BUS 172: INFORMATION ECONOMICS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; assigned cases and project, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): BUS 103; ECON 003 or ECON 003H. Discusses economic concepts and strategies related to the network economy. Topics include economic issues surrounding information goods, competition in electronic business, pricing strategies, and intellectual property protections. Examines business strategies for the information (software) and infrastructure (hardware) elements of electronic business.
Average GPA: 3.47
Grade distribution records: 585 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 112 | 19.1% |
| A | 163 | 27.9% |
| A- | 94 | 16.1% |
| B+ | 52 | 8.9% |
| B | 68 | 11.6% |
| B- | 34 | 5.8% |
| C+ | 17 | 2.9% |
| C | 17 | 2.9% |
| C- | 6 | 1.0% |
| D+ | 4 | 0.7% |
| D | 1 | 0.2% |
| D- | 2 | 0.3% |
| F | 8 | 1.4% |
| NP | 1 | 0.2% |
| S | 1 | 0.2% |
| W | 5 | 0.9% |
Based on 585 student grade records across 10 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- Thomas Underhill 142 students, Average GPA 3.87
- Pasha Safarzadeh 108 students, Average GPA 3.07
- Silviu Velovici 66 students, Average GPA 3.73
- Md Moniruzzaman 52 students, Average GPA 3.54
- Raja Kidambi 39 students, Average GPA 3.18