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Economic Education
ECO 514
Economics in Action: What Every Consumer Should Know
Description: Selected
economic issues and topics for teachers, presented in dialogue
with visiting resource persons. May be taken for letter grade
or pass/unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: ECO 511, 512, or equivalent;
or permission of director of the Center for Economic Education.
Credits: 3 graduate
quarter hours
Prerequisites: None
Fees:
See the
Schedule of Quarterly Fees
Please check with a campus advisor when seeking courses for a
degree.
Enrollment
limit: None
Sections of this course with distance learning components:
ECO 514 section 01
Section
Specific Course Description: Students
enrolled in this course will explore and document resources available
on the Internet and through resource agencies to aid in teaching
consumer economics to K-12 students. The course will explore topics
like buying a house and getting a mortgage, whether it is better
to buy or lease a car, and your rights as a consumer.
Offered: Every Quarter
Registration
Deadline:
Delivery method: Students
and instructors communicate via e-mail, phone and the World Wide
Web.
URL:
http://www.wright.edu/cee/51401/
Contact: Roger Sylvester
roger.sylvester@wright.edu
,
937-775-2115
Frequency of On-Site Contact:
None
Minimum technical requirements:
Intel/Microsoft Windows
- Intel Pentium (or equivalent) 650mHz processor
- 256mb RAM (512 strongly recommended)
- 10gb Hard Drive
- CD-ROM (DVD-ROM recommended)
- monitor capable of 1024x768 resolution
- Windows 2000 is acceptable, but Windows XP Pro is recommended
- Internet service provider and 56 kbps modem or broadband connection
Apple Macintosh
- Power Macintosh G4 550mHz
- 256mb RAM (512 strongly recommended)
- 10gb Hard Drive
- CD-ROM (DVD-ROM recommended)
- monitor capable of 1024x768 resolution
- MacOS X 10.3
- Internet service provider and 56 kbps modem or broadband connection
You will also need internet access with a 56 kbps modem or faster connection
and a compatible web browser.
Enrollment Procedures: See
the Distance Learning Sign Up page.
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