Friday, May 18, 2007

Summer 1-- Assignment 1

Week 1--Assignment in Textbook and Reading

Business Week Assignment Due Tuesday, May 29



1. Read Chapters 1 and 2 in textbook, and Chapters 1--3 in outside reading, The Disposable American (new paperback edition).

2. Read the current issue of Business Week magazine. Find and clip one article that relates to the topics in the textbook chapters assigned this week or in the classroom lectures.

Example: "Business Outlook" column on page 25 of the current May 28 issue. The headline is "Inflation Wild Cards Will Keep the Fed on Hold." Refer to the definition of "inflation" on page 17 in the textbook.

Please type your report with double-spaced lines. Attach the article that you select to the report. You should describe the topic as well as give your own personal interpretation and analysis of the topic.

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