Unit 1 (Introduction/PPF/International Trade)

Syllabus

Class 1
1.  Describe and analyze the "economic way of thinking"
2.  Identify the conditions that give rise to the economic problem of scarcity
3.  Identify and explain the 4 categories of resources available to any country/society in differing quantities and quality.


Introduction to class/syllabus
Homework

Create your Username and Password at www.quia.com/web  
Read Frederic Bastiat's "Seen and Unseen" and "The Broken Window 

Take Online Quiz for Bastiat readings 



Read More on Frederic Bastiat HERE

View video on "The Broken Window Fallacy"



Online Tutorials for this Section
     What is Economics? 
     Opportunity Costs  (here is a short video on Opportunity Costs)

Class 2 (Chapter 2)
1.  Define Opportunity Cost
2.  Identify the Opportunity Costs involved in various courses of action

Discuss Bastiat selections

In class assignment "Build a Zoo" Activity

Interactive Activity
Homework
      Read "Characteristics of Capitalism"
      Take Online Quiz for "Characteristics of Capitalism"
       View video HERE on importance of Private Property
       View video HERE on "Tragedy of the Commons"

Online Tutorials
     Resources
     Economic Systems  (here is a video on Economic Systems)

Class 3 (Chapter 2)
1.  Identify the three economic questions every economic system must answer
2.  Describe and analyze the economic goals of different economic systems
3.  Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different economic systems


Powerpoint Introduction to Economics (continued--view starting at "Tragedy of the Commons to the end of PPT)
Lecture/Discuss Economic Systems

View video HERE on economic systems

Online Quiz---DUE SEPT 9th, 2013
Basics of Economics/Opportunity Costs

Online Tutorials
Economic Systems

Class 4 and 5 
1.  Construct a Production Possibilities curve from sets of hypothetical data
2.  Apply the concept of Opportunity Cost to a Production Possibilities Curve
3.  Analyze the significance of different locations on, above or below a Production Possibilities Curve

Powerpoint for Production Possibilities Frontier

View these TWO Videos (HT: Jason Welker)



PPF Worksheets (optional)
Complete Worksheet for Production Possibliites Frontier
Morton Problems for PPC (Page 1 to Page 7)\



Online Tutorial

Interactive Activity

1. Supplemental Tutorial for PPC HERE
2. Opportunity Cost Video (optional)
3. Production Possibilites Video 1 (excellent supplemental)

4. Production Possibilities Video 2 (excellent supplemental)


Class 6 and 7
1.  Define Comparative and Absolute Advantage
2.  Describe and give examples of the Law of Comparative Advantage
3.  Define Specialization and Exchange

4.  Explain how both parties to a trade gain from voluntary exchange
5.  Explain Comparative Advantage in terms of Opportunity Cost
6.  When given necessary data, compute the costs of producing two commodities in two countries, determine which nation has the Comparative Advantage in the production of each commodity, calculate the trading ratio, and explain the gains to each nation and the world from Specialization and Trade

Powerpoint for Absolute and Comparative Advantage

View Video below on Absolute and Comparative Advantage



View this video for FRQ instruction. Excellent!!!


Homework

Complete Worksheets on Trade (Handouts I give you)

Online Tutorials
Interactive Activities

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