Key topics include demand analysis, economic forecasting, production, cost analysis, the economics of organization, market structure and strategic behavior, pricing techniques, and government regulation and its implications for firm behavior.
Further emphasis is placed on the global context of managerial decisions.
A study guide is available for the textbook. The midterm exams are worth 30 percent of the final grade and a comprehensive final exam is worth 40 percent of the final grade. No make-up exams are given. If a student misses the midterm exam the course grade will be based upon performance on the other exams. All students are issued an ODU email account when they register.