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| COURSE LEARNING COMMUNITY | Introduce Yourself | Record a 2 minute video on Moodle to introduce yourself to your teacher and your classmates. Please let us know the following information about yourself:
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| Lesson 1.1 - What is Economics? | Icebreaker FORUM 1.1 | 0 | |
| Discussion Forum 1.1 - | Post the definition of the Economics terms here. |
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| Lesson 1. 2 The 3 Economic Questions and The Economic Systems | Icebreaker FORUM 2 | What is the difference between positive and normative economics? |
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| Lesson 1.3- Economic Fallacies, Theories and Opportunity Cost | Discussion Forum 3 - THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST | Group A (Composition): Develop two statements and examples to explain the fallacy of composition in relation to what is good for an individual and what is good for an entire group. Group B (Post Hoc): Develop two statements to explain the post hoc fallacy and to explain the importance of linking ... |
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| Lesson 1.5- Production Resources and Economic System | Discussion Forum |
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| Lesson 1.6- Factors of Production and Their Relationship to Efficiency, Growth, and Sustainability | Discussion Forum - Economy | Group Activity: Exploring Economic Systems
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| Lesson 1.7 - Political Economies and Policy Goals | Icebreaker FORUM | Name the Economic systems and the Political syatems. |
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| Lesson 1.8- Early and Classical Economies | Icebreaker FORUM | ![]() |
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| Lesson 1.9- Cost and Benefit Analysis | Icebreaker FORUM | How can cost benefit analysis help you in decision making? |
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| Lesson 1.10- The Demand and Supply Model | Icebreaker FORUM | What will happen to the demand for a product which you like and buy often, if the price of that product rises? |
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| Lesson 1.11 Demand and Supply | Icebreaker FORUM | What is an Equilibrium price? |
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| Lesson 1.12 - Elasticity of Demand and Supply | Discussion Forum - Topic | For which of the following products would demand be elastic? Inelastic? Unitary? Explain why in each case. Products: (a) beef, (b) steak, (c) public transportation, (d) gasoline, (e) pencils, and (f) housing. A seller finds out that the PED coefficient for the product being sold is 1.5. Would it ... |
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| UNIT 2-Lesson 2.1-- Production, Firms, and the Market | Discussion Forum -Economists view profit differently from accountants, do you agree? | Economists view profit differently from accountants, do you agree? |
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| Lesson 2.2 - Business Organizations and Stock Markets | Icebreaker FORUM 12 | Why animals represent the stock markets? Bull and Bears |
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| Discussion Forum 12- Topic | How do you think the Industrial
Revolution that started in Britain around 1780 changed the Economy? |
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| Lesson 2.3 -Firms and Market structure | Icebreaker FORUM 13 | Icebreaker forums You have your two best friends working with you at ABC corporation , if you get an offer from XYZ corporation at a higher salary, will you quit the job? |
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| Discussion Forum 13 - Topic | A monopoly is characterized by the absence of competition, which can lead to high costs for consumers, inferior products and services, and corrupt behavior. Do you agree? |
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| Lesson 2.4- Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Integration. New Technologies | Icebreaker FORUM 18 | How merger and acquisition can reduce compeiton? |
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| Discussion Forum 15- | What can be the benefits when
a broadcaster such as Rogers Communications buys a sports franchise such as
the Toronto Blue Jays? Find real word examples of Mergers, Acquisition, integration and Corporate Alliance. |
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| Lesson 2.5- The Role of Government | Icebreaker FORUM 19 | When the government imposes a new tax on a product, who actually ends up paying this tax? |
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| Discussion Forum 14 - Topic | Read from the book" A personal lesson from the great Depression" Why and how did Mr. Daniel Wye became bankrupt? Page 292 |
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| Lesson 2.6- Economic trade offs and Decisions | Icebreaker FORUM 20 | How are different governments addressing trends related to labour
shortages? |
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| Lesson 3.1 Macro Economics Models- | Icebreaker FORUM 21 | What is depression of an economy? |
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| Discussion Forum 22- Topic | Pick up 5 terms from this Glossary and write the definition here. You will discuss your choosen terms with class |
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| Lesson 3.4 Macro Economics basics-GDP-GNI-HDI | Icebreaker FORUM 25 | How do we calculate GDP? |
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| Discussion Forum 25 - Topic | Why are HDI and GPI important? |
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| Lesson 3.7 Monetary Policy | Icebreaker FORUM 23 | What is aggregate demand? |
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| Discussion Forum 23 | Explain why the sales of big-ticket consumer goods such as cars and houses or condos are sensitive to changes in interest rates. How will a decline in rates affect aggregate demand throughout the economy compared to an increase in rates? |
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