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Sample Syllabus

Course:

Principles of Microeconomics

Course Description:

Economics is the study of how people make choices when they have limited resources. We will be exploring some of these decisions through the lens of a market. A market is simply interactions between buyers and sellers. We will analyze how people in markets make choices, and how interactions between them are organized. We will also investigate how government policy impacts these interactions. The general objective of the course is to provide you with tools to apply to economic problems that you will encounter every day.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

  1. Easily understand and apply important economics terminology
  2. Use graphical analysis to visualize, communicate, and predict changes in interactions between buyers and sellers
  3. Explain the impact of outside forces on buyer and seller interactions
  4. Distinguish among several ways economic activities can be organized