UNIT III Part II 2017

INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS

MARKET STRUCTURES, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND LABOR

The focal points of this unit is the role and workings of business and labor. We will examine the different types of business organizations including oligopolies and monopolies and the different types of market structures. We will then shift to focus on labor. We will analyze the evolution of labor in the Unites States. We will also look at how it affects the economics system and business. This will lead us into monetary policy right before we start focusing on AP Government.

 

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DATE

IN-CLASS WORK

HOMEWORK

FRI. 12/9

Unit II Quest (45 minutes)

 

Shark Tank Work (20 minutes)

Start New Unit:

Lecture Market Structures (#37)

 

Study For the Unit II Quest (Mon.) Here is the Unit II Studyguide (#35)

 

Work on Poster Project (Due Tue 12/13)

 

TUE.

12/13

Poster Project Due TODAY

Continue Market Structures

 

Airline Case: Is Bigger Better? (#38)

 

Articles on electoral College (#39)

 

Business Organizations (#40)

 

Start Tucker (#41) 5 minutes

 

Read pgs. 180-188

 

THU

12/15

TUCKER video (#41)

 

MON-WED

12/19-12/21

FINALS WEEK:

Finish Tucker (#41)

Continue Unit III

 

 

TUE.

1/10

Finish Lecture Business Organizations (#40) (15 minutes) and complete Sweet Opportunities (#42)

 

Start Lecture: Labor – Supply and Demand and Wages (#43) (25 minutes)

 

Remaining time – Work on Shark Tank with video

Download and Print this page (Unit II Schedule) (#36)

 

Read pgs. 155-170

 

Do: Farewell Address (#44)

Watch on Tuesday 1/10 at 6pm (it will be hosted on the internet too.) PLEASE NOTE: the middle page is missing from the packet that was handed out so please Print it and attach to the packet!

 

Here is the Market Structures Powerpoint

 

Here is the Labor Powerpoint

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: SHARK TANK WILL BE ON WED. FEB. 8!!

For the Shark Tank presentations please keep in mind the following:

1. you will hand in your TYPED business plan to the Shark Panel at the start of your presentation

2. Presentations should be no longer than 8 minutes- includes powerpoint

3. You will present your ad(s) during the presentation

4. Dress FORMAL (not business casual. Also no tennis shoes, jeans, etc.)

5. Be sure to practice!!

 

 

THU.

1/12

Lecture: Labor – (#43) (35 minutes) Supply and Demand and Wages; Human Capital; Labor Markets

 

 

Business Plan Intro (#46)

 

Shark Tank Scene/work

 

 

 

Read: pgs. 170-178

 

Read Human Capital Article (#45) and

 

Read Business Plan Info (#46)

 

Your Topics etc. due by Thu Jan 19 (try to finalize your choice before though!) On a piece of paper complete the following:

 

1.) GROUP MEMBERS’ NAMES:________________________

 

2.) NAME OF PRODUCT/ITEM:_____________________

 

3.) DESCRIPTION: (4 sentences

 

4.) DRAWING:

TUE.

1/17

Organized Labor Activity- negotiating (#47)

 

Finish Notes- Labor Unions (#43) (20 minutes)


Make Me a millionaire Inventor: Focus will be on importance of business plans and presentation (45 minutes) (#48)

 

Patents Info (#49)

 

 

 

Chpt. pgs 219-229

 

Read: Inside look at Major League Baseball and Unions (#50)

 

 

 

Prep Shark Tank-

Your Topics etc. due next class (try to finalize your choice before though!) On a piece of paper complete the following:

 

1.) GROUP MEMBERS’ NAMES:________________________

 

2.) NAME OF PRODUCT/ITEM:_____________________

 

3.) DESCRIPTION: (4 sentences

 

4.) DRAWING:

THU.

1/19

Finish Labor Activity- negotiating (#47)

 

Review For Test

 

Shark Tank Prep

 

Study for Test

 

Read Chpt. 8

 

Here is the Unit 3 Studyguide (#51)

 

MON.

1/23

Unit III Quest (30 minutes)

 

Lecture: Money and Banking (#53)

 

 

Read Currency in Circulation (#54)

 

(#55) Video: Fed and Money

 

 

Read pgs. 220-227

 

 

Prep Shark Tank Presentations

 

Go to Unit IV Schedule (#52); print, and pace behind your Unit IV divider in your binder.

 

 

 

 

WED.

1/25

Lecture: Money and Banking (#53)

 

 

The Federal Reserve and You (#56)

 

Lecture: Money and Banking (#53)

Prep Shark Tank Presentation

 

Read pgs 230-238 and pgs.78-84

 

Read “The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy” article (#57)

 

FRI.

1/27

Continue Lecture Money and Banking (#53)

 

Inflation Simulation: The Auction

 

Simulation: Money Creation with Money Creation W/S (#58)

 

 

 

 

Go Read pg. 228-238

 

Print and Read “An Inflation Briefer” (#59)

 

Go To Unit IV Schedule, print, place in your Economics binder.

 

 

 

TUE.

1/31