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Macroeconomics
ECO 201 300
Spring 2008
3 credit hours
Start date: 01-24-08
End date: 05-20-08

  This course is intended to provide students with a background in macroeconomic theory and analysis. First, students will gain an understanding of introductory economics and economic reasoning in the context of the contemporary global economy. Then, they will gain an understanding of the determination and measurement of National Income; the Price Level; Macroeconomic Problems of Unemployment, Inflation, and Business Cycles; Macroeconomic Models of the Aggregate Economy; the Financial System (Money, Banking, & Monetary Policy); Fiscal Policy; Budget Deficit & Government Debt. In the process, students will also discover how Productivity, Technological Change, & Global Competitiveness are related to each other and to business & the national economy. Overall, the course will provide students with a framework for decision-making in business, economic, and political arenas.

Prerequisites:  ENG 089, ENG 099, MAT 022.
Instructor Information
  Dr. Len Anyanwu
email: anyanwu@ucc.edu
voice: 908-709-7156
  More course information: 
  http://lanyanwu.pageout.net
Special Information
Testing Information:
  This is a fully online course. All components of it, including testing, are conducted online.
Textbook(s):
  REQUIRED: McConnell, C. R., & Brue, S. L., “Economics: Principles, Problems, & Policies,” 17th ed., Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2008
Course Materials (including special hardware or software):
  RECOMMENDED
Other Sources of Information:

The book’s Companion Website: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073126632/student_view0/index.html

Other internet resources;

Print Media like the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Newspapers.

Tutoring in Economics (available at the UCC Academic Learning Centers).  
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