UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 201)
Fall 2007
Contact: Firstname Lastname, xxx PLC, 34-6xxxx, email: lastname@uoregon.edu
Class web page: www.uoregon.edu/~lastname/201.htm
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00p-3:20p, LA 177.
Course Objectives: Have some blurb about what you want then to get out of the class or about
your objective in teaching the class… For example… In teaching this class, my goal is for you to
come. The course is designed to provide you with a solid foundation for further study in
economics and insight into human decision-making and the behaviour of firms. By the end of
the semester you should understand these principles, be able to formulate economic hypotheses
and critically evaluate evidence that relates to these hypotheses.
Discussion Sections: (Example) There are several weekly discussion sections scheduled for this
course. The student must enroll in a section. The sections will be used to: (1) review material
presented in lecture and in the text; (2) answer questions regarding the problems in the packet,
text, and midterms; and (3) to administer six multiple-choice quizzes. The quizzes account for
the remaining 10 percent of the course mark. The quizzes will be comprised of 5 multiple-choice
questions and will be given at the beginning of each section, with the exception of the first week
of class, the two midterm weeks, and dead week. The lowest of your quiz marks will be dropped.
The web site will be an important source of information regarding the course, including a copy of
the syllabus, GTF office hours, answers to exams, and grade distributions. In addition, each
Friday afternoon 20 multiple-choice questions will be available on this site to test comprehension
of the material presented in lecture for that week. Quiz questions will be randomly drawn from
the 20 questions placed on the web site the Friday before your section.
Textbook: There should be a required textbook for all 201 classes. Examples of appropriate
texts include the following: Bade/Parkin, Case/Fair, Stiglitz/Walsh, Parkin, Krugman/Wells.
Contact Larry if you have another book in mind.
Office Hours: You should have a minimum of two hours per week over a minimum of two days
per week.
Grading Policy: (Example) Grades will be based on two midterm exams, assignments and/or
quizzes and a final exam. The final will be comprehensive. No student will be permitted to
leave within the first 30 minutes of the start of a given exam and no student will be given an
exam 30 minutes following the commencement of a given exam. The weights are as follows:
30%
20%
20%
30%
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Assignments/Quizzes/Attendance
Midterm 1
Midterm 2
Final Exam
28 October (in class)
25 November (in class)
11 December (1:00p)
You should have a policy of giving no makeup exams for any reason. (Example) If any one of the
examinations is missed, a typewritten petition fully explaining and documenting why the exam
was missed must be submitted prior to the writing of the exam in question. If the petition is
approved, then the weight of the missed exam will be added to the original weight of the final
exam. The alternative is to have a score of zero points for the missed exam. An excused absence
is one supported by official documentation bearing proof of university business, serious injury or
illness, or a death in the family. Those students taking this course pass/fail must earn a “C-“ in
the course in order to receive a passing grade.
Exams: A multiple-choice format will be used for all exams. Students should bring the following
to each: (1) #2 lead pencils, (2) a good eraser, (3) a green, 100-question (50 on front, 50 on back)
Scantron answer form (available at the UO Bookstore), (4) and a student ID card. Extra Scantron
cards will not be available in class and are required to take exams; students who forget a
Scantron will be required to use their exam time to purchase a Scantron at the bookstore. A
student's ID number must be placed on the Scantron in order for the student to receive credit for
the exam.
Grade Appeals: Any requests for re-grading on an exam must be submitted in writing within
one week of when the exam is handed back. If you do not pick up your exam when it is handed
back, you still must make any re-grading request within a week of when the exam was originally
handed back. A re-grading request should include an argument for why you feel your answer
was correct.
Academic Integrity: All exams will be closed note and closed book. You may have a pen or
pencil, a ruler or straightedge, and a non-programmable hand-held calculator at your desk while
taking an exam. Any other forms of assistance or sources of information are prohibited. Any
violations of academic integrity involving an exam will result in a failing grade for the course. In
addition, an incident report will be filed with the University's Hearing Board. The submission of
all exams will require the presentation of a valid UO ID card without exception. All cell phones
must be turned off during examination periods.
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Guide to readings: You should provide an outline of chapters to be covered in the class
For example…
Outline of the Lectures:
Introduction and Math Review
Demand in the Goods Market
Supply in the Goods Market
Competitive Markets
Perfect Competition
Monopoly
Imperfect Competition
Competitive Labor Market
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Assigned Readings in Parkin
Chapters 1-3
Chapter 8
Chapter 3: 58-62
Chapter 4: pages 81-91
Chapter 5: pages 101-107
Chapters 9-10
Chapter 3: 64-69
Chapter 4: pages 92-93
Chapter 3: pages 70-74
Chapters 6-7
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
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