Course Catalog
Economics
Details
| Course Code: AVECONSEM1 |
Provider: Aventa Learning |
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| Subject: Business |
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Credits: 0.5 (High School) | Level: Standard |
| Course Features: | - NCAA: The online provider has applied for NCAA approval. Use the NCAA code below and check the DLD NCAA Eligibility page for information on the status of the provider's courses. NCAA High School Code: 030618 NCAA Eligibility Information |
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| Terms Available: |
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| Completion Time: | Approximately 90 instructional hours per semester | ||
Costs
| Course Cost: | $284.00 |
| Materials Cost: | None |
| Total Cost: | $284 |
Special Notes
State Course Code
04201
Requirements
Technology Requirements
The school or student is responsible for providing:
General Workstation/Laptop Requirements:
We strive to minimize the technical requirements for our courses. Our multimedia is almost exclusively flash-based to minimize the need for plug-ins. Other requirements include:
Browser:
- Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is recommended for stability, but both the ESR and final release channel are supported (both Mac and Windows)
- Internet Explorer 8 or 9 (Windows) (Must not be in compatibility mode)
- Safari 4 or higher (Mac OSX)
- Google Chrome stable channel (both Mac and Windows)
- Popup Blocking Disabled
- JavaScript Enabled
OS:
- Windows XP, Vista, and 7
- Macintosh OS X 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7
RAM:
- 512MB or higher
Resolution:
- 1024 X 576 or higher
Media:
- Soundcard and Speakers/Headphones
- Microphone required for certain courses
Plugins:
- Sun Java 6 (Blackboard 9.1 does not work properly with Java 7)
- Flash Player Version 10 or higher
- QuickTime Version 7 or higher
- Real Player required for certain courses
- Jaws 11 or higher (for accessibility)
Third Party Applications:
- Google Earth 6.0
Network Requirements
The school or student is responsible for providing:
Aventa will provide a complete list of external sites that require access upon request to individual districts/schools.
Materials to be ordered via the DLD
The DLD Registrar may order the following materials via the DLD upon registering the student:
No additional materials required for this course.
Description
Standards Alignments
Syllabus / Outline
Scarcity
• Marginal Cost/Benefit
• Allocation of Goods and Services
• Role of Incentives
• Gain from Trade
• Specialization and Trade
• Markets-Price and Quantity Determination
• Role of Price in Market System
• Role of Competition
• Role of Economic Institutions
• Role of Money
• Role of Interest Rates
• Role of Resources in Determining Income
• Profit and the Entrepreneur
• Growth
• Role of Government
• Using Cost/Benefit Analysis to Evaluate Government Programs
• Macro Economy-Income/Employment, Prices
• Unemployment and Inflation
• Monetary and Fiscal Policy