Syllabus
Course Information
Course Title: Macroeconomics
Course Number: 202
Credit Hours: 3
Distribution of Contact Hours: LEC Credit Hrs = 3 Lec Hrs = 3 Cont Hrs = 3
Semester Reviewed: Spring 2025
Course Catalog Description
ECON 202 - Macroeconomics 3 hrs (Sem I, II) A descriptive and analytical study of fundamental concepts of our national economy. It includes an analysis of the determination and fluctuations in national income and employment, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade and finance. Economic analysis of monetary and fiscal policies is stressed. This course is a transferIN course. 3 lecture hours. Prerequisite(s): Students must qualify for ENGL 010 or ENGL 079, or higher.
Course Designation
This course is a: Lower Division ES Distance Ed, Major Course, UCC Course, transferIN Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
* Demonstrate critical thinking skills related to macroeconomic issues.
* Recognize the connections between economics and their day-to-day lives.
* Examine, through graphs and tables, relevant macroeconomic concepts and theories.
* Recall the roles of households, businesses, and government in the economy.
* Illustrate a comprehension of macroeconomic terminology.
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Course Text and Materials
Macroeconomics
9781260324808
Campbell R. McConnell, Sean Masaki Flynn, Dr., Stanley L. Brue McGraw-Hill Education
2018-01-01
3rd Brief edition.
Course Content
Upon successful completion of this course the student is expected to be able to:
define economics and demonstrate a basic knowledge of economic principles
identify the tools of the economist and demonstrate the ability to use those tools.
demonstrate an understanding of the market system at macro level.
demonstrate a basic understanding of the aggregate demand side of the market.
demonstrate a basic understanding of the aggregate supply side of the market.
demonstrate a basic knowledge of price elasticity and production costs
exhibit a basic understanding GDP, national income, personal income, disposable income and its calculation using both expenditure and income method.
exhibit a basic understanding of unemployment, its type, calculation of rate, limitations and the business cycle in general
exhibit a basic understanding of inflation
identify a basic understanding of the AD/AS model
identify a basic understanding of fiscal and monetary policies
exhibit a basic understanding of the international economy