12th Grade Economics Syllabus
Teacher: Mr. Underwood
Email: Underwoods@lake.k12.fl.us
Phone: 352-394-2100 ext. 5463
Text: Economics
Return page 2 by Thursday for 10 points
Overview
This course is designed to give students the basic understanding of the nature of economics and to
assist them in becoming well informed citizens in order to think clearly and objectively about
today's economic questions. The course will focus on the working of the American market system
and its goals, the use of tools of analysis, economic decision-making, the roles of labor and
management, the problems of scarcity, and the philosophy and practice of other economic systems.
In order to be successful in this class, I have listed below some helpful hints and suggestions.
Topics
Objectives:
Understand how financial and non-financial factors (e.g., cultural traditions, profit and risk)
motivate consumers, producers, workers, savers, and investors to allocate their resources
differently.
Understand credit history and the positive and negative impacts that credit can have on an
individual’s financial life.
In-class assignments and homework: Students will be assigned a variety of group and individual
activities during this quarter. Many in-class and homework will require the students to read, review
and study information from the textbook, class notes and other in-class assignments. Students will
also be required to summarize articles from the newspaper and/or Internet that relate to the topics
being discussed in class. In-class and homework assignments will comprise 50% of the students’
grade this quarter.
Tests and Quizzes: Test and quiz questions will not only come from the text material, but also
from class lectures and discussions, student questions and comments, simulations, videos, and guest
speakers. Anything that takes place in the classroom is fair game to show up on tests and quizzes.
Students will need to have a sharpened #2 pencil. I would suggest bringing two pencils. Tests and
quizzes will comprise 50% of the students’ grade this quarter.
Textbook: As part of the students homework, students will be expected to bring their textbooks
and any handouts to class when asked. Students will be given open book quizzes.
Attendance: This course is only a quarter long, so it is imperative that absences are held to a
minimum. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements to obtain missed work from a
classmate. If the student needs a worksheet, he/she may get it from the worksheet folder. These
assignments must be made-up within five school days. In the event of an absence on a test/quiz
day, it is the student’s responsibility to make up the test/quiz on the next day of attendance.
Classroom Behavior
Students should not talk while other students or the teacher is talking.
Students should have their cell phones turned off and put away before entering class.
Students should not be verbally abusive towards classmates and the teacher.
Students should respect other classmates and the teacher.
Beginning of the Semester Student Final Check Off
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Student_______ The Instructor showed me the area/box where all my graded and nongraded assignments will be located.
Student_______ The Instructor showed me the area/box where I am to place all of my nongraded assignments.
Student_______ The Instructor showed me where I can get my worksheets in case of an
absence.
Student_______ The Instructor told me that he will always give me the opportunity to look
for missing assignments or review any graded assignments.
Student_______ The Instructor explained to me that all assignments are graded.
Student_______ The Instructor told me that I can review my grades on e-sembler.
Student_______ The Instructor told me that no late assignments will be accepted, unless I
have an excused absence.
Student’s Name: (Print)_______________________________________________________
Student’s Name: (Signature)___________________________________________________
Parent’s Name: (Print)________________________________________________________
Parent’s Name: (Signature)____________________________________________________