General Information All students must have advanced standing to register for all courses numbered 301 or above. Prerequisites other than advanced standing courses must also be taken by all students. 301. Intermediate Theory: Macroeconomics (4) Theory of general economic equilibrium, aggregate employment, inflation, and depression. 302. Intermediate Theory: Microeconomics (4) Consumer behavior, demand analysis, economics of the firm, and price theory. 303. Managerial Economics (4) The course utilizes microeconomic theory to analyze the managerial decisions of individual business firms. Optimization, demand, production, cost, and pricing theories are examined. Emphasis is placed upon problem solving including the use of computer software to forecast and simulate. The course is recommended for business students. 309. History of Economic Thought (4) The major concepts and contributions of the scholars of the past in economic doctrine and interpretations. Prerequisites: Econ 301, 302. 311. International Economics (4) Concepts designed to acquaint students with economic relationships among nations. Areas of study will include pure theory of trade, common market associations, and trade problems facing underdeveloped countries. 320. Money and Banking (4) The history of money and credit the evolution of banking, the Federal Reserve System, and other banking problems and functions. 340. Labor Economics (5) Historical development and growth of unionism and labor legislation. Analysis of wages, wage theory, collective bargaining, and labor- management relations. 430. Free Enterprise and Public Policy (4) Causal forces in the growth of large-scale business, government laws, intervention, and regulation. 455. Introduction to Econometrics (4) Advanced regression analysis. Topics include dummy variables, residual analysis, binomial dependent variables, simultaneous equations, and forecasting techniques. Computers will be used extensively although programming skills are not necessary. Prerequisite: Quant 261 or equivalent 480. Independent Study (1-5) Individual work or work in small groups, by arrangement, in special topics not included in the announced course offerings. Prerequisites: Quant 261 and instructor approval (limited to 2 credit hours per quarter). 492. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs (1-6) (See 292 for description.) 532. Public Finance (4) This course explores the basic taxation and spending policies of the public sector. The role of the public sector, cost-benefit analysis, tax incidence, and the efficiency effects of taxation are stressed Senior standing, graduate standing, or a degree in accounting or economics is required. This requirement may be waived with instructor approval. Prerequisites: Quant 240, 261; Econ 302. 102 m QUANTITATIVE COURSES-QUANT The following are service courses which are designed for major and minor programs in the School of Business and Economics. 240. Quantitative Analysis for Business and Economics (formerly Econ 160) (4) Emphasis on applications of quantitative tools to problems in business. Topics include profit maximization, cost functions, demand analysis, and output maximization with budget constraints and resource allocation. Prerequisite: Math 107 or equivalent as determined by the Math Department 260. Statistical Analysis I (formerly Econ 260) (4) Introduction to concepts and applications of statistics in business and economics. Topics include summary statistics, probability distributions of random variables, sampling, and estimation. Class will include use of computers. Prerequisite: Math 107 or equivalent as determined by the Math Department 261. Statistical Analysis n (formerly Econ 261) (4) Continuation of Quant 260. Topics include test of hypotheses, correlation, time series, and multiple regression analysis. Computers will be used extensively in regression analysis. Prerequisite: Quant 260. m ECONOMICS COURSES FOR TEACHERS The following courses are designed for teachers and teaching minors. 501. National Income Analysis (4) National income analysis and selected topics in the theory of income determination. (Designed for teachers.) 502. The Theory of the Firm (4) The pricing process under various market structures within the framework of an enterprise system of economic organization. (Designed for teachers.) 511. International Trade and Business (4) A survey of international economic relations, problems, and policies. (Designed for teachers.) 520. The U. S. Monetary System (4) A survey of the monetary and banking system of the United States. (Designed for teachers.) 535. Government and the Free Enterprise System (4) A survey course that examines the role and impact of governmental institutions and policies upon the private sector of the economy. (Designed for teachers.) 574. Economic Approach to U. S. History (4) The impact of economic factors upon the growth and development of the United States. (Designed for teachers.) SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Education Program contact the Office of the Director, fDean: Richard V. Jones Location: Education Building, Room 228 \Telephone: 626-6272 The School of Education's major function is to provide professional and personal growth experiences to prepare students for: teaching in the public schools; careers and personal roles related to marriage, family life and the education of young children; opportunities to teach in business, industry, government and religious organizations; and leadership in Physical Education programs in a wide variety of settings. Students completing baccalaureate programs in the School of Education will be granted either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree. The School of Education offers majors and minors in the following fields: Majors Child Development Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Family Relations Physical Education Physical Education (teaching) Minors Child Development Family Studies Physical Education Physical Education (teaching) Teaching of Reading THE COMBINED MASTER OF EDUCATION PROGRAM Director: A. Cordell Perkes Location: Education Building, Room 235 Telephone: 626-6278 Weber State College and Utah State University offer a Combined Master of Education Degree Program for in-service elementary and secondary teachers. The program utilizes faculty from both institutions and provides regular classes, workshops, seminars and independent study. Classes are scheduled after school during the academic year and during the day in the summer session. Although all coursework is offered on the WSC campus, students may choose to graduate from either Weber State College or Utah State University. Admission criteria include completed application, an undergraduate degree, a teaching certificate (or eligibility for one), 3.0 grade point average for the last 90 quarter units of work completed, at least one year teaching experience, three letters of recommendation, and a ntinimum score of 38 on the Millers Analogies Test or 800 on the Graduate Record Examination. Within the 54 hour program, the student develops and defends a master's project. The project is not the traditional research thesis, but an opportunity for the student to make a practical application of knowledge and skills to improve his/her curriculum, teaching, management, etc. The program also offers courses and workshops for teachers not interested in seeking a MEd, but who only wish to upgrade their professional knowledge and skills. For further information about the Combined Master of MASTER OF EDUCATION COURSES-EDUC m Student Services 600. Classroom Management (3) Eclectic review of the popular teacher-pupil interaction models as they are classified into ideological camps and effect Management and strategies for classroom discipline. 608. Teaching Interpersonal Skills (3) Study and application of interpersonal skills leading to the application and teaching of selected techniques and systems in the classroom. 609. Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (4) Use of reading and writing as an effective means to help students comprehend their course material. Explores how to incorporate these skills into the curriculum of the content areas. 614. Human Development: Adolescence (3) Study of physical, mental, social, and psychological characteristics of adolescents; their needs and problems; and methods of working with adolescents who have behavior problems. 615. Foundations of Curriculum (3) An overview of the theories of curriculum development as well as a practical appraisal of curriculum design and implementation. 619. Theories of Instruction (3) Review of the various models of teaching as defined by Bruce Joyce and Marsha Weil. Exploration of theoretical and practical issues related to the classroom application of the various models. 620. Improvement in Early Childhood Education (3) An advanced course in Kindergarten program based upon the latest research in the areas of psychology, child development education and sociology. 623. Advanced Computer Applications for Teachers (3) Designed for students that have had a prior introduction to the computer. Development of classroom applications, software evaluations, curriculum development and specific topics as deemed pertenent by the instructor and class. 624. Current Problems in Education (3) Study of selected issues in American Education today, with special emphasis on practices in Utah. Students are expected to analyze the process of problem identification as well as the educational problems identified during the course. 635. Diagnosis of Reading in the Elementary School (3) For teachers, supervisors and other interested school personnel in remedial reading instruction. Concerned with causes of reading deficiencies, diagnostic tests and procedures used in remedial reading programs. 638. Values Education (3) Designed for teachers, administrators, parents and community leaders. Examines the developmental processes of socialization and moral development Four separate approaches of values education are evaluated. Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts* Humanities Economics Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology 103 Continuing Education