Business Education

What betterway to get students fired up about participating in the democraticprocess than to reach into their pockets to the tune of 5 trilliondollars? This introductory WebQuest challenges student groups toexplore the issue of the national debt and then contact theircongressional representatives. Part of the process has students using aBudget Simulator and a Debt Clock on the Web.

The purpose of EcEdWeb, the Economic Ed Website, is to provide support for learningeconomics in all forms and at all levels. For lesson suggestions, check out the CurricularMaterials section or head for the idea page on how to teach economics using the Internet.

 

Hoover'sOnline has once again been revamped. The new QuickLink Outline shows ata glance the corporate information they provide free. The MasterListPlus database (The Corporate Directory) has information onapproximately 10,000 companies and searchable by company name, tickersymbol, location, industry, and/or sales. The Company Profile databaseis available by subscription only.

 

This economicsresource from McREL links to Explorations in Economic Demand, a lessonplan, related content standards, and other resources.

 

Acomprehensive hotlist of business resources relevant to students,faculty, and researchers at business schools. Topics include businessschool information, career opportunities, business news, economic data,statistical data, finance and banking, economics, risk and insurance,accounting and taxation, management information systems, marketing,management science and statistics, international business, law,training and development, business ethics, and human resourcemanagement.