ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

BT 114 or WR 121Z or designated placement.

Course Description: Deals with human behavior and choices as they relate to the entire economy. Covers aggregate demand and aggregate supply of goods and services, how tax and spending affect the entire economy’s output and employment, and how the Federal Reserve can manipulate the supply of money, inflation and economic growth.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Define and profile important economic principles and government policy decisions that reinforce the role economic institutions play in society.
CLO#2: Identify complex economic theories, principles and practices.
CLO#3: Comprehension of a succession of economic concepts that grow in complexity throughout the course.
CLO#4: Describe economic principles and government policies that demonstrate the inter-related nature of our global economy. (ILO: Critical Thinking)

Typical Required and Recommended Equipment and Materials: Personal Computer with Microsoft Windows 7 or XP, and any one of the following: Microsoft Office 2007, Office 10, Microsoft Works 2007, Works 8, or Works 9, or Microsoft Word 2007 and Excel 2007 or Microsoft Word 2010 and Excel 2010.

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (40) and a standard RCC delivery of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term.