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• ECO 205 Entire Course
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• ECO 205 Week 1 CheckPoint Principles of Economics
• ECO 205 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• ECO 205 Week 2 CheckPoint Industry Research Part
  I
• ECO 205 Week 2 Assignment Supply and Demand
  (appendix C)
• ECO 205 Week 3 CheckPoint Industry Research Part
  II (appendix B)
• ECO 205 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• ECO 205 Week 4 CheckPoint International Trade
  Debate Part I
• ECO 205 Week 4 CheckPoint International Trade
  Debate Part  II
• ECO 205 Week 4 Assignment Taxation
• ECO 205 Week 5 CheckPointLabor Market Scenario

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• ECO 205 Week 1 CheckPoint Principles of Economics
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• CheckPoint Principles of Economics
• Due Date Day 6 (Individual forum)
• CompleteQuestion 16 under Problems and
  Applications in Ch. 1 of Principles of Economics.
  
• Findthree current articles about the economy on
  http//www.economist.com or any business news
  website.
• Post a 200- to 300-word response identifying one
  unique economic principle for each article.
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• Note. Disregard the last part of Question 16 that
  asks you to look at the table of contents.
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• ECO 205 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 (Main forum)
• Post your response to the following The
  principles of economics influence your
  decision-making, interaction with others, and the
  economy as a whole. Provide one example of how
  you are personally affected by each of the three
  areas. Are you affected positively or negatively?
  Explain your reasoning. How do budget constraints
  and personal preferences affect your choices as a
  consumer?
• Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 (Main forum)
• Post your response to the following Discuss
  similarities and differences in the roles
  economists play as policy advisors and as
  scientists. How would advice offered to policy
  makers differ depending on which role an
  economist assumes? Define positive and normative
  analysis and use these terms in your answer.
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• ECO 205 Week 2 Assignment Supply and Demand
  (appendix C)
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• Assignment Supply and Demand
• Due Date Day 7 (Individual forum)
• Visitthe Interactive Activity Supply and Demand
  Web site available on Week Two of your student
  Web site.
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• Read the material posted about supply and demand.
  Explore the concepts of supply and demand by
  using the interactive features on the graphs. Use
  the questions following the diagrams to guide
  your exploration. Visit Parts 1, 2, 3 of the
  Web site.
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• Complete the matrix and answer the questions in
  Appendix C. Describe how changes inprice and
  quantity of various goods and services will
  affect either supply or demand and the
  equilibrium price. Also, make sure to answer the
  three questions listed above the matrix.

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• ECO 205 Week 2 CheckPoint Industry Research Part
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• CheckPoint Industry Research Part I
• Due Date Day 4 (Individual forum)
• You will demonstrate information literacy through
  preparing and gathering information for the
  activity due this week. There will be four
  Industry Research Checkpoints that will build
  toward your Final Project. You will be using the
  same industry for each one.
• Select an industry that is affected by the
  economy, such as the airline, automotive, home
  building, or technological industry.You may pick
  an industry of your choice. Keep in mind that you
  must use the industry chosen throughout the
  course. Post the industry that you are using to
  your Individual forum, so that I know what
  industry you chose.
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• ECO 205 Week 3 CheckPoint Industry Research Part
  II (appendix B)
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• CheckPoint Industry Research Part II
• Due Date Day 6 (Individual forum)
• Locate and summarize two sources to help you
  answer the following questions about the industry
  you chose.
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• Define externalities and research any negative or
  positive externalities the industry produces.
  Does the transaction of a buyer and seller
  directly affect a third party? Is the effect a
  negative or positive externality? How does the
  externality affect the economy?
• Research whether the industry produces public
  goods or private goods, or is a natural monopoly.
  Are the goods or resources rival, excludable, or
  neither? Explain.
• Organize your research for this week using the
  annotated bibliography template in Appendix B.

