Reading List:
General Information:
The two courses, live and online (class numbers 15306 and 18599) will be run in parallel. The course will be live/online and will consist of the following components:
Lectures delivered on T and TH at 12:30PM in BB 1123.
Online lectures downloaded from this page that are viewed/played using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Weekly problem sets done online at Aplia.com and due Tuesday morning.
A bulletin board/listserv run by Prof. Gary Anderson where students post question and Prof. Anderson responds. Questions and answers are posted and can be read by all students. The URL for the bulletin board is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Econ310
Two midterm exams during the 6th and 11th week of classes and a comprehensive final exam. Online students will take the in-class exams at the on Thursday at 12:30 PM in BB1123 or Saturday at 9AM in SQ104 or NA 101.
The final exam for the online class will be on Friday Dec. 10th, 9-11AM in NA 101.
Online students are free, within the space constraints of the classroom, to attend the TTH lectures in BB1123.
Technical Requirements:
Access to a computer with a broadband internet connection is required. The online lecture files are large and require a broadband connection to download in a reasonable time. It is the students responsibility to determine that their home/office computer is sufficient to meet the technical demands of the course. To see if your computer/internet connection can handle the online lectures try downloading and viewing a test lecture.
The course requires computer literate students with up to date software and reasonably new computers. A recent version of Microsoft Office is required. Students are responsible for all technical issues involved in accessing the course materials through the internet and viewing them on their computers.
Students will be held responsible for their computers, software, and internet connections.
Required Reading, Subscriptions, and Programs:
Introduction Lecture Notes
Instructions for downloading lectures and notes:1) Right click on the link.
2) Choose Save Target as.
3) A dialogue box should come up which lets you choose where you want to save the file on your computer, choose save and the file should begin downloading.
4) Open the file using PowerPoint.
Part One Introduction:
Chapter 1 and 2, Lecture Notes
The exam will cover Chapters 1-4 in Landsburg. The exam will consist of short answer and essay questions and will count for 20% of your grade. The exam is closed book and closed note. Students must bring a blank bluebook and pen to the exam. The exam will last 75 minutes. The remaining class time will be used to go over the answers.
The exam will cover Chapters 5-7 in Landsburg. The exam is closed book and closed note. The exam will count for 20% of your grade.
The student is responsible for reading Chapter 8 on their own.
The student is responsible for reading Chapter 9 on their own.
Chapter 10, Lecture Notes
Chapter 11, Lecture Notes
The final exam is comprehensive. All topics will be given equal weight. Students should bring a bluebook, calculator, and pen to the exam.
Econ. 310 Online Grade Roster (not available yet).
Grades will be determined by your score on the following:
Aplia Website Assignments: 20%
Two Exams: 20% each
Comprehensive Final Exam: 40%
Examinations will only be given at scheduled times.
There are no excused missed examinations.
Missed examinations will count as a score of 0. Plus/minus grading will not be used.
All examinations are closed book, closed note. Students may bring a calculator into the exam room but the calculator's memory must be purged of all class related material before entering the exam room.
Grades are assigned using a modified curve. Roughly speaking, A's are earned by all students who average two standard deviation above the mean on the tests and final. B's are earned by students averaging 1 standard deviation above the mean. C's are earned by students averaging 0 standard deviation below the mean. D's and F's are given to students scoring below -.5 standard deviations from the mean.
The course scores required for each grade are adjusted for the overall performance of all sections in a given semester relative to the historical performance of past classes.
Missed Exam Policy
Students are required to show up on time for all exams.
Missing an exam will be allowed only under extraordinary circumstances that are compelling. clearly beyond the control of the student, and are approved in advance.
If a student does not show up for an exam and does not receive permission from me before the exam, a score of zero will be given.
The final exam for the live class will follow the CSUN Final Exam Schedule. The online class final exam will be on Friday of finals week.
Attendance Policy
Students are not required to attend every class. However, if a student misses class for any reason, they are responsible for everything that happens in the class, e.g. material covered, pop quizzes, last minute announcements, etc.
Drop/Add Policy.
The University drop/add policy will be strictly followed (http://www.cgf.org/cat209/101455.pdf)
This means that after the 2nd week of classes, drops will be allowed only for " compelling reasons clearly beyond the student's control."
Missed Exam Policy.
Students are required to show up and take all exams at the scheduled times. A student who doesn't take an exam without prior approval will receive a score of 0.