Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus

RN-TO-BSN NURSING COURSE SYLLABUS

PREFIX & NUMBER:  ECON300                              

TITLE:  Issues in Economics

CREDITS:   6 credits

CONTACT HOURS:  80 hours  

COURSE DATE/ TIME:      April 8, 2015- May 20, 2015

FACULTY MEMBER:          Mr. Frederick Pennington     

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course explores the ways in which economists view the world and seeks to teach students to utilize these ways of thinking when approaching economic problems and questions. The course will accomplish this by discussing contemporary social issues and using economic theory to explore and potentially resolve the issue. By the end of this course, students should be economically literate. 

PREREQUISITE/COREQUISITE COURSES

None

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, the student will be competent in these areas:

• Gain factual knowledge and learn basic economic principles
• Introduce the method and subject matter of economics so that you as students and citizens of the international community can be led to independent analysis and judgment on economic issues
• Learn how to apply economic theory in order to understand past, current, and future economic and social issues
• Develop economic intuition and analytical skills
• Demonstrate how economic analysis can be applied to a variety of personal, societal, and international issues
• Acquire an understanding of the market mechanism as a means of allocating scarce resources
• Explain why some nations are rich and others are poor
• Learn to apply the concepts of competitive supply and demand in studying markets
• Understand why trade between individuals benefits both traders

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S):

• Schiller, B. (2014). Essentials of Economics. (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:

• Discussion Forums
• LearnSmart
• Video/Media Exercises
• Web resources

FINAL GRADE ELEMENTS:

Grading Scale

COURSE TOPICS

• Challenge of Economics
• U.S. Economy
• Supply & Demand
• Consumer Demand
• Supply Decisions
• Competition
• Monopoly
• The Labor Market
• Government Intervention
• The Business Cycle
• Aggregate Supply & Demand
• Fiscal Policy
• Money & Banks
• Monetary Policy
• Economic Growth
• Theory & Reality
• International Trade

NETIQUETTE:

Effective communication is necessary in most every encounter and the online learning environment is no different. Just as proper behavior is expected in a face to face classroom, proper behavior defined as “netiquette” is required in the online environment. Whether this is your first online course or your last in the program, it is important to review netiquette guidelines frequently to make sure that your communication is both effective and professional.  Please review the “Core Rules of Netiquette” written by Virginia Shea athttp://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html (Links to an external site.) with the understanding that students will be held accountable for the consistent use of netiquette in the online environment.

RELEVANT STUDENT POLICIES:

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 TOPICAL OUTLINE: