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Course details

This course investigates economic analysis, focusing on fundamentals of markets, supply and demand, consumer and producer behaviour, and monopoly and competition. Optional areas of business application may explore labour markets, government intervention and environmental regulation. Prepares students to identify and evaluate the economic considerations they will undoubtedly encounter in business.

Prerequisite(s)

  • No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

3.0

Cost

$643.22 - $656.97 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.

Course offerings

Fall 2023

Below are five offerings of ECON 2100 for the Fall 2023 term.

CRN 34508

Duration

Thu Sep 07 - Thu Dec 14 (15 weeks)

  • 15 weeks
  • CRN 34508
  • $656.97
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 07 - Dec 14 Thu 14:00 - 17:00 Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209
Instructor

William Shen

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Credits

3

Cost

$656.97

Important information
  1. Please Do NOT purchase the listed PTS Textbook. This section uses a DIFFERENT textbook from other PTS Sections. You will be told which book to purchase when the course starts. This section is part of the Business Fundamentals (BFUN) Program (www.bcit.ca/study/programs/7985acert). As this is the case, the course will be taught in a way that accommodates the needs of English Language Learners. If you have any questions, please contact bfun@bcit.ca.
Status

In Progress

This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.

CRN 30800

Duration

Tue Sep 12 - Tue Dec 12 (14 weeks)

  • 14 weeks
  • CRN 30800
  • $656.97
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 12 - Dec 12 Tue 18:00 - 21:15 Burnaby SW01 Rm. 1021
Instructor

Serge Tarasenko

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Credits

3

Cost

$656.97

Important information
  1. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
Status

In Progress

This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.

CRN 37953

Duration

Tue Sep 12 - Sat Dec 09 (13 weeks)

  • 13 weeks
  • CRN 37953
  • $656.97
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 12 - Dec 09 N/A N/A Online
Oct 11 Wed 17:30 - 19:00 Burnaby SE06 Rm. 205
Nov 08 Wed 17:30 - 19:00 Burnaby SE06 Rm. 233
Dec 06 Wed 17:30 - 19:00 Burnaby SE06 Rm. 233
Instructor

Zuzana Fromm

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Credits

3

Cost

$656.97

Important information
  1. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  2. Students must submit e-mail address when registering. This is an asynchronous online course supplemented with recorded videos of course content. This course requires all students to write both midterms as well as the final exam in person at the above dates/times/locations. Students must have an e-mail address and access to a computer capable of downloading basic documents. Students are not required to be online at a specific time of the day; however, they are required to submit all open book assignments/quizzes on their due dates. Students must have a textbook with MyEconLab (or etext with MyEconLab) by first day of class. This course is not self-paced. It contains weekly open book assignments/quizzes. If the student has a conflict between one or more exams and another course (or work schedule), there will be no accommodations made by the instructor, but the student may book an exam with BCIT Test Centre (www.bcit.ca/test-centre/) on a date approved by the department. To arrange this, please contact Kim_Petkov@bcit.ca. Please note that the student will be responsible for covering the cost of writing the exam with the Test Centre. If you have any questions about the course, please contact the instructor, Zu Fromm (Zuzana_Fromm@bcit.ca) directly prior to registering. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
Status

In Progress

This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.

CRN 30801

Duration

Wed Sep 13 - Wed Dec 06 (13 weeks)

  • 13 weeks
  • CRN 30801
  • $656.97
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 13 - Dec 06 Wed 18:30 - 22:00 Burnaby NE01 Rm. 403
Instructor

Michael Atkinson

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Credits

3

Cost

$656.97

Important information
  1. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
Status

In Progress

This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.

CRN 50488

Duration

Thu Sep 14 - Thu Dec 14 (14 weeks)

  • 14 weeks
  • CRN 50488
  • $643.22
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 14 - Dec 14 Thu 09:30 - 12:45 Downtown DTC Rm. 481
Instructor

William Shen

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Credits

3

Cost

$643.22

Important information
  1. Guided learning format.
  2. HYBRID: This course will be offered 50% in person - on campus and 50% synchronously online. The instructor will provide class details in the course outline.
Status

In Progress and Full

This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

  • Explain basic principles of microeconomics.
  • Apply the supply and demand model.
  • Calculate and interpret elasticities.
  • Use cost analysis to make decisions.
  • Evaluate the importance of different industry structures on firm behaviour.

Effective as of Winter 2017

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