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Delivery Format

The Economics for Leaders Virtual program is a synchronous online course. Lectures and activities are delivered 鈥渓ive鈥� from 11:30am ET until 4:30pm ET. Economics professors and leadership instructors will provide content instruction through Zoom and economics simulations/activities will be facilitated using Zoom breakout rooms and other learning applications like MobLab and Pear Deck.听

All course communications, materials, assignments, resources, and Zoom meeting links will be organized in Canvas, our learning management system.听

All lectures and activities will be moderated by additional instructors to ensure students can interact with both their instructors and their peers.听

Time

Students should plan to spend approximately five hours per day, Monday 鈥� Friday participating in class and completing homework assignments. Each day the program consists of 4 sessions with a 40 minute lunch break in the middle. See.听

Students pursuing the optional college credit for this program can expect to spend an additional 8-10 hours on the assigned text readings and assessment.听听

Course Materials

• Required: Laptop/Computer with web camera听
• Required: Additional Mobile Device (phone/tablet)听
• Text (ONLY for students pursuing optional college credit): The Economics of Public Issues 20th ed by Miller, Benjamin and North

Instruction Platforms/Applications

• Canvas (Learning Management System)听
• Zoom (Web Conferencing)听
• Google Docs听
• MobLab听
• Pear Deck听
• Kahoot!听

Economics Instruction

• Simulations are used to provide experiential learning opportunities and demonstrate the reliability of theoretical concepts听听
• Outstanding economics instructors foster critical thinking about difficult social problems听
• Examination of current national and international issues promotes discussion听
• 10 Topics taught in the context of:听
• Economic Growth and Scarcity听
• Opportunity Cost听
• Open Markets听
• Markets in Action听
• Labor Markets听
• Incentives, Innovation and the Role of Institutions
• Property Rights听
• Government听
• Money & Inflation听
• International Markets

Leadership Instruction

• Leadership Topics are taught in the context of the Leadership Pyramid Matrix used in university leadership courses听听
• Goal is to improve participants ability to work and lead teams and to connect responsible leadership and the economic way of thinking听

Elements of the Leadership Pyramid Matrix presented:听听

• Personal Leadership Domain: Preparing and projecting who you are听
• Relational Leadership听 Domain: Demonstrating concern and understanding
• Contextual Leadership Domain: Clarifying who we are and how we work together听