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COURSE SYLLABUS: Implementing Economic Thought II


Course Title: IDS280 – Implementing Economic Thought II
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course introduces students to the American economic system with a focus on micro economics, such as policy positions in the United States government and markets, supply and demand, elasticity of demand, and self-interest.

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 Seventeen. Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium.

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

Week #3
Chapter Eighteen. The Elasticity of o Demand and Supply
Chapter Nineteen. Theory of Consumer Behavior.

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

Week #4
Chapter Twenty. Cost.
Chapter Twenty One. Profit, Loss, and Perfect Competition.

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

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter Twenty Two. Monopoly.
Chapter Twenty Three. Monopolistic Competition.

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

Week #6
Chapter Twenty Four. Oligopoly.
Chapter Twenty Five. Corporate Mergers and Antitrust.

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

Week #7
Chapter Twenty Six. Demand in the Factor Market.
Chapter Twenty Seven. Labor Unions.
Chapter Twenty Eight. Labor Markets and Wage Rates.

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

Week #8
Chapter Twenty Nine. Rent, Interest, and Profit.
Chapter Thirty Two. International Finance.

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

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper