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Submitted by College of: Arts and Date: 02/04/13 Sciences Prepared by: Peter Maille Program Offering Course: PPE Course Title & No.: ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomics Credit Hours: 5 GEC: Category: n/a DELETE COURSE ONLY Course Title & No: Why is this course being deleted? Effective Date for Deletion: Catalog Year: Affected Catalog Page Numbers: List other programs that are affected by the proposed change: Have these programs been notified of the proposed change? Provide dates of contact No Not Applicable COURSE CHANGE ONLY What prompted this proposal? Present Title: Proposed Title: Present Course Number: Proposed Course Number: Present Course Description/Catalog Entry: Proposed Course Description/Catalog Entry: Proposed Prerequisites: Present Prerequisites: Proposed Credit: Present Credit: Expected Implementation Date:

Form revised 5.25.11 NEW COURSE ONLY: Course outline, objectives, and evaluation methods, including assessments of learning outcomes, teaching strategies, and bibliography. Attach requirements to this form. Course Title & No: ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomics Proposed catalog description as it will appear in the catalog: An analysis of the economic interactions at the firm and household level. Topics will include business and household decision-making under uncertainty and asymmetric information, market power, general equilibrium, and game theory. Prerequisite: ECON 201; (must be passed with a “C-” or better.) Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

Prerequisites: ECON 201 Microeconomics Course to be offered: Frequency of Course Fall x Winter Spring Summer Offering: Annual Why is this course needed? To align the What enrollment What is the enrollment cap? EOU Economics Minor with the general may be reasonably 30 expectations in the field. anticipated? Per term 15-25 This course will be available: x Oncampus x Online Will this course require additional FTE allocations? Yes x No Explain. List other programs that are affected by this Have these programs been notified of the proposed course:None, although we expect the course? elimination of the Business Economics Yes No Not Major to boost interest in an Applicable intermediate economics course. If yes, when? How does this course significantly differ Provide rationale for the course # relative to the from similar courses in the discipline? rigor of the course requirement. Giving this a 300- level designation correctly places it above Expected Implementation Date: SUMMER basic microeconomics, a 200-level class, and 2013 below advanced classes in economics and applied economics. It is foundational for other 300 and 400-level courses in economics. In addition, the number relative to intermediate macroeconomics is consistent with the numbering we have at the 200-level.

Approval/Denial 1 xx Approved College Signature: Date: . Peter Maille/Jeff Dense, Discipline Chair, PPE/PA 2/04/13 Denied 2 xx Approved College Dean Signature: Steve Gammon, Dean College of Arts Date: . & Sciences 2/21/13 Denied Per College Council, 2/21/13 3 Library Signature: Date: . Received Library Resource Costs: 4 EPCC Support Staff, [email protected] Date: . Received

Form revised 5.25.11 5 Chair, EPCC Signature: Date: . Approved

Denied 6 Chair, Faculty Senate: Date: . Approved

Denied 7 Provost Date: . Approved

Denied

Form revised 5.25.11