Economics Course Descriptions

GH2143, MB2143 AMERICAN AGENDA HONORS

This course is designed to investigate the connections between the American political and economic systems. Students will identify political and economic issues and investigate their solutions.

GH2253 AP MACROECONOMICS

The AP Macroeconomics course gives students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. The course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price-level determination, and also develops students’ familiarity with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics.

GH2353 AP MICROECONOMICS

This course gives students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets and includes the study of factor markets and of the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy.

MB2023 ECONOMICS

Economics, a required course, combines the study of economic theory and financial literacy skills. Instruction will center on the student’s role in the economy as a citizen, consumer, and worker. Students will learn skills of economic decision making. They will understand the nature of economic exchange in markets. Students will further learn how our national economy functions as well as how it interacts with the global economy. Finally, financial literacy will be a focal point where students will understand how to successfully navigate many aspects of adult financial decision-making. The capstone project of the course is a real-life consumer simulation, promoting sound financial decisions. This course is offered in both the traditional and blended format.

MB2043 ECONOMICS HONORS

Economics, a required course, combines the study of economic theory and financial literacy skills. Instruction will center on the student’s role in the economy as a citizen, consumer, and worker. Students will learn skills of economic decision making. They will understand the nature of economic exchange in markets. Students will further learn how our national economy functions as well as how it interacts with the global economy. Finally, financial literacy will be a focal point where students will understand how to successfully navigate many aspects of adult financial decision-making. The capstone project of the course is a real-life consumer simulation, promoting sound financial decisions. Students taking the honors level course can expect to engage more deeply with content and skills at a faster pace, with a greater degree of independence and additional opportunities to apply learning to more complex contexts.

MB6221, MB6222 INCUBATOREDU

INCubatoredu offers students an authentic entrepreneurship experience. Throughout the course, students work in teams to brainstorm, design, and develop their own product or service in an attempt to be awarded seed money from a board of investors to turn their plans into reality. The design of this course is similar to the ABC television show “Shark Tank.” Community entrepreneurs and business experts serve as volunteer coaches and mentors guiding student teams through the process of developing hypotheses about business concepts and product ideas. In the final presentation, students teams have the opportunity to earn actual funding to produce and further develop their product or service and launch their business. Students teams who earn funding at the pitch event are expected to make a commitment to continue onto ACCELeratoredu, the second year of the program. This course is offered in both the traditional and blended format.

MB5321, MB5322 / MB5421, MB5422 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND WORK TRAINING I

This course provides students with hands-on work experiences combined with a study of practical work-related topics and consumer skills. Students are required to maintain a minimum of 15 hours of on-the-job training per week at an approved job site.