FIU Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 2013 Tome 2015 Instructor Contact Information Instructor: Professor Luana Tome Office Hours: 45 minutes before class at the Main Library (location might change, an email might be sent advising on new location at the beginning of the semester) 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 – HM260 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 Group Project Draft Final Report Demonstrated Knowledge Video Creativity Video Structure Video Learning Outcomes 10% 28% 36% 8% 8% 10% Report: The report will cover on the points required in the project Video/Presentation : 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 Group Meeting Assessment 1 at Myeconlab Group Project Draft is due for feedback on Wednesday September 2nd – submit the hard copy during lecture time Week 3: Assessment 2 in class Week 4: Supply Demand and Efficiency, Private Sector, Price System and Government Time Vaue of Money, Stocks and Corporate Governance Final Group Project Draft Submission on Monday September 14th – submit the hard copy during lecture time Week 5: Time Vaue of Money, Stocks and Corporate Governance International Trade, Assessment 3 at Myeconlab Week 6: International Trade GDP, National Income Due Date for Group Project Report September 28th - submit hard copy during lecture time Week 7: GDP, National Income Business Cycles Unemployment Inflation 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, Savings and Investments Intro to Keynesian Theory, Agregate Expenditure Model Video Recording day for Submission with Professor Feedback before Final Submission : October 14th upload at Youtube and email the link to Luana.Tome@fiu.edu Week 9: Savings and Investments, Economic Growth Intro to Keynesian Theory, Agregate Expenditure Model Week 10: Aggregate Expenditure Model, Aggregate Demand Aggregate Supply and Fiscal Policy Assessment 5 at Myeconlab Group Project Final Video Submission by 11 pm on October 28th - upload at Youtube and email the link to Luana.Tome@fiu.edu 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.