| Instructor: | Jim Luke |
| Office: | LCC Main Campus, A&S Building, Room 361E |
| Phone & Voice Mail: | 313-550-8884 (cell
+ text) - preferred number 517-483-5384 (office) |
| Email: | lukej@lcc.edu (preferred for all email - If you do use Angel email, please provide a real email address, such as tuid@lcc.edu that I can reply to. Replying through Angel is cumbersome and time-consuming). |
| Office Hours: | T & Th 11am-12n and 2-4pm; others by appointment; check my schedule here for availability. Always best to call/email/text ahead for an appt. |
Credit: 4
Lecture: 64
ECON 201:1.0 minimum grade or concurrent registration
Reading Level 5 and Math Level 4
This course addresses the theory of national income, employment and the price level, and government fiscal and monetary policies designed to influence aggregate economic activity. It also addresses exchange rates, international financial relationships, and economic growth
Taylor,
Timothy; Principles
of Economics, published
by Freeloadpress, 2008, ISBN:
1-930789-05-X (if you took Econ 201 from LCC last year, this is
the same book)
Where
to get the textbook: Traditional economics textbooks generally
cost $150-$190, which I consider too much.
Instead I use a textbook
that is available for free
online and/or
in a printed version for only $29. The book is available online only at www.textbookmedia.com .
A direct link to the Taylor book in the Textbookmedia.com catalog is
here: http://www.textbookmedia.com/Products/ViewProduct.aspx?id=3265
.
Please note that the book is available in 5
different options:
You may choose whatever option suits you. HOWEVER I STRONGLY RECOMMEND GETTING A PRINTED OR PRINTABLE VERSION. Students with printed versions seem to do better in the course and student feedback suggests it is the better option. The sponsored online version has a full page ad every 5 or 6 pages, but the ads are easy to skip past. You must also be connected to the Internet whenever you read the online version. I have developed a detailed but short tutorial explaining how to register online and access the textbook which you can view at jimluke.com/taylor/DownloadTaylor.html.
Upon completion of this course the successful student will be able to:
This is a hybrid section, meaning it includes substantial (50%) online work combined with traditional face-to-face instructional methods. The online portion utilizes substantial self-study, online work, online quizzes, and online discussion. Online participation is mandatory. More detailed information on activities, scheduling, and methods is provided in Unit 1 of the course online.
= 400 total possible points
| Total Points | % | Course Grade |
| 368-400 | 92% | 4.0 |
| 344-363 | 86% | 3.5 |
| 324-343 | 81% | 3.0 |
| 304-323 | 76% | 2.5 |
| 284-303 | 71% | 2.0 |
| 264-283 | 66% | 1.5 |
| 244-263 | 61% | 1.0 |
| < 243 | <61% | 0.0 |
No extra credit is available in this course..
College-wide policies are stated in the Lansing Community College Catalog and include those on attendance, withdrawals and incomplete grades. The catalog is available on the internet at http://www.lcc.edu/catalog/. Additional Course Practices in this class are found on the Angel website for this course.
In keeping with the department and program policy on late enrollment, students may not enroll in this course after September 4, 2008.
We will be covering approximately one
unit each
week. Since this is a hybrid course, it is essential that
students come prepared for class by having read the material for that
Unit. Quizzes for units may be taken as the student feels
prepared for them as long the student doesn not fall more than 2 Units
behind the class lecture.
STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP PACE WITH THE LECTURES.
Fixed deadlines:
Attendance will be recorded in-class but doesn't count toward the final grade. Students may determine their own schedules for working online within some limits. Students may be DROPPED for NON-ATTENDANCE, IF ANY of the following occurs:
The instructor will review the participation and submissions of students several times throughout the semester. Students who do not make regular submissions and do not notify the instructor of their plans will be dropped.
Students are advised to familiarize themselves with the LCC Withdrawal Policy. It is available on the Internet at http://www.lcc.edu/policy/policies_9.aspx#W_GRADE. Under this policy, students may withdraw themselves from the course until the end of the eighth week. Between the 8th week and the end of the 14th week, students must be passing and have the permission of the instructor to withdraw. Such requests should be addressed to the instructor by email. There can be NO WITHDRAWALS after the 14th week. All students remaining enrolled in the class after the 14th week must receive a final course grade. Students who have extended absences from class without discussing it with the instructor, or who miss two or more tests without notice, or who engage in uncivil activity are subject to Administrative Withdrawal by the Instructor before the 14th week.The instructor can and will drop students for non-attendance prior to Nov 23 if he sees prolonged periods of inactivity (see Drop for Non-Attendance policy above).
Students are encouraged to assist each other in learning and mastering the material, particularly when dealing with the problem worksheets. A discussion forum will be provided for this use. Collaboration, however, is only for students to help each other understand the material. Trading, sharing, or publishing of specific answers to specific quiz or exam questions is prohibited and will be considered a violation of academic integrity.
Lansing Community College has accommodations available for students with documented disabilities. If you need accommodations, contact the Office of Disability Services at 483-1207 in room 2300 GVT to coordinate reasonable accommodations for documented disabilities.
The course is divided into 14 Units. Unit 1 and Unit 14 are an introduction to the course and a summary/conclusion of the course. The organization of the course does not directly follow that of the textbook chapters. Required readings for each Unit are described in each Unit's Reading Guide. To know what to read in the textbook, you must read the Jim's Guide/Reading Guide for that Unit in Angel. For more information and details see the both the Schedule and Lessons tabs of the course website on Angel.
For transferability information, please consult the Transfer Equivalency List located on the Internet at http://www.lcc.edu/transfer. For additional transferability information contact the LCC Counseling Services Department, (517) 483-1255. The MACRAO Transfer Agreement simplifies the transfer of students from one Michigan institution to another and appears in the catalog.
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Lansing Community College has adopted a code academic conduct adn a statement of student academic integrity. These may be found in the Lansing Community College Catalog. The violations of academic integirty listed and defined are cheeating and plagiarism. It is the student's responsibility to be aware fo behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty.
Classroom behavior that interferes with the instructional process is not tolerated. The consequences are addressed under Administrative Withdrawal.
I wish to encourage discussion between students and sharing of ideas and information. One of the best methods for learning and truly grasping economic concepts is to explain them to others. Students are welcome to assist each other in learning. However, the direct exchange of answers to questions without discussion, argument, or reasoned explanation is viewed as academic dishonesty. I reserve the right to reject the score of any assessment that I suspect may have been obtained dishonestly and not through student learning, even without proof of any dishonest actions by the student. In such cases, an alternative assessment will be made available except if it is the Final Exam.