EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ECE-298
Independent Study
.5-3 units SC • Variable hours • Note: Submission of acceptable educational contract to department and Instruction Office; topics must extend study beyond courses offered.
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue special interests under direction of the early childhood education faculty. CSU
ECE-299
Student Instructional Assistant
.5-3 units SC • Variable hours • Note: Applications must be approved through the Instruction Office. Students must be supervised by a DVC instructor.
Students work as instructional assistants, lab assistants and research assistants in this department. The instructional assistants function as group discussion leaders, meet and assist students with problems and projects, or help instructors by setting up laboratory or demonstration apparatus. Students may not assist in course sections in which they are currently enrolled. CSU
ECONOMICS – ECON
ECON-200 Introduction to Economics 3 units SC • 54 hours lecture per term • Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL-122 or equivalent • Note: Business and economics majors should take ECON-220 and ECON-221
This course surveys the basic principles of economics, including both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Students are introduced to concepts such as market demand and supply, market structures, resource markets, business cycles, fiscal policy, the Federal Reserve System, and international trade. CSU, UC (credit limits may apply to UC - see counselor)
ECON-220 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 units SC • 54 hours lecture per term • Prerequisite: MATH-120 or MATH-120SP or equivalent • Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL-122 or equivalent
Students are introduced to fundamental economic principles that recur throughout economics such as scarcity, opportunity cost, marginal decision making and the gains from trade. Macroeconomics focuses on broad economic aggregates such as total output, employment, the price level and the rate of economic growth. The course also examines fiscal and monetary policies and institutions, and finally, applies macroeconomic theories to current economic issues. CSU, UC (credit limits may apply to UC - see counselor)
Obed Vasquez, interim dean Social Sciences Division Faculty Office Building, Room 136
ECON-221 Principles of Microeconomics
Possible career opportunities
Microeconomics focuses on the study of choices made by economic agents, namely, consumers, resource owners, firms, and government, and how these decisions affect the market for a particular good or service. Typical topics include a detailed study of the market mechanism, the elasticity properties of the demand and supply curves, how individuals make decisions about consumption and labor supply, how firms make decisions about how and how much to produce, and why some goods do not lend themselves to private production. The course also examines types of market structure and current economic issues. CSU, UC (credit limits may apply to UC - see counselor)
Economics is a basic component for a career in law, management, sales, banking, health care industry, utility industry, consulting, statistical analysis, finance, and government. Most career options require more than two years of college study.
ECON-101 Economics of Public Issues 3 units SC • 54 hours lecture per term • Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL-122 or equivalent
Examination of the economic aspects of selected current public issues such as price controls, crime, education, poverty, pollution, international trade, and taxes. Analyzes the role of economics as a social science in understanding causes of, and policies for dealing with, current public issues. CSU, UC (credit limits may apply to UC - see counselor)
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PROGRAM AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
3 units SC • 54 hours lecture per term • Prerequisite: MATH-120 or MATH-120SP or equivalent • Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL-122 or equivalent
ECON-255 Topics in Economics .3-4 units SC • Variable hours
A supplemental course in economics to provide a study of current concepts and problems in economics and related substantive areas. Specific topics will be announced in the schedule of classes. CSU
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE
CATALOG 2013-2014