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Social
Science Department
ECONOMICS USA: PRINCIPLES OF
ECONOMICS
TeleWeb COURSE
Fall 2005
(updated December 6, 2005)
INSTRUCTOR:
Phil Martinez
PHONE:
(541) 463- 5158
FAX:
(541) 463-4160
OFFICE
HOURS: CEN 419
MWF 10
to 11,
TTh 11:30 to 12:30,
and by appointment
INSTRUCTOR
E-MAIL: martinezp@lanecc.edu
COURSE WEBSITE: http://teach.lanecc.edu/martinezp
LCC DISTANCE LEARNING
OFFICE: http://lanecc.edu/distance
INTERNET PROGRAM VIEWING: http://learner.org/view programs/view.programs.html |
Please, feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. My
office hours are listed above. I may be reached by phone, fax or
e-mail. If I am out please, leave your name, phone number or e-mail
address, any message
or question you have, and the time and day that you called. I will
return your call.
Since this webpage
is the primary means that I will use to manage the course content,
please check this website several times
each week. Additionally, please
contact me if you find any errors or confusing information on this
website.
COURSE NUMBER: ECON 200 CREDITS: 3 *
The Florence section (CRN 20959) and the Cottage
Grove section (CRN 21884) are offered only for
students living in those regions.
Registering in the wrong section causes two problems: (i) it
mis-directs your student fees to pay for services on a campus
which you do not attend; (ii) it freezes out students who actually live
in Cottage Grove and Florence from the sections offered through their
local campus. If the Main Campus section (20254)is full contact the
instructor to gain access. PLEASE,
DO NOT REGISTER IN THE WRONG SECTION.
REGISTRATION NUMBERS* Main Campus: 20237 Florence Campus: 20959 Cottage Grove Campus: 21884 ORIENTATION SESSION: Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 7-8 PM Forum Building, Building 17, Rm 308 |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
This course is equivalent to the Econ 200, Principles of Economics:
Introduction lecture courses offered ar LCC. The same material will be
covered.This is the first of the three economic
principles courses offered at LCC and is a pre-requisite for ECON 201
and ECON 202. In this introductory class the student is introduced to
the basic tools and concepts used in modern economics. In particular,
the course introduces the use of graphs; the importance of scarcity;
the measurement of economic activity; the role of prices, supply and
demand; the business cycle, unemployment and inflation. The course will
also briefly introduce current economic policy issues e.g. pollution,
taxation, poverty and inequality, and international trade.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to prepare students for future economics
courses (ECON 201 and ECON 202) as well as to enable students to better
understand and evaluate economic policy debates. The objectives of the
course are for the student:
1. to master the basic economic tools, terms and concepts.
2. to evaluate economic issues
and policies utilizing basic economic methods.
3. to become prepared to take
ECON 201 and ECON 202.
4. to begin to think
"economically": There is no such thing as a free lunch!
REQUIREMENTS
Students enrolled in the course are required
to:
1. provide the instructor with an active e-mail
address;
2. actively monitor their e-mail, at a minimum twice
a week;
3. access the internet to download
course material from my webpage;
4. view all 10 videotaped lessons;
5. complete all assigned reading;
6. utilize all of the available material on the
course webpage:
http://teach.lanecc.edu/martinezp
7. complete all exams as scheduled.
TEXTS
1. REQUIRED: THE ECONOMY
TODAY, 10TH Edition, Bradley Schiller, McGraw-Hill Irwin, (2003)
2. REQUIRED: Material on my EconUSA webpage
(http://teach.lanecc.edu/martinezp/EconHome.htm)
GRADING
Course grades will be based on seven exams taken in sequence throughout
the term.
Each
exam maybe taken twice.
The highest score will determine your grade for that exam.
If you choose to take an exam only once then the score of that exam
will determine your grade for that exam.
Letter
grades are given on a percentage basis
with plus and minus grades within these ranges:
A |
90
% -100% |
B |
80%
- 89% |
C |
70&
- 79% |
D |
60%
- 69% |
F |
59%
and Below |
UNGRADED PRACTICE ASSIGNMENTS
Ungraded practice
assignments will be available online. These
assignments will not
be submitted to the instructor. These assignments will focus on
required material provided on the instructor's webpage for this course.
The solutions will also be provided on
line.
EXAMS
All exams will be given in the Social Science Testing Lab :
LOCATION: 4th Floor, Center
Building, Room 456
HOURS: Opening
on Monday, October 10, the Testing Lab Hours are:
Monday
through Thursday
9:00AM
to 8:00PM, and
Friday 9:00AM
to 5:00PM.
