Economics
Economics (ECON) Courses
ECON 100 Introduction to Economics
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces the purpose, terminology, and basic concepts of economic theory, examines the fundamental economic problem of scarcity and describes how our society is organized to deal with scarcity. Core concepts in supply, demand, and markets will be presented. Coverage will include ways economic policy can mitigate problems associated with unemployment, inflation, poverty, national debt, and pollution.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- examine ways in which individuals, societies, businesses, and nations deal with the reality of scarcity, that people must make decisions and face tradeoffs, and analyze the consequences associated with choice and cost.
- interpret a market supply and demand model and identify market failures and externalities.
- describe price elasticities of demand and supply and the effects of price controls.
- define costs (fixed, variable, marginal, short-run) and their impact on the firm in various markets (competition and monopoly).
- calculate gross domestic product and its impact on the economy's business cycle, unemployment, and inflation; using gross domestic product, formulate recommendations for a government's role in achieving full employment in an economy.
ECON 299 Experimental Offering in Economics
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
ECON 302 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Elementary Algebra or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); CSU Area D2; IGETC Area 4B
- C-ID:C-ID ECON 202
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course describes the interaction among households, business, government, and the foreign sectors of the economy. It analyzes the linkage between money, interest rates, government expenditure, and taxation, in determining the levels of output, employment, prices, incomes, national debt, and balance of trade.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain the way individuals, societies, businesses, and nations deal with the reality of scarcity, how people make decisions and face tradeoffs, and the consequences associated with choice and cost.
- evaluate and explain the role supply and demand have in a market economy and the importance of markets in achieving economic efficiency.
- show how economic entities can be made better off by analyzing the efficiency of trade and the rationale for and caution against governmental interaction in the economy and markets.
- explain the fact that society faces a short-run tradeoff between unemployment and inflation and the reality that the primary long-run goal is economic growth and that this is determined by the ability in an economy to produce goods and services and operate efficiently.
- examine the major economic issues of the day: unemployment, inflation, interest rates, monetary policy, fiscal policy, the national debt, economic growth, and international trade.
- analyze the costs and benefits of a global economy.
ECON 304 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Elementary Algebra or 2 semesters of high school Integrated Math 1 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); CSU Area D2; IGETC Area 4B
- C-ID:C-ID ECON 201
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
The pricing and allocation of resources under varying market competitive conditions are the focuses of this course. Consideration of the effect government action may have on the efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of market behavior and an investigation of factor markets, including labor markets and also market failure, are included. Other topics may be covered as time permits.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain how and why the study of economics concerns various decisions making processes which have consequences, costs, and benefits.
- apply economic reasoning for optimization in different economic circumstances: profit-maximization for entrepreneurs or utility-maximization for consumers.
- analyze the efficiency of the market mechanism as a way to organize economic activity while demonstrating that there is often an important policy trade-off between efficiency and equity.
- explain the production process and cost functions.
- compare and contrast pricing, output, and efficiency under different market conditions from competition through monopoly.
- apply economic reasoning to determine solutions to a wide range of public policy issues: including solutions of acceptable amount of pollution, why government must supply some goods, and wealth redistribution.
ECON 310 Statistics for Business and Economics
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Intermediate Algebra or the equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area B4; IGETC Area 2
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of numerical data. Statistical analysis will include central tendency, variation, probability, sampling, inference, analysis of variance, linear regression, and correlation. Statistical analysis using a computer statistics package or graphing calculator is required. This course focuses on statistical concepts commonly used in economics, business, and other behavioral sciences.
This course was formerly known as Economic Statistics.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- interpret data displayed in tables and graphically.
- apply concepts of sample space and probability.
- calculate and interpret probabilities (using normal and t-distributions) and confidence interval estimates.
- identify the basic concept of hypothesis testing including Type I and II errors; formulate hypothesis tests involving samples from one and two populations; select the appropriate technique for testing a hypothesis and interpret the result.
- use linear regression and ANOVA analysis for estimation and inference, and interpret the associated statistics.
ECON 330 Investments and Financial Management
- Same As:BUS 325
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:BUS 320, ECON 302, or ECON 304 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
Fundamentals of investment management and financial markets will provide important information that individuals should know before investing their funds or managing investments. The course will be equally valuable to those who have little or no knowledge of investing and financial markets as well as those who are already investors and want to sharpen their skills. The course will provide a blend of the traditional and modern approaches to investment decision making (and financial markets). The traditional approach is largely descriptive, while the modern approach emphasizes quantitative techniques. Credit may be awarded for ECON 330 or BUS 325, but not for both.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- evaluate investment objectives, economic needs, and financial goals, and design financial models to achieve them.
- analyze the changing economic and financial environment and formulate strategies to attempt to adapt to this evolution.
- apply ethical and economic principles, concepts, and theories to individual economic and investment planning.
- assess the conceptual basis of various economic tools and models (and the terminology) available to the individual to deal with decision-making in financial markets.
- develop a theory of money, interest rate determination, and the term structure of interest rates.
ECON 495 Independent Studies in Economics
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an independent study of an economics topic or research project. It is for students who wish to develop an in-depth understanding in fundamental topics of economics and to learn to work in a collaborative atmosphere with instructors and other students. Instructor approval is required to enroll in this course. UC transfer credit will be awarded only after the course has been evaluated by the enrolling UC campus. The units completed for this course cannot be counted towards the minimum 60 units required for admissions.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the material to be studied and presented in the course and communicate an understanding of the content matter.
- describe and explain issues related to the topics of the course.
- develop analytical reasoning and critical thinking skills as these relate to the field of economics.
- acquire and interpret data using interpretative and/or quantitative methods.
ECON 499 Experimental Offering in Economics
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
Introduces the purpose, terminology, and basic concepts of economic theory; examines the fundamental economic problem of scarcity and describes how our society is organized to deal with scarcity; considers some of the problems (unemployment, inflation, poverty) economic theory may help solve.
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