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SNHU ECO-201 Week 2

Week 2 is when the pace begins to pick up for this course.  Fortunately, there are a lot of resources available to help out and get you started!

For assistance with Milestone One:

Milestone One Tips on the Introduction Video

Milestone One Tips on the History & Overview Video

Microeconomics of Expedia Introduction Video

Expedia History and Overview video

Milestone One Sample Paper (Expedia)

Milestone One Tips and Examples

Final Project Guidelines and Rubric

Listen to historical webinar recordings on the ECO YouTube Channel

SNHU writing center

For additional help with APA formatting: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Additional Library resource databases containing company information, background and history, financial statements, SEC reports, SWOT analyses, scholarly journal, trade publication, magazine, and newspaper articles (including the Wall Street Journal), and market reports, can be found on the Library’s Company Information research guide: http://libguides.snhu.edu/companies

There has also been a webinar that you may watch that was hosted by the library with more detail on how to find the resources you need: https://youtu.be/gbCAHxtkBLw


For assistance with Homework Two (Supply and Demand):

Demand Schedule Sample Problem

Change in Quantity Supplied vs. Change in Supply Sample Problem

Shifts in Demand Sample Problem

Videos 3.1 and 3.2 in MyEconLab

Sample Problem: Calculating the Change in Economic Surplus

Supply and Demand for Super Bowl Tickets

Supply and Demand Video from the Khan Academy

Supply and Demand Curves

Demand – The Economic Lowdown Video Companion

Change in Demand vs. Change in Quantity Demanded

Law of Supply

Supply – The Economic Lowdown Video Companion

Market Disequilibrium – Shortage and Surplus

Equilibrium: The Economic Lowdown Video Companion

Rent Control Video

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