Saturday 10:30AM to 2:30PM.
Sunday CLOSED.
All
exams will also be available at all LCC Community Learning Centers
(CLCs) during their
normal
operating hours. Exams 1 and 2 will be available starting on Monday, October 3 at all
the
Community Learning Centers.
When arriving at a
Testing location you MUST:
1. Bring
your photo identification;
2. Know your Student Identification Number (our L number);
3. Bring a copy of your schedule (to verify enrollment and ensure you
are given the correct exam);
4. Know the Course Name and Number.
5. Know which exam you are taking (i.e. exam 3, or exam 4).
6. The Instructor's name (i.e. me: Phil Martinez).
You may
take each exam at your convience during the scheduled time. You should
always allow at least 1 hour for each exam, so you should never arrive
for an exam after after 4PM on Fridays or the day immediately prior to
a holiday..
If due to
an emergency, you are unable to take an exam when it is scheduled you
must contact the instructor to re-schedule. Additionally, the exam MUST
BE TAKEN WITHIN A WEEK of the scheduled time to earn full credit.
The
score of each exam is immediately available to each student at the end
of each exam. Additionally, a spreadsheet summary of all scores will be
electronically posted for students to view via a Linked Page on this
syllabus. The spreadsheet will protect all student identities and will
be available prior to the 8th week of the term.
Due
to
the lack of contact between the students and instructor Telecourse
Exams usually result in lower average scores. Therefore, it is
essential that students take all of the exams and maintain contact with
the instructor whenever questions arise.
Exam 3
weights the Supply and Demand material (Ch. 3) more
heavily than the other material. It is essential to understand this
material.
This is not a
self-paced, individualized course: ALL EXAMS MUST
BE COMPLETED AS SCHEDULED.
EXAM SCHEDULE
EXAM | DATES AVAILABLE |
VIDEO MATERIAL COVERED |
TEXT MATERIAL COVERED |
WEBPAGE
MATERIAL COVERED |
POINTS (Approx) |
Oct. 3 - 14 @ CLCs
Oct. 10-14 @ LCC
|
NONE |
Appendix to Chapter 1 | Modelling Linear Graphs Non-linear Graphs (see Outline below for more links) |
20 |
|
Exam 2 |
Oct. 3 - 14 @ CLCs
Oct. 10-14 @ LCC
|
Program
1: Resources & Scarcity |
Chapter 1 | Production Possibilities | 20 |
Exam 3 | Oct.
12 - 21 |
Program
2: Markets and Prices |
Chapter 3 | Supply and Demand | 60 |
Exam 4 | Oct.
19 - 28 |
Program
3: U.S. Economic Growth Program 4: Booms & Busts |
Chapters 5 & 8 | GDP & the Business Cycle (see Course Outline below for links) |
50 |
Exam 5 | Nov.
2 - 14 |
Program
5: John Maynard Keynes Program 7: Inflation |
Chapters 6 & 7 | John Maynard
Keynes Consumer Price Index Bureau of Labor Statistics - CPI |
50 |
Exam 6 | Nov. 14 - 28 |
Program
21: Pollution Program 25: Economic Growth |
Chapters 2 & 4 | The
GDP Myth: 'Growth' Isn't Always a Good Thing |
50 |
Exam 7 | Dec. 1 - 7 |
Program
26: Public Goods Program 27: International Trade |
Chapters 4 & 35 | Good
Tax/Bad Tax Tax Shifting The Petition of Candle Makers |
50 |
Total | 300 |
VIEWING
THE VIDEO TAPES
Taking a
telecourse requires a disciplined and controlled environment. Watching
each program will require your undivided attention. It is wise to
prepare yourself by doing all the steps indicated in the student
telecourse manual.
There will
be one 30 minute program telecast on AT&T Broadband Cable 23 each
week. (See schedule for exact times). If you have any technical
difficulties recieving Cable 23, please call the station at 463-5319.
VIDEO SCHEDULE Each program is aired for one week only on Comcast Channel 23 and on Charter Communication Channel 9 at the following times: Mondays 101:30 AM Wednesdays 5:30 PM Fridays 9:30 PM Saturdays 3:30 PM |
The videos
are also availble for viewing at the following locations, during
their normal operating hours:
* LCC Library, catalogue number: MV# 2045
* LCC Cottage Grove,
1275 River Road, Cottage Grove, 541-942-4201
* LCC Florence, 3149 Oak, Florence, 541-997-4820
* LCC Community Learning Centers:
The video programs may also be viewed for free online at http://www.learner.org/view_programs/view.programs.html In order to view the programs online students must have a broadband connection, Windows Media Player, and have javascript enabled.
