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This course
covers the general performance of a modern economy discussing topics such as:
Economic Growth, Inflation, Unemployment, and the role of the Government in
the nation’s economic life and international economic affairs. Some of the
material is necessarily mechanical, but I expect to be able to demonstrate
its relevance quickly. 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
applications and extensions. Text. There is no text for this course. The video
lectures form the basis of the course.
Problem Sets. The best way to learn material is by
working problems. Most weeks, there
will be a problem set due at the beginning of class on Thursday. Chat Room. I find it useful to
offer a chat room session Wednesday nights from Exams. There will be a
midterm and a final exam. The midterm is tentatively scheduled for March 23
and the final for May 11 at the time appointed (or anointed, if you wish) by
the Registrar (I.e., I have not yet read the course schedule to see when the
exams have been set, but I will). 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:
In computing
the homework grade, I drop your two lowest scores. Note that the last homework set is a bonus
set. The
Curve: A’s start at 65% B’s start at 50% C’s start at 45% D’s start at 37% 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 plus). 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
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by Charles W. Upton, who may be contacted at cupton@kent.edu
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