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Self Introduction
Part I: Please tell the class about your background and reasons for taking this
course and what you expect to gain from this class.
Your initial discussion posts must be submitted by midnight, Day 3 and then your
responses to 2 of your classmates’ posts by have to be submitted by midnight,
Day 7.
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Your first post in this discussion must be 250 words. It must be made in the first
week of class. It is used to confirm your entry into the course. If you do not
write a 250 word first post in this discussion within a week, you will be dropped
from the course.
Week 1 Discussion Post 2: Discuss the three primary concerns in
macroeconomic analysis.
Your initial discussion posts must be submitted by midnight, Day 3 and then your
responses to 2 of your classmates’ posts by have to be submitted by midnight,
Day 7.
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Bernard Vinson posted Dec 5, 2022 7:30 PM
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Hello Class,
Allow me to introduce myself. For the past 12 years, I have been working in logistics. Has it been a
challenge? Yes, it has, but I have enjoyed every moment of it. I like the challenge of getting goods
to a customer and, if need be, having them returned to the company. I am taking this course
because it is in my academic plan. I am glad that it is because I can see how the world operates
and ties into the logistics sector from an economic perspective. In addition, I am taking this
course to advance in my current career within the government. I expect to gain more knowledge
about microeconomics and its importance in everything we do.
In my downtime, I enjoy traveling, cooking, and reading. I have been to 32 states, and my goal is
to visit all 50. Our country has such a rich history, and traveling within the states allows me to see
the different cultures that the states offer. You can go from New Orleans, LA, to New Hampshire,
an entirely different environment. I have also traveled to Europe, and my next overseas adventure
is in Japan. As for my liking to read, I pick at least three books per season. If I could squeeze in
four or five, I would. I enjoy reading because it takes me away from the hustle and bustle of life
and immerses me in the story.
I am looking forward to these eight weeks; good luck to everyone.
Part 2:
The three primary concerns of Macroeconomics are Gross Domestic Product (GDP),
unemployment, and inflation.
Gross Domestic Product is the total market value of all final goods and services produced in a
given year.
Unemployment occurs when not all people, who are willing and able to work, can obtain a job.
With this, the ratio of unemployment is the number of unemployed to the total number of
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Week 1 intro
Justin Brannon posted Dec 5, 2022 7:13 PM
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Good Evening Class,
Part 1
My name is Justin Brannon, I am 27 years old and from Willingboro, New Jersey. I have one beautiful
daughter named Laila and she is my world. I love to travel, lift weights and spend time with my family. I
am currently stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for the second time and I’m in a pretty good unit. I’ve
been in the Army for a little over ten years, some people say the hard part is over. I guess we will see. I am
going for my bachelor’s degree in supply chain management. I expect to gain better understanding of
macroeconomics while taking this class. Microeconomics was a very interesting class and I learned a lot
from it so I can only imagine what this class has instore for me.
Part 2
Macroeconomics is defined as the part of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic
factors, such as interest rates and national productivity. Now for the three primary concerns in
macroeconomics are employment and unemployment, Inflation and economic growth. Employment and
unemployment changes when labor resources are available or become unavailable. Sometimes people are
unable to work, or some people are not always able to obtain a job for different reason. Inflation is the
rise in price over a short or long period of time. Economic growth is defined as the increase in the amount
of goods and services produced per head of the population over a period of time.
-Justin
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Week 1 Self introduction
Jonathan Malcolm posted Dec 5, 2022 6:48 PM Subscribe
Good evening all,
My name is Jonathan Malcolm, I am a United States Marine Corps veteran. I
served five years with almost three of those years stationed in Japan, and
the last two years in South Carolina. I was a structural and hydraulic
mechanic for the F-18 Legacy Hornets. I had originally started university
before I joined the Marine Corps, so now I’m about half way done with my
bachelors. I am currently enrolled in the business management program so I
can continue to excel at Lockheed Martin, where I work now.
Recently leaving the Marine Corps has been one of the hardest transitions
I’ve ever done. All in the last year I have started a new job in a new career
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field, bought my first home by myself, moved away from family, and now
going after my degree to further better my education and hopefully my
career path. I have found that the Marine Corps has changed me in so many
good ways. Most importantly it has given me the drive and focus to want to
better myself and finally finish a degree I started almost eight years ago.
Im taking this class to continue in my business management degree, and it seems like the
most interesting of the options I had. I hope to gain a better understanding of
macroeconomics and how to use that to have a better understanding of the worlds
economy. I believe that regardless of your degree program these classes can be very useful
to be able to understand, predict, and interpret what’s going on in the world. Ultimately I
hope to get better at that.
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Week 1: Jonathan Sejas
Jonathan Sejas posted Dec 5, 2022 2:31 PM Subscribe
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,
My name is Jonathan Sejas and I am very happy to meet all of you. I am a member of the
United States Marine Corps that is proudly serving my country. I decided to finally take
advantage of the programs offered to us and started my first year of online college here at
American Public University. I have been in the military for three years now and am now
coming up on my final year in my enlistment. I currently work in the Logistics field, so I am
now studying for a Logistics degree since it will help out of the Marine Corps. To give some
more information about myself, I am twenty one years old and a first generation American
that was born and raised in Virginia. I joined the military after high school, so I wouldn’t
have to do college, but life works in pretty funny ways since I ended up starting college
here in the military.
I’m hoping to learn a lot more about how economics work since I was pretty interested in
finances back in high school. I’m not really sure what is Macroeconomics and
Microeconomics, so all of the content in these classes will be completely new to me and
I’m hoping that there will be a use for this information in aspect of my daily life, however
little it is. I am hoping that this class will be helpful with keeping me more responsible and
manageable of my time and tasks.
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Week 1: Korey Steele
Korey Steele posted Dec 5, 2022 1:27 PM
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Good afternoon class, my name is Korey Steele and I am a 11b currently stationed in Texas.
Currently I am pursuing a degree in Business Administration. Macroeconomics will be an
essential class for my major and my future career. I took Microeconomics last session and I
am excited to now see the differences between the two classes. I expect to gain a
understanding about what Macroeconomics is and how it impacts our society.
The three primary concerns of Macroeconomics discussed in the first lesson are GDP,
unemployment, and inflation. GDP also known as gross domestic product is the output of
products that a country produces. GDP is used to give a basic overview of the state of a
country’s economy at any point of time. Typically analysts use real GDP as opposed to
nominal GDP because real GDP takes inflation into account when looking at price changes.
The unemployment rate is another statistic that is used to analyze the economy of a
country. Usually if the economy is growing and the GDP is increasing then the
unemployment rate will decrease and more people will have jobs. This is because when
there is more product being produced there will be a need for more labor. The final tool
used to measure the economic state of a nation is the inflation rate. This is the increase of
the price of products over time. One way the inflation rate is calculated is through looking
at the ratio of nominal GDP compared to real GDP.
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Xiaodong Wu’s Self-Introduction
Xiaodong Wu posted Nov 23, 2022 11:04 PM
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Dear All,
My name is Xiaodong Wu and it is a pleasure to meet you. I will be your instructor for this
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