Description
This Grade 11 economics course examines issues and challenges facing the Canadian economy and the implications of different economic choices for individuals, communities and society. Students use economic inquiry, economic-thinking concepts and data analysis to investigate Canadian economic realities.
What You’ll Learn
- Use the economic inquiry process and concepts of economic thinking to investigate current Canadian issues.
- Analyze scarcity, choice, economic models, political/economic systems and personal financial planning.
- Examine markets, workers, employment trends, unemployment and economic inequality.
- Analyze the roles of producers, consumers and governments in the Canadian economy.
- Examine government intervention, economic citizenship and competing economic perspectives.
- Analyze sustainability, trade-offs, globalization, international trade and investment.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Economic inquiry and data analysis
- Use of economic models
- Financial and cost-benefit reasoning
- Evaluation of policy and market issues
- Research, argumentation and evidence-based communication
Learning Outcomes
- Use economic inquiry and economic-thinking concepts to investigate current issues in Canada.
- Analyze scarcity, choice and economic decision making.
- Apply economic models to Canadian economic choices and issues.
- Analyze markets, workers, employment patterns and economic inequality.
- Explain the roles of producers, consumers, governments and other economic citizens.
- Evaluate government intervention, sustainability and economic trade-offs.
- Assess the impact of globalization, international trade and investment on the Canadian economy.
- Apply economic data to personal financial planning and decision making.
