| ECON
206 |
Macroeconomic
Analysis |
| Required Text |
Charles
I. Jones, Macroeconomics, 2008, W.W. Norton
and Co.
One copy of the book is on reserve in the library: Call Number: BRL
208-94
|
Course
Description:
Learning
Objectives: |
3
credits.
National
income measurement; macro-economic theories
of income, employment, prices, and interest rates; public policies for
growth
and stabilization.
Understand
fundamental macroeconomic
concepts; apply the concepts to real macroeconomic problems, understand
the
socio-economic consequences of policy decisions, and the role of
government.
|
| Restrictions: |
This
course cannot be taken for credit if Economics 226 has been taken. |
| Prerequisites: |
Economics
101 or 103 and 102 or 104.
Any
student that does not satisfy the prerequisite will be dropped from
this class. |
| Course
Website: |
http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~rvesselinov/econ206.html |
Schedule:
|
http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~rvesselinov/econ206_lecture_notes.html
|
| Homeworks: |
Via Aplia http://www.aplia.com
Course
Key: A3M4-K4DK-795Q
Due by 8:00 a.m. on
the date specified on the schedule.
Registration instructions: click here.
Fee: $35.00 USD
Grace Period: ends at the end of the day on 09.21.09
Bookstore Options: Nothing in the Bookstore (Online Only)
|
Note:
|
No late homework
and no extra credit.
|
| GENERAL
POLICIES |
Integrity.
Academic dishonesty of any form will not be
tolerated. Penalties for cheating can
range from a failing grade for an assignment to a failing grade in the
course. Additional disciplinary action is
also
possible through Queens College. Please
consult the CUNY policy on academic integrity for additional
information http://www1.cuny.edu/portal_ur/content/2004/policies/policies.html
.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism
is a form of cheating. The assignments
that you submit for this course must be your individual work.
Attendance: Please arrive to class on time.
If tardiness becomes an issue, I will stop
admitting late students into the classroom.
Make-up
Exams: Make-up
exams will only be allowed in the event that a written,
documented, explanation is accepted. Make-up
exams may differ from the original
exam.
Cell
Phones: Turn off cell
phones and pagers during class. If you
need to be urgently reached please set the phone to vibrate, quietly
answer,
and leave the room for the remainder of your conversation.
|
| Grading: |
Grade (%)=Homework
(10%),
Exam 1 (25%), Exam 2 (25%), Final Exam (40%) |
|
A+ (100%)
|
A (90%)
|
A- (86%)
|
B+ (82%)
|
B (78%)
|
B- (74%)
|
C+ (70%)
|
C (66%)
|
C- (62%)
|
D+ (58%)
|
D (54%)
|
F (<54%)
|
|