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LYCEUM-NORTHWSTERN UNIVERSITY
Dagupan City
COURSE GUIDE
Course Description:
This course emphasizes dynamic models of growth and development. It covers the meaning and measurement of economic development, growth theories, poverty and income
distribution, the role of geography and institution, fertility and population growth, the role of credit markets and microfinance, health and nutrition, education, female
empowerment. Topics covered include: migration, modernization, and technological change; static and dynamic models of political economy; the dynamic of income distribution
and institutional change; firm structure in developing countries; development, transparency and functioning of financial markets; privatization; and banks and credit market
institutions in emerging markets. Macroeconomics deals primarily with the study and determination of economic activity. More specifically, topics for discussion include national
income theory, monetary policy, fiscal policy, taxation, employment, price level, international trade, economic development and agrarian reform.
Program Outcomes:
1. Apply key theories, models and application within the business context.
2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills in business related situations.
3. Employ empirical approaches to planning and decision-making using quantitative reporting mechanisms.
4. Demonstrate written and oral skills appropriate for business communication.
5. Analyze business and organizational situations using ethical approaches to decision making.
6. Technology orientation to apply technology to enable business growth, development and sustainability.
Course Outcomes:
1. Apply knowledge of computing, science and mathematics appropriate to the discipline.
2. Understand best practices and standards and their applications.
3. Apply knowledge through the use of current techniques, skills, tools and practices necessary for the IT profession.
Introduction:
This Course Guide for Economic Development covers the scope and sequence of most introductory microeconomics courses. The text includes many current examples, which
are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts
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General Guidelines:
This section tells you the general guidelines for completing this Course Guide. For specific guidelines and information, kindly review your student manual or your module guide (if
applicable).
1. The class code for Google Classroom specific for this course is to be given by your instructor during the class orientation.
2. Schedule properly your reading assignments and your activity accomplishments.
3. Make sure that you do things one at a time. Read the materials and watch the videos over and over until you are able to get the point of the lesson
4. You will be assessed through formative and summative methods. Kindly see requirements section at the end of this Course Guide.
5. You are expected to submit your activities/ exams on the dates indicated in this Course Guide. Late submission of activities/ exams will be dealt based on classroom
policies.
6. Your scores for assignments will be notified to you throughout your period of study.
7. You can learn a great deal from discussing aspects of your Course Guide with others. Opinions and insights formed while discussing with other people are no less
valuable than those you form while reading books or listening to lectures. There’s nothing wrong in discussing with your classmates but it should be done before you begin
your individual activities. But when you sit down and do individual activities you are expected to work alone and not to use the work of others (in its entirety or in part) as if
it is your own.
8. The instructor checks your assignments against the work of other students and against internet sources and other published material. If you submit an assignment that
contains work that is not your own without proper referencing and claiming the work of other as your own, you are committing plagiarism. Plagiarism is a form of academic
dishonesty punishable by several guidelines (See student handbook).
9. If you have concerns, kindly communicate with your instructor using the contact information given in this Course Guide.
10. If it is not possible to participate in an online discussion due to internet problems, just save your answers in a digitized format in a USB flash drive then send it thru courier
at Lyceum-Northwestern University College of Information and Computing Science, Tapuac District, Dagupan City, Pangasinan or drop it thru the designated drop-boxes
at the university.
Course Outline:
Week Topic
Week 1 Class Orientation
August 17, 2021
Unit 1 Introduction to Economic Development
Week 1: August 16- Introduction to Economics
20, 2021
Week 2 The Economic System
August 23- 27, 2021
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4. After watching the video, answer the assignment for this topic that will be posted in the
Google classroom.
5. Attend the online class lecture on this topic on August 26 2021 at 1:00 PM using Google
Meet.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on August 28, 2021
at 1:00 PM.
After completing this study guide, you will A – Analyze the Learners
be able to: 1. The students in this class are from College of Business Education who are third year.
1. Identify the three basic economic All of the learners agreed to meet synchronously once a week.
problems.
2. Explain the economic system S – State Standards or Objectives
Please see topic learning outcomes
and its importance.
3. Discuss the Law of Scarcity S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
questions and viewing suggested videos in YouTube
2. Synchronous online learning – joining the online class thru Google Meet
3. Offline learning – reading and self-study of printed resources
4. Peer learning – group activity
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on September 4,
2021 at 1:00 PM.
1. Read your textbook (Economics Concepts and Principles by B. K. Gabay et. al 26-39)
2. After reading your book you should be able to answer the following guide questions:
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on September 11,
2021 at 1:00 PM.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on September 16,
2021 at 1:00 PM.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on September 25,
2021 at 1:00 PM.
S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
questions and viewing suggested videos in YouTube
2. Synchronous online learning – joining the online class thru Google Meet
3. Offline learning – reading and self-study of printed resources
4. Peer learning – group activity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjJmo5mN5yA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWTku1z0gg8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlVyIDsWFg
3. Generalized the balance of trade
8. After watching the video, answer the assignment for this topic that will be posted in the
Google classroom.
9. Attend the online class lecture on this topic on September 23, 2021 at 8:00 AM using
Google Meet.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on October 2, 2021
at 1:00 PM.
2021
After completing this study guide, you will be A – Analyze the Learners
able to: 1. The students in this class are from College of Business Education who are third year.
1. Generalized the consumer price All of the learners agreed to meet synchronously once a week.
index and narrate how consumer
price index computed. S – State Standards or Objectives
2. Correcting the effects of inflation Please see topic learning outcomes
and identify real interest rate from
nominal interest rate. S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
questions and viewing suggested videos in YouTube
2. Synchronous online learning – joining the online class thru Google Meet
3. Offline learning – reading and self-study of printed resources
4. Peer learning – group activity
What is division?
