Economics A

Course No. SS4ECR

Semesters: 1; Credits: .5

Grade Placement: 12th

Prerequisite: Senior Classification, ARD/IEP Committee determination required.

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the prerequisite skills of the economic theory and to provide them with a realistic view of how the economy has an effect on daily lives. Emphasis is placed on the various aspects of the free enterprise system as it relates to the consumer with comparisons to other economic systems. Areas of instruction include basic economic concepts, the role of supply and demand, national production, the role of labor, business organizations and markets, and the role of the government through spending, taxes, money and banking. Students deal with current economic problems determining causes and possible solutions. ARD/IEP Committee determination required.