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Sinclair College
444 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402

ECO 1100 Introduction to Economics

Survey of basic microeconomic and macroeconomic issues and concepts. Coverage includes: Supply, Demand, Equilibrium, the U.S. Economy, the Global Economy and Trade, Competition and Monopoly, Gross Domestic Product, Business Cycles, Unemployment, Inflation, Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply, Economic Growth, Fiscal and Monetary Policies.

Prerequisites: None

Course Outcomes
  • Explain the concepts of scarcity, choice, opportunity cost, and production possibilities.
  • Define basic economics concepts , including scarcity, opportunity costs, utility, production possibilities, capital, investment, efficiency, and economic growth.
  • Describe supply, demand, equilibrium price, market shortages and surpluses, government price controls, competition, and monopoly.
  • Describe economic cycles, recessions, unemployment, inflation, nominal and real GDP
  • Describe government policies regarding taxes, spending, budget deficits, national debt, interest rates and money supply.
Credit Hours: 3
  • Classroom: 3 hours
  • Division: Business and Public Services
  • Department: Economics and Finance
  • Repeatable Credit: No
  • Offered Online: Yes
Available Sections
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 5, Rm 323
Faculty: Vance
Term: Spring 2024
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 25
Meets: MW from 9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 101
Open Seats: 25
Meets: MW from
9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 101
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 4, Rm 127
Faculty: Vance
Term: Spring 2024
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 28
Meets: TTH from 12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 201
Open Seats: 28
Meets: TTH from
12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 201
Online Learning
Online Learning
Term: Spring 2024
Format: Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 30
Section: 502
Open Seats: 30
Section: 502
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Kimble
Term: Spring 2024
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: 12 Week Term
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 25
Section: 5T1
Open Seats: 25
Section: 5T1
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Kimble
Term: Spring 2024
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term - meets once or a few times only. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: B Term
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 28
Section: B51
Open Seats: 28
Section: B51