Course Detail
Intro to Economics
Time and Location
Times
Term: Spring 2025
Start Date: JAN 27, 2025
End Date: MAY 16, 2025
Meeting Days: ARR
Meeting Times: ARR
Location
Campus: Online
Building: OL
Room: ARR
Registration Information
Credit Hours: 3
Subject Code: ECO
Course Number: 100
Section Number: 51
CRN: 30245
Tier: 1
Instruction TypeOnline Lecture
Enrollment Numbers
Remaining Seats: 14
Filled Seats: 11
Maximum Seats: 25
Comments: Online 14-wk course. See term start and end dates listed above. No on-campus orientation. Two proctored tests are required to be taken on campus. High-speed internet access strongly recommended.
Course Description: Prerequisite: Reading proficiency
A survey course of economics intended for non-business majors. Students will be introduced to the basic tools of economics so that they can develop a general framework within which a variety of economic topics can be analyzed. Some of the topics covered include: opportunity costs, supply and
demand, economic growth, inflation, unemployment, role of government, banking, fiscal policy and monetary policy. Students seeking a bachelor's degree in business should take Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. (F,S,Su,O)
Core42 MOTR ECON100
A survey course of economics intended for non-business majors. Students will be introduced to the basic tools of economics so that they can develop a general framework within which a variety of economic topics can be analyzed. Some of the topics covered include: opportunity costs, supply and
demand, economic growth, inflation, unemployment, role of government, banking, fiscal policy and monetary policy. Students seeking a bachelor's degree in business should take Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. (F,S,Su,O)
Core42 MOTR ECON100
Faculty Information
Name: Bruce Korbesmeyer
Title: Associate Professor
Classification: Full Time
Credentials: Master of Arts: Univ Of Missouri - St Louis
Office: TC 315B
E-Mail: bkorbesm@jeffco.edu
Phone Extension: 3278
Bio: Mr. Korbesmeyer taught ten years as an adjunct economics instructor at Harris Stowe State University, St. Louis Community College, and Jefferson College, prior to attaining full-time status here at Jefferson College. He has been employed for 32 years with the Internal Revenue Service in various divisions: Collection, Research, and Customer Service. Twenty-five of those years were spent in management positions. Receiving his Master of Arts in Economics at University of Missouri-Saint Louis, he has achieved 18 graduate hours in Management, also at UMSL.
