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COURSE SYLLABUS: Implementing Economic Thought I


Course Title: IDS270 – Implementing Economic Thought I
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course introduces the students to the American economic system, focusing on the area of macroeconomics, such as effects of competition on economic systems, what money is and how it is used, economic growth, business cycles, and employment trends.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Economics. 7th Edition, by Stephen Slavin. McGraw Hill Companies, 2004/2005. ISBN-13: 9780072854770 ISBN: 0072854774

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter One. A Brief Economic History of the United States.
Chapter Two. Resource Utilization

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #2
Chapter Three. Supply and Demand.
Chapter Four. The Mixed Economy.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #3
Chapter Five. The Household-Consumption Sector.
Chapter Six. The Household-Investment Sector.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #4
Chapter Seven. The Government Sector.
Chapter Eight. The Export-Import Sector.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter Nine. Gross Domestic Product.
Chapter Ten. Economic Fluctuations, Unemployment, and Inflation.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #6
Chapter Eleven. Classical and Keynesian Economics.
Chapter Twelve. Fiscal Policy and the National Debt.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #7
Chapter Thirteen. Money and Banking.
Chapter Fourteen. The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #8
Chapter Fifteen. Twentieth Century Economic Policy.
Chapter Sixteen. Economic Growth and Productivity.
Chapter Thirty. Income Distribution and Poverty.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper