CENTER FOR ECONOMICS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & FINANCE The Center for Economics, Entrepreneurship & Finance (CEEF) provides engaging classes for students, providing the opportunity to learn real world, critical thinking and business skills; while creating a foundation for introductory and advanced studies of economic, finance or entrepreneurial endeavors in the future. Students taking WMA's finance courses will learn key financial concepts and the language of financial literacy. Entrepreneurship courses teach students how to think, plan and act like entrepreneurs, both in profit and nonprofit organizations. Economic students will enhance their understanding of current economic events by exploring markets, common measurements, macroeconomic and microeconomic principles and models, and learn to manipulate and interpret quantitative data and graphs representing economic situations. CEEF students utilize the state-of-the-art Mark R. Shenkman Trading Center, as well as WMA's computer lab to embark on active research and prepare PowerPoint slides, videos and oral presentations. WMA's showcase facility houses 16 computer stations with monitor displays, two 70" LCD monitors, LED dynamic stock ticker, video conferencing capabilities as well as a subscription to AAII (American Association of Individual Investors), the WSJ and Bloomberg Businessweek. Grade 9 Options
Grade 10 Options
Grade 11 Options
Grade 12 & PG Options
Intro to Economics Financial Planning Entrepreneurship
Intro to Economics Financial Planning Entrepreneurship Global Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship
All previous options plus: Portfolio Management Stock Market Analysis Honors Behavioral Finance AP Macroeconomics
All previous options plus: AP Microeconomics - online
ECONOMICS INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS (1 credit) Trimester Level: Introductory, Grade 9 or above
In this introductory course, students develop a basic understanding of select economic principles and models, and critical thinking skills that will allow them to be more informed and engage in discussions about current economic events in the media. Students are provided thought provoking questions about the economy and they choose what topics will be covered in the class. Topics could include: government debt, global trade, GDP, minimum wage, economics and the environment, social security, taxes, inflation, supply and demand, how people make decisions, interest rates, fiscal policy, free vs. regulated markets, labor markets, economic incentives, behavioral economics, etc. Students also have the choice of how to be assessed in each unit covered. One assessment must be a traditional test, but after that assessments could include: podcast, a 3D medium like a trifold poster or diorama, PowerPoint presentation, student designed lesson, iMovie, oral presentation like a TED Talk, hypertext essay, or a 2D medium like a painting, drawing or a PowerPoint poster. AP MACROECONOMICS - The Global Economy Level: Advanced Placement. Prerequisite: Instructor permission
economic system as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the study of national income, price determination, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth and international economics. Through lectures, class discussions, class activities and homework assignments, students define terms, calculate and interpret tabular data, conduct graphical analysis, analyze hypothetical scenarios and develop skills in explanatory diagrams and technical writing. The course utilizes the text Krugman’s Macroeconomics for the AP Course 4E in addition to supplementary reading and listening material. The AP Exam is mandatory. Exam fee is charged AP MICROECONOMICS Online *Fees Apply Level: Grades 11 and above, Advanced Placement Prerequisite: AP Macroeconomics, Departmental permission The AP Exam in May is mandatory. Exam fee is charged.
Please visit the One Schoolhouse website for complete course description: https://www.oneschoolhouse.org/school-information.html Students enrolling in Online Courses will need to adhere to the One Schoolhouse academic schedule. Work will be expected during WMA vacation periods. Failure to do so could result in course failure.
The purpose of the AP course in macroeconomics is to provide students with a learning experience equivalent to a typical college introductory macroeconomic course and prepare them for the AP exam in the spring. Students will be taught economic principles that apply to an
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