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GENERAL INFORMATION
COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course will cover the area of economics commonly defined as microeconomics which is concerned with the individual parts of the economy such as individual businesses or industries, individual consumers, and individual products. Our goal is to study whether the economy uses our limited resources to obtain the maximum satisfaction possible for society. We will concentrate on three issues or goals: ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY, and EQUITY, or "efficiency, efficiency, and equity". COURSE STRUCTUREIn recent years nearly 40% of students who have enrolled in an ECO 211 course at Harper College (all sections, all instructors) have not successfully completed the course. This means that 40% either dropped the course or received a grade of D or F. This is unacceptable. We need to do something different to improve the success rate. MATHEMATICS SKILLSThis course requires students to have basic skills in mathematics, including the use of graphs. If your math skills are weak you might consider buiding them before taking this course. If you are required to take MTH 055 and have not yet done so, do not take this course until you have successfully completed it. REQUIRED MATERIALSBrief list:
Details: [The prices below are not guaranteed by your instructor. They are provided only to give students information on some of the options available. Students should verify the information before purchasing.] BLACKBOARDAll students must log-in to our Blackboard website, study the syllabus, and take the required 5-point, online, "Syllabus Quiz" before 11:59 p.m., Monday, January 21. The syllabus quiz may be taken as many times as necesssary and only the highest score will be counted. Option to Forward Mail from your Harper E-mail AccountYou should always use your Harper email account when e-mailing your instructor. All e-mails from harper will be sent to your Harper e-mail account. If you do not check your Harper e-mail account often, you can find instructions on how to forward e-mail from that account to one you check frequently by logging in to the Harper Student Portal and clicking on the "My Harper E-Mail" tab. All correspondence in this class will be sent to your Harper e-mail account. TEXTBOOK WEBSITEClick on TEXTBOOK WEBSITE, then select a chapter from the "Choose One" drop-down menu. BLACKBOARD DISCUSSION BOARD
GRADINGThe final grade for the class will be awarded according to the following point system. Changes may be made to this grading policy. All changes will be announced in class, posted on the class Blackboard page, and an email will be sent to all students. MAKE-UP POLICYClass Quizzes and Activities:Class quizzes and activities are worth 2 points a day (total 50 points or approximately 18% of the total grade. You must come to class every day and come prepared. You will be allowed to miss up to 3 days without loss of points. In other words, the first three days that you miss you will still receive the two points for the class activities for that day. You will receive no points for the class activities for days missed after the first three. BRIEF COURSE OUTLINEIMPORTANT: For exact reading assignments see: Daily Schedule ATTENDANCE POLICYThere will be in-class activities worth two points each day (about 50 points total or about 18% of your total score) so class attendance is very important. You will be allowed to miss up to 3 days without loss of points. In other words, the first three days that you miss you will still receive the two points for the class activities for that day. LIBRARY RESERVEA textbook and a study guide have been placed on reserve in the library in case you misplace yours or leave at Grandma's house. They can be checked out from the circulation desk for two days at a time. HOW TO PASS ECONOMICSThe following suggestions should help you learn economics:
DAILY SCHEDULE
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Accessibility Statement / Access and Disability Services
Your success in this class is important to me. If you have a disability (learning, physical, psychological or other) and may require some accommodation or modification in procedures, class activity, instruction, requirements, etc. please contact me early in the semester so we can refer you to ADS who will discuss and arrange for reasonable accommodations. The Access and Disability Services department is in the Building D, D119, 847.925.6266 or TTY (847) 397-7600
Equal Opportunity Statement
William Rainey Harper College provides equal opportunity in education and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability.
Student E-mail Notifications
All notifications related to student registration or other business activities are sent to students via a G-mail account that is assigned to students upon registration. Students access the G-mail account via an icon in the student portal (where you registered for classes). Please check this e-mail frequently. To forward e-mails from this account to a personal e-mail account please follow the instructions for forwarding Harper e-mail available at http://harper.blackboard.com/
Academic Honesty Policy
Harper College is strongly committed to the promotion of high ethical standards. Such standards can best be accomplished in an environment where honesty and integrity are practiced. For this reason the College strongly condemns academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, plagiarism or other improper appropriation of another’s work as one’s own and falsifying records to advance one’s academic standing.
Cheating includes but is not limited to copying answers, stealing and/or disseminating tests or answer keys, using someone else’s data in preparation of reports or assignments, and assisting others in such practices.
Plagiarism involves the presentation of another person’s words, ideas, or work as one’s own. It includes but is not limited to copying any material (written or non-written) without proper acknowledgment of its source, and paraphrasing another’s work or ideas without proper acknowledgment.
Falsifying records includes but is not limited to falsifying or improperly altering college records and documents, or knowingly supplying false or misleading information to others (e.g., the College, other educational institutions, or prospective employers).
Any form of academic dishonesty as defined by the faculty member or department is a serious offense requiring disciplinary measures. Discipline for academic dishonesty involving a specific course shall be first determined by the instructor of the course and may include failure of the specific assignment, project or test, or failure of the course. The student may appeal the instructor’s decision in accordance with the College’s Student Academic Complaint Procedures. In cases of academic dishonesty the faculty assigned grade supersedes a student-initiated withdrawal. In cases where disciplinary measures beyond course failure may be deemed appropriate by the instructor, or dishonesty that is not related to a specific course, the student may be disciplined in accordance with the Student Conduct Policy with the appropriate vice president involved in the decision.