Principles of Microeconomics Syllabus for 2015-2016
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Course

ECON-2302-001 Principles of Microeconomics

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: MATH-0303, RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading and math skills

Course Description

Analysis of the behavior of individual economic agents, including consumer behavior and demand, producer behavior and supply, price and output decisions by firms under various market structures, factor markets, market failures and international trade.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Microeconomics by Acemoglu, Laibson, & List – 1E
ISBN: 9780133578263

Access code is a required purchase.

This course will be completed entirely online via MyEconLab. To access the course, you will need to go to pearsonmylab.com and create a new login, or use an existing login. To add the course you will need an access code and the course code. The access code can either be purchased online through the Pearson mylab website, or will come with a copy of the book. I recommend purchasing the access code online and then purchasing a copy of the etext ($40). This is your most economical option. 

Whenever you log into pearsonmylab.com and purchase the access code, you will need the instructor code for the class. The instructor code for this class is: payne46365.

Supplies

For this class you will need access to myeconlab.com, access to the course (payne46365), and either an etext or hard copy of the book.

Student Performance

1. Understand the principle and practice of economics
2. Understand economic methods and economic questions
3. Understand optimization
4. Understand and apply demand and supply applications
5. Understand consumers and incentives
6. Understand sellers and incentives
7. Understand perfect competition and the invisible hand
8. Understand trade and its implications
9. Understand externalities and public goods
10. Understand the government and the economy
11. Understand markets and factors of production
12. Understand monopoly
13. Understand game theory and strategic play
14. Understand oligopoly and monopolistic competition
15. Understand trade-offs involving time and risk

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Expected Student Behavior

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All students are expected to behave in a professional manner and respect the integrity of the course. All correspondance between the instructor and other students are expected to be professional.

Grading Criteria

Tests 55%
Quizzes 35%
Writing Assignment 10%

Attendance

The student can set the pace of their own class. They are responsible for completing required assignments on time and in a professional manner.

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Additional Information

To be successful at this class it is necessary to keep up with reading the chapters. It is very important to be aware of which chapters are being tested. This course will consist of 4 quizzes, a professional writing assignment, a midterm, and a test. All assignments will be submitted online. It is advised to work ahead in the class to stay on top of the requirements of the class. 

The writing assignment will be submitted via Blackboard, while the other assignments will be submitted via MyEconLab.