Week 1 discussion
"Scarcity Problems"
Watch this short video: Scarcity: The Basic Economic Problem
to help you think about this week’s discussion.
Start your discussion by creating a response to these
questions:
What is a scarcity problem you’ve experienced in your work
or home life?
What system could you use to manage your scarcity problem?
Continue the
conversation with your peers:
Read one of your peer’s scarcity problems and provide an
additional idea for a system to help solve their problem.
Week 2 discussion
"The Market and Your Decision to Go to College"
The market for higher education is determining the key
questions of what gets produced, how it is produced, how much is produced, and
who gets how much.
Start your discussion by creating a response to these
questions:
Why do you think that more and more students are going to
college when, in fact, the price of a college education is increasing? (Be sure
to use the models of supply and demand to explain your answer.)
In what ways have changes in the job market influenced your
assessment of the value of an education? (Do you have more choices or options?)
Talk with your peers:
Reply to a classmate — was their reasoning similar to yours?
Week 3 discussion
"Looking Closely at Cost and Competition"
Watch this video, Revenue, Profits, and Price: Crash Course
Economics #24, to help you prepare for this week’s discussion.
Use the company for which you currently work, a business
with which you’re familiar, or the dream business you want to start to reply to
these prompts:
Do you think it’s easy for your selected business to enter
this same industry?
What are some key fixed, variable, implicit, and/or
opportunity costs?
Discuss with your peers:
Read one of your peer’s posts and share another idea for a
type of cost.
Week 4 discussion
"Exploring Monopolies and Oligopolies"
Watch this video, Oligopolies and Monopolistic Competition,
to help you prepare for this week’s discussion.
Use the company for which you currently work, a business
with which your familiar, or a dream business you want to start to reply to
these prompts:
With your selected business in mind, determine if it is
competitive, monopolistic competitive, an oligopoly, or pure monopoly. Explain
how you drew your conclusion about its market structure.
How does the business/firm in this industry determine the
price it will charge for the products or services it sells?
Discuss with your peers:
Read one of your peer’s posts and share an insight or
question you have about that business and its market structure.
Week 5 discussion
"Considering Tradeoffs You Make Every Day"
Let's talk about two tradeoffs we face every day: how we
spend our time and money.
We can only do two things with income: spend it or save it.
Time is the ultimate resource. We can choose to spend time working to earn an
income or we can do other things, broadly classified as leisure. Reply to these
prompts to start your discussion:
How does a change in interest rate affect your decision to
spend or save? How would a change in the interest rate affect a firm's decision
to invest or save?
How might an increase in the wage rate affect what you do
with your time?
Now describe a tradeoff you’ve made in terms of time or
income.
Talk about tradeoffs with your peers:
Reply to one peer who made a tradeoff to which you can
relate. Discuss and compare your decisions.
Week 6 discussion
"Is the GDP Still Accurate in the Digital Age?"
What the GDP measures, if anything, has become quite the
issue in the digital age. Consider this data:
In 2012, U.S. Real GDP was $15,345.63 billion and Real Per
Capita GDP was $48,842 billion.
Five years later, at the end of 2017, U.S. Real GDP was
$17,096.18 billion and Real Per Capita GDP was $52,446 billion. (All data was
extracted May 20, 2018, from FRED https://fred.stlouisfed.org/.)
Read this blog, GDP: Falling Short, to help you answer this
week’s discussion questions.
Reply to these questions in your response:
Considering the data above, did the U.S. make progress?
Explain your answer.
Given what you know now about economics, should the measure
of GDP be changed? Why or why not?
Talk with a peer:
Review a peer’s post and let him/her know if you agree or
disagree with their reasoning about U.S. progress or the measure of GDP
Week 7 discussion
"Using the Rate of Inflation to Make a Decision"
In Chapter 4 of The Little Book of Economics, Ip talks about
the natural rate of unemployment as the rate of unemployment that will not lead
to an acceleration in inflation. Keep this reading in mind as you respond to
this week’s discussion questions.
Think about this: If the current unemployment rate is 3.9%,
would one expect the rate of inflation to increase or decrease? Explain your
answer.