ENROLLMENT,
WITHDRAWALS, INCOMPLETES, NO CREDIT
Students are
academically and financially responsible for maintaining
their own registration status in the course.
DISABILITY
SUPPORT SERVICES
If you need
support or assistance because of a disability, you may be
eligible for academic accommodations through Disability Services. For
more information, contact Disability Services at (541) 463-5150
(voice), or 463-3079
(TTY), or stop by Building
1, Room 218.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Lane
Community College is committed to providing a working and learning
environment that is free from discrimination, harassment and
retaliation. Lane is committed to equal opportunity in education
and employment, affirmative action, diversity, and compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. The college prohibits
discrimination in admissions, employment and access to college
programs, activities, and services on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, marital status, familial relationship, sexual
orientation, pregnancy, age, disability, religion, expunged juvenile
record, or veteran status. This commitment is made by the college in
accordance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. For
more information contact José Ortal, Director of Affirmative
Action/Diversity/ Equal Opportunity, 463-5801.
EconUSA
COURSE CALENDAR OF ASSIGNMENTS
WEEK
1 (SEPT. 26) VIEW: Program 1:
Resources and Scarcity
READ: The Economy Today, Schiller Appendix to Chapter 1
- Using Graphs
Chapter 1 - Economics:
The Core Issues
PRACTICE:
Practice
Assignment
1
- Reading Graphs
|
WEEK
2
(OCT. 3)
Supply and DemandVIEW:
Program 2 -
Markets and Prices
READ: The Economy
Today, Schiller
Chapter 3 - Supply and
Demand
MARTINEZ/EconUSA
Webpage:
PRACTICE: Assignment 3 - Supply and Demand Models Exam 1 - Graphing Oct. 3 - 14 (CLCs, Florence, and Cottage Grove)
Oct. 10 - 14 (Main Campus - CEN 456)
Oct. 3 - 14 (CLCs, Florence, and Cottage Grove)
Oct.
10 - 14 (Main Campus - CEN 456)
|
WEEK 3 (OCT. 10)
Measuring Gross Economic Output VIEW: Program 3 - U.S. Economic Growth: Gross National Product READ:
The Economy
Today, Schiller
Chapter 5 - National Income Accounting
MARTINEZ TeleWeb Page:
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WEEK 4 (OCT. 17) The Business Cycle
VIEW: Program 4 -
Booms and Busts
READ: The Economy Today, Schiller Chapter 8 - The
Business Cycle
EXAM
4 - Measuring Output & the Business Cycle Oct. 19 - 28
|
WEEK 5 (OCT. 24) Recession and Unemployment VIEW:
Program 5 - John
Maynard Keynes: What Did We Learn from the Great Depression
READ: The Economy
Today, Schiller
Chapter
6 - Unemployment
MARTINEZ TeleWeb Page:
|
WEEK 6 (OCT. 31) Inflation VIEW:
Program 7 -
Inflation: How Did the Spiral Begin?
READ:
The
Economy
Today, Schiller
Chapter
7 - Inflation
PRACTICE: Assignment 5
- Consumer Price Index Exam 5 - Recession, Unemployment, & Inflation Nov. 2 - 14 |
WEEK
7
(NOV. 7)
Market Failures VIEW:
Program 21 -
Pollution: How Much Is A Clean Environment Worth?
READ: The Economy
Today, Schiller
Chapter 4- The Public
Sector
|
WEEK 8 (NOV. 14) Economic Growth and Its Impact VIEW: Program 25
- Economic Growth: Can We Keep the Pace?
READ: The Economy Today, Schiller Chapter 2 - The U.S.
Economy: A Global Perspective
MARTINEZ TeleWeb Page:
Exam 6 - Market
Failures & Economic Growth Nov. 14 - 28
**Friday is the last
day to withdraw from courses.**
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WEEK 9 (NOV. 21) The Role of Government VIEW:
Program 26 -
Public Goods Are Responsibilities
READ: The Economy
Today, Schiller
Chapter 4- The Public
Sector
MARTINEZ TeleWeb Page:
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WEEK 10 (NOV. 28) International Trade VIEW: Program 27
-International Trade: For Whose Benefit
READ:
The
Economy
Today, Schiller
Chapter 35 -
International Trade
MARTINEZ TeleWeb Page:
EXAM 7 - The Role of Government &
Trade
Dec. 1 - 7
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WEEK 11 (DEC. 5) EXAM 7: DEC. 1 - 7 Main Campus - CEN456 Community Learning Centers Florence & Cottage Grove Campuses |
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