Introduction to fundamental economic concepts including production possibilities and economic growth, market supply and demand analysis, money, banking, and government fiscal and monetary policies.
Emphasis is placed upon fluctuations in national income, employment and the price level.
A required course for all students with focus upon the skills of sending and receiving clear messages. Audience analysis, the organization of the message, listening awareness, and the management of communication apprehension are foremost among the course objectives. Students participate in communication exercises and deliver a variety of speeches of different formats. Topics include the echelon method for solving linear equations, matrix manipulations, optimization by linear programming including the simplex method, risk decisions using probability, expected value, and statistics. Additional topics may be chosen from network models or game theory.