Now you face a wonderful decision. Imagine that you just won
a lottery jackpot of $100,000. If you expect inflation to accelerate, should
you buy that home you’ve been thinking of now? What would you decide if the
rate of inflation is negative?
Reply to a peer and share your opinion about their decision.
Week 8 discussion
"Globalization in Your Life"
Tariffs on steel and aluminum are proposed to be set at 25%
for steel and 10% for aluminum.
Watch the video Tariffs and Protectionism to prepare for
this week’s discussion.
Reply to these questions in your post:
Who do you think will ultimately pay these tariffs? Explain
your answer.
Describe a good or service you use that has been impacted by
trade or globalization. What are some advantages and/or disadvantages you have
experienced?
Discuss globalization with your peers:
Reply to a peer and discuss their experience with trade or
globalization. Was your peer’s experience like yours? Did you learn something
new from reading your peer’s reply?
Week 9 discussion
"Exploring Tax Cuts, Jobs, and CBO in the News"
The news today is all about this question:
Will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduce deficits and what will
happen to the U.S. debt?
Watch this video: U.S. Deficit to Surpass $1 Trillion Two
Years Ahead of Estimates, CBO Says
The video cites the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Discuss these questions in your post:
Visit the CBO website and confirm that the reporting is
accurate. Was the reporting accurate? Why or why not?
Do you think the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will reduce our
deficits? Explain your answer.
Discuss with your peers:
Reply to a peer’s response. Did they share the same
reasoning about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as you did?
Week 10 discussion
"Exploring the Role of the Federal Reserve Bank"
What is the FED's job and how does the FED manage the money
supply? How do banks create money? Let’s explore these questions as we talk
about the role of the Federal Reserve Bank, also known as the FED.
Reply to these questions in your post:
If the FED decides to continue the process of raising interest
rates, what is the likely response of firms and households to the increased
cost of borrowing?
Thinking back to the discussion on the deficit and the debt,
how might an increase in the interest rate affect a decision by the government
to allow continued large deficits?
Discuss with a peer:
Reply to a peer and discuss if their reasoning about
borrowing or allowing large deficits is similar to yours.
Week 11 discussion
"Reflect on What You Learned About Economics"
Identify your top
three takeaways from the course and how you’ll leverage them to make good
decisions.
You can consider
these questions as you reflect on your learning in this course:
What did you learn that will help you make better decisions?
What will you do differently at work or in your personal
life as a result of being able to apply economic principles to your decision
making?
What advice would you give to someone who is just starting
to learn about the principles of economics?
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 1
Question 1
If macroeconomics looks at the economy as a whole, it
focuses on which of the following?
Question 2
In a discussion of economics, which of the following would
exert the most influence on an individual firm's decision to hire workers?
Question 3
What is the basic difference between macroeconomics and
microeconomics?
Question 4
What is the basic difference between macroeconomics and
microeconomics?
Question 5
Which of the following is most likely a topic of discussion
in macroeconomics?
Question 6
Attending college is a case where the ________________
exceeds the monetary cost.
Question 7
Most real-world choices aren't about getting all of one
thing or another; instead, most choices involve _________________, which
includes comparing the benefits and costs of choosing a little more or a little
less of a good.
Question 8
The law of ____________________________ explains why people
and societies rarely make all-or-nothing choices.
Question 9
Also called the opportunity set—a diagram which shows what
choices are possible—which of the following is the model that economists use to
illustrate the process of individual choice in a situation of scarcity?
Question 10
Scarcity implies that:
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 2
Question 1
Which of the following would reduce the supply of microcomputers?
Question 2
A supply curve is a graphical illustration of the
relationship between price, shown on the vertical axis, and ____________, shown
on the horizontal axis.
Question 3
The ____________ is the quantity where quantity demanded and
quantity supplied are equal at a certain price.
Question 4
Which of the following is the only price where quantity
demanded is equal to quantity supplied?
Question 5
If a firm faces ________________________, while the prices
for the output the firm produces remain unchanged, a firm's profits will
increase.
Question 6
If the price is below the equilibrium level, then the
quantity demanded will exceed the quantity supplied. What is this known as?
