Course Structure
This is a scheduled online course that is completed over 15 weeks. The weekly work typically includes reading one or more chapters, watching an instructional video, and completing a multiple choice assignment. There are two term projects required and the course ends with a written online examination.
Course Details / Syllabus
- Course Description for BUSI 100
- Learning Objectives for BUSI 100 - detailed competencies to be achieved from this course.
Lesson No. 1 - Introduction to Economics
Lesson No. 2 - The Market Forces of Supply and Demand
Lesson No. 3 - Elasticity and Its Application
Lesson No. 4 - The Theory of Consumer Choice
Lesson No. 5 - The Cost of Production: Supply
Lesson No. 6 - Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets
Lesson No. 7 - Firms in Competitive Markets
Lesson No. 8 - Monopoly
Lesson No. 9 - Government Intervention
Lesson No. 10 - Cost of Taxation
Lesson No. 11 - Externalities
Weekly multiple choice assignments: 15% of final grade.
Project 1: Questions on lessons 1-5: 15% of final grade.
This project requires the student to apply the course concepts towards several questions and short practical case study scenarios.
Project 2: Questions on lessons 6-11: 20% of final grade.
This project requires the student to apply the course concepts towards several questions and short practical case study scenarios.
Final exam: Multiple choice and short-answer written questions: 50% of final grade.
Textbook sold separately:
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Principles of Microeconomics (8th Canadian Edition), Mankiw, $125 (Includes study guide). Can be purchased directly from the Real Estate Division's Online Bookstore.
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