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Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

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Anthropology (continued)<br />

381-205-LA<br />

An Introduction to Forensic Anthropology -<br />

Crime Scene Investigation<br />

(Level II Anthropology for Social Science students only)<br />

This course introduces the students to the world of<br />

forensic sciences and the contributions of<br />

anthropologists in this fast growing field. Techniques and<br />

methods of physical anthropology/archaeology are<br />

applied in the investigation of crime scenes, natural<br />

disasters, violations of human rights and mass murders<br />

through the recovery and analysis of skeletal and other<br />

human remains. Topics to be covered include basic<br />

dental and skeletal anatomy, determination of age, sex,<br />

stature, ancestry (racial/ethnic affiliation), presence of<br />

trauma and time of death as well as issues related to<br />

human rights.<br />

3 hours/week Units: 2.00<br />

Prerequisite: Anthropology 381-101-LA<br />

Economics<br />

383-201-LA<br />

Microeconomics<br />

(Level II Economics for Social Science students only)<br />

The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with<br />

the principles and tools of microeconomic analysis. The<br />

topics to be treated include: demand and supply, costs of<br />

production, pricing and output determination in different<br />

market structures, business organization, government<br />

regulation of business, distribution of income and labour<br />

organizations.<br />

3 hours/week Units: 2.00<br />

Prerequisite: Macroeconomics 383-920-RE<br />

383-202-LA<br />

International Economics<br />

(Level II Economics for Social Science students only)<br />

This course is concerned with all economic activities<br />

involving passage across a national frontier. Among the<br />

topics to be studied are: the mechanisms of foreign<br />

exchange rates, the balance of international payments,<br />

international trade and the theory of comparative<br />

advantage. Also covered are: the economics of tariff and<br />

current international economic affairs, including free<br />

trade between Canada and the United States, foreign<br />

ownership, and the control of the Canadian economy.<br />

3 hours/week Units: 2.00<br />

Prerequisite: Macroeconomics 383-920-RE<br />

383-203-LA<br />

Money and Banking<br />

(Level II Economics for Social Science students only)<br />

This course covers the development of money and banking,<br />

with emphasis on Canada. The following topics are studied:<br />

functions and characteristics of money, money supply,<br />

inflation, Canadian Capital Market, the money and bond<br />

markets, financial intermediaries, chartered banks and how<br />

they create money, the Bank of Canada and its functions,<br />

international monetary systems.<br />

3 hours/week Units: 2.00<br />

Prerequisite: Macroeconomics 383-920-RE<br />

383-901-LA<br />

Economics of Sport<br />

(Economics for Sport Marketing students only)<br />

This course in microeconomics teaches the sport<br />

product, service, or facility manager how to use limited<br />

resources to meet needs. It examines consumer demand,<br />

supply, prices and the role of market structures in<br />

making decisions about what to do, what to buy, what to<br />

sell and what to pay in a business environment. It also<br />

looks at sport as an economic phenomenon and activity,<br />

and presents the economic principles of sports planning.<br />

Lecture topics include the basic concepts of economy,<br />

the importance of sports to the national economy, the<br />

public economy and physical culture, the economy of<br />

sports clubs and organizations, and the economic impact<br />

of sport.<br />

4 hours/week Units: 2.00<br />

383-920-RE<br />

Macroeconomics<br />

(Level I Economics for Social Science and International<br />

Baccalaureate students only)<br />

The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with<br />

the principles and tools of macroeconomic (global) analysis.<br />

The topics to be treated include: inflation, unemployment,<br />

money and banking, taxation, government spending,<br />

exchange rates, business cycles, national income,<br />

international trade and economic growth.<br />

3 hours/week Units: 2.00

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