Economics (1.0 Social Science Credit)
FEE: $95
TITLE: Society, Market and IN-Equality
INSTRUCTOR: Teresa Ghilarducci
SPONSOR-HOST: Parsons New School for Social Research
DESCRIPTION: Thinking critically about today's economy can help you understand the world around you. Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality will pique your curiosity and inspire you to learn more about the power dynamics that determine how people and resources are valued, how goods move around the world, and how we manage our planet and the future. Your understanding of economics will make you a better advocate, voter, investor, consumer, and citizen. You’ll also develop an understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of our current economic system and get a framework for thinking about how we, as individuals and as a society, can rethink our relationship with our planet and the way we interact with one another.
COMPONENT TWO: Microeconomics
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Jose Vasquez Cognet
SPONSOR-HOST: Illinois University
DESCRIPTION: Most people make the incorrect assumption that economics is ONLY the study of money. My primary goal in this course is to shatter this belief. During this course, we will be addressing the above questions as well as many more relating to:: -the environment -love and marriage -crime -labor markets -education -politics -sports -business. My main goal is to show you the way economists think and how to use this analytical system to answer questions related not only to these and other important human issues but to anything you end up doing with your life after this class. After all, as you will quickly find out, I believe that everything is economics!
INSTRUCTOR: Teresa Ghilarducci
SPONSOR-HOST: Parsons New School for Social Research
DESCRIPTION: Thinking critically about today's economy can help you understand the world around you. Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality will pique your curiosity and inspire you to learn more about the power dynamics that determine how people and resources are valued, how goods move around the world, and how we manage our planet and the future. Your understanding of economics will make you a better advocate, voter, investor, consumer, and citizen. You’ll also develop an understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of our current economic system and get a framework for thinking about how we, as individuals and as a society, can rethink our relationship with our planet and the way we interact with one another.
COMPONENT TWO: Microeconomics
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Jose Vasquez Cognet
SPONSOR-HOST: Illinois University
DESCRIPTION: Most people make the incorrect assumption that economics is ONLY the study of money. My primary goal in this course is to shatter this belief. During this course, we will be addressing the above questions as well as many more relating to:: -the environment -love and marriage -crime -labor markets -education -politics -sports -business. My main goal is to show you the way economists think and how to use this analytical system to answer questions related not only to these and other important human issues but to anything you end up doing with your life after this class. After all, as you will quickly find out, I believe that everything is economics!