Introduction to Business Economics I is a two-credit unit course that gives students an understanding of economic principles which enable managers to make optimal decisions and also makes students aware of some government policies which affect the decisions managers can make. The course encourages students to develop a critical and evaluative approach to the principles they are taught. The course topics include an introduction to the various issues, the nature of economic science, the methodology of economics, major areas of specialization in economics, historical development of ideas, major findings in the various areas of specialization