Learning Goals For Economics Graduates
The Advisory Board and faculty of the Department of Economics have established the following goals for Economics graduates:
| Knowledge: Understand and apply... |
| Microeconomics of decision and constrained choice. |
- Incentives and their effects.
- Opportunity cost.
- Marginal considerations.
- Impact of expectations and surprises.
- Social cost and benefits.
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| Macroeconomic variables and relationships. |
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| Developments in economic policy and their relevance. |
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| Interconnections between economic and other phenomena. |
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| Skills: Be able to... |
| Use technology effectively. |
- Locate reference material and data efficiently.
- Process and analyze information/data.
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| Apply economics knowledge to real world problems. |
- Solve complex problems.
- Balance simplification and relevance.
- Develop specific action plans to address problems, with metrics to assess plans' successes or failures.
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| Articulate and defend normative analyses. |
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| Communicate clearly in writing. |
- Demonstrate writing skills - grammar, spelling, citations, bibliography, etc.
- Organize, interpret and present quantitative data.
- Communicate complex concepts.
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| Communicate clearly in speech |
- Demonstrate speaking skills - grammar, presentation skills, organization, etc.
- Organize, interpret and present quantitative data.
- Communicate complex concepts.
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