Question 7
What is enacted when discontented sellers, feeling that
prices are too low, appeal to legislators to keep prices from falling?
Question 8
The nature of demand indicates that as the price of a good
increases:
Question 9
A demand curve shows the relationship between price and
_________________ on a graph.
Question 10
What is the term economists use to refer to the relationship
that a higher price leads to a lower quantity demanded?
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 3
Question 1
"Constant returns to scale" describes a situation
where:
Question 2
In microeconomics, which of the following is synonymous with
economies of scale?
Question 3
Which term describes a situation where the quantity of
output rises, but the average cost of production falls?
Question 4
In order to determine the average variable cost, the firm's
variable costs are divided by _______________________.
Question 5
If a firm is experiencing _____________________, then as the
quantity of output rises, the average cost of production rises.
Question 6
In a free market economy, firms operating in a perfectly
competitive industry are said to have only one major choice to make. Which of
the following is that choice?
Question 7
In the ________, the perfectly competitive firm will react
to losses by __________________________.
Question 8
In the _________, the perfectly competitive firm will seek
out ________________________.
Question 9
Firms operating in a market situation that creates
___________________, sell their product in a market with other firms who
produce identical or extremely similar products.
Question 10
If a perfectly competitive firm is a price taker, then which
of the following is true?
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 4
Question 1
Which of the following will be least concerning to a firm
that has a monopoly over a particular industry?
Question 2
For a monopolistic firm, which of the following would be the
ideal conditions for barriers to entry?
Question 3
When the demand for a good or service limits the quantity
that can be sold to an output at which the firm experiences economies of scale,
Question 4
A firm that holds a monopoly position in the marketplace is:
Question 5
A monopolistically competitive firm may earn abnormally high
profits in the
Question 6
If a monopolistic competitor raises its price, it _________
customers than a perfectly competitive firm, but ________________ customers
compared to the number that a monopoly that raised its prices would.
Question 7
Shopping malls typically lease retail space to many clothing
stores. When these retailers compete to sell similar but not completely
identical products, they engage in which of the following?
Question 8
Which of the following poses a difficult challenge for U.S.
competition policy?
Question 9
Government policy-makers often must decide how to balance
the potential benefits of ______________ against the potential benefits of
_____________ .
Question 10
Splitting up a natural monopoly held by a public utility
that produces and provides electricity would
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 5
Question 1
Since Baltimore passed the first _______________ in 1994,
several dozen cities enacted similar laws in the late 1990s and into the 2000s.
Question 2
As the __________ substitute for low-skill labor becomes
available, the demand curve for low-skill labor will shift to the left.
Question 3
Improvements in the productivity of labor will tend to:
Question 4
Whenever there is a shortage at a particular price, the
quantity sold at that price will equal:
Question 5
If the demand for software engineers __________ slower than
does supply, then wages of software engineers will __________.
Question 6
When consumers and businesses have greater confidence that
they will be able to repay in the future, _______________________.
Question 7
Many economists believe that the trend toward greater wage inequality
across the U.S. economy was primarily caused by _____________.
Question 8
In contrast to goods and services markets, _____________ are
rare in labor markets, because rules that prevent people from earning income
are not politically popular.
Question 9
The "law of supply" functions in labor markets;
that is, a higher __________ for labor leads to a higher quantity of labor
supplied.
Question 10
Are markets always in equilibrium?
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 6
Question 1
Which of the following is included in the calculated Gross
Domestic Product?
Question 2
Economists would most likely classify which of the following
as consumer durable goods?
Question 3
The nominal value of any economic statistic refers to the
number that is actually announced at that time, while the ________________
refers to the statistic after it has been adjusted for inflation.
Question 4
_______________, which can be estimated by the growth of
GDP, ultimately determines the prevailing standard of living in a country.
Question 5
___________ is about two-thirds of the demand side of GDP,
but it moves relatively little over time.
Question 6
For most high-income countries of the world, GDP
_________________ over time.
Question 7
On the demand side of GDP, consumption by _____________ is
the largest component of GDP, accounting for about two-thirds of the GDP in any
year.
