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Course SyllabusName of Course: EconomicsCourse #: 04201Course Length: 1 Quarter (Term)Credits: 0.5 Prerequisite: None Graduation Requirement Met: Economics
Instructor Information
Name: Jack H. Achs, Rm215
E-mail address: achsja@davenportschools.org
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School phone number: 563-723-5600
Best times to be reached: 8-8:30am daily.
Note, I am at school 7:45am daily to help students!
Course Description
This course is a study of the basic principles and problems of economics and is centered on how society produces and distributes the goods and services in a market economy.
District Standards and Power Benchmarks
Course is aligned to the Iowa Social Studies Standards. The Iowa Social Studies standards can be found at https://iowacore.gov
Course Information
This is a one-term required course for all students in 11th or 12th grade. This course meets the Economics requirement for graduation
Course Outline/Calendar
We will cover:
Unit 1: 3 Weeks Scarcity and the factors of production, Tradeoffs, Different economic systems
Unit 2: 3 Weeks Demand and Supply, Price, Market Structures, Business Organizations, and Labor
Unit 3: 3 Weeks Money and Banking, GDP, inflation, and unemployment, Local, State, and National taxing and spending policy, Monetary and Fiscal Policies, Federal Budget, and
Global Economy
Text/Other Required Materials/Resources
O’Sullivan & Sheffrin. "Economics: Principles in Action". Prentice Hall. Needham, MA. :2007. Supplementary Text, WWW and Media Center Materials, Newspaper, Community Resources, Maps and Globes., Material fees: printing in LMC- 10 cents per copy. Students are required to obtain the following supplies within three days of course start: A 2-inch 3-ring binder, 2 college-type spiral notebooks, 3x5 note cards, pen &pencil, simple calculator, Chrome Book, WHS ID
Instructional Procedures & Support
Students are expected to keep a notebook. Classroom activities will include (but not limited to), guided and individual reading, text assignments, large and small group discussions, guided lectures, examining primary source materials, and performance tasks.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is copying another person’s work. In this class you may work together on many assignments. However, the work you turn in must be in your own words. You need to paraphrase the idea being shared. When grading work and I see the same answer, with the same sentence structure, with the same grammar and syntax then it is plagiarism. See student planner.
Classroom Management Procedures
See MS Word document below for Syllabus Part2 for Classroom Management Procedures.
Assessment Plan (also see Syllabus Part 2 for more details)
A. Projects will be completed.
B. Assessments might incl quizzes, chap or unit tests, end of term tests.
C. A final will be a given.
D. Completed homework.
E. Class participation.
Final Class Grade: daily work (10%), class projects (15%), tests (55%), and the final (20%).
Note: Late work is reduced by 40% (“D”)and must be turned in three days before the start of finals.
Grading System
Grading scale*: A+ = 100% C = 70-79%
*Students must do more A = 90-99% D = 60-69%
work for higher grade. B = 80-89% F = 0-59%
Syllabus Part 2
See document for Part 2 containing the following: Classroom Management Procedures, Assessment Plan, Instructional Methods, Parent Assistant, and Course Requirements (detailed). Note: students are responsible for Part 2 of the syllabus (it will be verbally reviewed in class).
Note: Students must read & review Part 2. (See document below)
Mr.Achs’ Bully Free Pledge: “I agree to be identified as a caring adult who pledges to help bullied students. I will listen carefully to all students who seek my help and act on their behalf to put an immediate stop to the bullying. I will work with other caring adults to create a safe learning environment for all students in my school.”
Course Requirements: See current syllabus below (MS Word Document)
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