Course Catalog
Economics Credit Recovery
Details
| Course Code: AVECONR |
Provider: Aventa Learning |
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| Subject: Business |
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Credits: 0.5 (High School) | Level: Credit Recovery |
| 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 60 instructional hours per semester | ||
Costs
| Course Cost: | $175.00 |
| Materials Cost: | None |
| Total Cost: | $175 |
Special Notes
State Course Code
04201
ESL/ELL
Vocabulary instruction in English and Spanish at the start of the course, Audio representation of instructional text - students click on an icon to have the text read aloud, Lowered instructional reading level
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