March 15, 2016 at 9:45 am

Summer 2016 | Economics Offers 7 Online Courses

The Economics Department is offering seven online classes in addition to its on campus courses this summer.

ECON 1000 Survey of Economics ONLINE

Tier II Social Sciences (2SS)

Class #4646, 4787 | Full Summer Session

Description: This survey of economics class covers both microeconomics and macroeconomics. It is intended for students who seek to fulfill the Tier II Social Science requirement and do not intend to take any other economics course. Students study an overview of important economic topics, from microeconomics and macroeconomics, using online course materials and assignments.

ECON 1030 Principles of Microeconomics ONLINE & On Campus

Tier II Social Sciences (2SS)

Class #4648, 4696, 5622 | First & Full Summer Sessions

Description: This course covers basic theory and economic analysis of prices, markets, production, wages, interest, rent, and profits. It include analysis of how the capitalistic system determines what, how, and for whom to produce.

ECON 1040 Principles of Macroeconomics ONLINE & On Campus

Tier II Social Sciences (2SS)

Class #4652, 5623, 4788 |

Basic theory of national income analysis. Causes of unemployment and inflation. Monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government.

ECON 3020 Games and Economic Behavior

Class #4653 | First Summer Session

Description: Game Theory studies interactions between mutually interdependent players who are aware of this interdependence.

ECON 3030 Intermediate Microeconomics

Class #4654 | First Summer Session

Description: This course covers price system as allocative mechanism, price and production policies of individual firms and consumers under alternative market conditions, and analysis of these policies on social efficiency of resource allocation. Students are expected to have understanding of elementary algebra and geometry.

ECON 3050 Managerial Economics ONLINE

Class #4656, 4655 | Full Summer Session

Description: This course provides analysis of decision making in enterprise; market environment; measurement of influence of policy and nonpolicy variables on sales and costs; sales, cost, and profit forecasting; and empirical studies of market structure and pricing.

ECON 3410 International Monetary Systems ONLINE

Class #4657 | Full Summer Session

Description: This course covers how exchange rates are determined, fixed vs. flexible rates, government intervention, fiscal and monetary policy in open economy, transmission of inflation and unemployment among nations, international capital movements, covered interest arbitrage, forward exchange, and Euro-currency markets.

ECON 3600 Money and Banking ONLINE

Class #4658 | Full Summer Session

Description: Role of money and banking system in determination of national income and output.

ECON 3810 Economic Statistics

Class #5704 | First Summer Session

Description: Statistical methods are developed within an economic context. The course includes fundamental statistical topics include descriptive statistics, basic probability theory, random variables, sampling, estimation, and hypothesis testing.