Category Archives: Assignments by Unit

Unit 4 – What to do

For Unit 4, I want you to do the following:  You need to read: Read and listen/watch as needed to Jim’s Posts for Unit 4; post to your own blog your thoughts and reactions Read each other’s posts as they come in.  I recommend checking the course home page each day or every other day… Read More »

Update: minor change to grading in syllabus

Hi folks!  As I’ve said several times before, this course is a first-time experiment (the design and layout, not the subject).  I’m probably learning more than you are.  As part of the learning process, I’ve made a few minor adjustments to the syllabus and grading/assignments for the course. The total points don’t change – still… Read More »

Unit 3 Viewing: “Billions of Entrepreneurs” by Tarun Khanna

Jim’s  Note: Culture oftentimes gets short attention in economics, yet it’s an enormously powerful factor in determining the success, development, or failure of economies.  In the this video, Tarun Khanna looks at China and India.  These two countries are neighbors. They are the two most populous countries in the world. Both are rapidly developing and… Read More »

Unit 3 – What to do

For Unit 3, I want you to do the following:  You need to read: Read and listen/watch as needed to Jim’s Posts for Unit 3; post to your own blog your thoughts and reactions Read each other’s posts as they come in.  I recommend checking the course home page each day or every other day… Read More »