Question 8
Which of the following is included in GDP calculations?
Question 9
Which is the best description GDP?
Question 10
Which of the following statements is true?
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 7
Question 1
Reginald looked for work for six months but could not find a
job to his liking. He now spends his time at the beach. For purposes of
employment he is considered:
Question 2
A college student who is enrolled in school full time and
not seeking employment is considered:
Question 3
The rise in unemployment that occurs because of a recession
is known as cyclical unemployment, because it is closely tied to the
______________.
Question 4
The definition of market equilibrium states that at the
_______________, the quantity of labor demanded by employers will equal the
quantity supplied.
Question 5
If a nation's labor force receives a significant influx of
young workers:
Question 6
What name is given to the index based on the prices of
exported or imported merchandise?
Question 7
Inflation can be calculated in terms of how the overall cost
of ___________________ changes over time.
Question 8
Inflation implies that the level of all prices
_____________________.
Question 9
The situation where the buying power of money in terms of
goods and services increases is called:
Question 10
While one occasionally sees references to inflation over
short time periods, the term typically implies a(n) _____________ in prices.
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 8
Question 1
Which term describes circumstances where a country's exports
exceed its imports?
Question 2
What is the name for goods and services produced in one
country that are then sold in other countries?
Question 3
If exports and imports:
Question 4
The term _____________ describes circumstances where a
country's imports exceed its exports.
Question 5
Trade surpluses and trade deficits can be __________________
for an economy in certain circumstances.
Question 6
The idea behind comparative advantage reflects the
possibility that one party:
other party.
Question 7
The idea behind comparative advantage reflects the
possibility that one party:
Question 8
Colombia produces coffee with less labor and land than any
other country; it therefore necessarily has:
Question 9
Which of the following is true?
Question 10
Jeremy has a(n) __________________ in all aspects of
camping: he is faster at setting up tents, gathering firewood, paddling a
canoe, cooking meals, and washing up.
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 9
Question 1
A(n) ________________________________ is calculated as a
flat percentage of income earned, regardless of level of income.
progressive tax
regressive tax
proportional tax
estate and gift tax
Question 2
Which of the following terms is used to describe the set of
policies that relate to government spending, taxation, and borrowing?
financial policies
monetary policies
fiscal policies
economic policies
Question 3
A(n) __________________________ policy will cause a greater
share of income to be collected from those with high incomes than from those
with lower incomes.
proportional tax
regressive tax
progressive tax
excise tax
Question 4
What do goods like gasoline, tobacco, and alcohol typically
share in common?
A progressive tax is imposed on each of them.
A regressive tax is imposed on each of them.
They are all subject to government excise taxes.
They are all subject to government fiscal taxes.
Question 5
_____________________ are a form of tax and spending rules
that can affect aggregate demand in the economy without any additional change
in legislation.
Standardized employment budgets
Discretionary fiscal policies
Automatic stabilizers
Budget expenditures
Question 6
When the interest rate in an economy decreases, it is most
likely as a result of:
an increase in the government budget surplus or its budget
deficit.
a decrease in the government budget surplus or its budget
deficit.
an increase in the government budget surplus or a decrease
in its budget deficit.
a decrease in the government budget surplus or an increase
in its budget deficit.
Question 7
When governments are borrowers in financial capital markets,
which of the following is least likely to be a possible source of the funds
from a macroeconomic point of view?
central bank prints more money
increase in household savings
decrease in borrowing by private firms
foreign financial investors
Question 8
A __________________ often results in an outflow of
financial capital leaving the domestic economy and being invested in the global
economy.
trade surplus
trade deficit
fiscal deficit
twin surplus
Question 9
From a macroeconomic point of view, which of the following
is a source of demand for financial capital?
savings by households and firms
foreign financial investment
domestic household private savings
government borrowing
Question 10
The U.S. economy has two main sources for financial capital:
_______________________ and ____________________________.
private savings from U.S. households and firms; inflows of
foreign financial investment
private sector investment; government borrowing
private savings from U.S. households and firms; government
borrowing
private sector investment; inflows of foreign financial
investment from abroad
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 10
Question 1
When banks hold excess reserves because they don't see good
lending opportunities:
it negatively affects contractionary monetary policy.
it negatively affects expansionary monetary policy.
expansionary monetary policy is unaffected.
contractionary monetary policy is unaffected.
