2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

E Economics (ECON) ECON-2110 Essentials of Economics–Fa, Sp 3 hours The course provides an introduction to the essential principles of economics. These principles would include such areas as supply and demand, elasticity, productivity and cost analysis, economic efficiency, national income, the consumer price index, monetary and fiscal policy, business cycles, and economic performance. Course not applicable to any major from the School of Business Administration and also not open to students with credit for ECON-2330 Microeconomics and/or ECON-2340 Macroeconomics. ECON-2330 Microeconomics –Fa, Sp 3 hours The area of economic inquiry that is concerned with the effect of human behavior on the conduct of affairs within rather narrowly defined units. It is the study of decision making regarding consumption, production, and exchange that is carried on by individual households and by business firms. ECON-2340 Macroeconomics –Fa, Sp 3 hours The area of economic study that focuses on how human behavior affects outcomes in highly aggregated markets, such as the market for labor or for consumer products. It is a study of the behavior of the economy as a whole, including the study of economic phenomena such as interest rates, the price level and national income, and output and employment. Prerequisite or corequisite: ECON-2330 Microeconomics or permission of instructor. ECON-3310 Money and Financial Markets –Sp 3 hours A study of money, banking, and monetary theory, with particular emphasis on international financial markets. Prerequisite: ECON- 2340 Macroeconomics or permission of instructor. Crosslisted with FIN-3310. ECON-3335 Intermediate Microeconomics–Fa 3 hours Microeconomics is a study of economic principles that explain how our market-directed economy organizes and coordinates production and exchange. The principles explain a wide variety of economic and social phenomena. The course studies basic economic units, households and firms, and the equilibrium through exchange among competing and cooperating people. Prerequisites: ECON-2330 Microeconomics; GMTH-1020 College Algebra. ECON-3340 History of Economic Thought 3 hours Principal figures in the development of economic ideas and the contribution of each period of economic thought from the mercantilist to the present. Prerequisite: ECON-2330 Microeconomics . (even years) ECON-3345 Intermediate Macroeconomics–Sp 3 hours This course will expand on macroeconomic principles to provide an analytical framework for understanding business cycles and associated short run economic fluctuations, long- run correspondence with classical exonomic theory, as well as growth theory. Macroeconomic policy debates will be reviewed with the analytical tools developed. Prerequisites: ECON-2330 Microeconomics; ECON-2340 Macroeconomics; GMTH-1020 College Algebra. ECON-3350 Comparative Economic Systems –Fa 3 hours Analysis of different types of economic systems. Special emphasis is placed on centralized planning from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. Centralized economic planning is compared and contrasted with a free-market distribution of resources. Individual country case studies are included. Prerequisite: ECON-2340 Macroeconomics or permission of instructor. (odd years) ECON-3360 International Trade and Economics –Fa 3 hours A study of international economic theory and international trade policy. The economic basis of trade and factor mobility, the benefits of international trade, and the barriers to international trade flows will be examined. Prerequisite: ECON-2330 Microeconomics or permission of instructor. ECON-3380 3 hours Economic Development and Political Economy –Sp A study of the interaction of political and economic systems to produce economic development and growth of nation states. A framework for analysis of development is explored and applied to specific case studies of both industrial and developing economics that have recently undergone significant change. Prerequisite: ECON-2340 Macroeconomics or permission of instructor. ECON-3390 Public Finance – Fa 3 hours A consideration of the financing of local, state, and federal governments. Much attention is given to three functions of government: stabilization, distribution, and allocation. All major taxes that are present in the United States are studied as to structure, revenue gained, and present status. Crosslisted as PUAD. Prerequisite: ECON-2340 Macroeconomics. (even years) Early Childhood/Special Education (ECSP) ECSP-2500 3 hours Young Children with Special Needs –Sp An introduction to the education of young children with special needs. The course will focus on child development and factors affecting development, partnership with families, as well as strategies for nurturing language and cognitive development. Prerequisite: EDUC-1000 The Education Profession, Introduction to Teaching Block. ECSP-3500 3 hours Assessing and TeachingYoung Children w/ Special Needs –Sp A study of educational tests and materials for teaching and assessing young children with disabilities. Teacher candidates will develop assessment strategies and lesson plans for children in prekindergarten special education programs. Prerequisite: EDUC- 1000 The Education Profession, Introduction to Teaching Block, ECSP-2500 Young Children with Special Needs. ECSP-3550 3 hours Clinical:Young Children w/ Special Needs –Sp The course provides a clinical experience for the development of skills and strategies for instruction of students with exceptional educational needs in a prekindergarten setting. Emphasis is on understanding of development and adaptation of curriculum, materials, and teaching skills. Prerequisite: ECSP-2500 Young Children with Special Needs, ECSP-3500 Assessing and Teaching Young Children with Special Needs. (Fee: $140) Early Childhood Education (EDEC) EDEC-2100 2 hours Art and Music for Early Childhood –Fa, Sp An overview of the use of art and music to enhance the early childhood classroom. A strong emphasis on practical techniques and projects for personal expression based on an understanding of the importance of art and music at the system, school, classroom, and individual levels. Prerequisite: EDUC-1000 The Education Profession. (Fee: $20) EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process –Fa, Sp 4 hours The study of phonics and the place of phonics in the overall reading program. The course addresses multisensory strategies for reading, spelling, and writing instruction. It provides the scientific definition of dyslexia, its common characteristics standardized by the IDA, and the most effective research-based methodologies to address the instructional needs of individuals with dyslexia. Special emphasis on literacy and reading readiness. Prerequisite: EDUC-1000 The Education Profession. Course Descriptions | EDEC-2100 – EDEC-4900 Page 210 2013–14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions ECON-2110 – EDEC-2300