What is division algorithm?
What is modular arithmetic?
3. Watch YouTube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2YmMpulFA4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-n92Ml1iu0
4. After watching the video, answer the assignment for this topic that will be posted in the
Google classroom.
5. Attend the online class lecture on this topic on October 7, 2021 at 1:00 PM using Google
Meet.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on October 9, 2021
at 1:00 PM.
Week 9: October 11-15, Answer the 80-item exam that will be posted in the Exam.net
Midterm Exam
2021 Start Time: 1:00 PM | Due Time: 2:00 PM
Unit 3 Production, Financial System and Stocks
Week 10: October 18-22 Topic 1: Production and Growth
After completing this study guide, you will be A – Analyze the Learners
able to: 1. The students in this class are from College of Business Education who are third year. All of
the learners agreed to meet synchronously once a week.
1. Explain the determinants of
productivity and summarize the S – State Standards or Objectives
public policy’s contribution to Please see topic learning outcomes
economic growth
S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
questions and viewing suggested videos in YouTube
2. Synchronous online learning – joining the online class thru Google Meet
3. Offline learning – reading and self-study of printed resources
4. Peer learning – group activity
8. After watching the video, answer the assignment for this topic that will be posted in the
Google classroom.
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9. Attend the online class lecture on this topic on October 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM using Google
Meet.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on October 23, 2021
at 1:00 PM.
Week 11: October 25- 29 Topic 2: Savings, Investment and the Financial System
S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
questions and viewing suggested videos in YouTube
2. Synchronous online learning – joining the online class thru Google Meet
3. Offline learning – reading and self-study of printed resources
4. Peer learning – group activity
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7. After watching the video, answer the assignment for this topic that will be posted in the
Google classroom.
8. Attend the online class lecture on this topic on October 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM using Google
Meet.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on October 30,
2021 at 1:00 PM.
S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
questions and viewing suggested videos in YouTube
2. Synchronous online learning – joining the online class thru Google Meet
3. Offline learning – reading and self-study of printed resources
4. Peer learning – group activity
6. After reading your learning you should be able to answer the following guide questions:
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E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on November 6,
2021 at 1:00 PM.
S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
questions and viewing suggested videos in YouTube
2. Synchronous online learning – joining the online class thru Google Meet
3. Offline learning – reading and self-study of printed resources
4. Peer learning – group activity
U – Utilize Technology, Media and Materials
5. Read (Macroeconomics: An Introduction by C. Manapat & A. Ang, 2015, page 115)
6. After reading your learning material you should be able to answer the following guide
questions:
Discuss the ways on how to determine the value of stocks.
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Week 14: Answer the 80-item exam that will be posted in the Exam.net
Semi-Final Exam
November 15-19 Start Time: 1:00 PM | Due Time: 2:00 PM
Unit 4 – Inflation and Money
Topic 1: Inflation, Labor and Unemployment
Week 15: November 22- After completing this study guide, you A – Analyze the Learners
26, 2021 will be able to: The students in this class are from College of Business Education who are third year. All of
1. Recognize inflation from hyperinflation the learners agreed to meet synchronously once a week.
and the type of inflation
S – State Standards or Objectives
Please see topic learning outcomes
S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
questions and viewing suggested videos in YouTube
2. Synchronous online learning – joining the online class thru Google Meet
3. Offline learning – reading and self-study of printed resources
4. Peer learning – group activity
questions:
What is Inflation?
What are the different labor problems?
Differentiate unemployment and underemployment
3. Watch YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqA27kgR2xc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-QZQNSmIpw
4. After watching the video, answer the assignment for this topic that will be posted in the
Google classroom.
5. Attend the online class lecture on this topic on November 25, 2021 at 1:00 PM using
Google Meet.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on November 27,
2021 at 8:00 AM.
4. After watching the video, answer the assignment for this topic that will be posted in the
Google classroom.
5. Attend the online class lecture on this topic on December 2, 2021 at 1:00 PM using Google
Meet.
E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on December 4,
2021 at 1:00 PM.
S – Select Strategies
The following teaching strategies will be used in this topic:
1. Asynchronous online learning – participation in online discussion, answering guide
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E – Evaluate
1. Answer a quiz on this topic which will be posted in Google classroom on December 11,
2021 at 1:00 PM.
Week 18: December 13 Answer the 80-item exam that will be posted in the Exam.net
Final Exam
-17, 2021 Start Time: 1:00 PM | Due Time: 2:00 PM
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
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GRADING SYSTEM
Lecture:
CLASS STANDING…………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………… 60%
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Quiz………………………………………………………………………… 25 %
Recitation…………………………………………………………………. 25 %
Attendance………………………………………………………………... 10 %
Requirement ……………………………………………………………….20 %
Assignment …………………………………………………………….….20 %
GRADING SYSTEM:
Semestral Grade = (Prelim Grade*25%) + (Midterm Grade*25%) + (Semi-Final Grade*25%) + (Final Grade*25%)
For every grading period:
Periodic Exam – 40%
Student Course Work – 60 %
In order to earn a passing grade, the student should get a transmuted grade of 75%
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Main Reference:
Macroeconomics: An Introduction by C. Manapat & A. Ang, 2015
MARIEL KAREN FRANCESCA O. AQUINO, MBA DR. GENOVEVA Y. REYES, CPA, FRIAcc DR. MARINA O. ABELLA
Instructor Dean, CICS Vice-President, Academic Affairs