HSEC NC010 - Economics
Description:
Adult High School course in economics covering basic macro and microeconomics terms and theories, including consumer behavior, supply and demand, incentives, economic decision-making, and fundamental business, government and personal finance issues. Critical thinking and writing skills, as well as application to current events and everyday life, are emphasized.
Course Objectives:
List and describe the major economic systems in the world.
Discuss the actions, results, and constraints in zero-sum economics.
Apply understanding of self-interest and group dynamics to economic decision making
Describe the model of supply and demand.
Summarize microeconomics of price, revenue, profits and their controls.
Summarize macroeconomics of growth, development and their measurement
Student Learning Outcomes:
Read and evaluate charts and graphs to extract economic information.
Differentiate between basic economic concepts and terms, such as supply and demand, and macro and micro economics.
Use major economic concepts to interpret fundamental business, government and personal finance issues.
Apply economic concepts to daily life experiences.