{"id":20488,"date":"2020-12-14T13:27:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T18:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fte.org\/?page_id=20488"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T23:59:03","slug":"instruction-delivery-and-program-content","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fte.org\/students\/economics-for-leaders-virtual\/instruction-delivery-and-program-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Instruction Delivery and Program Content"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delivery Format<\/h2>\n

The <\/span>Economics for Leaders<\/span><\/i> Virtual <\/span><\/i>program is a synchronous online course. Lectures and activities are delivered \u201clive\u201d from 11:30am ET until 4:30pm ET. Economics professors and leadership instructors will provide content instruction through Zoom and economics simulations\/activities will be facilitated using Zoom breakout rooms and other learning applications like MobLab and Pear Deck.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All course communications, materials, assignments, resources, and Zoom meeting links will be organized in Canvas, our learning management system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All lectures and activities will be moderated by additional instructors to ensure students can interact with both their instructors and their peers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Time<\/h2>\n

Students should plan to spend approximately five hours per day, Monday \u2013 Friday participating in class and completing homework assignments. Each day the program consists of 4 sessions with a 40 minute lunch break in the middle. See<\/span> sample schedule<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students pursuing the optional college credit for this program can expect to spend an additional 8-10 hours on the assigned text readings and assessment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Materials<\/h2>\n