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ECO 102 · Unit 6 of 7

Macroeconomic Strategy

Macroeconomics and the Global Business Environment

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Learning objectives

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

  • to business decisions
  • Apply the frameworks in "Macroeconomic Strategy" to a real management decision
  • Make progress on your Macroeconomics and the Global Business Environment case analysis applied project

Why this matters

Macroeconomic Strategy is essential to Macroeconomics and the Global Business Environment. Lessons build fluency with anchor-company examples, worked problems, and assessments on the unit page.

Lesson

Unit overview

Complete all 5 lessons in order. Each lesson follows the program authoring standard: conceptual prose, worked examples, practice problems, and managerial judgment prompts. Finish unit exercises and the knowledge check before marking the unit complete.

Connection to applied work

This unit feeds directly into Macroeconomics and the Global Business Environment case analysis. As you read, capture notes, examples, and data you can reuse in that deliverable. Strong students finish each unit with a draft section of their project, not just highlights.

Practice

  1. Write a one-page summary of this unit in your own words without looking at the lesson.
  2. Find a real company example (public filing, news article, or personal experience) that illustrates the main concept.
  3. Draft one paragraph recommending an action a manager should take based on this unit.
  4. Add at least three terms from this unit to your course glossary.

Knowledge check

Answer these without notes before marking the unit complete:

  1. What is the central idea of "Macroeconomic Strategy"?
  2. What mistake do beginners most often make when applying this material?
  3. How does this unit help you complete Macroeconomics and the Global Business Environment case analysis?
  4. What is one decision you face this month where this unit applies?

Key takeaways

  • to business decisions
  • Business concepts only matter when they change a decision.
  • Your ECO 102 assessment (Business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, global economy, and macro strategy.) rewards applied understanding, not memorization.

Unit assessment

Complete each section below. Score 80%+ on the quiz to finish this unit's assessment.

40% applied project35% knowledge checks25% reflections

Exercises

Apply what you learned in this unit with structured practice.

ExerciseApplied practice: Macroeconomic Strategy45 min
Complete a focused practice exercise on **Macroeconomic Strategy**. 1. Choose a real company, product, or situation you know. 2. Apply one core framework from this unit to analyze it. 3. Write your analysis in 300–500 words with a clear recommendation. 4. Cite at least one credible source.

Deliverable

300–500 word analysis document saved to your portfolio under ECO 102.

Rubric

  • • Framework applied correctly (not just named)
  • • Specific evidence from a real example
  • • Clear recommendation with tradeoffs acknowledged
  • • Professional writing with source citation
ExerciseDrill: Macroeconomic Strategy30 min
Work through the practice problems in the unit lesson without looking at notes. Then check your work against the lesson and write a short reflection: - What you got right - One mistake you caught - One concept to review before the next unit

Deliverable

Problem solutions + 150-word reflection in your ECO 102 workbook.

Rubric

  • • Attempted all practice items before checking answers
  • • Honest reflection on errors
  • • Identifies a specific review action

Case analysis

Analyze a case using frameworks from this unit.

CaseCase analysis: Macroeconomic Strategy60 min
Analyze a real business case through the lens of **Macroeconomic Strategy**. Choose a public company event, HBR-style case, or documented decision. **Deliverable structure:** 1. Situation summary (150 words) 2. Analysis using this unit's frameworks (400 words) 3. Recommendation (150 words) 4. Risks and what would change your mind

Deliverable

2-page case write-up in your portfolio.

Rubric

  • • Case facts are accurate and sourced
  • • Analysis uses unit frameworks explicitly
  • • Recommendation is justified with tradeoffs
  • • Risks are specific, not generic

Knowledge quiz

Check your understanding before marking the unit complete.

1. Harborline country tier 'red' should automatically trigger:

2. Scenario planning beats single-point forecasts because:

3. Economic exposure differs from transaction exposure because:

4. Geopolitical fragmentation (sanctions/export controls) affects Harborline via:

5. A one-page macro brief for Rachel Kim must include:

6. Brazil yellow tier: inflation 5%, FX volatile, spreads +220 bps. Harborline likely requires:

7. Kill criteria in a macro brief means:

8. Translation exposure hits Harborline when:

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