Hello Senior Scholars :)
Today, there are two opportunities for you.
First, visit Kiva.org. Familiarize yourself with Kiva by carefully reading the over the wealth of information on the website. Then choose one of the projects (people or groups) to invest your share ($25) of the class's collective profits. You will be responsible for monitoring your investment over the course of the year, so be sure to jot down all relevant data so you can easily track your loan for future assignments.
Next, experiment using Gapminder by clicking here. Create any two graphs using Hans Rosling's innovative software. Then include a writeup for each graph you make, explaining what you used for the "X" and "Y" axis and why, what you expected to occur, and what surprises you discovered watching your graphs "grow." Use the screenshot tool to take pictures of your graphs. Save your work in Word, in PPT, or as a PDF. Save your work to the "Gapminder Projects" folder within the "Economics Class Folder" using Dropbox. Save your work by naming your file "Full Name, Gapminder Graph Writeup, Friday, October 4, 2014." (A Caveat: You must save your file with the correct name in Word, PPT, or PDF. Do NOT attempt to rename your file by changing the link name in Dropbox or your information will not necessarily save correctly.") You may work in partners (defined as two people) if you so wish, though as always, you will be entirely responsible for submitted work. This activity will be graded. Please submit scholarly, proofread work.
Showing posts with label Econ12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Econ12. Show all posts
Rapid Micro Loan Business Plan Project :)
For Friday, October 10, please upload your slides to the following shared presentation using GoogleDocs:
Class of 2013 Rapid Micro Loan Business Plan Project, Fall of 2012
Create your presentation using PowerPoint. Include the following:
*Slide 1: Group Member Names & Creative Project Title
*Slide 2: Project Objectives & Goal
*Slide 3: Project "Plan" (or how you set out to achieve your objectives & goal)
*Slide 4: Project Materials & Cost
*Slide 5: Receipts for Materials (these may be scanned; you may use several slides if necessary)
*Slide 6: Re-investment (if you spent more than $25, explain and show when & how you re-invested)
*Slide 7: Total Revenue, Cost, & Net Profit
*Slide 8: Evaluation (using bullet points, outline what went well, what needed to be improved, and ideas for innovation next time)
Class of 2013 Rapid Micro Loan Business Plan Project, Fall of 2012
Create your presentation using PowerPoint. Include the following:
*Slide 1: Group Member Names & Creative Project Title
*Slide 2: Project Objectives & Goal
*Slide 3: Project "Plan" (or how you set out to achieve your objectives & goal)
*Slide 4: Project Materials & Cost
*Slide 5: Receipts for Materials (these may be scanned; you may use several slides if necessary)
*Slide 6: Re-investment (if you spent more than $25, explain and show when & how you re-invested)
*Slide 7: Total Revenue, Cost, & Net Profit
*Slide 8: Evaluation (using bullet points, outline what went well, what needed to be improved, and ideas for innovation next time)
Economics Self and Course Evaluation
Please click here to complete the "Economics Self and Course Evaluation." Thank you!
Economics Activity for Chapter 15
Complete the following practice and review questions for Chapter 15 on Macroeconomic Policies.
#1*Take the Chapter 15 on Monetary Policy quiz from McGrawHill by clicking here. Take a screen shot of your answers and paste the copy in a Word document.
#2*Take the Chapter 16 on Economic Instability quiz from McGrawHill by clicking here. Take a screen shot of your answers and paste the copy in the Word document.
#3*Practice using interactive supply and demand graphs here. Read carefully and practice graphing. Read over the 3 case studies (click tabs at top right) as one or more may appear as bonus's on Friday's exam.
#4*Spend 10 minutes reading any economics related article in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The LA Times, The London Times, La Prensa Grafica, The Economist, El Diario de Hoy, or a related source. Include the name, author, date of publication, and link to the article. Write a brief paragraph description in Word reacting to (not summarizing!) the article.
*Bonus points: Find examples of applications of the aggregate supply and demand curves and explain causes and effects using current events.
EMAIL responses with your Word document (.doc) as an attachment.
You may work individually or in pairs.
Complete assignment by the end of class (2:30pm) on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
Chapter 13: Economic Instability
#1*Take the Chapter 13 quiz from McGrawHill by clicking here. Take a screen shot of your answers and paste the copy in a Word document.
#2*Take the Chapter 14 quiz from McGrawHill by clicking here. Take a screen shot of your answers and paste the copy in the Word document.
*Review what we've seen throughout the year by taking this 10 question prep quiz for our next chapter which deals with aggregate supply and demand and stabilization policies. Click here. Include your answers in the Word document.
