Introductory Macroeconomics
Lecture 1
Dr. Jennifer P. Wissink
©2016 Jennifer P. Wissink, all rights reserved.
January 27, 2016
WELCOME To Econ 1120-Wissink
Welcome to (or back to) Ithaca and Cornell.
Welcome to Economics 1120: Introductory Macroeconomics–Lecture 1
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COURSE SYNOPSIS: This course will introduce you to the basic tools of macroeconomic theory
necessary to analyze contemporary economic problems and their proposed solutions. In
particular, we will analyze aggregate economic activity in relation to the level, stability, and growth
of national income. Topics discussed include the determination and effects of unemployment,
inflation, balance of payments, deficits, and economic development, and how these may be
influenced by monetary, fiscal and other policies. [Note: Economics 1110 is not a prerequisite for
Economics 1120. You can even take BOTH at the same time.]
Web address for THIS class: WRITE THIS DOWN
https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/econ1120jpw/
Dated announcements for the class: See our Cornell Blackboard site
– If you have successfully enrolled in the class & a section via Student Center, then
you are automatically enrolled on our Blackboard site.
– If you are currently a "guest" in the class, hoping to get in, then you can access the
announcements on Blackboard by going to the site. You will need to search for the
site on Blackboard.
» If you are still not in the class, please come down front and see the Head TA right after class.
Our Teaching Team
https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/econ1120jpw/
Things To Do To Get Started
Carefully read and then re-read the syllabus.
Make note of the dates for the two prelims.
– Check all your other exam dates and if you see you will have
conflicts, read the syllabus for your 1120-Wissink options.
Make note of the LAST day of finals and hope for the
best.
– Our final can be late!
– DO NOT purchase tix or make promises until Cornell posts the
final exams schedule.
Decide what form of the textbook you plan to use.
Get your i>clicker or device “app” and register it via the
link on our class Blackboard page.
Carefully follow the directions for registering for our
MyEconLab site and make sure to use:
– https://registration.mypearson.com/#
– wissink27973
Read all the FAQs on our Blackboard page.
Book Option Ideas
Buy a new 11th edition from the bookstore or Kraftees and it will
come with a “money” code access card that you use when you sign
up for OUR Pearson MEL site using
– https://registration.mypearson.com/#
– wissink27973
Don’t buy a new 11th edition at the bookstore or Kraftees and just
decide what to buy (with a credit card or PayPal) when you start the
process at
– https://registration.mypearson.com/#
– wissink27973
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MEL Quizzes, homeworks, student resources, but NO eText costs ≈$62
All of the above content PLUS the eText costs ≈$110
You can also upgrade to things using the Pearson site later – check them out
You could also just buy the $62 package and find a used book somewhere
else. Earlier (and cheaper) editions of the physical text are just fine.
Choose what meets your study style and budget best.
Risk To Avoid
How To Beat Intro Macro
Come to the lectures and review your notes against my slides.
Stay current in the textbook.
Do the MyEconLab stuff for starters.
Then really test yourself with the Wissink old traditional problem
sets and Wissink Econ 1120 sample exams.
– Do them sincerely. Go for quality over quantity.
Use the course Web pages.
Use the entire instructional team!!
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Everyone’s office hours
Everyone’s sections
Learning Strategies Center’s services
Also use the E.T.C. staring in about 10 days
Nip problems in the bud.
Practice, practice, practice!!
– Go for active as opposed to passive studying!
