ECONOMICS Course Organizer 100% 1. Castle Learning & Current Teacher: Mrs. Oldis Room: 250 Course Organizer Parent Signature: Parent Email: 1) This Course: 2) Course Objectives: requires Student Name: 3) Grading/Course Standards ECONOMICS Your Quarterly Grade will be made up of the following: AN UNDERSTANDING OF MAJOR ECONOMIC CONCEPTS AND SYSTEMS, THE PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC DECISION MAKING, AND THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ECONOMIES AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 1. Castle Learning & Current Events 20% 2. Quizzes 20% 3. Class Work 20% 4. Test/Projects 40% 100% Students will analyze the effectiveness of varying ways individuals, societies, nations, and regions of the world attempt to satisfy their basic needs and wants by utilizing scarce resources Students will define and apply basic economic concepts such as scarcity, supply/demand, opportunity costs, production, resources, money, economic growth, markets, costs, and competition Students will understand the nature of scarcity and how nations of the world make choices which involve economic and social costs and benefits Students will describe the ideals, principles, structure, practices, accomplishments, and problems related to the United States economic system Students will compare and contrast the United States economic system with other national economic systems (focusing on the three fundamental economic questions) Students will explain how economic decision making has become global as a result of an interdependent world economy Students will understand the roles in the economic system of consumers, producers, workers, investors, and voters 4) Skills -Identify a variety of sources of information -Recognize advantages and limitations of various sources -Classify and/or categorize data -Evaluate data -Draw inferences -Generalize -Speak in an effective way -Use media and various visuals for communicating ideas -Think logically -Recognize point of view -Participate in group planning

6) Critical Concepts & Themes ECONOMICS 7) Community Principles 8) Materials and Extra Help Course Map This Course: 9) Communication Options Name:: 6) Critical Concepts & Themes 5) Units Studied Extra help is available after school Tuesday and Thursday and before school Wednesday 3-Ring Binder with loose-leaf paper 1 folder (to save each quarter’s work) Pens (blue & black ink only) & #2 pencils Respect: Teacher to Student Student to Teacher Peer to Peer - Honesty - Tolerance - Bully-Free Zone Cell phone-Free Zone -Be on time and ready to work Contact Information: Email: doldis@pmschools.org 687-6500 High School Class Website: www.mrsoldis.weebly.com 4 Factors of Production -3 Basic Economic Questions Scarcity Opportunity Cost -Productivity Economic Goals of the U.S. 3 Economic Systems --Supply and Demand -Competition -Challenges for the U.S. -Types of Business Organizations -Role of the Entrepreneur -Labor and Management Relations Economic Theory Credit Cards Opportunity Cost and Trade-Offs Renting Apartments Economic Systems Personal Finance The Market System Careers Labor & Business Buying vs. Leasing Supply Demand Globalization Contracts Business Organizations