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This weeks plan: Further explore Behavioural economics, looking specifically at cognitive biases.... ....and this brings us to the end of "new" content. After this lesson, the only thing left for you to complete the course is to complete your work!
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Grades were released on Friday. Please make sure you know exactly where you stand in this course.
This weeks plan: Explore Behavioural economics, looking specifically at Game Theory, Sunk Cost Fallacy, and a few other theories. There is one reading that will help this week's assignment: 1) 30 Second Theories, attached below. It is a series of excerpts from the book 30-Second Economics By Donald Marron. The Sunk Cost Fallacy Article is optional.
This week, your assignments are: 1) Ten Principles of Economics reflection, posted through TEAMS 2) Complete previously due work-- everything is due by June 15th. 3) Start thinking about your final project (complete the online survey, the project description will also be made available) 4) Check in on HTMW Crunch time-- money only exists if you cash out, which stocks should you sell? Is there any last minute opportunity to gain? This week's optional tutorials:
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Week 7- Transition5/18/2020 This weeks plan: Breathe. Keynes is done. There are no assignments this week. Leading to Behaviour Economics next week, we have the opportunity to have some choice of discussions this week... This weeks optional tutorials: Tuesday 1pm: Inquiry Project-- plan for final unit Thursday 1pm: as per vote (see below) 1) Milton Friedman & Monetarism 2) International Institutions & New Institutionalism (IMF, UN) 3) History of a Commodity-- Oil 4) History of Economic Collapse-- Case study Greece, Argentina This weeks Assignments 1) Vote on which topic you'd like covered in Thursday talk 2) Complete previously due work Don't forget the discussion questions/ conclusions. 3) Check in on HTMW Next weekI intend to start behavioural economics: Week 8 Cognitive Bias Week 9 Game Theory Week 10 Inquiry Projects (Due June 15)
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Week 6: Summative5/10/2020 Report cards are due May 19th. This weeks plan: Draw on all of your learning and assess Keynesian economics in the current economic context. Under Economic materials, I have included a series of sources that you may use for your assignment this week-- use as many or as few as you deem necessary. You are also welcome to seek your own sources.
There are no set discussions this week.
There are also no "live lessons" this week-- although I will still be available on Tuesday/ Thursday 1pm for live question/ answers. This weeks Assignments 1) Summative: Keynesian Assessment If this is not submitted-- you will have an "I" on the upcoming report card. 2) Complete previously due work. Any missing work from Unit 1-4 will result in an "I" on the upcoming report card.
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This weeks plan:
Understand the pain of the 1930s, the repercussions around the world and evaluate the different government responses from Canada & the USA. Under Economic materials, there are some more videos about what life was like in the 1930s, there is also a powerpoint on how to read political cartoons, and there are also political cartoons. This week we will be doing two readings: 1. One from the package that was sent home before spring break: Roosevelt & the New Deal: an excerpt from a history text, page 116-120 2. The Pdf is from the Gr 10 text book, posted on the economic materials page, directly under the video and before the political cartoons. It is seven pages in total, but page 5 is the most critical. Please take notes with the essential questions below in mind. Essential Questions: (discussions to begin Wednesday) 1. What are the problems facing the North American economies? 2. How does Canada respond? How does the USA respond? 3. What are some examples of Keynesian policies put into action? Do they work? 4. Does Keynes' theories solve the Great Depression? This weeks optional tutorials: Tuesday 1pm: 1930s Living Conditions & Political Cartoons Thursday 1pm: Bennett vs. FDR This weeks Assignments 1) Political Cartoon Analysis 2) Participate in Online Case Study Discussions 3) Complete previously due work. 4) Check in on HTMW This week in "How the Market works" This week you should: 1) Spend all of your $10,000. 2) Choose one of your stocks and make a prediction about where it will be in a week-- set a future buy/sell limit order on this prediction-- share it in the discussion stream. If you think it will increase, set a sell order at a "limit" which will automatically sell the stock if it reaches a certain price or better. If you think it will decrease, set a sell order at a "stop" which will automatically sell a stock before it hits below a certain price-- limited your losses. |