Discipline: Economics
Macroeconomics 2301
Professor Duenes
ECON 2301/ CRN 79507
Course Title: Macroeconomics 2301
Course Rubric and Number: ECON 2301
Semester with Course Reference Number (CRN): FALL 2013 Semester /CRN 79507
Course Location: Eagle Online 2.0 platform, https://eo2.hccs.edu/login/index.php
Course Semester Credit Hours: 3 Hours, Online
Course Length: 8 Weeks
Type of Instruction: Online
Instructor: A.Duenes
Office Phone: (713) 718 - 8000
Email Address: Annette.duenes@hccs.edu
Office Hours: By appointment,- I will respond to your e-mail in 48 hours. Weekend emails will be
answered by Monday.
NOTE WELL: The Distance Education Student Handbook contains policies and procedures unique
to the DE student. Students should have reviewed the handbook as part of the mandatory
orientation. It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with the handbook's contents. The
handbook contains valuable information, answers, and resources, such as DE contacts, policies and
procedures (how to drop, attendance requirements, etc.), student services (ADA, financial aid, degree
planning, etc.), course information, testing procedures, technical support, and academic calendars.
Refer to the DE Student Handbook by visiting this link: http://de.hccs.edu/de/de-student-handbook Students are totally responsible for any irreparable “self-inflicted” harm resulting from not fully
reading this Student Handbook.
EAGLE ONLINE 2.0 This course is taught online using Eagle online learning platform. ALL
students must become proficient in the use of the Eagle Online instructional delivery system.
Students are totally responsible for learning how to use the learning platform. To Access your Course
Go to URL: https://eo2.hccs.edu/login/index.php
COURSE FORMAT: This is an online Principles of Economics course presented on the Eagle Online
2.0 learning platform. Throughout the semester students are expected to regularly login to the
platform in order to perform course activity and to access the following materials:
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1. The course syllabus and calendar
2. Textbook chapter learning objectives
3. Chapter commentaries and/or chapter outlines within weekly forum
4. Important announcements
5. Tests and Connect assignments
6. The Eagle Online Email system.
Every enrolled student is expected to:
1. Perform an initial login procedure on the Eagle online system;
2. Become proficient in the online use of the learning platform;
3. View the required HCCS Distance ED online orientation as well as the Eagle online
Student Tutorial;
4. Access the Eagle Online platform at least two (2) times per week to read class
announcements and postings;
5. Perform any and all Eagle Online course activities as described in the course syllabus;
6. Purchase the required textbook packet and Connect
7. Register into the Connect Online Tutorial and perform ALL Connect activities as
described in the course syllabus.
PLEASE NOTE:

I’m not able to provide delivery of the course instruction outside of the Eagle
online System.

I’m not able to provide individual instruction on how to make use the Eagle
Online System.
Required Textbook:
The Economy Today 13th edition, by Bradley R. Schiller published by McGraw-Hill Irwin
This text comes in a discounted loose-leaf form from the bookstore with a McGraw-Hill Irwin
registration card. Do not toss or lose this card as it becomes your receipt for paying for this lab and
it comes with an access code.
You will also have several other options:
1.
Purchase e-book and “Connect” from publisher
2.
Purchase loose-leaf direct from the publisher which will have a lower price (delivery will
come within the week) and the “Connect.”
Discipline: Economics
Macroeconomics 2301
Professor Duenes
ECON 2301/ CRN 79507
I would recommend you purchase the book and “Connect” directly from the publisher. I have not
checked the bookstore for the book price, but you are welcome to compare prices.
Go to URL: http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/a_duenes_copy_of_crn_79507_economics_2301
Click on register now and follow instructions. For the user name use your favorite HCC email
address. Familiarize yourself with the “Connect” site for further study aides.
More Information How to Get text book and Connect.
Discipline: Economics
Macroeconomics 2301
Professor Duenes
ECON 2301/ CRN 79507
ECON 2301/2302
The required textbook for this
Principles of Economics 2301/2302
w/ConnectPlus™
course is:
Custom edition
ISBN 9780078124804
FYI: This package has been customized to provide you with the greatest value
for this course.
 The custom book is bundled with Connect Plus™ to help you succeed in this
course and is also mandatory for assignment submittal.
 If you purchase the required items separately, you will likely end up paying
more than you will for this bundle.
