EC142 – Principles of
Microeconomics
Instructor:
Dr. Ashley Piggins
ashley.piggins@nuigalway.ie
Who should be here?
• 1BC1 students ONLY.
• Rather confusingly, there are three courses
called “Principles of Microeconomics”.
• These are for other students, and they are not
taught by me.
Lectures
• Monday 2-3, Kirwan Theatre.
• Wednesday 11-12, O’Flaherty Theatre.
• Thursday 9-10, O’Flaherty Theatre.
Course information
• 36 hours of lectures.
• One 2hr exam at the end of the semester.
Lecture notes
• Can be found on Blackboard under EC142.
• Make sure you are on Blackboard and
registered for this course.
Exam
• Course assessed by 2hr exam at the end of semester
1 (more details to follow).
• The exam is worth 70% of your mark and coursework
is worth 30% of your mark.
• In order for your coursework to count towards your
final mark you need to get at least 35% in the exam
(35% rule).
• This means that you can’t just focus on the
coursework and ignore the exam.
Textbook
• You MUST purchase Mankiw and Taylor, “Economics” FROM the
NUIG bookshop. The 2nd edition.
• It contains access information to something important called “Aplia”.
• My lecture notes will complement the chapters in the books.
• You must read my notes and the corresponding chapter in the book.
• Book used in my course and Dr. John Cullinan’s course in Semester
2, “Principles of Macroeconomics”.
• John will use Aplia too.
• Therefore purchasing the book is good value.
• 350 copies, first come first served!
Aplia
• Remember 30% of your mark comes from coursework.
• This coursework is actually completed on-line using Aplia.
• 10 weekly homeworks to complete on-line by specified
deadlines.
• Miss a homework and you get zero for the homework (no
exceptions to this rule).
• First homework is due on Sunday 30th September.
• From then on, homework is due every Sunday till Sunday
2nd December.
• Work needs to be submitted by 11.45pm on the due
date.
PRODUCT KEY
• 85QM-TKEZ-K3PA
• Connect to http://login.cengagebrain.com/
• If you already have an account, sign in. From
your Dashboard, enter your course key (85QMTKEZ-K3PA) in the box provided, and click the
Register button.
If you don't have an account, click the Create a
New Account button, and enter your course key
when prompted: 85QM-TKEZ-K3PA. Continue to
follow the on-screen instructions.