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COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE:
ECO 252
HOURS: L ec tu re:
3
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
L ab/S hop:
0
W orkE xp/C linical:
0
C red its :
3
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This c ou rs e introd u c es ec onom ic analys is of aggregate em ploym ent, inc om e, and prices .
Topics inc lu d e m ajors c hools of ec onom ic thou ght; aggregate s u pply and d em and ; ec onom ic
m eas u res , flu c tu ations , and growth; m oney and banking; s tabilization tec hniq u es ; and
internationaltrad e. Upon c om pletion, s tu d ents s hou ld be able to evalu ate nationalec onom ic
c om ponents , c ond itions , and alternatives forac hieving s oc ioec onomic goals.
Note: In accordance with the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, this course has been
approved to satisfy the Universal General Education Transfer Component requirement for
social/behavioral science in A.A. and A.S. degree programs. This course has been approved
to meet the social/behavioral sciences requirement in A.A.S. degree programs.
PREREQUISITE(S):
D M A 0 1 0 -0 2 0 , D RE 0 97
COREQUISITE(S):
D RE 0 98
TEXTBOOK(S) & OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
M c E ac hern, W illiam A . E C O N M ac ro 5. 5th ed . Florenc e, KY : C engage L earning, Inc . , 2 0 1 7 .
W ith A c c es s C ard IS B N #: 97 8 1 337 1 92 7 0 5
Please Note: Book is packaged with Aplia software license and must be purchased through
RCC Bookstore.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon s u c c es s fu lc om pletion ofthis c ou rs e, the s tu d entwillbe able to:
1.
2.
D efine “ec onom ics ”
.
D efine and explain the res ou rc es thatare u s ed to m ake good s and s ervices . E xplain the
ec onom ic problem ofs c arc e res ou rc es and u nlim ited wants .
3. E xplain how s u pply and d em and , together, s etthe price ofa good and the q u antity s old of
thatgood ors ervice.
4. D isc u s s how we m ake ec onom ic c hoices .
5. E xplain GD P , aggregate d em and , and aggregate s u pply. D isc u s s the history ofthe U. S .
ec onom y.
6. D isc u s s the importanc e ofprod u c tivity to ou rec onom y.
7 . Id entify and d es c ribe the c au s es and effec ts ofu nem ploym ent.
8 . D isc u s s fisc alpolicy.
9. D es c ribe the natu re ofm oney and its fu nc tions in the ec onom y.
1 0 . D es c ribe banking and the m oney s u pply.
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1 1 . A nalyze the expand ing role ofinternationaland its effec ts on the US ec onom y. (Inc lu d es
the globalobjec tive ofthe c ou rs e. )
1 2 . D em ons trate ac tive oraland written c omm u nication s kills as wellas s elec tand u s e
appropriate m eans and m ethod s to c om m u nicate thou ghts and id eas .
EXPLANATION OF SYLLABUS:
Regu larattend anc e is c ons id ered es s entialto realize c ou rs e ou tc om es . S tu d ents are
expec ted to attend alls c hed u led m eetings ofc las s es forwhich they register. Ru les on
tard ines s and leaving c las s early are ad d res s ed in eac h Ins tru c tor’s C ou rs e Req u irem ents
d oc u m ent.
N o m atterthe bas is forabs enc e, s tu d ents are held ac c ou ntable forac ad em ic ac tivities , and
fac u lty m ay req u ire s pec ialworkortes ts to make u pform iss ed c las s es .
W hen c ou rs es are d elivered throu gh online ins tru c tion (D L orD istanc e L earning)orthrou gh a
c om bination oftrad itionalc las s room and online ins tru c tion (hybrid ), c las s participation is no
les s im portant, thou gh its m eas u rem entm ay be s om ewhatd ifferent.
The N u rs ing D epartm ent’s req u irem entrelated to attend anc e exc eed s the c ollege policy.
N u rs ing s tu d ents are req u ired to attend 90 % ofc las s es , labs , and c linicals. A tthe d isc retion
ofthe ins tru c tor, a written as s ignm entorm akeu pc linicalm ay be given forhou rs m iss ed
d eterm ined to be u navoid able.
RCC ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Regu larattend anc e is c ons id ered es s entialto realize c ou rs e ou tc om es . Ru les on attend anc e,
tard ines s , and leaving c las s early are ad d res s ed in eac h Ins tru c tor’s C ou rs e Req u irem ents
d oc u m ent.
N o m atterthe bas is forabs enc e, s tu d ents are held ac c ou ntable forac ad em ic ac tivities , and
fac u lty m ay req u ire s pec ialworkortes ts to m ake u pform iss ed c las s es .
W hen c ou rs es are d elivered throu gh online ins tru c tion (D L orD istanc e L earning)orthrou gh a
c om bination of trad itionalc las s room and online ins tru c tion (hybrid ), c las s participation is no
les s im portant, thou gh its m eas u rem entm ay be s om ewhatd ifferent.