*View the most recent CPI report in the US from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Click here. You'll need to scroll down 50-100 pages to find interesting data. Write a paragraph or two (eight sentences minimum) discussing what you find in the document. What surprises you? What did you expect? Cite and analyze specific data. Include page numbers.
*Bonus points: Find the contents and the price of the market basket in three countries: El Salvador, the US, and a country of your choice. Include responses in your word document.
*Complete the following for extra credit, "Comparative Costs, 19th Century & Today." Click here.
EMAIL responses with your Word document (.doc) as an attachment.
You may work individually or in pairs.
Complete assignment by the end of class (2:30pm) on Friday, May 4, 2012.
Extra Credit Opportunities for Economics
Read "The Creative Monopoly" published this week in the New York Times by clicking here.
Write a one page reaction to the article. For further information, read up on the links provided in the article to see class notes from Thiel's Stanford class. Don't summarize! Instead, give your feedback/ideas/questions/thoughts/ cristicisms/suggestions/etc.
Write up = due Thursday, May 3. Worth = Extra Credit Included in Test Grade/Essay Average as an additional grade
:)
Write a one page reaction to the article. For further information, read up on the links provided in the article to see class notes from Thiel's Stanford class. Don't summarize! Instead, give your feedback/ideas/questions/thoughts/ cristicisms/suggestions/etc.
Write up = due Thursday, May 3. Worth = Extra Credit Included in Test Grade/Essay Average as an additional grade
:)
Chapter 13: Economic Instability
In Chapter 13, "Economic Instability," your text discusses issues that affect GDP: unemployment, inflation, standard of living, etc. However, many times, though a nation may witness an increase in GDP, that supposed economic growth fails to translate in development for the country's citizens.
In class today, please visit the following sites and respond to the given prompts. Turn in a neatly presented, proofread page of ideas at the end of class today (2:30pm, April 27). The following activities are meant to 1) expose you to several key websites which you may find helpful and ought to consider using in your university pursuits and 2) allow you to reflect on complications of using GDP without reflection and understanding as is often done in discussions/essays/newspapers/radio commentary, etc. where economic indicators are cited and used out of their proper context.
1) Use "Google Trends." Conduct two searches (of your choice). Write down what words you searched, where such words are being searched, and whether those searches have increased or decreased in popularity. Then, write a sentence for each search explaining why you think the search has increased/decreased in popularity (look at Google news headlines at right for reference) and what that would tell you about as an investor (what would you invest in?). Here's a video intro to Google Trends:
2) Watch a TED Talk of your choice by clicking here. Write a paragraph reacting to the video. Summarize the video in ONE original sentence, and then write your thought/criticisms/ideas/reflections/suggestions/questions based upon what you saw. Include the name of the presenter, the name of the talk, when/where the talk was given, and the URL for the talk.
3) Experiment using Gapminder by clicking here. Create any two graphs. Then include a writeup for each graph, explaining what you used for an "X" and "Y" axis and why, what you expected to occur, and what surprises you discovered watching your graphs "grow."
You may work alone or with a partner to complete the above. Happy research! :)
In class today, please visit the following sites and respond to the given prompts. Turn in a neatly presented, proofread page of ideas at the end of class today (2:30pm, April 27). The following activities are meant to 1) expose you to several key websites which you may find helpful and ought to consider using in your university pursuits and 2) allow you to reflect on complications of using GDP without reflection and understanding as is often done in discussions/essays/newspapers/radio commentary, etc. where economic indicators are cited and used out of their proper context.
1) Use "Google Trends." Conduct two searches (of your choice). Write down what words you searched, where such words are being searched, and whether those searches have increased or decreased in popularity. Then, write a sentence for each search explaining why you think the search has increased/decreased in popularity (look at Google news headlines at right for reference) and what that would tell you about as an investor (what would you invest in?). Here's a video intro to Google Trends:
2) Watch a TED Talk of your choice by clicking here. Write a paragraph reacting to the video. Summarize the video in ONE original sentence, and then write your thought/criticisms/ideas/reflections/suggestions/questions based upon what you saw. Include the name of the presenter, the name of the talk, when/where the talk was given, and the URL for the talk.
3) Experiment using Gapminder by clicking here. Create any two graphs. Then include a writeup for each graph, explaining what you used for an "X" and "Y" axis and why, what you expected to occur, and what surprises you discovered watching your graphs "grow."
You may work alone or with a partner to complete the above. Happy research! :)
Chapter 12: Macroeconomic Performance
Click here to read about how GNH is composed.
Click here to access the Chapter 12 PPT from class.
Click here to access the Chapter 12 Jeopardy Review.
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