Principles of Microeconomics - ECON 2106

Description

This principles of economics course is intended to introduce students to concepts that will enable them to understand and analyze structure and performance of the market economy.

Name	Office	Email
Melanie Hildebrandt	University of West Georgia	mhildebr@westga.edu
Nandan Jha	Valdosta State University	nkjha@valdosta.edu
Prathibha Joshi-Beck	Gordon State College	pjoshi@gordonstate.edu
Grace Onodipe	Georgia Gwinnett College	gonodipe@ggc.edu
Joel Potter	University of North Georgia	joel.potter@ung.edu

Credit Hours

Prerequisites

See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Demonstrate basic knowledge of the supply and demand model and determine the impact of market changes
Demonstrate basic knowledge of advanced market concepts, such as elasticity, comparative advantage, specialization, and gains to trade
Measure microeconomic variables such as explicit and implicit costs and analyze differences in the short-run versus the long-run
Evaluate and analyze levels of competitiveness in markets
Demonstrate basic knowledge of externalities, government regulations, and public goods

Unit 1: Introduction to Economics
Unit 2: Introduction to the Market Model
Unit 3: Advanced Market Concepts
Unit 4: Consumer Choices & Firm Behaviors
Unit 5: Perfect Competition & Monopolies
Unit 6: Monopolistic Competition, Oligopolies, & Regulation
Unit 7: Externalities & Public Goods

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

Forthcoming

* The midterm and/or the final will be proctored.

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Principles of Microeconomics - ECON 2106

Description

Prerequisites

Free Textbook