The N u rs ing D epartm ent’s req u irem entrelated to attend anc e exc eed s the c ollege policy.
N u rs ing s tu d ents are req u ired to attend 90 % ofc las s es , labs , and c linicals. A tthe d isc retion of
the ins tru c tor, a written as s ignm ent or m akeu p c linicalm ay be given for hou rs miss ed
d eterm ined to be u navoid able.
RCC GRADING SYSTEM:
Richm ond C omm u nity C ollege em ploys a s ys tem of letter grad es and c orres pond ing q u ality
points pergrad e to evalu ate a s tu d ent’s perform anc e in m eetingthe s tated goals and objec tives
foreac h c ou rs e. **
SECURITY AND SAFETY PROCEDURES:
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RC C ’ s u pgrad ed s ec u rity proc ed u res req u ire alld oors to be loc ked atc las s s tart-tim e.
A lls tu d ents , fac u lty, s taff, and visitors m u s twearvisible id entification (ID )bad ges . Id entification
bad ges s hou ld be worn on the frontofc lothing. RC C em ployees c an s top, res trict, and rem ove
from any s c hool-related ac tivity orfu nc tion anyone who d oes notd isplay an ID bad ge.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
Richm ond C om m u nity C ollege c om plies with the A m ericans with D isabilities A c tand S ec tion
50 4 ofthe Rehabilitation A c t, whichreq u ire thatno q u alified s tu d entwithad isabilitybe exc lu d ed
from participation in or be d enied the benefits of any s ervices , program s or ac tivities on the
bas is of his or her d isability. If ac c omm od ations in the c las s room and /or in extrac u rricu lar
ac tivities are req u ired , the s tu d entis enc ou raged to c ontac tthe D isability S ervices C ou ns elor
in S tu d entS ervices prior to the s tart of the s em es ter; however, a s tu d entm ay req u es t
ac c om m od ations atany tim e. Reas onable ac c omm od ations m ay take u pto three (3)weeks to
im plem ent. Richm ond C om m u nity C ollege is c om m itted to provid ing s u pportand s ervices to
s tu d ents with d isabilities to help them obtain a q u ality ed u c ation and to reac h their goals.
A s s istanc e is provid ed , as nec es s ary, and is intend ed to helps tu d ents participate in and benefit
from the program s and ac tivities enjoyed by alls tu d ents .
WITHDRAWAL:**
S tu d ents m ay withd raw from Richm ond C om m u nity C ollege c ou rs es atany tim e. H owever,
d epend ing u pon whatpointin the s em es ter the s tu d entwithd raws from a c ou rs e m ay have
c ons eq u enc es forthe s tu d entiftheyare rec eivinganyform offinanc ialaid , s c holars hips , and /or
veterans benefits .
In ord erto form ally withd raw from a c ou rs e, the s tu d entm u s tc om plete a S tu d entW ithd rawal
Form . The s tu d entis enc ou raged to read throu gh the refu nd policies , and d isc u s s the im pac t
ofwithd rawing with theirins tru c tor, ad visor, financ ialaid s taff, and /orV eterans ’ C oord inator.
Ind ivid u alins tru c tors m ay have attend anc e req u irem ents in ind ivid u alc las s es . The ins tru c tor
willnotify the s tu d entifthey are atriskofbeing withd rawn from an ind ivid u alc ou rs e d u e to the
attend anc e req u irem ents ou tlined on the Ins tru c tor’s C ou rs e Req u irem ents for an ind ivid u al
c ou rs e. The ins tru c torwillnotify the s tu d ent’s ad visor, financ ialaid s taff, and /orthe V eterans ’
C oord inatorifan ins tru c torinitiated s tu d entwithd rawalis im m inent.
A withd rawaloc c u rring before the 1 0 % c ens u s reporting period end s forthatc ou rs e willnotbe
inc lu d ed on the s tu d ent’s trans c ript.
A withd rawaloc c u rring afterthe 7 5% pointofthe c ou rs e tim e-fram e willrec eive eithera “W P ”
or a “W F”
. A “W P ”grad e is given to a s tu d entwho is pas s ing the c ou rs e atthe tim e of
withd rawal. A c ou rs e forwhich a “W P ”grad e is given willbe c ou nted as an attem pted c ou rs e.
A “W F”grad e is given to a s tu d entwho is notpas s ing the c ou rs e atthe tim e ofwithd rawal. A
c ou rs e forwhich a “W F”grad e is given willc ou ntas an attempted c ou rs e and willbe c ou nted
as an “F”in c om pu ting grad e pointaverages .
**Please refer to the online version of RCC’s Catalog & Student Handbook for current academic
and general policies.
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