Macroeconomics
Spring 2010
ECON 2301
Macroeconomics Principles
• Two sections
• Make sure you belong to the right one and
take the test in the right section, or we will
NOT find you in the roster
Instructor
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Jim Lee
Office: Driftwood 202E
http://faculty.tamucc.edu/jlee/2301
E-mail: jim.lee@tamucc.edu
Book/Materials
• Miller, Economics Today, The Macro View,
15th edition (2009).
• MyEconLab (tutorials/quizzes)
Course Description
• An overview of how the economy of the United States is
organized and functions in a market system.
• Market processes are used to show how resources and
incomes are allocated by households and businesses.
• Determination of national income, employment, prices,
interest rates, and growth are the focus of simple
analytical techniques.
• Monetary and fiscal policies are examined including their
international dimensions.
• Satisfies the economics component of the University
core curriculum. (6 core skills)
• Learning Objectives
Course Requirements
Coursework
Points Weight
3 Exams
750
75%
13 MyEconLab quizzes (260 pts. Possible)
250
25%
1,000
100%
TOTAL
What’s the Catch?
• The student’s performance, not the instructor,
determines the course grade.
• No additional work will be given after the final
exam to supplement a course grade.
• Grades are given based solely on student
performance, not needs or any personal
reasons.
Class Policy
• Attendance Policy – Attendance alone
means nothing, but could be “everything”
• Academic Honesty
– Cheating in exam – zero tolerance
– Plagiarism in assignment (see guidelines)
• Classroom Etiquette
• College of Business Code of Ethics
Tentative Class Schedule
• See Syllabus
• Note quiz due dates
• Note exam dates
– Exam questions available before hand
• Last exam: LAST DAY OF CLASS
Assignments
• MyEconLab
– No late submission (but with 10 points bonus)
Lectures
• PowerPoint files available online @
http://faculty.tamucc.edu/jlee/2301/
KEY TO SUCCESS
• You are not in high school anymore
• The instructor will and should not take
care of you individually without affecting
other students
• Stop giving yourself excuses
• Take responsibility
• Always keep this in mind: In the real world
and so in here, there is no such thing as a
free lunch.
To retrieve test scores
• faculty.tamucc.edu/jlee/2301
• Student Code:
First letter of last name +
Last letter of first name +
Last 4 digits of Banner ID
• John Smith with A00012345 == SJ2345
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