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Course Listings

 Course#       Course Title (Credit Hours)          CRN    Day/Time                    Location   Session    Instructor

1-010 Principles of Economics (4) 20166 M-Th 10-11:35am RB 241 First West
1-011 Principles of Economics (4) 20697 Online M 12-1:30pm   First Aktug
1-012* Principles of Economics (4) 20698 Online M 7-8:30pm   First Aktug
1-013* Principles of Economics (4) 20699 Online T 12-1:30pm   First Lu
1-014* Principles of Economics (4) 20700 Online T 7-8:30pm   First Lu
1-015* Principles of Economics (4) 20701 Online W 2-3:30pm   First Song
1-016* Principles of Economics (4) 20702 Online W 7-8:30pm   First Song
1-019* Principles of Economics (4) 20706 Online M 12-1:30pm   Second Zhang
1-020* Principles of Economics (4) 20707 Online M 7-8:30pm   Second Zhang
29-010 Money & Banking (3) 20168 M-Th 8-9:35am RB 241 First West
29-011 Money & Banking (3) 20714 M-Th 10-11:35am RB 241 Second Zagorchev
45-010 Statistical Methods (3) 20710 Online M 6-8:00pm   Full King
45-011* Statistical Methods (3) 20711 Online T 6-8:00pm   Full King
146-010* Applied Microeconomics (3) 20387 M-Th 12-1:35pm RB 261 Second Marshall
146-011 Applied Microeconomics (3) 20695 Online W 12-1:30pm   First Dearden
146-012* Applied Microeconomics (3) 20696 Online W 6-7:30pm   First Dearden
463-010/IE 458-010 Topics in Game Theory (3) 20225 T/Th 2-5:00pm RB 137 First Dearden

 

Course Descriptions

1. Principles of Economics: A one-semester course in the principles of economics. General topics covered are: supply and demand; pricing and production decisions of firms; the role of government in the economy; the determination of national income, money and banking; monetary and fiscal policy; and government finance. SS   *Online section requires use of Blackboard, High Speed Connection, and Elluminate Sessions.

29. Money, Banking, and Financial Markets: The nature and functions of money. Global money and financial markets. The role of commercial and central banks. Effects of the interest rate, exchange rate, and the money supply on the economy. Examination and evaluation of current and past monetary policies. Prerequisite: ECO 1. SS

45. Statistical Methods: Descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, analysis of variance, nonparametric tests, and index numbers. ND Note: Students may not receive credit for both MATH 12 and ECO 145.  *Online section requires use of Blackboard, High Speed Connection, and Elluminate Sessions.

146. Applied Microeconomics: The application of economic analysis to managerial and public policy decision-making. Prerequisites: ECO 1, 145 or equivalent course. Not available for credit to students who have taken Eco 105. SS *Online section requires use of Blackboard, High Speed Connection, and Elluminate Sessions.

463/IE 458. Topics in Game Theory: A mathematical analysis of how people interact in strategic situations. Topics include normal-form and extensive-form representations of games, various types of equilibrium requirements, the existence and characterization of equilibria, and mechanism design. The analysis is applied to micro-economic problems including industrial organization, international trade, and finance. Prerequisites: Two semesters of calculus, ECO 414 and ECO 412, or permission of instructor.

*Blackboard is the online course management system used at Lehigh.  Access to Blackboard requires a Lehigh computing account.

*Elluminate is a web-based conferencing tool that allows professors to hold live sessions with the class.  Students must have speakers and a microphone or a headset to participate.