Economics Courses: 2012-2013
ECONOMICS 10. Economics. Spring. Mr. Pandolfini. 4 meetings weekly. Block D1235. The goal of this course is to provide students with the vocabulary and concepts needed for economic literacy. These include the concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost, market, command, and traditional economies, the laws of supply and demand, and the principles behind the stock market. The second half of the course will focus on such macroeconomics concepts as gross domestic product, unemployment, inflation, and international trade. Teams of students will conduct their own “macro” research on a selected nation’s economy and present their findings to the class as a final group project. Sources will include texts, newspapers, periodicals and frequent visits to economic web sites. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN 2012-2013.
ECONOMICS 11. Advanced Placement Economics. Year. Mr. Pandolfini. 5 meetings weekly. Block A. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department. Admission to AP Economics is based on performance in both United States History and previous courses in mathematics. By exploring both microeconomics and macroeconomics in depth, this course will examine economics as a social science, and explore different forms of economies, such as market, command, and traditional, around the world. The microeconomics section of the course will analyze the behavior of individual consumers and producers, the laws of supply and demand, and forces such as oligopoly and monopoly. The macroeconomics portion of the course will examine the indicators used to judge the economic health of a nation. Students will learn how policy makers use fiscal and monetary policy to achieve economic growth, low unemployment, and price stability. A unit on global trade and monetary exchange will complete the course. Sources include texts, newspapers, periodicals, graphs and frequent visits to web sites for current economic statistics. Class activities include market simulations, debates, and student-based activities. Student groups will research and report on the economy of a selected country as their final project. This course prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Examinations in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
