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Principles of Microeconomics
MS. CARYCRUZ BUENO
SPELMAN COLLEGE
SPRING 2018
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 2:25 -3:40
Outline1. How will the class work?
2. Who is the instructor?
3. How can you be successful in this class?
4. Review Chapter 7 – Group Activity
5. Start Chapter 8
How will the class work?Prior to class – Relevant Videos (5-10 minutes)
ClassLecture on new materialQuestions worked in class –TRATS/ participationStudents actively answering questions in complete sentencesDiscussion and Wrap Up
PracticeStudents actively answering questions in complete sentences
Question: What is your major?
Correct Answer
Incorrect Answer
Chapters Already CoveredChapter 1: Exploring Economics
Chapter 2: Production, Econ Growth, Trade
Chapter 3: Supply Demand
Chapter 4: Markets and Government
Chapter 5: Elasticity
Chapter 6: Consumer Choice
Chapter 7: Production and Costs
Who is the Instructor ?
Now You
What’s your name?
Why are you taking this class?
What have you struggled the most with this class?
How to be Successful 1. You are adults, and you are each responsible for your own success and/or failure
2. Read before every class (1 to 2 chapter a week)
3. Ace the online HW
4. Never miss lecture and actively participate, ask clarifying questions
5. Study before the exams
6. Take advantage of tutoring and office hours (after class 4-5:15 and by appt)
Classroom Etiquette
Grades and Exam MakeupsComponent of Grade Weight
IRATS (individual) 15
Exam 1 22.5
Exam 2 22.5
Final Exam 25
Article 5
TRATS (team)/
Participation
10
• There will be no makeup exams.
• The final exam will replace a student’s
lowest exam grade/missed exam.
• If a scheduled exam conflicts with a
school-sponsored event, you must let me
know two weeks prior to the conflicting
exam with an official note.The following grading scale will be employed for all assignments: 96 - 100 A / 90 - 95 A- / 86 - 89 B+ / 83 - 85 B / 79 - 82 B- / 75 - 78 C+ / 69 - 74 C / 65 -68 C- / 60 - 65 D+ / 55 - 60 D / Below 55 F
Schedule
Week
#
Week Starts
(Monday)
Topic Text Assignments Due
Online
12 March SPRING BREAK
1 19 March Production, Perfect
Competition
Chapter 7, Chapter 8 Chapter 8 &9
2 26 March Monopoly Chapter 9 Chapter 10
3 2 April Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly, & Game Theory
Chapter 10 Chapter 11
4 9 April Review and Exam in Class Chapter 7-10
5 16 April Labor, Externalities &
Public Goods
Chapter 11 ,13 Chapter 13
6 23 April Poverty and Income Chapter 15 Chapter 15
7 30 April Review All Chapters
Final Exam: Tuesday May 8th 10:30 a.m-12:30pm