1. DA DEGREE COLLEGE, PH-VI SEEMAB QADEER Assistant Professor DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 1 ACTION PLAN

2. Adopt 21 st century teaching approaches To develop critical thinking in the subject of Economics and enable students to apply Economic concepts to solve real world problem. 2

3. To encourage and facilitate students to actively participate in the class To help students develop lively enquiring minds and giving them ability to question To help weak students by giving them additional time and assistance. 3

4. To make the subject interesting and learning for students by having : Individual activities. Survey based activities. Computational activities. To enhance students confidence and to groom by: Acknowledging and rewarding students performance by giving them certificates or appreciation letters. Asking students to present the topic in the class. Introduce some knowledge-based websites that helps student’s learning process. Research work will be given in order to work in groups. 4

5. 5 CHALLENGES  Students may have problem in adopting 21 st century approach to study economics  Resources (multimedia, over head projector) are not adequate to adopt new teaching methodology.  Non availability or Non-accessibility of topic in computer SOLUTIONS  Arrange multimedia in a class to show how learning can be interactive and effective.  In the beginning of the course I’ll take classes to explain the concept of graphs that will help in further understanding of various topics in economics.  Bring PowerPoint slides and handouts (hard copy) in class and guide students to prepare assignments in the line of 21 st century approach at home by using computer.  Search a book having illustrations for better understanding

6. BLOOM’S REVISED TAXONOMY Creating Generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things Designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing. Evaluating Justifying a decision or course of action Checking, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting, judging Analysing Breaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationships Comparing, organising, deconstructing, interrogating, finding Applying Using information in another familiar situation Implementing, carrying out, using, executing Understanding Explaining ideas or concepts Interpreting, summarising, paraphrasing, classifying, explaining Remembering Recalling information Recognising, listing, describing, retrieving, naming, finding

7. 2 nd day 3 rd day 4 th day 5 th day 1 st day Utility and its aspects, with table and diagram Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility with table and diagram Assumptions, Limitations and Practical Importance Law of Equal- Marginal Utility with table and diagram Assumptions, Limitations and Practical Importance TIME LINE Quiz 6 th day

8. Learning Objectives Analyzing Evaluating Creating 8 Analyze the effect of utility on consumer behavior Evaluate the effects of Diminishing and Equal Marginal Utilities Compare the assumptions with its limitations and practical importance of diminishing and equal marginal utilities

9. Topic 21 st Century Approach Modes/Technique Consumer Behavior 1.Observing 2.Questioning 3.Monitoring 4.Assessment 5.Analyzing Skills 6.Encouraging Skills 7.Comparison 1.Graphs 2.Assigning project to students 3.Information and Critical thinking 4.Self Direction Skills 5.Problem Identification and Solution 6.Information and Critical thinking 9

10. BY implementing newly acquired 21 st century teaching approaches students will be empowered and will gain a better understanding of economic concepts. 10

11. Internet Computer lab Library books Newspapers Magazines 11

12. 12 Thank you