SIS-616 International Economics: examines comparative advantage and neo-classical trade theory, contemporary trade theories, balance of payments, accounting, exchange rates, and open economy macroeconomic and economic development.
Cohorts for this class usually include students of a range of nationalities, and regional interests. Students tend not to be majoring in economics with the lion's share being on a Master's in US Foreign Policy track. I have developed a range of techniques to engage classes with economic themes which they often find quite unfamiliar and challenging. I include small-group discussions of accessible opinion pieces, allow the group to feed in preferences for student presentation topics, and generate interest in current developments with data analysis tasks for which they have some freedom in choosing economies of focus.
I have assisted with 12 economics courses, ranging from a 100-level class in principles in economics in which I delivered discussion sessions, to several PhD-level classes for which activities included offering office hours and grading. There is a certain focus on macroeconomics and international economics.
These experiences allowed me to develop my approach to teaching, and taught me a lot about choices in lecture style, effective teaching techniques, syllabus design, assessment, and the practicalities of managing a class.
A sampling of the classes:
Undergraduate Level
ECON-100 Principles of Economics
ECON-150 Economics for Business
ECON-332 Money, Banking and Finance
ECON-372 International Economics
ECON-401 Macroeconomics with Calculus
Graduate Level
ECON-811 Macro Political Economy
ECON-812 (Renamed ECON-806) Macroeconomic Analysis II
ECON-705 Mathematical Economic Analysis