03 mon syllabus and direction of course
TRANSCRIPT
Bellringer, verbal with your partner1. Why do you think teachers hand out syllabi?2. What is your favorite movie about high school
and why?3. How did economics get the nickname “the dismal
science”?
Pass out graph books
• Finish 2 truths activity• Put your name on it• Front notes
• Back glossary
Syllabus
What is economics?• Study of how people
make choices
• You made a choice by coming to class today
• But that choice also has a cost
What is economics?economists
Alan Greenspan
Ben Stein
Greg Mankiw
Janet Yellen
Economics as a field
Economics
FinanceIndustrial OrganizationSociologyMarketingPublic ChoiceResource Management
Cousin to Accounting
Combines, history, math, psychology, political science
Economist• A person who studies Economics• Analyze, explain, predict
Ben Stein in Ferris Buhler’s Day Off
Show Dangerfield clip
Economists• Study how
people make choices
• Influential but not always famous
• Only 1 US president with econ degreeAlan Greenspan
Ben Stein
School supply article
• Write 5 questions an economist would ask about this article, in your notes
Closure with your partner
1. Question you have about the syllabus2. Identify items you need to bring to class daily3. Why aren’t economists more famous?