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3.00 Credits
Theoretical models of the economy as a whole show what determines the level of national output, employment, and prices, and how these might be stabilized by the proper fiscal and monetary policies. The course also looks at the mechanism by which our money supply changes. Topics covered include the measurement of GNP, inflation and unemployment; Keynesian and Classical theories of output and price determination; expenditures and money multipliers; the Federal Reserve System; the federal budget and the national debt; and the balance of payments.
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3.00 Credits
Concentrates on the economic analysis of major contemporary issues concerning labor relations, labor unions, and labor legislation; in particular: unemployment, wage-price relations, settlement of disputes, minimum-wage legislation, shorter work-week, discrimination, and automation. Discussion is not confined to the purely economic dimensions of these topics. Course includes descriptive material on the development and present structure of labor union movement in this country and on the more interesting and significant features of labor-management relations in selected foreign countries. Prerequisite: ECN 1015.
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3.00 Credits
Development of strategies to improve personal financial management. These strategies will be specifically related to life-cycle or family-development stages. Topics covered include budgeting, consumer information and protection, and decision-making with respect to borrowing, housing, insurance, pensions, and, especially, investment in financial assets such as stocks and bonds. Not open to those who have already received credit for FIN 1575.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents those parts of microeconomic analysis which are useful to those making decisions about price, output, and related matters for for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises. It also utilizes useful techniques from other disciplines such as Finance and Statistics.
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3.00 Credits
Discussion of the efficiency problems of the health care delivery system in the United States. The emphasis is on demand and supply conditions as they relate separately to physicians' services and to hospitals, and on the special role of third parties, including government and private insurance carriers. The prospects for a comprehensive national health insurance program are evaluated. Other topics include the economic effects of licensing and other regulatory aspects of the health care industry, including the powers of the American Medical Association and the Food and Drug Administration and the economic aspects of malpractice.
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3.00 Credits
American education as a dynamic, sometimes cyclic, process. The origins, evolution, and realities of contemporary public and parochial schools are examined through critical readings. Visits to elementary or secondary classrooms in multicultural settings will clarify how schools operate structurally around issues of race, class, and gender. Satisfies social science GER.
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1.00 Credits
For one morning each week students will be placed in schools where they will observe and analyze issues related to the schools and the societal contexts in which they operate.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply theories of human development to teaching practices. Special attention is directed towards intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, social dynamics in the classroom, tests and measurements, various instruction models. Satisfies social science GER.
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1.00 Credits
This field experience is to be taken in conjunction with Educational Psychology. For one morning each week students will be assigned to an elementary or secondary school classroom and will study issues related to topics covered in Educational Psychology.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the opportunity to investigate the various theoretical models of the reading process. Students investigate the various factors which impact upon successful reading performance. Students begin to investigate the use of literature, specifically fiction, nonfiction, poetry, picture books, and fantasy selections in the development of instructional practices in the primary grades. Included in this course is an investigation of the use of Basals as literature. In addition, students study the use of reading strategies to be used for teaching reading in the content areas.
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