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Economics
- Course Syllabus
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Instructor: Mrs. Altamore
Office Hours: 1st hour, 5th
hour, and any off time
E-mail:
eaaltamore@mhsmi.org
Website: Information will be
forthcoming
Resources:
Taylor, John B. Macroeconomics.
Third Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001.
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the
social science of economics. This course will help you to develop reasoning
skills to think objectively, rationally, and with some degree of sophistication
about current economic issues in our rapidly changing world. Topics to be
studied include the methods used by economists; basic questions asked by
economists; financial markets; production, income, and spending by nations;
money and banking, fiscal and monetary policy, and international trade issues.
Course Objectives:
Content:
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to master basic economic concepts
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to increase your ability to transfer economic
skills and knowledge to issues as they arise in the world
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to complete a career preparedness project
Method:
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to demonstrate knowledge of course content on
test, written assignments, and projects
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to complete homework as assigned
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to relate assignments and class work to course
content
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to complete the career preparedness project
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to participate in class discussions
contributing to the class learning experiences
Course Requirements:
Assignments:
1.
The text was written with the intention that it could be understood with
a minimum of teacher explanation. Reading assignments must be completed
regularly as assigned along with associated homework. Class time will be used
for group discussions, applications, and review.
2.
Concept recognition is essential to success in this course. The homework
assignments will help you in this area, but you are encouraged to maintain some
type of glossary of terms and/or concepts as they are introduced. You may find
it helpful to either set aside one section of your notebook or maintain
flashcards for this purpose.
3.
You are responsible for completing homework as assigned and for being
aware of current events articles in newspapers and magazines that relate to
economics issues while you are in this class.
4.
All assignments must be completed by the due date for full credit. Each
day (including class off days) an assignment is late 10% will automatically be
deducted from the grade. All assignments, except workbook exercises, must
be done in pen.
5.
You will begin the career preparedness project early in the semester.
This will involve doing some career exploration to determine your interest if
you have not already done so. You will then become aware and explore that
career including job prospects, look for schools to prepare you for the career,
explore the cost of that education and the benefits of that education in the job
market and complete a resume. Then you will interview or “shadow” someone
presently in the career. This project must include an awareness/exploration
report, college selection and cost report, and an interview or “shadowing”
experience with someone in that career. A detailed assignment sheet will be
passed out the first week of the semester.
Tests
A test must be taken on the day it is
scheduled. If there are special circumstances, they must be discussed with the
teacher before class. Tests missed due to excused absences must be made up
within the cycle, using the media center testing room. The teacher will
determine the nature of the make-up test. Tests missed due to unexcused
absences will be counted as zero.
Class Policies
1.
All students are expected to be in full uniform each day, unless
otherwise noted by the Administration.
2.
Appropriate classroom behavior is expected at all times:
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respect for everyone, students and teacher, in
the class at all times
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promptness and readiness for class
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participation in class discussions
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respect for school and personal property
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accepting the consequences of you own behavior
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following school guidelines for lunch passes
3.
Attendance policies of Mercy High School will be enforced.
4.
Plagiarism will result in the loss of credit for this class.
Grading:
This class may be taken for a grade or
for credit. The following marking scale will be used:
A 100 - 92.5
A- 92.4 - 89.5
B+ 89.4 - 86.5
B 86.4 - 82.5
B- 82.4 - 79.5
C+ 79.4 - 76.5
C 76.4 - 72.5
C- 72.4 - 69.5
D+ 69.4 - 66.5
D 66.4 - 62.5
D- 62.4 - 59.5
NC
59.4 and below
Some assignments will be graded as
“credit.”
Final Grade:
The final grade will be based on all
tests and assignments given this semester using the following weight system:
Tests 30%
Final Exam 10%
Assignments 30%
(including homework)
Career Project 30%
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