$120.00
**Best Bargain!
$150.00
**Best Digital Bargain!
Package: Loose-Leaf textbook
ConnectPlus™
w/Connect Plus™ Vol. 2
ISBN 9781259128684
Print & Digital Solution
(Includes eBook and
homework access only!!)
Package: Loose-Leaf
textbook w/Connect Plus™
ISBN 9780078124804
All-Digital Solution
Print & Digital Solution
ONLY Available Online at: Purchase Online
Standard 5-7 day shipping applies
*URL is listed below
$171.45
(obtain Connect section URL
from your instructor)
Available at Bookstores
On Campus & Off Campus
Discipline: Economics
Macroeconomics 2301
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ECON 2301/ CRN 79507
http://shop.mcgrawhill.com/mhshop/productDetails?isbn=0078124808
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Economics 2301 is a survey course in principles of Macroeconomics. A survey course touches lightly
on a variety of topics but does not provide a deep and through coverage on any particular topic. The
objective of the course is to provide students with an intellectual framework for the analysis and
evaluation of Macroeconomic issues confronting a society such as market mechanism, inflation,
unemployment, gross domestic product, Business cycles and fiscal and monetary policies. The
student will receive a solid approach and treatment of Macroeconomic principles that will serve as a
foundation for future courses in finance, intermediate and advanced Macroeconomics, and other
business related courses requiring analytical skills. The course will also help the students to develop
skills that will enable them to recognize, understand, and respond to economic issues that surround
our everyday lives.
Course Prerequisites:
Must be placed into college-level reading and be placed into Math 0308 (or higher) and be placed into
ENGL 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing
Course Student Learning Outcome (SLO):
1. Demonstrate knowledge concerning business cycles
2. Demonstrate knowledge of concepts dealing with monetary and fiscal policy
3. Explain how to manipulate the aggregate supply/aggregate demand model of the economy
4. Explain unemployment and inflation data and how that data is computed.
5. Manipulate the basic supply and demand concepts.
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. To develop a basic understanding of the methods and subject matter of economics within the
framework of a market economy.
2. To develop a basic understanding of macroeconomics theory and related considerations of national
income accounting, the business cycle, the level of prices, the level of employment, and the role of
government as it relates to these matters.
3. To develop a basic understanding of the role of money in the economy including consideration of
the commercial banking system and the Federal Reserve as they relate to the conduct of monetary
policy.
Discipline: Economics
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ECON 2301/ CRN 79507
4. To develop a basic understanding of the process of economic growth and the problems related
hereto.
5. To develop a basic understanding of the relationship between domestics economic polices and
economic transaction with the rest of world.
SCANS Skills:
Texas Colleges must demonstrate that the Basic Intellectual Core Competencies are incorporated
into all Core courses. This course addresses the competencies in the following ways:
Reading: The Textbook, alternative web sites, and the readers will provide the basis for Section
Exams, Chapter Essays, and the Final Exam.
Writing: Students will write all responses to their selected Chapter Essays, and will conduct most
communication with the instructor through the typewritten word. Students will write one research
papers.
Speaking: Students may phone the instructor for supplemental information or clarification of
assignments as needed. Students working in collaboration with other students on chapter
assignments will have the opportunity to develop their speaking proficiency.
Listening: Students working in collaboration with other students on chapter assignments will have
the opportunity to develop and practice their listening skills. Students will also practice critical
listening from audio and video materials.
Critical Thinking: Many of the Chapter Essays and essay questions on the Final Exam will contain
questions and problems that will require higher-level, "critical" thinking skills to solve successfully.
Computer Literacy: Web-based courses such as this one require significant computer literacy from
the students, who must be proficient at navigating the web, sending and receiving Email,
participating in threaded discussions, and using online testing procedures.
