The class is designed to help the student entering people-related occupations, i.e. Nursing, Teaching, Sales, Public Relations, etc. Students are expected to learn vocabulary terms, do the assigned readings, complete quizzes and tests, and participate in hands-on sociological research. The class material is presented through lecture, class discussion and project work. Students also will get involved in a stock market project, tracking stocks over the course of the semester as well as learning to fill out the various types of the tax forms available. Course material is presented by lecture, discussion, films, and guest speakers.
Evaluation is by quizzes and tests.
12 Micro-Economics will seek to give students an understanding of the American Free Enterprise system. This will include being able to utilize the sources of information available to make better consumer decisions, to understand the factors that determine prices and the role of money in our economy, to relate personal economic decision making to the total economy, to understand the importance of budgeting and realize the importance of the wise use of credit and insurance and finally, to understand the relationship between business and government and the consumer and government. The purpose of Micro-Economics is to present suggested buying practices and consumer behavior in the context of how individual spending decisions affect and are affected by the total economy. Emphasis is given to the consumer activities of spending, borrowing, saving, investing, and paying taxes. Special emphasis is placed on the student's personal and family experience.