William Rainey Harper College   MACROECONOMICS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Fall 2008

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EXAM 1 RETAKE An optional retake of exam 1 will be given on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 9:25-10:40 in room X-210 The retake exam will be a different exam covering the same chapters. The retake is optional but taking it cannot hurt your grade since only the higher score will be counted. To prepare for the retake see the ASSIGNMENT web page at: http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/eco212/assign/assign.htm If you cannot make it at 9:25 this Thursday contact me and we will set up another time. STUDY! WHEN E-MAILING YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Always put "ECO 212" and a message in the subject line of all e-mails sent to the instructor. BLACKBOARD All students must log-in to our Blackboard website, study the syllabus, and take the required 5-point, online, "Syllabus Quiz" before Thursday, Sept. 4. The syllabus quiz may be taken as many times as needed and only the higher score will be included in the gradebook. go to http://harper.blackboard.com follow the instructions to "log-in", If you need help see: How do I join my class? and: What is my user name and password? go to "courses", and find "ECO 212-006 Fall 2008 - Macroeconomics (Healy)" click on "ENROLL"   Blackboard help: Blackboard Tutorials: http://www.harpercollege.edu/doit/dlinfo/Bb.shtml Telephone, email, and face-to-face technical support Telephone: 847.925.6866 Email: studentsd@harpercollege.edu Student Service Desk   YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS: Be sure to enter your e-mail address when you enroll in Blackboard, or Click on "Course Tools", then "Personal Information", then "Edit Personal Information", and enter your correct e-mail address   Please note the difference between the Lecture Outlines used in class and the Online Lectures available to you online.     COURSE DESCRIPTION Almost every day we hear news reports of economic problems and successes from around the world. All over the world, countries are undertaking economic reforms (often called STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT POLICIES) that their leaders believe will provide their citizens with lower unemployment and higher living standards. This course will cover the area of economics commonly defined as macroeconomics. The main goal of macroeconomics is to gain a better understanding of the causes of, and remedies for, UNEMPLOYMENT and INFLATION, as well as the factors that affect ECONOMIC GROWTH. We will study these macroeconomic issues in an international context to try to understand the economic reforms many countries are undertaking.

INSTRUCTOR:

Mark Healy
E-Mail: mhealy@harpercollege.edu
Office: J-262
Office Hours
Phone: 847-925-6352
Home: 815-728-1571
Cell: 815-861-7265