Question 2
How are the specific interest rates for the lending and
borrowing markets determined?
U.S. Treasury Department Board policy
by the forces of supply and demand
through open market operations
by altering the discount rate
Question 3
Atlantic Bank is required to hold 10% of deposits as
reserves. If the Central Bank increases the discount rate, how would Atlantic
Bank respond?
by noting a decrease in net worth
by increasing its reserves
its balance sheet will be unchanged
it can make more loans with increased loan assets
Question 4
What term is used to describe the interest rate charged by
the Central Bank when it makes loans to commercial banks?
discount rate
reserve requirement
Fed rate
open market rate
Question 5
Which of the following is considered to be a relatively weak
tool of monetary policy?
quantitative easing
altering the discount rate
reserve requirements
reducing the money supply
Question 6
Regardless of the outcome in the long run,
______________________ always has the effect of stimulating the economy in the
short run.
expansionary monetary policy
contractionary monetary policy
reverse quantitative easing policy
tight monetary policy
Question 7
Which of the following institutions oversees the safety and
stability of the U.S. banking system?
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Open Market Committee
The Federal Reserve
Question 8
When the Central Bank acts in a way that causes the money
supply to increase while aggregate demand remains unchanged, it is:
following a contractionary monetary policy.
following a quantitative easing policy.
following a tight monetary policy.
following an expansionary monetary policy.
Question 9
Which of the following events would cause interest rates to
increase?
lower tax rates
a higher discount rate
lower reserve requirements
an open market operation to buy bonds
Question 10
When the Central Bank lowers the reserve requirement on
deposits:
the money supply increases and interest rates decrease.
the money supply and interest rates decrease.
the money supply and interest rates increase.
the money supply decreases and interest rates increase
Assignment 1
Assignment 1: Economic Brief
Due Week 5, worth 150 points
This assignment is aligned to these course outcomes:
• Explain economic principles and their applications in the
real world.
• Summarize the different types of market structures and the
role of government in economics.
In the workplace, we are often asked to create “briefs.” A
brief provides a snapshot, or short, written
summary, of a situation or event that has occurred. It is
generally just a few pages long and may include
additional visuals like a graph, chart, or table. In this
assignment, write a brief about economic concepts in
an industry that interests you.
Industry Selection and Background Resources
Use this resource to select an industry:
• NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
These resources are available to help you identify a U.S.
industry and the products and services it
provides:
• Mergent Online
Help Video on Mergent Industry Reports
• Business Source Complete
United States Industry Profiles
All Industry Profiles by Country (select Industry Profiles
in the left menu Source Types)
• Flipster Online Magazines
Scroll through to view these recommendations: Bloomberg
Businessweek and Fast Company
Preparation
1. Begin this assignment by selecting an industry (and/or
subsector) from the NAICS list.
2. To best prepare for this assignment, it will be important
to review the industry background
resources above, The Little Book of Economics and the
OpenStax chapter readings, as well as
your prior discussion board questions and responses.
3. Use the optional template to help you get started.
4. Get familiar with the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).
(See Instructions below.)
Instructions
Develop an economic brief that is two to three (2-3) pages
long in which you:
1. Select an industry and describe the goods and/or services
this industry produces. Pick an
industry from the NAICS list.
2. Identify this industry’s market structure and at least
two or more market characteristics that
support this market structure. (Market structures are
covered in Weeks 3 and 4.)
3. Describe any notable microeconomic relationships, market
outcomes, and/or trends in this
industry. Include a graph, chart, or table containing
related data. (Microeconomic relationships
and market outcomes are covered in Weeks 2 through 4.)
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4. How might government impact this industry’s market
prices, output, and/or market structure?
(Government intervention through price controls, industry
regulations, and antitrust enforcement
is covered in Weeks 2 and 4.)
