Help For Your Introductory Economics Course

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://libguid...

Milestone One: Expedia Example.  For the accompanying video that explains this paper, please view on YouTube here and here . Microeconomic Analysis of Expedia Expedia Group is off to an excellent start in 2018. Reports from the first quarter show year-over-year growth rates of 15% in revenue, gross bookings, and room nights (Investors Overview, n.d.). As a consultant hired by Expedia Group I will be analyzing market and business data in order to make recommendations to ensure Expedia’s future success and sustainability in the market. This paper will provide a brief overview of the firm before diving into Expedia’s demand trends over the last 5 years, supply and demand conditions, and the price elasticity of demand for their products. A discussion of the costs of production will follow with an in depth look at variable costs, fixed costs, and the impact to profitability. The overall market section will include a discussion of the market share, barriers to entry, and market structur...

Part I: Critical Element “Purpose” In order to receive a score of proficient (100%) on Milestone One you’ll need to outline the purpose of your paper and state how it will inform the conclusion. The best way to do this is to view the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric , paying particular attention to the Prompt and Critical Elements that will be addressed in your paper. When you turn in your final paper, in order to earn a score of exemplary (100%) you’ll also need to use industry-specific language to establish expertise. I recommend trying to write Milestone One as if it were your final paper, so that you can benefit from the feedback before your final paper is due. Below is an example of an introduction that would receive an exemplary score for The Hershey Company. Please keep in mind the following points as you work on your introduction: -The text in italics indicates where the purpose of the paper is outlined. -The underlined text indicates how the conclusion will be informed....