The way to acquire knowledge is by sysematic study -- investing time and effort patiently to build on foundations. Today, students flitter from topic to topic learning a bit about everything but without any depth. If a kettle of water is taken on an off the fire, it will never come to a boil. Maulana Rumi sumarizes his life in three word: Hamdım Piştim Yandım -- meaning that: I was immature (raw, untrained), then I was cooked (went through arduous training), then I caught fire (acheived enlightenment).
These courses are part of the cooking process.
Course A History of Economic Theory and Policy
Ed Dodson has a course describing the interplay of these ideas
Course: Introduction to Political Economy {Oatley}:
Course Outline:
Broadly viewing the global economy as a political competition that produces winners and losers, International Political Economy holistically and accessibly introduces the field of IPE to readers with limited background in political theory, history, and economics. This book surveys major interests and institutions and examines how state and non-state actors pursue wealth and power. Emphasizing fundamental economic concepts as well as the interplay between domestic and international politics, International Political Economy not only explains how the global economy works; it also encourages readers to think critically about how economic policy is made in the context of globalization.
Course on Introduction to Statistics: An Islamic Approach
The first lecture (L01) is a general introduction to the Muslim approach to knowledge. The next 8 lectures (L02 to L09) form the first unit, which is an introduction to descriptive statistics, but sets the ideas in a format very different from conventional statistics courses.