5. This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards
(SWS). The format is different compared to
other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to
review the SWS documentation for
details. (Note: You’ll be prompted to enter your Blackboard
login credentials to view these
standards.)
o Your brief should include a cover page.
o Your brief should be two to three (2-3) pages in length
(not including the cover page),
double-spaced, 12-point font.
o Your brief should include a minimum of one (1)
reference/citation in the text.
Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Final Report
This assignment is aligned to this course outcome:
• Apply macroeconomic concepts to current and personal
economic events and decisions.
In addition to writing about macroeconomic concepts, it's
equally important to be able to convey your
understanding of these concepts by communicating them to
others. In the workplace you might do this by writing briefs (like you did for
Assignment 1), creating presentations, or writing reports for your manager or
team.
This Final Report assignment will be a Word document
(approximately 3 pages) that builds off your previous Economic Brief and
selected industry.
For this assignment, you'll examine at least one of the
macroeconomic indicators or policies below within the context of the industry
you have previously selected.
• GDP growth
• Unemployment rates
• Inflation rates
• Interest rates
• International trade policy and issues related to trade
balances, trade restrictions, etc.
• Government fiscal policy and issues related to taxation,
government spending, and budget deficits
• FED (central bank) monetary policy and issues related to
the FED’s mission to stabilize the economy
Macroeconomic Resources for Industry and Economy
These resources are available to help you find the size and
growth rate of your industry in the U.S. economy and/or relative to GDP:
• Real GDP – Click on Section 1, then table 1.1.6 (click on
MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic
Analysis (bea.gov).
• % change in Real GDP – Click on Section1, then table 1.1.1
(click on MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau
of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).
• GDP by Industry – 2008 to 2017 annual data (click on
MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic
Analysis (bea.gov).
• % change in GDP by industry – 2008 to 2017 annual data
(click on MODIFY to change the year
range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic
Analysis (bea.gov).
These resources are available to help you measure and track
macroeconomic indicators and outcomes
of macroeconomic policies:
• Unemployment rates – Data is from Bureau of Labor
Statistics (bls.gov).
• Inflation rates as measured by the Consumer Price Index
(CPI). Data is from Bureau of Labor
Statistics (bls.gov).
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• % Change in Real Exports and Imports – Click on Section 4,
then table 4.2.1 (click on MODIFY
to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau
of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).
• Government receipts, expenditures, and savings – Click on
Section 3, then table 3.1 for total
government and table 3.2 for federal government. (Click on
MODIFY to change the year range
and frequency.) Data is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis
(bea.gov).
• FED Funds Interest Rates. Data is from Trading Economics
(tradingeconomics.com).
Preparation
1. To begin this assignment, recall the industry you
selected in Assignment 1.
2. Use the industry GDP resources above to assess the size
and growth rate of this industry.
3. Next, identify a newsworthy macroeconomic indicator or
policy that may impact your selected
industry. Use the macroeconomic resources above to find
patterns and trends.
4. It will also be important to review relevant chapters
from The Little Book of Economics, the
OpenStax: Principles of Macroeconomics chapter readings, and
your prior discussion board
questions and responses.
Instructions
Prepare a Final Report that is approximately two to three
(2-3) pages long in which you:
1. Assess your selected industry’s relative size and growth
rate in the economy.
2. Identify at least one newsworthy macroeconomic indicator
or policy that is important for the
industry to monitor, e.g., GDP, unemployment, inflation
rates, interest rates, trade policy,
government taxation and spending decisions, and/or FED
decisions.
3. Explain why this macroeconomic indicator or policy is
important and how it may impact your
selected industry.
4. Describe a recent trend in the macroeconomic indicator or
policy. Include a graph, chart, or table
that illustrates the observed trend.
5. Conclude with a forecast for the industry based on
whether the trend identified in part 4 is
expected to continue. Provide support for your conclusion.
6. This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards
(SWS). The format is different compared to
other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to
review the SWS documentation for
details. (Note: You’ll be prompted to enter your Blackboard
login credentials to view these
standards.)
o Your brief should include a cover page.
o Your brief should be two to three (2-3) pages in length
(not including the cover page),
double-spaced, 12-point font.
o Your report should include a minimum of two (2)
references/citations in the text.
