FIU
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 2013 Spring 2015
Instructor Contact Information
Instructor: Professor Luana Tome
Office Hours: 45 minutes before class at the Main Library
Instructor E-mail: luana.tome@fiu.edu (please allow 48 business hours for a response)
Lectures: M and W 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Location: BBC Campus – AC1 265
Course Description: The
objective of this course is to provide an overview of macroeconomic theory. Major
topics are GDP, inflation, and employment. This course introduces macroeconomic analysis. The required
textbook or etextboook for this course is Macroeconomics, Hubbard and O’brien , 5th edition. Depending on
the topic, readings from newspaper or magazines articles will be required.
Required Homework/Assessments Package: Myeconlab
You will receive Myeconlab registration code by email
Grading Scale:
A
93 -100
A90-92.9
B+
87-89.9
B
83-86.9
B80-82.9
C+
74-79.9
C
64-73.9
C60-63.9
D+
57-59.9
D
53-56.9
D51-52.9
F
0.00 -50
Grading System
Assessments
Group
Project
65%
35%
Examinations: are based on lecture notes and assigned chapters. All exams must be answered with
pen. Answers with pencil will not be accepted. Cell phones can not be used during exams for any
type of usage including but not limited to calculations.
Make Up Exams Policy: make up exams will ONLY be offered for documented emergencies. You
can email me or you can call the Department and leave a message concerning your emergency. The
Department’s phone number is 305-348-2316 at University Park Campus. After the verification of
the validity of the documentation you will be offered the make up exam. NO MAKE UP EXAMS
will be offered if you miss a exam, it will count as a failure for that specific exam.
Video and Audio Recording Policy: you are not allowed to video or audio record my lectures or
exams. Be advised that your cell phone, and any other recording device should be turned off during
my lectures. Also, computers should be turned off.
Assessments: you will have 8 assessments. The lowest grade will be dropped. Only the 7
assessments with the highest grades will count towards your total grade. Some Assessments will be
executed in class and some at Myeconlab
Group Project: This is a research project
Some topics are going to be offered on Group video presentation format
Other topics will be offered as a Group Power Point Presentation Format
Group Project
Draft
Final Report
Demonstrated Knowledge
Video Creativity
Video Structure
10%
28%
46%
8%
8%
Report: The report will cover on the points required in the project
Video/Presentation : will go over case studies presented on the report
If Power Point: will go over case studies presented on the report
Group Project Guideline will be distributed on the First Day of Class by email
Lectures:
Week 1 : Definitions, Methodology
Opportunity Costs
Production Possibility Frontier
Group Project is released
Week 2 : Economics: Foundations
Market System and Intro to Supply Demand Market Equilibrium
Assessment 1 at Myeconlab
Group Project Draft is due Thursday January 21st – submit the hard copy during
lecture time
Week 3: Supply Demand and Efficiency,
Assessment 2 in class
Week 4:Private Sector, Price System and Government
Time Vaue of Money, Stocks and Corporate Governance
Group meeting
Due Date for Group Project Report February 4th - submit hard copy during lecture
time
Week 5: Time Vaue of Money, Stocks and Corporate Governance
International Trade,
No Class February 11th
Assessment 3 at Myeconlab
Week 6: International Trade
GDP, National Income
Last Video Recording day for Submission with Professor Feedback before Final Submission :
February 18th upload at Youtube and email the link to Luana.Tome@fiu.edu
Week 7: GDP, National Income
Business Cycles Unemployment Inflation the Phillips Curve
Group Project Final Video Submission by 11 pm on February 25th - upload at Youtube and
email the link to Luana.Tome@fiu.edu
Week 8: Assessment 4 in class
Unemployment Inflation the Phillips Curve
Intro to Keynesian Theory, Agregate Expenditure Model
Week 9: Spring Break
Week 10: Aggregate Expenditure Model, Aggregate Demand Aggregate Supply and Fiscal Policy
Assessment 5 at Myeconlab
No Class on March 18th
Week 11: Fiscal Policy, Government Debt
Money and Banking Monetary Policy
Week 12: Money and Banking Monetary Policy
Assessment 6 in class
Week 13: Balance of Payments
Exchange Rates Systems
Week 14:Exchange Rates Systems
Assessment 7 at Myeconlab
Week 15: Review
Week 16: Final Assessment
Disclaimer: The contents of this syllabus are subject to change at any time if it is necessary.