http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:27:41 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 18:27:41 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=327211 This course describes how economic theory is linked to economic evaluation techniques like cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis and to introduce students to many concepts that are specific to economic evaluation. Introduces students to the many varieties of economic evaluation to establish a common terminology. Discusses cost-benefit with a demonstration of how this type of evaluation is most clearly linked to economic theory. Explores other theories and concepts, including cost measurement, benefit valuation, and incremental decision-making. Finally, explores recommendations on performing economic evaluations that are made in the United States with a focus on how these are related to underlying economic theory and other concepts. Included are a syllabus, lecture material, readings, and assignments. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=519814 This online course comes from the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) by Carnegie Mellon. “The course includes self-guiding materials and activities, and is ideal for independent learners, or instructors trying out this course package.”״The Introductory Economics course is a collection of online experiments and related online workbooks which can be used by individual learners or to supplement an instructor lead course. In each experiment students make deals online with other traders and attempt to earn as much profit as possible.After each experiment, economics is really put to the test -- can economic theory predict and explain the complex interactions of the participants in the experiment?Online workbooks seamlessly incorporate the data from the experiment and guide students through the analysis and economic theory needed to understand the experiment.Experiments cover most of the key topics in microeconomics: supply and demand, labor markets, taxes, monopolies and cartels, externalities, and information economics.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=603125 This free and open online course in Macroeconomics was produced by the WA State Board for Community & Technical Colleges [http://sbctc.edu/].This course is a comprehensive introduction to the structure of the American economy as compared to other economic structures. Supply and demand, GDP, inflation, monetary policy, money and banking, taxation, economic growth, international exchange and comparisons of classical, Keynesian and monetarist economic philosophies are presented. It is required for business majors planning to transfer to 4-year business programs in the state of Washington.This module is part of the Open Course Library, a collection of shareable course materials created for faculty to use in their classes. As part of the Open Course Library this content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which means that you are free to reuse the course in its entirety, edit it and use a your own modified version, or pick out only pieces which can be incorporated into your own course, as long as you credit the original author for their work.To access all materials for this course you may download either the ANGEL export file or the IMS Common Cartridge file. While the ANGEL file is specific to that system, the Common Cartridge file is compatible with many learning management systems. More information on Common Cartridge is available at http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/ . http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=603853 1) This free and open online course in Microeconomics was produced by the WA State Board for Community & Technical Colleges [http://sbctc.edu/].This course is a comprehensive introduction to the functions of the market system including allocation of scarce resources, production of goods and services, determination of prices, output and profit maximization in competitive and monopolistic markets. It is required for business majors planning to transfer to 4-year business programs in the state of Washington.This module is part of the Open Course Library, a collection of shareable course materials created for faculty to use in their classes. As part of the Open Course Library this content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which means that you are free to reuse the course in its entirety, edit it and use a your own modified version, or pick out only pieces which can be incorporated into your own course, as long as you credit the original author for their work.To access all materials for this course you may download either the ANGEL export file or the IMS Common Cartridge file. While the ANGEL file is specific to that system, the Common Cartridge file is compatible with many learning management systems. More information on Common Cartridge is available at http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/ . http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=288862 A collection of "cognitively informed," openly available and free online courses and course materials that enact instruction for an entire course in an online format. The following courses are available online:Engineering Statics, Economics, Statistics, French, Casual Reason, Logic and Proofs, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Emperical Research methods. The website also consist of the following features: images/graphics, video, audio, quizzes, other interactivity, links to related material, learning assignments, teacher's guide and glossary of terms. For more information please go to: http://www.cmu.edu/oli/index.html http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=288822 USU OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners, throughout Utah and around the world. OCW supports USU's mission to serve the public through learning, discovery, and engagement. There are available courses in the follwing areas: Anthropology, Biological and Irrigation Engineering, Civil and Enviornmental Engineering, Education, Electrical and Computer Engineering, English. Family, Consumer and Human Development, History, Technology, Languages, Philosophy, Speech, Physics and Theatre Arts. The website also includes the following features to help provide more information for the courses available: imgages/graphics, quizzes, other interactivity, learning assignment and teacher's guide. For more information please go to:http://ocw.usu.edu http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555758 This course examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed. Boston and other American cities are studied to see how physical, social, political and economic forces interact to shape and reshape cities over time. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555629 This course introduces undergraduate planning students to the role of the planner in researching issues in cities both in the United States and abroad. This course is a practical, hands-on workshop that challenges students to research, write and present their ideas on two different cities: A U.S. City (preferably somewhere close) and Copenhagen. Students will be equipped to: select and research a thesis topic, work professionally with faculty and other experts on the topic of their choice, and research, write and present. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555804 This course explores social, technological, political, economic, and cultural implications of "Big Plans" in the urban context. Local and international case studies (such as Boston's Central Artery and Curitiba, Brazil's bus transit system) are used to understand the process of making major changes to the city fabric. The efficacy of top-down and bottom-up planning and the applicability of planning strategies across cultural boundaries are considered. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555705 This class discusses the economic aspects of current issues in education, using both economic theory and econometric and institutional readings. Topics include discussion of basic human capital theory, the growing impact of education on earnings and earnings inequality, statistical issues in determining the true rate of return to education, the labor market for teachers, implications of the impact of computers on the demand for worker skills, the effectiveness of mid-career training for adult workers, the roles of school choice, charter schools, state standards and educational technology in improving K-12 education, and the issue of college financial aid.