ClassInfo - Fall 2019 Public Affairs Classes

Fall 2019 | PA 5990 Section 001: Topics: Public Affairs - General Topics -- Intro to Microeconomics for Public Affairs (33844)

Instructor(s): Diana Beck
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 1 Credit
Repeat Credit Limit:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: S-N only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: Topics Course
Times and Locations:: Second Half of Term

10/25/2019 - 11/22/2019

Fri 02:15PM - 05:00PM

UMTC, West Bank

Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
Enrollment Status:: Open (14 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2024

Course Catalog Description:

General topics in public policy.

Class Notes:

http://classinfo.umn.edu/?beckd+PA5990+Fall2019

Class Description:

The course begins with the basics of supply and demand and market operations, and uses this as the context for considering consumer and organizational decisions within a given market structure. The course builds to applying economic analysis to a variety of public issues such as the effects of taxation, impacts of the minimum wage, and various approaches to environmental externalities.

Who Should Take This Class?:

You should take this course if you have no prior background in microeconomics or need a refresher before taking PA5021 or PA5042.

Learning Objectives:

The primary purpose of the Introduction to Microeconomics course is to enable you to use microeconomic thinking, concepts and tools in your professional public affairs work and to prepare you for additional coursework in these topics.

Grading:

This course is designated S/N. To pass this course you must attend all 5 sessions and you must receive a check or check plus on all 5 assignments. Each assignment receiving a check minus may be re-submitted one time. If you are unable to attend all 5 sessions, you should not take this course.

Workload:

Reading assignments are due before each class session. Written assignments applying concepts from the course to specific problems are due after each class session.

Textbooks:

https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33844/1199

Syllabus:

http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/beckd_PA5990_Fall2019.docx

Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:

5 August 2018

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