Information Bureau - Teachers' Guide Introduction
The Virtual Economy has an extensive range of teaching materials. We hope you will be able to use them to help in whatever course you teach. There are materials that are suitable for use with Economics courses, Business courses and joint Economics and Business courses.
The model can be used at all levels and will be of interest to students, teachers and lecturers. It is based on the model used by HM Treasury and has been developed by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the ESRC Macroeconomic Modelling Bureau at Warwick University. The supporting materials have been written by Biz/ed.
This teachers' guide has a wide range of advice. Follow the links below or at the foot of the page to access them:
- Page 1: A general introduction to the Virtual Economy
- Page 2: Using the Virtual Economy for teaching Economics
- Page 3: Using the Virtual Economy for teaching Business Studies
- Page 4: Contents - floor by floor
- Page 5: List of theories
- Page 6: List of worksheets available
- Page 7: Using the Virtual Economy for AS and A2 Economics
- Page 8: Using the Virtual Economy for AS and A2 Business Studies
- Page 9: Using the Virtual Economy for AVCE Business