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Module 1: Discussion Assignment (DA) 1 -- Applying Economic Principles to Decision-Making
Discussion - Applying Economic Principles to Decision-Making
DUE Dates: Initial post due by 23:59 CT Friday January 16, 2026. Post additional comments by 23:59 CT Tuesday January 20, 2026
Submission Instructions:
- See the questions under the Section “Questions” below. Do not address the same issue as another student. The initial post is due as noted above. You should comment on at least two other posts. These follow-up posts should be posted as noted above. You may also pick any other issue related to the material this week and make a post on the topic.
- To make the initial post, go to the discussion forum under this week’s module and create a reply. Please copy, or summarize, the question or issue at the top of the reply. It is preferable that students create their own question or topic to address, though addressing one of the prompt questions listed below is acceptable. Only one student should address the same question in the initial post unless otherwise instructed below.
- You should make at least three posts. One initial post on a question of your choosing from the Questions below and at least two follow up posts on other students’ initial posts.
- General instructions with examples are found in the DA FAQ file.
- You may also ask ChatGPT the question, collect the answer, and post it. Then explain what it got right and what it got wrong. If you use ChatGPT to answer a question you must disclose that in your post.
Scott Sumner at Econlib will show you how to respond using Chat GPTLinks to an external site.
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Grading Rubric
Grading Matrix for Discussion Assignments* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Full Credit | 80% Credit | 60% Credit | 40% Credit | 20% Credit |
Postings | Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes several specific supporting details or examples. | Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes some specific supporting details or examples | Information clearly relates to the topic. Posting attempts to provide supporting details or examples | Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes almost no specific supporting details or examples | Information has little or nothing to do with the topic and includes no specific supporting details or examples. |
Quality* | Applications of economic principles are very accurate and clear. | Applications of economic principles are accurate and clear | Applications of economic principles are generally accurate and clear | Applications of economic principles are mostly inaccurate or unclear. | Applications of economic principles are rarely or never accurate and not clear. |
Interaction | Posts at least two thoughtful responses to others ideas | Posts at least one thoughtful response to others ideas. | Posts responses (with little thought) to others ideas. | Does not participate by posting thoughtful responses. | Does not participate by posting poorly thought out responses. |
Time Management | Participates fully and often in thoughtful discussion throughout the | Participates often in thoughtful discussion throughout the module. | Procrastination with at least two posting in thoughtful discussion throughout the module | Procrastination with at least one posting in thoughtful discussion throughout the module | Never or rarely gets entries posted by deadline and rarely participates in thoughtful discussion throughout the module. |