Blog Post #6 - P3 and P6 - Due 5/16 at Midnight

This assignment is for Economics, P3 and P6.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that connects one of your investment decisions (INVESTING PROJECT) or one of the companies whose triple bottom line (people and planet) you will be researching (GOOD GUIDE). This source should drive your research project. Think of it as one of the sources that will be in your Works Cited Page.

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below. Use an example from this week if you are confused.

• How does the text connect to your research project? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 5/16, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Economics Discussion - P3 and P6 - Due Friday, May 10

On Friday, we will be discussing excerpts from Hawthorne's Ethical Chic. If you are doing the Good Guide and you are studying Apple, you should read the Apple reading. If you are studying Starbucks, you should read the Starbucks reading. These readings will help you create a Good Guide on these companies.

If you are doing the investing project, you should read either one so that you are prepared to participate in Friday's discussion. 

Honors Discussion - P1 - Due May 9

On Thursday, we will be discussing Derber's "Three Myths" which begins to place our study of the American economy within a global context.

Please post one question below. I will use these questions to lead our class discussion.

Blog Post #5 - P3 and P6 - Due May 2 at Midnight

This assignment is for Economics, P3 and P6.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that connects one of your investment decisions (INVESTING PROJECT) or one of the companies whose triple bottom line (people and planet) you will be researching (GOOD GUIDE). This source should drive your research project. Think of it as one of the sources that will be in your Works Cited Page.

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below. Use an example from this week if you are confused.

• How does the text connect to your research project? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 5/2, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Honors Economics P1 - Reading for Friday, May 3 Discussion

On Friday, we will be discussing Adam Davidson's "Making It in America," which begins to place our study of the American economy within a global context. If necessary, you can also access the reading here.

Please post one question below. I will use these questions to lead our class discussion.

Econ P3 and P6 - Due 4/18

This assignment is for Economics, P3 and P6.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that connects one of your investment decisions or one of the companies whose triple bottom line (people and planet) you will be researching. This source should drive your research project. Think of it as one of the sources that will be in your Works Cited Page.

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to your research project? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 4/18, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Honors Blog Post #6 - Due 4/18

This assignment is for Honors Economics, P1.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that connects to The Big Short or to your mutual fund. This source should drive your research project. Think of it as one of the sources that will be in your Works Cited Page.

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to your research project? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 4/18, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Econ P3 and P6 - 4/15/2013 - Project Links

Those interested in the consumer guide to "good" products, please explore: "Good Guide" Exemplar. Search for some of your favorite products, or begin looking at the brand options.

Those interested in the investment portfolio, first go here. Search for WHEELS-P3-P6-2013. You will have to register for this game. The password is WHEELS2013. Mark this site for yourself as this is the platform we will use to make trades. Then, go here. Sign into gmail and make a copy for yourself. Finally, use the resources on the blog under Investing Resources. I cannot help you much because it is my goal to destroy you. Laissez-faire, rookies!

Some links for desperate Honors students...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8577457.stm

TARP: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/credit_crisis/bailout_plan/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=tarp&st=cse

http://vimeo.com/3261363 - The Crisis of Credit Visualized

“The Giant Pool of Money” - This American Life

“Global Pool of Money Got Too Hungry” - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90327686

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-mortgage-settlement-20120125,0,7414913.story

Harvard Thesis: http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/03/15/michael-lewiss-the-big-short-read-the-harvard-thesis-instead/

http://baselinescenario.com/financial-crisis-for-beginners/#radio

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/search?keys=cdo

Justice Department: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5heyy-snOVdQnHerTSoD_0TTbButg?docId=e1048598edde4b33a5554f589ef63ce0

Eisman: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/05/steve-eisman-big-short-michael-lewis

Hubler: http://www.observer.com/2010/wall-street/howie-hubler-new-jersey-return-subprime-villain

Burry: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-07/michael-burry-predictor-of-mortgage-collapse-bets-on-farmland-and-gold.html

The Market Reverses: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-15/big-short-becomes-big-long-as-bass-joins-reverse-subprime-wager-mortgages.html

Honors Econ Post #5 - Due 4/11

This assignment is for Honors Economics, P1.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that connects to The Big Short or to your mutual fund. This source should drive your research project. Think of it as one of the sources that will be in your Works Cited Page.

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to your research project? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 4/11, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Honors Econ Post #4 - Due 3/21

This assignment is for Honors Economics, P1.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that connects to The Big Short or to your mutual fund. This source should drive your research project. 

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to your research project? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 3/21, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #3 - P3 and P6 - Due 3/14 at midnight

This assignment is for Economics, P3 and P6.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that is relevant to your section of the business plan. Make sure that you are focused on economic concepts when you find sources on your market, competitors, or advertising/sales strategy.

2) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to your section of the business plan? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 3/14, by 12:00am.

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

P1 Honors - Business Plan - 2/25 Do Now

Please click here for today's ppt deck.

Honors Mission Statements

P3 and P6 Assignment - Due 2/28

This assignment is for Economics, P3 and P6.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that connects to last week's reading from Freakonomics or to terms or concepts from this week's classes. Make sure that you are focused on economic concepts.

2) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 2/28, by 12:00am.

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

P1 - Honors Assignment - Due 2/23

This assignment is for Honors Economics, P1.

1) Read Chapter 4 of Justice by Michael Sandel.

2) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to terms or concepts from this past week's classes. 

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 2/23, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

P3 and P6 Economics Assignment - Due 2/14

This assignment is for Economics, P3 and P6.

1) Find a credible source on the internet that connects to last week's reading from Freakonomics or to terms or concepts from this week's classes. 

2) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 2/14, by 12:00am.

3) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

P1 Honors Assignment - Due 2/14

This assignment is for Honors Economics, P1.

1) Read "What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common?" from Freakonomics.

2) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to terms or concepts from this past week's classes. 

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis. (analysis)

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 2/14, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

P3 and P6 Economics Assignment - Due 2/7

This assignment is for Economics P3 and P6.

1) Read and annotate "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Moms?" from Freakonomics. We will begin the reading on Tuesday.

2) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading.

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

P1 Honors Assignment - Due 2/7

This assignment is for Honors Economics, P1.

1) Read "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Moms?" from Freakonomics.

2) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to terms or concepts from this past week's classes. 

3) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read? (relevant)
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible? (credible)
• Create a clear, specific argument based on the text. (argument)
• Support the argument with thoughtful analysis, using cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, part/whole, or other methods of analysis.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 2/7, by 12:00am.

4) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.