Essentials
of Economics
Syllabus for ECON
1000,
Spring
2009
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Instructor: |
Steven R. Cunningham |
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Lecture Hours: |
Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 - 11:50 AM, Room PB 36 |
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Office Hours: |
Mondays and
Wednesdays, 9:00 am – 10:55 AM |
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Office: |
418 Monteith Building |
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Telephone: |
Instructor (860) 486-3550, Fax (860)
486-4463 |
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Instructor’s Email: |
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Course
Website: |
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Textbook Website: |
MyEconLab.com |
Required Texts
Summary
This course provides a broad-based survey of economics, including elements of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. NOTE: This is not the course usually required for economics or business majors. Economics or business majors should take the ECON 1201-1202 sequence, or its equivalent.
The course material covers markets and market structure, supply and demand, theory of the firm, macroeconomics and aggregate markets, money and the financial system, the role of government in the marketplace, and policy. Included are discussions of pressing domestic policy issues. The student should leave the course better equipped to understand current and recent economic issues and policies.
Organization and Grading
Two lectures per week, one discussion session. Grades are based upon two exams (30% each), a final exam (30%), and quizzes and homework assignments from discussion sections (10%).
MyEconLab, the online support system for the textbook, is essentially an online, interactive study guide that links directly to the textbook. I urge students to take full advantage of MyEconLab to gain confidence with the material in the course. Some of the graded assignments and exams will be administered through MyEconLab.
Discussion
Sections
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Section |
Day-Time |
Classroom |
Instructor |
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001D |
Wednesday,
3-3:50pm |
MONT 441 |
Bekaroglu |
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002D |
Wednesday,
3-3:50pm |
MONT 319 |
Pantages |
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003D |
Wednesday,
4-4:50pm |
MONT 213 |
Bekaroglu |
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004D |
Cancelled |
Cancelled |
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005D |
Wednesday,
5-5:50pm |
MONT 213 |
Pantages |
Lecture & Exam Schedule
Note: This is the planned schedule, and may have to be modified at any time.
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(1)
January 21, 2009 No
Lecture; Introduce Course and Materials No Discussion Sections today (Wednesday)
(2) January 26 & 28,
2009
Chapter 1: Introduction: What is Economics?
(3) February 2 & 4,
2009 Chapter 3: Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium
(4) February 9 & 11, 2009 Chapter 4: Elasticity: A Measure of Responsiveness
(5) February 16 & 18, 2009 Chapter 5: Production Technology and Cost
(6) February 23 &
25, 2009 EXAM: Chapters 1
- 5 (Monday) February 27 (Friday)--Mid-semester grade reports due
(7) March 2 & 4,
2009 Chapter 7: Monopoly and Price Discrimination (Note: We will skip Chapters 8 and 9)
(8) March 9 & 11,
2009
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(9) March 16 & 18,
2009 Chapter 10: The Labor Market, Income, and Poverty
(10) March 23 & 25, 2009 Chapter 11: Measuring a Nation's Production and Income Chapter 12: Unemployment and Inflation
(11) March 30 & April 2, 2009
(12) April 6 & 8, 2009 Chapter 14: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
(13) April 13 & 15, 2009 Chapter 15: Fiscal Policy
(14) April 20 & 22, 2009 Chapter 16: Money and
the Banking System
(15) April 27 & 29,
2009 Friday, May 1 is last day of Spring Semester
FINAL
EXAMS: May 4-9, Final Exam Week*
*Our final exam will be given according to the University's final exam schedule..
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