Tentative Semester Schedule
Chapters and Course work- Each Chapter will have homework practice problems to be completed
Week 1: Chapters 1-3, complete student introduction (mandatory for attendance purposes)
Week 2: Chapters 4-5, Exam 1 on 4/28/14 over ch’s 1-5
Week 3: Chapter 6-7, Quiz 1 on 4/4/14 over ch 6
Week 4: Chapters 8-10, Exam 2 on 4/11/14 over ch’s 6-10
Week 5: Chapters 11-12, Quiz 2 on 4/18/14 over ch 11
Week 6: Ch 13-14, writing assignment due 4/24/14 in week 6 section (no late turn ins will
be accepted)
Week 7: Chapters 15-16, Quiz 3 on 5/02/14 over ch 15
Discipline: Economics
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ECON 2301/ CRN 79507
Week 8: Final exam on 5/8/14 over ch’s 11-16
Instructional Methods: Chapter Practice problems, Quizzes, Three Exams, Writing Assignment
An interactive lecture format will be the dominant method of course material presentation. The
student should read the assignment before class and is encouraged to ask questions or otherwise
participate in class discussions. While the student’s grade is determined by the scores as indicated in
the evaluation comments, active participation with respect to class preparation and class discussions
should aid in the mastery of the course material and is typically reflected in examination scores.
Student Assignments: Read a variety of historical material, complete quizzes and exams, submit a
major paper, and participate in Class discussion and introduction
Student Assessments: 3 Quizzes, 2 Exams, 1 Final Exam, 1 Semester Writing Assignment, Connect
practice problems
HCC Policy Statements:
ADA: STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Any student with a documented disability, (i.e. physical,
learning, psychiatric, visual, hearing, etc) who needs to arrange reasonable
Accommodations must contact the disability services office at the respective college at the beginning
of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the
disability services office. The counselor for Southeast College can be reached at 713 718-7218.
Academic Honesty: Academic irregularities cannot be tolerated. Attempts to compromise the
integrity of this course will result in a grade of zero for the assignment or dismissal from the class.
Students must not collaborate on the exams in any way (including the use of materials from former
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students) and must not copy material from any source to use as their essay answers or discussion
contributions. See the HCCS Student Handbook for details.
Cheating is not that hard to define and as college students, you should have a firm idea about
what represents cheating. Here are a few simple definitions:
Cheating is: Copying from another student's exam.
Cheating is: During an exam, using materials not authorized by the person giving the exam.
Cheating is: Collaborating with another student during an exam without proper authority.
Cheating is: Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or
part the contents of an exam or paper.
Cheating is: Bribing another person to obtain a copy of an exam.
Cheating is: Plagiarism which means using someone's work or someone's ideas and
representing them to be your own. That "someone" may be another student, a friend, a
relative, a book author, an author of material on a web site, etc. Do not take material from
anywhere without giving proper credit or reference. In other words, do not copy from an
Internet source and paste it into your essay answer space.
Cheating is: Collusion, which means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in
preparing written work offered for credit when you represent that work to be your own.
The Semester Writing Assignment will be submitted to TurnItIn.com which is a service HCCS
subscribes to for identifying plagiarized material. The semester writing assignment will be
located in week 6 section.
In this class, the standard penalty for academic dishonesty is a grade of zero on the
assignment. The penalty for gross plagiarism and cheating on exams is failure in the course.
Depending on severity and frequency, academic dishonesty can lead to a recommendation for
probation or dismissal from the College System.
If you ever have any question about what is cheating, what is plagiarism or what is
unauthorized collusion, please contact your instructor before you do anything or submit
anything. It is much better to ask first than to get caught later.
Student Attendance: This course is fully online. It is mandatory for each student to submit a
student introduction during the week 1 section. This is important because I will use for attendance
purposes. The introduction is to be done by 4/22/14
3-peaters:
NOTICE: Students who take a course more than twice face significant tuition/fee increases
at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your instructor /
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counselor about opportunities for tutoring/other assistance prior to considering course
withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades.
The Texas State Legislature has begun to impose penalties on students who drop courses
excessively. In 2007, the Legislature passed a law limiting students to no more than 6 total
course withdrawals throughout their academic career in obtaining a baccalaureate degree.
To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has instituted an Early
Alert process by which your instructor will “alert” you and HCC student services of the
chance you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic
performances. You should visit with your instructor, a counselor, or HCC online Student
Services to learn about your options.
When considering withdrawal from a course, remember that:
• No grade is given and your transcript reflects no record of the course if you withdraw
before the Official Date of Record.
• A “W” (indicating withdrawal) appears on your transcript if you drop a course after the
Official Date of Record and before the final deadline.
