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  Economics
Tampa - Undergraduate - BA
CIP Code: 45.0601

Program Mission Statement: 

The Economics major is intended to provide students with an understanding of key concepts in Economics at both the macro and micro levels and how these concepts can be applied to a wide range of business and policy problems.   The major prepares students for employment in a variety of jobs in industry and government, as well as for graduate study in fields such as economics, law, political science, and business.

 

 

Graduates of this program will be able to demonstrate the following:

OUTCOME 1:
  • The ability to understand and use basic economic models including models of production, consumption, and markets as well as the ability to recognize the impact of external economic forces on the operation of the firm in domestic and international markets.
Methods of Assessment :
  • Department faculty have developed a bank of questions that address the student’s ability to understand and use basic economic models including models of production, consumption, and markets as well as the ability to recognize the impact of external economic forces on the operation of the firm in domestic and international markets. A random selection of questions from this bank is embedded in exams in the required microeconomics course, ECO 3101, Intermediate Price Theory.
  
OUTCOME 2:
  • The ability to understand and use economic models of a national economy when that economy is open or closed to international trade.
Methods of Assessment :
  • Department faculty have developed a bank of questions that address the student’s ability to understand and use economic models of a national economy when that economy is open or closed to international trade. A random selection of questions from this bank is embedded in exams in the required macroeconomics course, ECO 3203, Intermediate Macroeconomics.
  
OUTCOME 3:
  • The ability to recommend appropriate business strategies for firms operating in diverse market conditions.
Methods of Assessment :
  • Department faculty have developed a bank of questions that address the student’s ability to recommend appropriate business strategies for firms operating in diverse market conditions.. A random selection of questions from this bank is embedded in exams in the required microeconomics course, ECO 3101, Intermediate Price Theory.
  
OUTCOME 1:
  • The ability to analyze the economic environment in which a firm operates and make appropriate strategy recommendations.
Methods of Assessment :
  • Department faculty have developed a bank of questions that address the student’s ability to analyze the economic environment in which a firm operates and recommend appropriate business strategies for those market conditions.. A random selection of questions from this bank is embedded in exams in the required microeconomics course, ECO 3101, Intermediate Price Theory.
  
OUTCOME 1:
  • The ability to contribute effectively to group discussions including the ability to develop and support conclusions and recommendations.
Methods of Assessment :
  • The ability to contribute effectively to group discussions including the ability to develop and support conclusions and recommendations is assessed by instructors in the two required upper level courses, ECO 3101, Intermediate Price Theory, and ECO 3202, Intermediate Macroeconomics.
  
 


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For further inquiries and/or suggestions regarding ALC at USF, please contact Felix Wao, Assistant Director for Assessment of Student Learning and Academic Program Review, Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence
 
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