03 mon syllabus and direction of course

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?