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ECONOMICS 1203 - SYLLABUS |
Fall, 2007
OFFICE HOURS: I am an adjunct
(part-time) faculty member of the Economics & Finance faculty, I am NEVER in my University
office, see me before class or by appointment. Also check the home page
of this website to see other times that I will be on campus. The
best way to reach me is by email: mark@markrosa.com.
TEXT: Microeconomics,
6th Edition
by Colander.
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To teach the
student basic microeconomic concepts emphasizing both theoretical and
practical applications of the subject.
Each semester's classes
vary and we tend to move through information slightly
differently than a previous semester, it is for that reason that
I do not assign specific dates to the subjects. The
"weeks" are approximations. When exams approach, we will
discuss an exam date in class that serves the majority at the
time. Exam dates will allow plenty of time between
completing the material that will be tested and the exam itself.
There are NO makeup exams.
 | Week 1 - Chapter 1, Economics
and Economic Reasoning. |
| Week 2 - Chapter 2, Trade,
Trade-offs and Government Policy. Chapter 3, The Evolving U.S.
Economy in Perspective. |
| Week 3 - Chapter 4,
Supply & Demand. |
| Week 4 - Chapter 5, Using
Supply & Demand. |
| Week 5 - EXAM 1 on Chapters
1,2,3,4,5. Chapter 6, Elasticities. |
| Week 6 - Chapter 7,
Taxation and Government Intervention; Chapter 8, Logic of Individual
Choice. |
| Week 7 - Chapter 9,
Production & Cost Analysis I. |
| Week 8 - Chapter 10,
Production & Cost Analysis II. EXAM 2 on Chapters 6,7,8,9, 10. |
| Week 9 - Chapter 11, Perfect
Competition. Chapter 12, Monopoly. |
| Week 10 - Chapter 13,
Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly, and Strategic Pricing. |
| Week 11 - Chapter 14, Real World Competition & Technology. Chapter 15, Antitrust Policy
and Regulation. |
| Week 12 - Chapter 16,
Work & the Labor Market. EXAM 3 on chapters: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. |
| Week 13 - Chapter 17, The
Distribution of Income. Chapter 18, Government Policy and Market
Failures. |
| Week 14 -
Chapter 20, Microeconomic Policy, Economic Reasoning, and Beyond.
Chapter 21. |
| Week 15 - EXAM 4 on Chapters
17, 18, 20, 21 |
| FINAL EXAM: 7:30 -
9:30, Wednesday, December 5, 2007. DO NOT MISS THE FINAL, THERE ARE NO
MAKEUP EXAMS. |
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| MISSED CLASS: Make
arrangements with a classmate to get the notes on the class that you
missed. You dont have to notify me
if you are unable to attend class. |
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| EXAMS: Exams are listed on
this syllabus and will cover chapters indicated. Exams contain multiple
choice questions. The final exam is selectively comprehensive. There is
a separate page on this site for each exam including the final exam; it
details the chapters that will be included on each exam and the chapters
that will be covered on the final exam. |
| I post the grades for each of
the exams on these same web pages the day that the exam is given.
Unless the course is taught at night, you will typically know your exam grade within three hours of the
conclusion of the exam; if it is a night class, I will have the exams
graded the next morning. |
| You are required
to bring a BLUE or GREEN SCANTRON form (available at the bookstore) to
record your answers on each exam.
On the SCANTRON form:
1. Print your name in the spaces provided and "bubble-in" the
corresponding letters on the form.
2. Print and Bubble-in a number in the "Special Code" area of the form. It is illegal to post
grades by social security number or by name, your grade will be posted
by special code so that you and only you know your score. Your special
code is what ever you want it to be. Make one up. You will lose 2 points
on the exam if your special code is NOT properly completed! |
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