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• ECO 205 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 (Main forum)
• Post your response to the following There are
  four different types of business organizations
  monopolies, oligopolies, monopolistic
  competition, and competitive firms. Describe
  each type of firm and give an example of each.
  How would you classify the electric power
  industry in your area? Explain your reasoning.
• 4. Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 (Main forum)
• Post your response to the following Identify
  similarities and differences between common
  goods, public goods, private goods, and natural
  monopolies. Provide an example of each type of
  good and justify your answers. Discuss possible
  positive or negative externalities associated
  with each example. How do the externalities
  affect the economy?
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• ECO 205 Week 4 Assignment Taxation
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• Assignment Taxation
• Due Date Day 7 (Individual Forum)
• Choose a good (product) that is taxed. For
  example, you could look at the taxation of
  alcohol.
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• Locate at least two articles that discuss the
  local, state, or federal taxation of a good.
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• Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with
  10 to 12 slides addressing the following
  questions1) Introduce your presentation
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• 2) Which good did you choose to write about?
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• 3) Which local, state, or federal tax are you
  writing about?
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• ECO 205 Week 4 CheckPoint International Trade
  Debate Part II
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• CheckPoint International Trade Debate Part II
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• Due Date Day 6 Individual forum
• Debate a classmates position to Part 1 of the
  CheckPoint. Your instructor will post a
  classmates response in your Individual forum on
  Day 4.
• Write a 200- to 300-word essay arguing the
  opposite position of your classmate. Use
  suggestions from Part I to guide your responses.
• Post II as a Microsoft Word attachment.
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• ECO 205 Week 4 CheckPoint International Trade
  Debate Part I
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• CheckPoint International Trade Debate Part I
• Due Date Day 3 Individual forum
• Write a 200- to 300-word essay in APA format
  arguing for or against unrestricted international
  trade. Some possible platforms on which to write
  are comparative advantage, gains from trade,
  World Trade Organization, and trade restrictions.
  Support your position with three specific
  reasons.
• Post your essay as a Microsoft Word attachment.
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• ECO 205 Week 5 CheckPointLabor Market Scenario
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• CheckPoint Labor Market Scenario
• Due Date Day 6
• Write a scenario that would cause a shift in
  labor supply and demand. The following areas have
  had high job growth rates and may be used for
  your scenario transportation, insurance,
  technology, and health care industries. You can
  either make up a scenario or use real data and
  information.
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• Post a 200- to 300wordresponse that focuses on
  the following
• What is the area of employment?
• Why has this shift occurred?
• In what direction would the shift in labor supply
  and demand go?
• What would be its effect on the equilibrium of
  the labor market?
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• ECO 205 week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2
• Post a response to the following Because of
  recent terrorist threats and attacks, there has
  been an increase in the demand for security
  personnelpolice, air marshals, airport security,
  and so forth. How do you think the higher demand
  has affected the equilibrium wage? In which
  direction do you think the labor supply and
  demand shifted? Explain your reasoning.
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• Discussion Question 2
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• Due Date Day 4
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• Post a response to the following Describe two
  factors that affect labor supply and two factors
  that affect labor demand. Using the Principles of
  Economics, describe how changes in the labor
  market have affected you or someone you know.
  Refer to one specific principle when answering
  the question.
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• ECO 205 Week 6 Assignment Labor Market Research
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• Assignment Labor Market Research
• Due Date Day 7 (Individual forum)
• The first chapter of Principles of Economics
  discussed the 10 principles of economics. Two
  principles that help explain how wages are
  determined in a market economy are 1, People
  Face Tradeoffs, and 7, Governments Can Sometimes
  Improve Market Outcomes (Mankiw, 2004). Consider
  these principles when completing your assignment.
  Think of how they apply to the labor market for
  nurses.

