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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
ECON 10 | Title:
MAKING OF ECONOMICS |
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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 |
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| 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
Also Listed As:
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Catalog Description:
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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:
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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: | | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| D | Social Science | Fall 1981 | Summer 2010 |
| D3 | Ethnic Studies | | |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | Summer 2010 |
| 4B | Economics | | |
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CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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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:
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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
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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:
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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:
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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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