Common Sense Economics for Life! (Canvas.net)

Common Sense Economics for Life! (Canvas.net)
The Stavros Center for Economic Education of Florida State University (FSU) and Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship of Northern Michigan University will offer a six week cutting-edge, online course in economics and personal finance. Developed by a team of master economic educators, this course is for students who would like to learn more about economics, wealth and prosperity. This 16 module, multi-media course is understandable, easy to navigate, and focuses on what you really need to know about economics and personal finance. It will be taught by a seasoned online instructor.

By the end of the course students should be able to:

- explain the economic way of thinking and how it can be used to make purposeful decisions in a variety of settings

- explain why some nations prosper while others do not

- identify the twelve key elements of economics

- describe the seven sources of economic prosperity

- apply the twelve key elements of economics to explain the economics of government