The required textbook for this course is "The World Economy: Resources, Location, Trade, and Development, 4th Edition" by Frederick Stutz and Barney Warf.

This web site contains the official calendar for this course. The schedule will change - You must check this web site and your email regularly.

Any student who has a disability and is in need of classroom accommodations, please contact me during the first 3 weeks of the semester. Also, if you require accommodations due to your religion, please contact me during the first three weeks of the semester.

This course is an introductory survey of the distribution patterns, organization, and conduct of world economic activities and related issues. Topics may include population, resources, transportation, agriculture, mining, forestry, fishing, manufacturing, services, trade, and economic development. Many of these topics can be interpreted through different perspectives. Solutions to world economic problems are also diverse. Success in this course is partially dependent on you having an open mind to global diversity.