Economics

Welcome to Economics

I would like to welcome you to on-line Economics.  The following course information will provide you the outline of the expectations for this course.  I want each of you to be successful in this course.  Please feel free to e-mail me at any time that you have questions concerning this course. 

Objectives:  

The focus of this unit is on the study of choices which people and societies make as they use scare resources to meet their wants. The unit examines the nature of economic wants and their relationship to productive resources.  An understanding that these resources are scarce, and have alternative uses, leads to the fact that people must engage in decision-making.

 

Economics Course Syllabus

Instructor:      Ms. Teresa Pope               
Course:            Economics                       
 Email:   teresa.pope@carrollcountyschools.com
Textbook:       Principles of Economics        

Course Description:

The economics course provides students with a basic foundation in the field of economics. The following is a list of the five sections of the course. In each area, students are introduced to major concepts and themes concerning that aspect of economics.

• Fundamental
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• International
• Personal Finance

 

 COURSE EVALUATIONS:

Test/Quizzes	50%	Weekly Quizzes/Test
Discussion/EconEdlink/Activities	35%	Weekly Discussion/EconEdlink Quiz
EOCT	15%	Economics has a state administered end of course test which will be administered near the end of the semester.

 

Students you will use Livebinders.com for all powerpoints and resources.  The name of the livebinder is Pope Economics.  The following is the link for this website:

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?present=true&id=846772

 

Weekly Plan for Fundamental Domain Economics

 Week One:  SSEF1, SSEF2
Students will view the fundamental vocabulary and review the following vocabulary and be prepared for vocabulary quiz: 

 Vocabulary: scarcity, productive resources (factors of production), land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship, opportunity cost 

Students will view the powerpoints for SSEF1 and SSEF2

Students will complete the Productive Resources, Opportunity Cost and Scarcity videos and quiz on the EconEdlink website.

Assignments Due:       Weekly Quiz, Weekly Discussion  and EconEdlink         

Week Two:     SSEF2 (continued) SSEF3

Students will view the fundamental vocabulary and review the following vocabulary and be prepared for vocabulary quiz: 

Vocabulary: rational decision making, marginal cost, marginal benefits, production possibilities curve, tradeoffs, specialization, voluntary exchange.

Students will view powerpoints for SSEF2 and SSEF3 

Students will complete the Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis and Productivity videos and quiz on EconEdlink

Assignments Due:     Weekly Quiz, Weekly Discussion,  and EconEdlink      

     

Week Three:       SSEF4, SSEF5

Students will view the fundamental vocabulary and review the following vocabulary and be prepared for vocabulary quiz: 

Vocabulary: economic systems, command economy, market economy, mixed economy, private ownership, profit motive, consumer sovereignty, competition, government regulation, public good, public service, income, property rights, deregulation, consumers, producers

 Students will view powerpoints for SSEF4 and SSEF5 

Students will complete the Property Rights and Economic Systems videos and quiz on EconEdlink

Assignments Due:  Weekly Quiz    and EconEdlink      

 

Week Four:   SSEF5,  SSEF6

 Students will view the fundamental vocabulary and review the following vocabulary and be prepared for vocabulary quiz: 

Vocabulary:  productivity, inputs, outputs, economic growth, standard of living, investment

 Students will view powerpoints SSEF5 and SSEF6.  Students will also complete Review Sheet Economics Test I.

Note:  There is no Weekly Quiz, Discussion, and EconEdlink due to unit test.

Assignments Due:  Fundamental Economics Activity