• The final deadline to drop the course is (check www.hccs.edu for date) I will include the
drop date in an email AND within week 1 forum.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Receiving a W in a course may affect the status of your student
Visa. Once a W is given for the course, it will not be changed to an F because of the visa
consideration. Since January 1, 2003, International Students are restricted in the number of
distance education courses.
that they may take during each semester. ONLY ONE online/distance education class may be
counted towards the enrollment requirement for International Students per semester. Please contact
the International Student Office at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about your visa status
and other transfer issues
Student Course Reinstatement Policy: Students have a responsibility to arrange payment for
their classes when they register, either through cash, credit card, financial aid, or the
installment plan. Faculty members have a responsibility to check their class rolls regularly,
especially during the early weeks of a term, and reconcile the official class roll to ensure that
record (OE date), can be reinstated by making payment in full and paying an additional $75
per course reinstatement fee. A student requesting reinstatement should present the
registrar with a completed Enrollment Authorization Form with the signature of the
instructor, the department chair, or the dean, who should verify that the student has been
regularly attending class. Students who are reinstated are responsible for all course policies
and procedures, including attendance requirements. A dean may waive the reinstatement fee
upon determination that the student was dropped because of a college error. The dean should
note the nature of the error in a memo to the registrar with the appropriate documentation.
Withdrawal Deadline: Drop date will be submitted to students via an email AND within the
week 1forum.
Students who are dropped from their courses for non-payment of tuition and fees, who
request reinstatement after the official date of record (OE date), can be reinstated by making
payment in full and paying an additional $75 per course reinstatement fee.
Students MUST visit with a faculty advisor, a counselor, or online student services prior to
withdrawal from class. If a withdrawal is to be given, this must be done prior to (TBA during week
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1). After that date and time, students will no longer be allowed to drop and will receive the grade
that they earned. Any remaining assignments not submitted will receive a zero; thus, students will
be subject to receiving an F for the class. Faculty will NO longer be allowed to give Ws on the final
grade sheet; any faculty who wishes to withdraw a student will be required to process the drop
BEFORE Withdrawal Deadline (check the emailed hand out, I will post it during week 1).
It is your responsibility to withdraw officially from a class and prevent an “F” from
Instructor Requirements: 3 Quizzes, 2 Exams, Final Exam, Connect practice problems, and
Semester Writing Assignment
MAKE-UP POLICY: No make-up tests will be administered and students who are absent from an
examination session without a legitimate excuse will receive a grade of zero for the missed test. A
legitimate excuse includes a verifiable documented medical emergency involving a student or a
member of the student's immediate family. A student who has a legitimate excuse for missing a test
will be allowed to take the missed test.
STUDENT EVALUATION:
Your semester grade is determined based on the followings: The exams and the quizzes are
administered online via Connect By McGraw-Hill.. No other arrangement will be made for testing or
the final exam. Students are fully responsible for acquiring access to an internet connection to take
the exams.
Instructor Grading Criteria
First Exam
20%
Second Exam 20
Final 20%
Average of Quizzes
20%
Research Paper
15%
Connect Practice Problems/ chapter
5%
The exams will cover textbook materials and consist True/ False and multiple-choice format.
Test materials will include: definitions, concepts and principles, problems, and critical thinking
Grading Scale: 90 - 100 = A; 80 -89= B; 70 - 79= C; 60 - 69 = D; 59 & Below =F.
You must review the DE Student Handbook regarding the grade of ―F‖ and ―FX.‖
Discipline: Economics
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Exams: Exam is over ch's 1-5. Exam 2 is over ch 6-10 and the final exam is over ch’s 11-16. Each
exams will have 30 Multiple choice and True/ False questions. Once opened, an exam must be taken
within a 90-minute (maximum # of minutes) window. You will have 90 minutes to complete exam 1
and 2. The final exam is to be completed within 120 minutes in one sitting. Each exam must be
submitted by the deadline, 11:59 pm. on the day as schedule within the schedule on page 6.
Research Paper: There will be one writing assignment for this semester. The due date is within the
8 week schedule (week 6). Late papers will be penalized 25 points for each class day they are late.
The research paper satisfies the reading, writing, critical thinking and allows students to become
computer literate by conducting research and writing on the computer that is requested by the core
curriculum.
This syllabus is meant as a guide and is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. If there
are any changes made, the student will be notified in a timely manner
OTHER RESOURCES
THE ECONOMIST
https://www.economistsubscriptions.com/search/us/
WALL STREET JoURNAL
http://online.wsj.com/home-page
THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
http://www.aeaweb.org/aer/index.php