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Video Game for College Credit
#1
I just came across this and wanted to share. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has devised a unique way to make Microeconomics more appealing to students. Microeconomics generally has a bad reputation among college students as being boring. Having taken a course on the subject, I'll have to agree.

Anyway, UNCG has created an online course for Microeconomics in the form of a video game. It looks pretty impressive, too; after finding the game, I almost wished I hadn't already taken Micro.

The game can be found here:

UNCG Presents: ECON 201 An Online Course For College Credit

Oh, and the tuition is very reasonable for a college course. (Not as good as the CLEP exam, of course, but not bad.)

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#2
Sounds like fun. I`ll check it out for my children.

Sidney
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#3
What a great find. I am going to check this one out for my children.
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#4
this looks like a great course. Anyone know of other courses like this for university credit?

Sidney
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MaieJaie Wrote:I just came across this and wanted to share. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has devised a unique way to make Microeconomics more appealing to students. Microeconomics generally has a bad reputation among college students as being boring. Having taken a course on the subject, I'll have to agree.

Anyway, UNCG has created an online course for Microeconomics in the form of a video game. It looks pretty impressive, too; after finding the game, I almost wished I hadn't already taken Micro.

The game can be found here:

UNCG Presents: ECON 201 An Online Course For College Credit

Oh, and the tuition is very reasonable for a college course. (Not as good as the CLEP exam, of course, but not bad.)

UNCG: ICampus: Registration

I still need Micro. Think I'll ask TESC if they would accept this. Thanks. Should have posted this in the general forum though. I hardly ever come in here.
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bobaloo000 Wrote:I still need Micro. Think I'll ask TESC if they would accept this. Thanks. Should have posted this in the general forum though. I hardly ever come in here.

This is what I got back from TESC,

Hello Robert,
Yes the ECON-201 Prin. of Microeconomics will work for ECO-112 Microeconomics.

If you have any other questions please let us know.
Good luck and best regards,
Robert J. Burton
TESC - BSBA - Computer Information Systems
S.H. Required – 120
S.H. Applied – 109.3
S.H. Remaining – 10.7

Transferred Credits
Winona St. University – 9.3
Kean College – 37
Chubb Institute – 16

TESC Taken
Eng Comp I (OL) – A
Eng Comp II (TECEP) – Pass
Bus. Law (OL) – A
Quant. Business Analysis (OL) – A
Business Letter & Report Writing I (PLA) - Pass
Int. to Photography (OL) - B+ :ack:
Statistics (OL) - A
Business in Soc. (PLA) - Pass
Database Mgmt (OL) - A
File Mgmt (PLA) - Pass


TESC Planned
Principles of Managerial Accounting (OL) – May '10
Business Policy (OL) – Jan '11


CLEP/DSST Exams
Principles of Marketing – 76
Principles of Management – Aug '10
Microeconomics - 63

Penn Foster
Structured Systems Analysis – July ‘08 - A
System Design - July '08 - A
Principles of Finance (OL) – June '10
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#7
Hi,

Has anyone taken this course? My daughter is really interested in taking it so I would be grateful for any feedback!

Danielle
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