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• ECO 205 Week 6 CheckPoint Industry Research Part
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• CheckPoint Industry Research Part III
• Due Date Day 4 (Individual Forum)
• Research wage inequality and see if it is present
  in your chosen industry.
• Locate two sources to help you answer the
  following questions about the industry you
  chose.
• Describe any current or past news events related
  to wage inequality in your chosen industry.
• What was the industrys method for determining
  that there was an inequality? Explain.
• Organize your research for this week using the
  annotated bibliography template in Appendix B.
• Include APA-formatted references and a summary of
  the major points in the articles or Web sites.

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• ECO 205 Week 7 CheckPoint Calculation of the
  Consumer Price Index (appendix D)
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• CheckPoint Calculation of the Consumer Price
  Index (CPI)
• Due Date Day 6 (Individual forum)
• The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of
  the overall cost of the goods and services bought
  by a typical consumer. Each month, the Bureau of
  Labor Statistics follows five steps to calculate
  Consumer Price Index. Complete the following
  questions
• List the five steps that the BLS follows to
  calculate the CPI.
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• Explain the three problems associated with the
  calculation of the CPI.
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• The fifth step of calculating the CPI computes
  the inflation rate. The inflation rate is a very
  important measure of how well our economy is
  doing. Answer the following questions
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• ECO 205 week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Question (Main forum)
• Due Date Day 2
• Post a response to the following The Gross
  Domestic Product is a very important measure of
  how well the economy is doing. How is the GDP
  calculated? What are the three ways in measuring
  GDP? Define final good and intermediate good and
  give an example of each.
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• Discussion Question 2 (Main forum)
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• Due Date Day 4
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• Post a response to the following
  Economists use GDP as a measure of economic
  growth. If the GDP is increasing year over year,
  does that necessarily mean that the economy is
  growing? What are the advantages and
  disadvantages of using the Gross Domestic Product
  (GDP) as a measure of productivity and economic
  health? Explain your answers.
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• ECO 205 Week 8 CheckPoint Industry Research Part
  IV (appendix B)
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• CheckPoint Industry Research Part IV
• Due Date Day 4 (Individual forum)
• Research monetary and fiscal policies that have
  affected your chosen industry.
• Locate two sources and summarize the articles to
  help you answer the following questions about the
  industry you chose
• How have these policies affected the employment
  rates for your chosen industry?
• How have these policies affected the growth of
  the industry?
• How have these policies affected the prices of
  the product the industry produces?
• Organize your research for this week using the
  annotated bibliography template in Appendix B.
• Include APA-formatted references and a summary of
  the major points in the articles or Web sites.
• Post Appendix B as an attachment.
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• ECO 205 Week 8 Federal Reserve, Banking, and
  Inflation
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• Assignment Federal Reserve, Banking, and
  Inflation
• Due Date Day 7 (Individual forum)
• Resources Ch. 29 30 of Principles of
  Economics, Fed Official Expects Growth, and
  Are Inflation Expectations Rising from the
  Ashes?
• Read the articles Fed Official Expects Growth
  at http//pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/busi
  ness/s_385893.html,and Are Inflation
  Expectations Rising from the Ashes? at
  http//research.stlouisfed.org/publications/mt/200
  51101/cover.pdf
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• ECO 205 Week 9 capstone DQ
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• Capstone Discussion Question
• Due Date Day 3 (Main forum) Minimum of 200
  words
• What are the most important concepts you have
  learned in this course? How can you apply them to
  your life? What difference can these concepts or
  tools make in your everyday life?
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• ECO 205 Week 9 Final Project Industry Research
  Completion
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• Final Project Industry Research Completion
• Due Date Day 7 (Individual forum)
• Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper that provides
  an economic profile of the industry you have
  researched. Use the research that you have
  already compiled through the Industry Research
  Checkpoint to help complete the paper. In your
  paper, discuss how the following affect the
  industry.
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• Shifts and price elasticity of supply and demand
• Positive and negative externalities
• Wage inequality
• Monetary and fiscal policies
• Use two sources for each topic for a total of
  eight sources. These sources should come from
  your Checkpoints.

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