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Online Class: Economics 102

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Course Description

Economics is an inherent part of our world. And, with every passing day, economics becomes more and more pivotal to our survival. From the items we buy at the store and our personal banking accounts to the types of industries in which we work and the resources government employs to sustain our communities, we are surrounded by economically-based challenges on a daily basis.

With this course, our goal is to equip you with a working understanding of economics and its myriad of business and personal applications. As such, we have crafted an easy-to-understand course comprised of economic's principle tenets while specifically highlighting such central ideas as: supply and demand, interest rates and inflation.

True, economics can be a complex subject. Yet, it remains highly pertinent to our modern-day lives not to mention a most stimulating topic. From gaining a sense of the forces that drive the economy to understanding how statistical and economics come together to forecast future monetary trends, this course offers a great deal of valuable information for both business and personal purposes.

Knowing how the system operates has a range of benefits from the practical-why we pay taxes to the more lucrative possibilities –tips for investing within the money markets.

Regardless of whether you want to become more familiar with economics so that you can better budget your household expenditures or so that you can became the entrepreneur you have always dreamed, has the fundamentals to guide you without overtaxing your brain.

This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

Lesson 1: Supply and Demand Model - Supply and demand is at the very core of the description of economics and contributes to several different types of the study.
Lesson 2: Supply and Demand Curves and Elasticity - In and of themselves, individual supply and demand figures may not prove terribly useful. Supply and demand figures can be quite valuable for businesses with respect to strategic planning and reallocation activities.
Lesson 3: Marginalism - In its totality, marginalism purports to study the subjective theory of value and the objective theory of money.
Lesson 4: Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy - The Federal government is charged with the duty of regulating the economy and safeguarding its stability.
Lesson 5: Economic Growth, Stimulus and Stabilization - When infiltrating new markets, companies are likely to encounter many barriers and constraints. They make efforts to maximize profits, discover ways to lower costs and find acceptable shortcuts.
Lesson 6: Interest Rates - Part One - This lesson will provide a general overview of interest rates and how fluctuations within the economy affect market conditions and consumer spending.
Lesson 7: Interest Rates- Part Two - Now, we will delve into the specifics of how interest rates are used within our present-day economy.
Lesson 8: Inflation and Deflation - Inflation is the increase in the general price level over time. The opposite is deflation--a downward movement in the average level of prices.
Lesson 9: Financial Markets and Investing - Within the world of economics, a financial market is a forum through which people can buy and sell financial securities and commodities.
Lesson 10: Taxation Structures - In order to keep the country running, we are required to pay taxes.This lesson will explain the many different types of tax structures.
Lesson 11: Public Finance - How the government--allocates funds and makes decisions based upon current economic climate and enacts policies to help improve the economy.
Lesson 12: Revenue and Economic Forecasting - "Economic forecasting is an art, not a science. Economic outcomes are often influenced by unanticipated events, and data may be inadequate.". ~ Paula R. De Masi, Economist-World Economic Studies Division, IMF's Research Department
Lesson 13: Economic Indicators and Statistical/Probability Economics - "Economic Indicators show storm clouds on the horizon" ~ CBS News
Lesson 14: Marriage of Statistics and Econometrics - Experts from within the economic field have generated an infinite trail of numbers. They organized, analyzed and subsequently rely upon them as the basis for making pivotal decisions.
Lesson 15: Economic Books and Resources - Due to the complexity of the topic of economics, and the seismic impact economics has on daily life, we present a wide variety of economic resources here.
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