4/20/2024 4:44:12 AM	ECON 10 Course Outline as of Summer 2010	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ECON 10	Title:  MAKING OF ECONOMICS
Full Title:  The Making of Economics
Last Reviewed:5/19/2003

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		13 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

An introductory descriptive and historical overview of economic thought and analysis.  Lives, times and ideas of the great economic thinkers and their impact on the development of modern economic society.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An introductory descriptive and historical overview of economic thought and analysis.  Lives, times and ideas of the great economic thinkers and their impact on the development of modern economic society.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Summer 2010
	D3	Ethnic Studies
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981	Summer 2010
	4B	Economics
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1) Evaluate basic concepts, ideas and tools of analysis used by

 the economist to describe and interpret modern economic life;

2) Analyze the importance of economic forces influencing history

  and current events;

3) Examine the historic evolution of Western economic society and its

 underlying economic philosophy;

4) Evaluate the speed with which economic society is evolving and its

 implications for the future;

5) Interpret the economic realities of today - the conditions, problems,

 ideas - in historical perspective and thereby better appraise the trends

 of the present and the future.

Topics and Scope

I.      The Role of Ideas in History

II.     The Eighteenth Century:  the Worldview of Economics

III.    The Age of Classical Economics

IV.     Reactions to Classical Thought

V.      Neo-Classical Economics

VI.     Keynesian Economics

VII.    The Post-Keynesian World

VIII.   Into the Future

Assignments:

1. Regular attendance and extensive notetaking in class is expected and

  assumed.

2. Read and study appropriate chapters in text and anthologies.

3. A 5-7 page paper will be assigned.  Instructors may choose to assign

  either response, analytical, or a research paper.

4. Participate in discussion as directed by the instructor.

5. Prepare for scheduled quizzes.

6. Prepare for extensive in-class mid-term and final essay examinations.

7. Written homework as directed by instructor.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 60%
Written homework, Response, analytical, or research papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 80%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Mid-term and final essay examinations; quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

1) Heilbroner, R., THE WORLDLY PHILOSOPHERS, 7th ed. Simon & Shuster,

  1999.

2) Fussfeldt, AGE OF THE ECONOMIST, 9th ed. Addison Wesley, 2002

3) Heilbroner, R., TEACHINGS FROM THE WORLDLY PHILOSOPHERS, Norton, 1998

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