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Instructor Contact Information |
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Principles of
Economics ll – Fully online class Dr.Viju C.Kulkarni |
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Textbook and Course Material Requirements |
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You must have the text the first day of class. Microeconomics by
McConnell and Brue 17th edition
– McGraw Hill Publishers ( ISBN:
00732090) You can Purchase
Textbooks Online at the SDCCD Online Bookstore or campus book store. You also
have the option to buy an ebook by visiting the following site. Make sure you
select the option based on your preference and readiness. Zinio eBooks A.
Download Version Only ·
Where
to purchase: http://textbooks.zinio.com ·
Price:
55%
of List Price (students save 45%) ·
Market: Ideal
for the student who always uses the same computer for studying; has a
high-speed connection to the Internet when they download the book; wants a
more robust experience than a PDF eBook.
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Hardware and Software Requirements |
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Hardware and Software: Internet Browser: |
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Course Description |
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Welcome to the our study of
Microeconomics. Timing couldn't be better to study this very exciting and
challenging course in understanding business behavior. This course, which can
also be referred to as business economics at the introductory level focuses
on the business behavior in the changing world of consumer demand,
competition, ,technology and role of the government. We will try to
understand how businesses make decisions with a goal of maximizing the profit
or minimizing the losses in a market full of risk and uncertainty. The topics we are going to cover in this
course are not all new to you. You are familiar with economic issues,
economic changes and economic decision making as a consumer, worker as well
as a business person in some cases. In this course, we are putting these
issues together in a organized manner to see the cause and effect connection.
Emphasis is on the current events as I believe in teaching economics from a
practical point of view and not so much from technical point of view. This
class will be fun and rewarding if we work together. This is my commitment to
you. So enjoy the class and work towards getting the maximum benefit. |
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Course Objectives |
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The main objectives of this course are to: a. Study the interaction between demand,
supply and price to understand the economic relationships, b. Understand the role and application of
the concept of opportunity cost, c. Learn more about consumer behavior in a
changing market and elasticity of demand conditions d. concepts of cost, revenue and profit e. Analyze the goals of profit
maximization subject to budget constraints and f. Understand the differences between
economic efficiency and cost efficiency g. Understand business criteria in hiring
decisions under different market conditions h. Find out which market is good for
consumers - perfect competition or monopoly? i. Understand the rationale for government
intervention in a free market working of the economy. |
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Application and Registration Information |
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6. After completion of
registration on Reg-e, and several days prior to the start of the semester, you will
receive an email with course login instructions. If you don't receive an
email please go to http://www.sdccdonline.net and login on the first day of
class as follows:
You will not be able
to login to your online course until the first day of the semester!!! |
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