Economics - Periods 1 and 2
SYLLABUS FOR ECONOMICS DATE: Fall, 2020 PREPARED BY M. WITT
High School Credit: ½ credit for one semester of work.
General Description: An introductory course where the general principles of macro and micro economics will be presented. Included will be a basic history of economics, laws of supply and demand, banking, money supply, Federal Reserve, personal finance, governmental measures of the economy, financial markets, and business organization.
Text: Prentice Hall Economics. 2013. Arthur O’Sullivan and Steven M. Sheffrin. Pearson Publishers.
General Course Outline: Students will receive handouts over most of this material.
Introduction to Economics
Test
Laws of Supply and Demand
Test
Business Organization
Test
Personal Finances
Test
Money, Banking and Financial Markets
Test
Governmental Measures of the Economy
Test
Taxes, governmental spending and fiscal policy
Test
Federal Reserve and other Governmental Agencies and how they came about
Test
Global Economy
Test
Course Evaluation:
Nine Week Grades
Major Tests……………………………………………………………………………………………40%
Assignments and Projects ……………………………………………………………………….30%
Quizzes …………………………………………………………………………………………………..30%
Grading Scale: I will follow the grading scale as written in County Handbook.
Attendance:
- Obviously students are expected to attend classes.
- Schedule all dr. appointments and any other outside activities so as to not interfere with school.
- Students are responsible for all makeup work. According to County Policy, students have three days after their first day back to complete any tests or quizzes they may have missed.
Cell Phones:
- I will follow all County Policy guidelines.
- Just to make clear. I will take up any phone that I see in my classroom.
The teacher reserves the right to modify this syllabus as the need arises.