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There is a link to each day's lesson on this website. The calendar contains information about homework, assignments that are due, and class resources (videos, slideshows, and related readings and podcasts). It also has information about what we'll be doing each day. Click here to see the SAS economics standards. Finally, just to prove that economics is FUN check out this website linking Seinfeld and the world of economics.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHY ARE SOME COUNTRIES RICH AND OTHERS POOR?
January 12: Diagnostic assessment
January 14: Discuss the two podcasts linked below and begin to develop ideas for a research question.
Nina Munk interview: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/01/nina_munk_on_po.html
Jeffrey Sachs interview: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/03/jeffrey_sachs_o.html
January 16:
January 20: Economic Growth Models
Homework Due: Read Appendix 3.1 - 3.3 in Todaro and Smith. For more on the Solow growth model, watch the following videos:
Discussion: What are the causes of economic growth? Do these models point to ways that national governments might improve growth and development?
Reading Activity: Read this article on economic growth in Singapore.
Identify two diagrams that you could use to help explain the ideas in the article.
How are the theories you read about in Chapter 3 confirmed or refuted by the article?
Research
Identify a question that you'd like to research related to the concept of economic growth.
Find three articles related to the question and summarize how each one might help you answer the question.
January 22: Write commentary.
Click here to access a folder of resources, including:
The rubric
Sample commentaries
An "intro activity" with helpful hints and resources
January 26: Write commentary.
January 28: Seminar
Commentaries due
Seminar on economic growth and development
January 30: Open Day (Review for test on economic growth and development and work on research paper questions)
February 3: Test on economic growth and development
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW DOES INTERNATIONAL TRADE AFFECT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT?
February 5 (Class before IS): Seminar (What is globalization?)
February 17 (Day before CNY): International trade review
Basic concepts in international trade
Reading on international trade
February 23: The benefits of free trade and protectionism (Is free trade good?)
February 25: Debate/discussion (Is free trade good?)
February 27: The WTO (Is the WTO good or bad for developing countries?)
March 3: Was it a good idea to establish the European Union and common currency (the Euro) in the EU?
March 5: Should Greece exit the Euro?
March 9: Are China's current and capital accounts imbalances dangerous?
March 11: Are China's current and capital accounts imbalances dangerous?
March 13: Research for Commentary #2
March 17: Write Commentary #2
March 19 (Class before Spring Break): Start research paper.
March 30: Identify a research question and have your working thesis by the end of class.
April 1: Initial bibliography due at the end of class
April 6: Outline due at the end of class
April 8: Notetaking
April 10: Notes due at the end of class
April 14: Write first draft (First section of the body due at the end of class)
April 16: Continue writing first draft (Second section of the body due at the end of class)
April 20: Continue writing first draft (Third section of the body due at the end of class)
April 22: Continue writing first draft (Fourth section of the body due at the end of class)
April 24: Continue writing first draft (Intro and conclusion due at the end of class)
April 28: Revise
April 30: Revise
May 5: Revise
May 7: FIRST DRAFT (INCLUDING ABSTRACT AND APPENDICES) DUE AT THE END OF CLASS
The presentation should be posted to YouTube.com. Please email me a link to the presentation and attach the final draft of your paper by 5 PM the night before your oral defense (list below). Also, please submit the final paper to turnitin.com. For the classes that you are not presenting your homework is to watch each presentation due the next day and post a one paragraph reaction to it in the comments section on YouTube. In this paragraph you should quote the speaker in the presentation.
May 11: Presentations (Anvita and Andrew D.)
May 13: Presentations (Rohan)
May 15: Presentations (Chris P., Chris S., Jack, and Linda)
May 19: Senior Appreciation Day :)
May 21: Presentations (Ryan, Nathan, Hayden, and Abhi)
May 25: Presentations (Steven, Nick, James, and Hanson)
May 27: Presentations (Sam and Andrew C.)
June 2: Make up date for missed presentations