Economics Course Syllabus
Contact Information:
Wesley Hale
Rm. D111
Conference Period: 6th Period
Office Hours are Wednesdays from 1:40-2:15
Email: wesley.hale@kerrvilleisd.net Phone: 830-257-2212
Students will be given the opportunity to study the American Free Enterprise System, the role of government in the American economic system, international economic relations, and consumer economics.
Textbook: Economics, McGraw-Hill, 2015 Supplies Needed: paper and pen/pencils
Grading policy: Daily grades- 40% (quizzes, daily work, etc.) Test grades- 60% (tests, projects)
It is your responsibility to get your missing assignments if you are absent.
Scope and Sequence
1st 6 Weeks
Weeks 1&2 (Ch 1)
Scarcity - Resources
Choices - Time, Money, Want, Need
Tradeoffs, Opportunity Cost
Weeks 3&4 (Ch 4,5 & 6)
Supply & Demand - Law of Demand, Schedules & Curves
Prices - Elasticity
Weeks 5&6 (Ch 2,3 & 7)
Eco Types, Free Market, Market Structures
2nd 6 Weeks
Weeks 7&8 (Ch 8&9)
Business Types - Corp, Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Franchise
Labor - Labor Laws, Minimum Wage, Gender Gap, Unions
Weeks 9&10 (Ch10 &11)
Money, Banking, Financial Institutions, Stocks, Bonds, Insurance
Week 11 (Ch 12&13)
GDP & GNP, Population Trends, Poverty, Eco Cycles, Inflation
3rd 6 Weeks
Weeks 12-13 (Ch 14)
Taxes & Govt Spending Budget Discretionary and Nondiscretionary Spending
Weeks 14 & 15 (Ch 15 & 16)
Fiscal Policy, Supply Side Policy/ Demand Side Policy,
Monetary Policy, Macro Equilibrium, The Fed
Weeks 16 & 17 (Ch 19)
Personal Finance, Compound Interest, Credit Cards, School Loans, Credit Scores
