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ECO201 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

ECO201 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS. Instructor : Professor Bill Even Office : 3018 FSB Home page : www.fsb.muohio.edu/evenwe E-mail : Bill.Even@muohio.edu Office hours : 9:00-10:00 Monday and Wednesday 2:00-3:30 Tuesday and Thursday Required Materials :

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ECO201 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

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  1. ECO201PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS • Instructor: Professor Bill Even • Office: 3018 FSB • Home page: www.fsb.muohio.edu/evenwe • E-mail: Bill.Even@muohio.edu • Office hours: 9:00-10:00 Monday and Wednesday 2:00-3:30 Tuesday and Thursday • Required Materials: • Microeconomics by Michael Parkin (9th edition) • Aplia • Turning point

  2. Aplia • Online homework. • Register following instructions on blackboard (see course information link). • First assignment due Friday at 11 p.m. • Combination of practice and graded problems. • Only graded portions directly enter grade calculation. • No extension of deadlines. • 10% of grade • All graded assignments count equally in overall Aplia score. • two lowest scores dropped.

  3. Turning point • Audience response system. • Purchase clicker or virtual device according to instructions on blackboard (course info). • Register device id through blackboard. • Participation bonus • Daily score: • >70%  1 point • 40-69.9  .5 points • <40  0 points • At end of semester, percent of total points earned determines bonus • 90% and above  3 points • 80-89.99  2 points • 70-79.99  1 point • Below 70  0 points • Forgetting device or class absence is 0 points. • Academic dishonesty to submit answers for someone else; to allow someone else to submit for you; or to submit answers when absent. • Start using devices on Thursday 8/24.

  4. Grade Determination • Two midterms: 25% weight on each • Quizzes: 10% weight on overall quiz performance. • Two lowest quiz scores will be dropped in calculation of the overall quiz score. • Aplia homework: 10% weight • Two lowest Aplia scores will be dropped in calculation of the overall quiz score. • Final exam (30% weight). • If you do better on the final than on your worst midterm (in percentage terms), the percentage score you receive on the final will replace the score received on your worst midterm.

  5. Course materials • Eco201 website • chapter notes & supplementary readings. • Copies of old exams • Blackboard will have announcements of assignments in Aplia, exam dates, etc.

  6. Keys to success • Keep up to date • Don’t skip class • Take notes • Annotate slides • Laptop discouraged for notetaking • Chapter assignments before class • Aplia homework • End of chapter problems • Avoid memorized solutions • Seek assistance early if you are struggling • Office hours • Supplemental Instruction • Alex Bluebond • Tom Foster

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