Principles of Macroeconomics
Syllabus for ECON 1202, Spring 2010

(formerly ECON 111)

 

NOTE: CONTINUALLY UPDATED!!!

 

 

Instructor:	Steven R. Cunningham
Lecture Hours:	Tuesdays and Thursdays, Room CLAS 108 Section 001 -- 8:00 - 9:15 AM  Course Code: XL0G-H14D-901Y-5RX2  Instructions Section 002 -- 2:00 - 3:15 PM  Course Code: XL0G-H14O-001Y-6RX2  Instructions
Office Hours:	Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 AM
Office:	418 Monteith Building
Telephone:	Instructor (860) 486-3550, Fax (860) 486-4463
Instructor’s Email:	Steven.R.Cunningham@uconn.edu
Course Website:	http://econ1202.com
Textbook Website:	MyEconLab.com

 

Required Texts

• Macroeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools, 6^th edition, by O'Sullivan, Sheffrin, and Perez. Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2010.  ISBN-10: 0136092721; ISBN-13:  9780136092728. Required.

• MyEconLab.com. (Bundled with the textbook.) Required.

 

Summary

This course provides a broad-based survey of the field of macroeconomics. The course material covers aggregate supply and demand, theories promoted by various schools of economic thought, money and the financial system, the role of government in the marketplace, and macroeconomic policy. Included are discussions of pressing domestic policy issues. The student should leave the course with an understanding of current and recent theories of macroeconomic structure and policy.

 

Organization and Grading

Two lectures per week. Grades are based upon quizzes and homework assignments (10%), two mid-term exams (20% each), a comprehensive final exam (50%). 

 

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. Homework, quizzes, and mid-term exams will be administered through MyEconLab. 

 

Lecture & Exam Schedule

Note: This is the planned schedule, and may have to be modified at any time.