INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND Course Descriptions

IU SOUTH BEND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 4303
EALC-J 201
EALC-J 202
EALC-J 301
EALC-J 302
ECON: ECONOMICS
ECON-E 103
ECON-E 104
ECON-E 270
ECON-E 304
SECOND-YEAR JAPANESE 1 (2-4 CR.)
P: EALC-J 101, EALC-J 102 or equivalent
proficiency. Continuation of emphasis on
communicative skills. Increased attention
to reading and writing skills. I
SECOND-YEAR JAPANESE 2 (2-4 CR.)
P: EALC-J 201 or equivalent proficiency.
Continuation of emphasis on
communicative skills. Increased attention
to reading and writing skills. II
THIRD-YEAR JAPANESE 1 (3-4 CR.)
P: EALC-J 201, EALC-J 202 or equivalent
proficiency. Students increase proficiency
in reading modern Japanese. I
THIRD-YEAR JAPANESE 2 (3-4 CR.)
P: EALC-J 201, EALC-J 202 or equivalent
proficiency. Students increase proficiency
in reading and writing modern Japanese. II
INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS (3 CR.)
Microeconomics examines how
households and businesses make
decisions with respect to income, prices,
and output. Economic theories are
developed and illustrated by applying
them to real-world economic problems,
such as poverty, environmental concerns,
energy, etc. I, II, S
INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS (3 CR.)
Macroeconomics discusses the causes
at the level of national economic
activity, why this level changes over
time, and government spending, taxing,
and monetary policies which retard
or promote economic performance.
Problems of unemployment, inflation,
and economic growth are analyzed. I, II, S
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL THEORY
IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (3 CR.)
P: BUS-K 201, MATH-M 118. Review of
basic probability concepts. Sampling,
inference, and testing statistical
hypotheses. Application of regression and
correlation theory, analysis of variance,
and elementary decision theory. Credit
not given for both ECON-E 270 and
MATH-K 310. I, II, S
SURVEY OF LABOR ECONOMICS (3 CR.)
P: ECON-E 103. Economic problems
of the wage earner in modern society;
structure, policies, and problems of
labor organizations; employer and
governmental labor relations. I
ECON-E 305
ECON-E 308
ECON-E 315
ECON-E 321
ECON-E 322
ECON-E 344
MONEY AND BANKING (3 CR.)
P: ECON-E 103, ECON-E 104. Monetary
and banking system of the United States,
supply and control of money, impact of
money on the United States economy,
topics in the application of Federal
Reserve monetary policy, analytical
treatment of the Federal Reserve system
and the commercial banking industry. II
SURVEY OF PUBLIC FINANCE (3 CR.)
P: ECON-E 103, ECON-E 104. Analysis of
the impact of government activity upon
the economy. Topics include: economic
functions of government, public
decision making, federal budget process,
principles of taxation, and major United
States taxes. I
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, PRACTICES,
AND PROBLEMS (3 CR.)
P: ECON-E 304 or consent of instructor.
Collective bargaining in contemporary
economy; economic, social, and legal
problems involved in negotiating;
administration of collective bargaining
agreement through grievance procedure
and arbitration. II
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY
(3 CR.)
P: ECON-E 103. Microeconomics: the
theory of demand, theory of production,
pricing under conditions of competition
and monopoly, allocation and pricing of
resources, partial and general equilibrium
theory, welfare economics. I
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY
(3 CR.)
P: ECON-E 104. Macroeconomics:
national income accounting; theory of
income, employment, and price level;
counter-cyclical and other public policy
measures. II
HEALTH ECONOMICS (3 CR.)
P: ECON-E 321, R: ECON-E 270 or
equivalent is strongly recommended.
Systematic introduction to health
economics and economics of health care,
emphasis on basic economic concepts
such as supply and demand, production
of health information economics, choice
under uncertainty, health insurance
markets, Medicare and Medicaid,
managed care, government intervention,
and regulation. Survey course with some
topics in some depth.