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While
detailed marketing, production, and pricing decisions of any firm are well beyond
the scope of this course, not to mention that of the instructor, economists
can offer an understanding of the theory of the firm, the basic conditions
under which any business must operate. We have much to say about important
principles guiding the behavior of the firm. Text.
There is no text. Exams.
There will be a midterm and a final exam. The midterm is tentatively
scheduled for March 21; the final for May 9.
The midterm will be during class time; the final will take place at the
time designated by the registrar. If
it becomes necessary to change the dates, I will let you know as soon as
possible. Warning: I am not a fan of multiple choice exams, and the means
on my exams tend to run low as you can
see from the grade expectations below. Grades are calculated
as follows: The final
grade is based on your homework (25%), midterm (25%) and final (50%). In computing your homework average, I drop your two lowest
scores. (There will also be a bonus
set: to be eligible to do the bonus set, you must have a homework average of
75 or higher.). The Curve: A’s start at 65% B’s start at 55% C’s start at 47% D’s start at 40% Plus and minus grades are new innovations. I
will assign pluses and minuses as I think appropriate (obviously if you are
at the low/high end of the distribution, you are likely to get a minus or
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Problem Sets. The best way to learn material is by working
problems. Most weeks, there will be a
problem set, posted on line. Video Class.
I make extensive use of pre-recorded video lectures covering much of the
mechanical material in this course.
These lectures feature a series of slides (created with Power Point)
with a recorded narrative. I expect
you to go over the assignments each week before class. There will be plenty of time in class to
answer questions, but you should plan to be up to speed on this
material. After answering questions –
which I will certainly be happy to do – I plan to spend the time in class on
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The Fine Print (which you ignore at your peril) E-mails. Like everyone else, I am inundated with Spam mail and viruses, so two policies. I will answer and respond to your e-mails with two exceptions. Please put a meaningful subject line in every e-mail. It doesn’t have to be long. But I delete a lot of e-mails without reading if I suspect spam and if there is no subject, I suspect spam. Second, all incoming e-mails are checked by both by a KSU virus checker and my virus checker. If my virus checker finds a virus, my policy is to “delete first, ask questions later”. The examinations. I expect you to make all examinations unless excused in advance, or excused after the fact by an appropriate medical certificate or other unusual cases. Click here for the date of any makeup exam. In the case of an excused absence from the final exam, the makeup will be given at the comparable time in the subsequent semester (2:00PM of Friday of the 15th week.). Incompletes. Please note university policy that incompletes can only be given under extraordinary circumstances. You must be passing the course at the time of the request and it must be due to some significant unforeseen event arising in the last three weeks of the semester. Withdrawal. You can withdraw during the first ten weeks of the semester. Click here for the last day of withdrawal. Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported. Class Attendance is expected. If
you miss class, you are responsible for catching up on the material. I do cover material other than in the video
lectures, and you are responsible for that.. Prerequisites. Students attending the course who do not have the proper
prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class. Enrollment. Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly
enrolled in classes. You are advised
to review your official class schedule during the first two weeks of the
semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Click here for the last day to correct an error with
your advising office. If
registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend
and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are
advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the
semester for any class in which you are not properly registered. Academic Honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense. It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University. I take cheating seriously. Disability.
In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented
disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course,
please contact me at the beginning of the semester or when given an
assignment for which an accommodation is required. Students with disabilities
must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services
(SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Student Services Center (672-2972). . |
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by Charles W. Upton, who may be contacted at cupton@kent.edu
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