MISSION & GOALS
The mission of the Economics Department is to teach economics to our students with the highest level of quality instructions. Upon graduation, our students would have a competitive edge whether they choose to pursue graduate studies or industry employment opportunities. In support of the University's mission, the Department of Economics provides courses and teaching instructions that meet the following goals: 1. Developing critical thinking and problem solving abilities. Economics by its very nature, teaches a systematic way of analyzing problems. The underlying principle is to concisely evaluate the additional benefits against the additional cost of any and all decisions. With an interdisciplinary emphasis in our curriculum offerings, this approach complements all the other functional business areas. This goal is an invaluable tool for students in any avenue they pursue. 2. Developing quantitative skills. As a more exact way of developing the economic framework described above, many economic decisions can be couched within a mathematical framework. This provides an added dimension and also complements other business areas. 3. Developing technical reading and writing skills. There is typically a writing component in all offered economic courses. The objective is for students to read the current literature on a topic, complemented by economic theory, and assess a current economic issue. In most instances, there is more than one way to approach and analyze an issue. The skill developed here also complements the above two goals. 4. Developing an awareness and sensitivity to ethical issues and behavior in the business world. The ethical aspects of business behavior are integral part of class lectures and discussions at all levels. In upper level courses however, specific ethical issues are to be taught and assignments given to students as instructional units. |
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