Instructor Aids

Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM (0073287148) Includes the Instructor’s Resource Manual, PowerPoint presentations for each chapter, and both the Macro and Micro Test Bank. The computerized Test Bank is in EZ Test format, a flexible and easy-to-use electronic testing program.

Instructor’s Resource Manual The Instructor’s Resource Manual is available in an electronic format on the IRCD or on the Online Learning Center. It includes chapter summaries and outlines, “lecture launchers” to stimulate class discussion, and media exercises to extend the analysis, a section that details common misconceptions regarding the material in a particular chapter, an annotated outline of the chapter, debates and debate projects, a photocopy-ready Print Media Exercises for each chapter, and answers to the Questions for Discussion and the Student Problem Sets.

Test Bank (Macro 0073287237, Micro 0073287261) The Test bank is available in Macro and Micro versions in electronic form on the Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM. The test bank has been thoroughly revised; each version contains over 4,000 questions including over 200 essay questions.

PowerPoint Presentations Tony Zambelli of Cuyamaca College prepared over 500 PowerPoint slides for each book which include important points and graphs from the text which are available on the IRCD and the OLC.

Online Learning Center
The Information Center will include: Table of Contents, Preface, New and Improved, Features Summary, Supplements Descriptions, and About the Author.

The Instructor Center includes: Instructor's Manual, downloadable PowerPoints, Online Lecture Launchers, a supplementary Student Problem Set with 5 additional problems per chapter and their answers, Web Activities, Collaborative Activities with Instructor Notes, Web Activities with Instructor Notes, User's Manual: How to Use This Site, NewsFlashes, link to PageOut, and Ask Brad.

News Flashes 2-page News Flashes describing major economic events and relating them to specific text references are available to adopters of The Economy Today via fax or email or on the text’s Online Learning Center. Written by Bradley Schiller, these News Flashes provide good lecture material and can be copied for student use. Four to six News Flashes are sent to adopters each year. (Contact your local McGraw-Hill/Irwin sales representative to get on the mailing list.)

Student Aids

Study Guide (0073287172, Micro 0073287253, Macro 0073287229) The Study Guide helps reinforce the material in the textbook. Sections include Quick Reviews, Learning Objectives, Using Key Terms, True or False, Multiple Choice Questions, Problems and Applications, and Common Errors.

Student Problem Set (007328727X) The print version of the Student Problem Set is a four-color booklet of the problems available at the end of the textbook is a separate, student-friendly format. Perforated pages make assignment submission and grading easy.

Online Learning Center
The Information Center will include: Table of Contents, Preface, New and Improved, Features Summary, Supplements Descriptions, and About the Author.

The Student Center includes: Multiple Choice Quizzes, True/False Quizzes, Chapter Objectives, downloaded PowerPoints, a supplementary Student Problem Set with 5 additional problems per chapter, Web Activities, Flashcards, Web-Based Activities, NewsFlashes, link to PageOut, and link to Ask Brad. The OLC will also feature Premium Student Content.