Economics Course Syllabus

Orangewood Academy 2015-2016 Second Semester

Instructor: Mr. WhiteRoom 201

Email: dwhite@orangewoodacademy.com
Website: www.whiteoa.com

The Big Questions: Why do we make choices?

What motivates people?
How do we use resources to satisfy our
needs and
wants?
Course Description
During this course students will study the role the economics on a national
and individual level. Included in the course will be microeconomics and
macroeconomics, personal savings and investing, and the repercussions of
irresponsible monetary policy on the personal and national level.

Course Objectives
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Students will be able to describe the role of supply and demand in

todays economy.
Students will be able to analyze the role of money and interest
rates in the national economy.
Students will identify the processes, patterns, and functions of the
national economy.
Students will apply their knowledge of markets to successfully
manage given amounts of money.
Students will analyze the role of incentives and predict the response
of people to certain positive and negative incentives.
Students will be able to demonstrate the school-wide Student
Learning Outcomes in everyday learning and interaction with
teachers and other students.

Required Materials
Miller, Roger Leroy. Economics: Today and Tomorrow. New York: Glencoe,
2008.
ISBN: 978-0-07-874766-3
Dubner, Stephen J. Freakonomics. New York: HarperCollins, 2009.
ISBN: 978-0-06-073133-5
Wheelan, Scott. Naked Economics. New York: Norton & Company, 2010.
ISBN: 978-0-393-337644-8

Participation
Students are expected to come to class on time and prepared with a writing
utensil and textbook/notebook/homework (as assigned). Participation
also includes active in-class discussion and/or other class activities. Failure to
come to class prepared and/or failure to participate in class activities may
result in the loss of project points. Participation in this class is crucial to
achieving a good grade in this class.

Daily Work
Daily reading and written assignments are given from the textbook or other
supplementary materials. Students are expected to turn in homework by the
end of the day that is the homework is due.

Projects
Various projects will be assigned during the year.

Quizzes/Tests
Quizzes will require reading outside of the classroom. This reading will be
crucial for success on quizzes, and essentially for success in the class. Tests
will be given at the end of each unit unless announced otherwise in class by
the instructor. If a student earns less than 70% on any test, the student may
retake the unit test until he/she earns at least a 70%.

Late Work
Late work will not be accepted. Any student missing class for an excused
medical absence or school sponsored activity will have up to 1 week from
the day of the absence to make up quizzes or tests or turn in homework.
Any exception to this policy will be made at Mr. Whites discretion.

Semester Final
A comprehensive final exam will be given at the end of the semester. At the
end of the semester if a student has an overall grade of 95% or better
combined with a test/quiz category score of 90% or better than they are
exempt from the final exam.

Grades
Homework
10%
Outside Reading Quizzes
25%
Textbook Quizzes
10%

Tests
Projects/Papers
Semester final
A
94-100%
A90-93%
B+
87-89%
B
83-86%
B80-82%
C+
77-79%

25%
15%
15%

C
CD+
D
DF

73-76%
70-72%
67-69%
63-66%
60-62%
0-59%

Student Learning Outcomes (as specified in the Orangewood

Academy student handbook)
Spirituality: Each student will identify and demonstrate components of a
Christian lifestyle including moral and ethical behavior based on biblical
principles and founded on a grace orientation.
Scholarship: Each student will acquire skills in studying, critical thinking,
practical living, goal-setting, and personal assessment.
Sportsmanship: Each student will demonstrate fitness, self-control, teamwork,
and honesty by modeling respect, courtesy, and consideration.
Service: Each student will recognize membership in the world community and
an inherent ability to positively impact the environment and society.

Honesty Policy
See OA Student Handbook for policy.

Attendance Policy
If the number of absences exceeds 15% of the class, credit will not be
issued for the class. All school-related activities do not count against the
15%. Student is responsible for bringing a note signed by a parent/guardian
in order to obtain an excused absence for class purposes. See OA Student
Handbook for full policy.

Discipline Policy
In general this is the process that will be followed in the case of behavior or
activity that is distracting to the education process:
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Verbal warning
Loss of participation point(s)

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Out-of-class meeting between instructor and student to address

issue. Parent/guardian will be contacted and informed on issue.
Out-of-class meeting between instructor, parent, and student .
Referral will be given and issue will be presented to the principal.