter 19: Exchange
Rates, the Balance of Payments, and Trade Deficits |
Choices and Change Videos #7 Economics U$A Videos #27, 28 |
Video Assignment #5 Problem Set #5 Self-Test Unit #5 |
5 |
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