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Economic Education

ECO 516 Economics and World History

Description: Economic Studies for Teachers
Selected economic issues and topics and techniques for teaching them in the K-12 classroom. 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 516 section 02

Section Specific Course Description: This course is designed to explore world historical events and their common links with economic concepts and events. Questions like "Why do some economies grow and prosper while others remain stagnant or decline?" will be addressed. This course will assist teachers in grades 6-12 with integrating economics into an existing world history curriculum.

Offered: Every Quarter

Registration Deadline:

 

Delivery method: World Wide Web. Students and instructors communicate via e-mail, phone and the World Wide Web.

URL: http://www.wright.edu/cee/51602/

Contact: Roger Sylvester, roger.sylvester@wright.edu,
937-775-2115

Frequency of On-Site Contact: No onsite contact needed.

Minimum technical requirements: Access to the Internet.

 

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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