ECO550- understanding impact the of and the US Global
Economy on your Business
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ECO STUDENT 550
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NOTE: This course will use Teaching Assistants (TAs) assist your Professor and to Jon Steinberg with
the teaching experience.
COURSE GUIDE: ECO550: Understanding impact and Global Economy your the of the US on
Business
This course demonstrates how the U.S. global economy function and and how they impact your
digital business. Topics covered include the power markets, economic incentives, productivity of and
human capital, financial markets, government and political influence, the Federal Reserve, trade, and
globalization. also get into the We’ll impact of technical advances such AI, robotics, automation their and
related implications for the unscaled economy of the future.
COURSE DELIVERY
This course will be delivered primarily on Facebook. Upon enrollment, your professor will invite you
to join the Facebook Course Group associated with this course. You will need to use the Facebook
app access this to course your on mobile device. you already have it, If don’t find the steps to
download the Facebook Mobile App here: https://www.facebook.com/mobile.
There will also a be corresponding Black Board course shell which you will utilize check your to
Grades, Submit Assignments 1, 2 and 3 and complete your weekly High Growth Thinking exercises via
the Blackboard Student App on your phone or the Blackboard course shell on your computer. the Find
steps download the Blackboard Student to App here:
https://help.blackboard.com/Bb_Student/Quick_Start Your professor will also post links in Facebook
to take you directly these items the Blackboard Course via the to in BB Student (be App sure that
you’re signed into Blackboard before clicking on them you will or get error an message).
YOUR DIGITAL MBA BOOKS (Required Reading):
1. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fully Revised and Updated ) by
Charles Wheelan
2. Unscaled: How and New Generation Upstarts Are Creating the Economy AI a of of the Future
by Hemant Taneja
ECO550- understanding impact the of and the US Global
Economy on your Business
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ECO STUDENT 550
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WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE
The standard requirement for a 4.5 credit hour course for students spend 13.5 hours weekly is to in
work. This includes preparation and activities regardless delivery of mode.
Week
Preparation and Activities
1
The Power of Markets and Incentives
Preparation
•
Watch (not Jon’s Course Introduction Video graded)
•
Watch the Week One Live Lesson
•
Reading(s)
o Naked Economics- Chapters 1 and 2
Activities
•
Complete the Week One (18 Cheddar Chat points)
•
Complete the Week One Exercise (18 **High Growth Thinking points)
**must completed Sunday midnight receive weekly be by to attendance
•
Complete the Bonus Extra for Credit
2
Government Economy & The
Preparation
•
Watch the Week Two Live Lesson
•
Reading(s)
o Naked Economics- Chapters and 3 4
Activities
•
Complete the Week Two (18 Cheddar Chat points)
•
Complete the Week Two Exercise (18 **High Growth Thinking points)
**must completed Sunday midnight receive weekly be by to attendance
•
Complete the Bonus Extra for Credit
3
Information, Productivity and Human
Capital Preparation
•
Watch the Week Three Live Lesson
•
