Dr. Joseph K. Cavanaugh
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Course Text: The Study of Economics: Principles, Concepts & Applications, by Turly Mings, The Dushkin Publishing Co., 5th edition Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to provide students with a general background of economics. The focus is on how economics can be applied in everyday life. The student is expected to leave the course with a better understanding of the fundamental principles of economics and the ability to apply this knowledge to the world around them. Tentative Course Schedule
Grading Policy: The student's grade will be earned based on three examinations, homework assignments and article write-ups. The final is cumulative. All students are required to take the three exams when scheduled. Any changes in the schedule will be announced in class. If the student is unable to take the exam at the scheduled time, permission must be secured BEFORE the scheduled exam time. If this condition is not met, a zero will be given for the missed exam. Attendance and class participation are strongly encouraged because the material is difficult and the pace of the class is rapid. The student not understanding a topic presented in class should make every attempt to grasp the material immediately since the material presented in class is cumulative in nature. The student is expected to read the appropriate section of the book covering the material presented in class before the lecture day. Students are responsible for all material covered in lectures, the text and other assignments. There will be approximately 3 homework assignments. The due date for the homework will be announced in class. No late homework will be accepted. All assigned problems and questions should be attempted Article Write-up In order to facilitate class discussion the articles must come from the most recent U.S. News & World Report. The typed article write-ups should be one page in length, and are graded on how well you relate the article to the topics covered in this class. Staple the article (or copy of the article) to the back of your write-up. Spend the majority of the write-up discussing how it fits in to this class not summarizing the article. At the top of each write-up provide a list of the key topics covered in class that are related to this article and provide citation of the article (the date and pages). Since EC200 is a Writing Across the Curriculum course, articles write-ups as well as the essay portion of the tests will be graded for content, form, style, and overall writing proficiency. The due dates for these write-ups are indicated on the course schedule. EC200 is also a General Education course. All General Education courses have the following common goals:
A sample test as well as sample article write-ups are on reserve at the library and on-line on Libnet. The password is EC201.
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