ECON 102 Tutorial:
Week 1
Ayesha Ali
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/postgrad/alia10/econ102/
a.ali11@lancaster.ac.uk
office hours: 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM tuesdays LUMS C85
Outline
• Expectations (10 min)
• Introductions & Selecting a Class Rep (15 min)
• In-Class Discussion (25 min)
Introduction Sheet
Please write down the following on a sheet of paper
and hand it in before the end of class today:
1) Your Name
2) Email Address that you regularly check
3) Math Background (i.e. Calculus, Algebra, etc.)
4) Economics Background
5) Major/Degree
6) Why are you taking ECON 102?
7) What is something you’d like to learn in ECON
102?
Expectations
• Attend Lectures.
• Download/Print your Coursepaper (it is on
Moodle.)
• Read Relevant Chapters in the Textbook.
Principles of Economics by Mcdowell, Thom, Pastine, Bernanke, & Frank
• Prepare and write up answers to the weekly
worksheets before tutorial.
Expectations
• Tutorial Attendance
– Attendance is marked at each tutorial
– If you are ill and cannot attend, you can log in to
Moodle and fill out the reason for your absence.
– If you can’t attend one tutorial, but want to attend
later in the week, email Sarah Ross to ask if you
can attend another session. She will give you a list
of tutorials that are not full.
• Tutorial Participation
– Be prepared for to participate in tutorials. This
could be discussions, answering questions, and
working through problems on the board.
Introductions/Student Rep
• Student Introductions
• Student Representative:
– Each Tutorial Group is required by the ECON
Department to have a Student Representative.
– The Student Rep will pick up on problems or
discussion points from others in their tutorial
group and will meet with the Part 1 Director once
each term to discuss these points. The Part 1
Director will present this to the Econ Dept. Staff.
What is the definition of economics?
What is the definition of economics?
• Economics is the study of how choices are
made under conditions of scarcity.
Is scarcity less important today than it was in 1950?
What is an example of an economic model?
Next Week
• Attend your lectures and read the book.
• Get the tutorial worksheet from Moodle and
work through it. Also, work through David
Peel’s maths questions – these can be found
at the end of his lecture materials if they are
not already included in the worksheet.
• Working in groups or pairs is fine – but make
sure that you understand what is going on.
• Bring your completed work or any questions
that you have to next week’s tutorial.
• Be ready to participate in the tutorial!