Rancho Bernardo High School

Economics Syllabus
2018-2019

Ms. Estrada
Room: ​N9
Email: ​kestrada@powayusd.com
Phone: ​(858) 485-4800 ext.4309
Availability​: Monday – Friday, before and after school, and during lunchtime with
appointment.

Course Description​: Welcome to Economics! ​I am excited to to be your teacher and look

forward to a fun and rewarding semester.​ This course is designed to prepare students to
make important economic decisions in their personal lives and as citizens of a democratic
society. This class will help students understand how markets work and the tradeoffs
involved in trying to accommodate unlimited wants with limited resources. ​In this course
students will deepen their understanding of the economic problems and institutions of the
nation and world in which they live. Students will practice life application skills such as
budgeting and time management in order to grasp an understanding of scarcity and
opportunity costs.

Required Textbook​: ​Economics Principles and Practices, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 1999

Course Requirements​:
● Students must attend class in order to experience success and completion of course.
● Students need to keep all work, notes, and class paperwork organized in a folder.
● Students will either complete one or all of the following: a comprehensive midterm
exam and/or a comprehensive final exam.
● Students will complete a culminating project

Grade Twelve-Economics

The following units of study will be covered this year:

● Unit 1: Introduction to Economics
● Unit 2: Microeconomics
● Unit 3: Macroeconomics
● Unit 4: Global Economics
● Unit 5: Personal Finance
Assignments
Assignments need to be turned in by their due dates. Any work turned more than one week late
will not generally be accepted. I will accept work one day late for half credit. After one day, I will
not accept work and you will receive a zero.

Make Up Work

If you are absent when an assignment is due, that assignment is due the day you return. When
you are absent, you need to assume you missed classwork. It is your responsibility to inquire
about missed notes, reading and assignments. You have as many days as you were absent to
make up any work that missed. If you do not make up the work in the given time, you will earn a
zero.

If you a absent for a Unit exam, you will be expected to make-up the test the first day back to
school. If there are extenuating circumstances, they need to be explained/emailed prior to the
your return to class.

Attendance

You are expected to be in class, and anyone who misses class does so at his/her own risk.
Much of our class time will be spent discussing issues and taking notes. Absences will create
unneeded extra work for the absent student.

Arrive to class on time. The first tardy will be a warning, the next tardy will result in lunch
detention and a third tardy will be -5 from your class participation grade. If you lose all of your
participation points, the 5 points will be deducted from another assignment.

Behavior
You are expected to be courteous and respectful both to each other and to me as your
instructor. Disruptive or rude behavior affects us all adversely, and is unwelcome. In short, be
attentive and responsive, and please be considerate of others.

Classroom Rules

● No headphones, phones or hats

○ You may use headphones after tests or quizzes until all students are done
○ You may occasionally use phones for in-class assignments when instructed
● Two bathroom passes will be allowed per quarter however you are not permitted to use
the restroom during the first or last fifteen minutes of class. Bathroom passes will be
tracked on our class seating chart.
 ○ Your phone will be left on my desk while using the restroom
● Cheating is not allowed. Copying homework or tests or plagiarizing in any form will not
be tolerated. If you are caught cheating, the first offense will result in a zero on the
assignment, a “U” in citizenship, a referral, and a phone call home. If you are caught
cheating a third time in any class, it will result in a withdraw/fail from that course

Materials
A notebook with paper and a writing utensil are required materials everyday. The assigned
textbook needs to be returned promptly and in good condition at the end of the quarter.

Grading Scale

● 90-100=A
● 80-89=B
● 70-79=C
● 60-69=D
● 50-59=F

Please sign and return the bottom portion of this paper

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___________________________ _____________________________
Printed Name of Student Printed Name of Parent/Guardian

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Signature of Student, who by signing Signature of Parent/Guardian, who
understands the above rules and by signing understands the above
agrees to abide by these rules rules and agrees to abide by these rules