{"id":18122,"date":"2011-04-18T10:53:42","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T14:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=18122"},"modified":"2011-04-18T10:54:31","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T14:54:31","slug":"for-econbusiness-and-political-science-students-and-faculty-your-mission-if-you-decide-to-accept-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/04\/18\/for-econbusiness-and-political-science-students-and-faculty-your-mission-if-you-decide-to-accept-it\/","title":{"rendered":"For Business, Economics, &#038; Political Science Students\/Faculty: Your mission, if you decide to accept it&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>From DSC:<br \/>\nHere is an idea for a project-based learning assignment for Business, Economics, &amp; Political Science Students\/Faculty:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to investigate and answer the following questions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Can people on Wall Street affect the price of a gallon of gasoline?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>If so: <\/strong> <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">How?<em> How could they do that?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>How much could they increase the price<\/em> of a gallon of gasoline?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>When <\/em>do they make their move?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Are their any limits<\/em> to what the folks on Wall Street can do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>How much are we paying &#8212; not to the companies actually producing and selling the gas &#8212; but possibly to those who work on Wall Street? (Who <\/em>is making the $$?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Find out. That&#8217;s your assignment. Then&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Once you determine those things and IF there should be a change in our  systems&#8230;what are your recommendations for change?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Who would be involved in making this change? i.e. How could the average citizen get involved to help make  positive changes?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>This tape will self-destruct in 30 seconds&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: Here is an idea for a project-based learning assignment for Business, Economics, &amp; Political Science Students\/Faculty: Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to investigate and answer the following questions: Can people on Wall Street affect the price of a gallon of gasoline? If so: How? How could they do that? 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