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2011 – 2012Course DescriptionsECON 473 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ECON 310 or ECON 329Economic underdevelopment and itscauses from historical, institutional andstructural perspectives. Theories andpatterns of growth and development, andthe role of government, trade, education.Regional focus may vary by semester.ECON 480 TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTALAND NATURAL RESOURCEECONOMICS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ECON 362 or ECON 464or Consent of instructorApplication of economic analysis to topicsin environmental and natural resourceeconomics. Representative topics include:energy problems and policies, themeasurement of market and non-marketbenefits and costs, endangered speciesmanagement. Repeatable by topic.ECON 486 INTRODUCTION TOECONOMETRICS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ECON 310 or ECON 329,ECON 311 and MATH 340Application of mathematical and statisticalmethods to economic data. Estimation ofeconomic relationships using regressionanalysis, hypothesis testing, andforecasting.ECON 488 ECONOMETRICS (4)Three hours lecture and two hour lab perweekPrerequisites: MATH/PSY 202 or MATH329 or 352, ECON 310 or ECON 329and MATH 150Emphasis on the collection andmanipulation of economic data,and the application of econometricmethods to business and resourcemanagement issues. Development oftestable hypotheses, applications ofestimation techniques and interpretationof regression results. Use of econometricsoftware applications to estimate statisticalrelations.ECON 490 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-3)Three hours per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorIn-depth analysis of current topics ineconomics. Topics vary each semester.Repeatable by topic up to 6 units.ECON 492 SERVICE LEARNING/INTERNSHIP (3)Six hours per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorIndividual internship through servicelearning. Repeatable by topic.Graded Credit/No CreditECON 493 SERVICE LEARNINGAT THE ZOO (1-3)One to three hours activity per weekPrerequisites: BIOL/BUS/ECON/EDUC342 and Consent of instructorWorking with local zoos individuals orteams of students will engage in servicelearning projects where they will applyskills and competencies acquired intheir academic programs to issues andchallenges facing modern zoos.Student Option: Graded or Credit/No CreditSame as UNIV 493, BIOL 493, BUS493, EDUC 493ECON 496 SEMINAR IN ECONOMICANALYSIS (3)Three hours seminar per weekPrerequisites: ECON 310 and ECON 311In-depth analysis of major events andtrends in domestic and internationaleconomics. Focus on empirical techniquesand the practical application ofeconomics in a variety of settings.ECON 497 DIRECTED STUDY (1-3)Variable hours activity per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorIndividual contracted study on topics orresearch selected by the student andfaculty mentor. Repeatable for up to 9units.Graded Credit/No CreditECON 499 CAPSTONE (3)Three hours of lecture per weekPrerequisites: ECON 310, ECON 311and ECON 488 and Senior standingIn-depth analysis of an economic issueutilizing the theoretical and empirical toolsdeveloped in the required major courses.Culminates with a senior paper and aformal presentation.Early ChildhoodStudiesECS 101 INTRODUCTION TO EARLYCHILDHOOD EDUCATION (3)Two hours seminar per week; two hoursactivity per weekAn overview to the field of earlychildhood education paired withstructured observational experiencesin early childhood settings. Emphasisis placed on gaining an awareness ofconnections between disciplinary contentknowledge about teaching and learningin early childhood. This course willprovide students with the opportunity toexplore career options for serving youngchildren and families. Thirty hours of fieldexperience in early childhood settings isrequired. Fingerprint clearance is required.GenEd: DECS 150 FOUNDATIONS OF CHILD ANDADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT (3)Three hours lecture per weekSurveys theory and research on childand adolescent development. Focus istheories of development, cognitive, social,emotional and physical development asthey are informed by socio-cultural factors.Same as PSY 150ECS 221 CHILD, FAMILY ANDCOMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA INTHE 21ST CENTURY (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines developing children ina societal context focusing on theinterrelationship of family, school andcommunity with an emphasis on historicaland cultural factors which influence thefamily and processes of socialization.Focuses on the importance of respectful,reciprocal relationships that support andempower families and the social contextof Southern California in the 21st Century.ECS 320 EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICEDELIVERY MODELS &PROGRAMS FOR YOUNGCHILDREN (3)Two hours lecture per weekTwo hours activity per weekPrerequisites: ECS 101, ECS/PSY 150Survey of early childhood service deliverymodels and programs with an emphasison policy, recommended practices,and research implications. Historicaland theoretical foundations from theprimary professional disciplines andagencies serving young children and theirfamilies. Interdisciplinary and interagencycoordination of early childhood servicedelivery systems. Examination of242 www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog