Over the course of the semester, each student will lead the class two times to get the conversation going for their classmates.
All students are expected to have read/watched/listened to the material, whether or not they are leading the class with a summary that day.
To get full credit for these summaries, students should:
- provide responses relevant to the materials assigned that week
- respond to the following prompts:
- Something from the material I already knew was…
- I felt surprised by this part of the material…
- This is the part of the material that I liked/agreed with…
- I felt suspicious about (or disagreed with) this part of the material…
- express why the material inspired that response in you.
There is nothing to turn in for this assignment to be considered completed.
Students do not need to compile a presentation. Verbally reporting responses in class is sufficient. Students who cannot speak in Zoom for any reason can complete this assignment using the chat function in class.
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Something from the material I already knew was that one of the Federal Reserve responsibility is to control the nation’s money supply. I felt surprised by this part of the material is that increased short term interest rates may cause consumers and businesses to borrow and spend less. Inflation will likely decline, but employment and economic growth may also decrease. This part is the part of the material that I like is that monetary policy stabilizes price and wages because it leads to increase in jobs and economic growth. I disagree with is that the Federal Reserve only one one of the three main policy tools which is OMO because they prefer it. This material inspired the response in me because it was very informative. I was able to understand how the Monetary policy works and how it affects the U.S economic growth.