Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the current campus and travel conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Tuesday January 27, 2026 @ 9:42 am)

 

ECON 1013 COIN5

Microeconomic Principles

An introduction to the following questions: How do markets work? When do markets successfully allocate resources? What causes markets to fail, and what can be done about it? How do firms make production decisions? What results from firms having market power?

Instructor: Brian VanBlarcom
Prerequisites: None
Course Type: Online; Continuous-intake. Register anytime and learn at your own pace

In this introductory course, you'll explore how economic agents such as consumers, firms, industries and governments interact in the thing known as the "economy."

Topics include:

  • Basic tools of economic analysis
  • Supply and demand
  • Market structures


You'll become familiar with the basic tools of economic analysis and see how these tools can be used to provide a better understanding of key microeconomic concepts.

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Syllabus