Advanced Placement Microeconomics
Course Description:
This semester-long course conforms to the College Board topics for the
Advanced Placement Microeconomics examination and also satisfies the
economics requirement for graduation. It covers basic economic
concepts, the nature and functions of product markets, factor markets,
efficiency, equity, and the role of government. While the course focuses
on microeconomics, students will also learn content to apply to their
lives long after the course such as credit cards, saving and investing,
insurance, retirement planning, banking, taxes, etc. They will also learn
the Georgia standards for macroeconomics. In addition to direct
instruction, students will take part in economic simulations of supply
and demand, market structures, inflation, the Federal Reserve, taxes,
foreign exchange rates, and more. Current events will be emphasized
and students will be expected to apply economic analysis from class to
explain these events in writing and in graphical fashion. Students may
also take part in economic debates on a variety of topics. Students are
expected to sign up for and take the Advanced Placement exam in
Microeconomics.
Pre-requisites: U.S. History, teacher recommendation
Grade Level: 12
Terms Offered: Fall & Spring
Units of Credit: 1.0
Quality Points: 1.0