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Course
Syllabus
Course Name: Economics -
College Prep
I Course
Information
Course
Number: 1722
Level:
College Prep
Department: Social Science
II Course Description
Prerequisite: U.S. History
Open
to: Seniors
Length:
1 Year
Credit: 1 unit
Summary:
III Course Goals
As a
result of the study of Economics, students will:
1. interpret how the price system determines the production and
consumption of goods and services and the allocation of resources.
2. make well-informed choices as an educated consumer in our
market economy.
3. describe the vital role that government plays in the
interaction of the international sector, businesses, and households.
4. apply economic reasoning to their daily lives as citizens.
5. utilize analytical tools as a responsible participant in the
political process in order to anticipate effects of major economic policy
changes.
IV Textbooks and Materials
R.
Miller & A. Stafford, Economic Education for Consumers (2004)
South-Western/Thomson Learning
Charles Wheelan, Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
(2002)
W.W. Norton People's Publications
Clayton, Economic Principles & Practices (2003)
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
V. Course Outline
First
Semester
Units of Instruction:
Unit 1: Introduction to theEconomic Problem
Unit 2: A Market Economy - Supply and Demand
Unit 3: How American Business is Organized
Unit 4: Markets for the Factors of Production
Unit 5: The Government and Our Economy: Failures and Financing
Major Assessments:
Unit Exams
First
Semester Exam
Second
Semester Units of Instruction and Assessments:
Units of Instruction:
Unit 6: Measuring the Economy
Unit 7: The Government and Our Economy: Taxing, Spending, and
Borrowing
Unit 8: The Government and Our Economy: Controlling the Money
Supply
Unit 9: The Global Economy
Unit 10: Consumer Budgeting, Careers, and Income Taxes
Unit 11: Saving and Investing
Unit 12: Consumer Economics: Credit
Major Assessments: Unit Exams
Consumer
Project
Measuring the Economy
Test of
Economic Literacy
Second
Semester Exam
(Parents and students: please consult individual teachers for grading policies,
extra credit info, class procedures, etc.)
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