Summer(MayJuly)2013

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ECON 111/3.0 ONLINE: INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMICS TERM DATES AND EXAM
SummerTerm:May6July26,2013 ExaminationPeriod:July31August2,2013

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Thisonlinemicroeconomicscourseisanintroductiontomacroeconomicanalysisofthe economyasawhole,includingthedeterminationofnationalincome,thepricelevel, interestrates,themoneysupply,andthebalanceofpayments.Theprinciplesofmonetary andfiscalpolicyarealsoexamined.ECON111/3.0andECON112/3.0aretogether equivalenttoECON110/6.0.

COURSE INTRODUCTION
TherearetwomainbranchesinEconomics:MicroeconomicsandMacroeconomics. EconomicscoursesarecommonlydividedintotwosectionstodealwithMicroand Macroseparately.Microeconomics(thesubjectofthiscourse)byitsnamesuggeststhatit isprimarilyconcernedwiththesmallereconomicagentstheconsumer,theproducer,the buyer,theseller,inputs,outputs,etc.Macroeconomics,ontheotherhand,isprimarily concernedwiththelargereconomicagentsgovernments,taxes,nationalincome,inflation, monetaryandfiscalpolicy.WhetheryoutakeMicroorMacroasyourfirstcoursein economicswillnothinderyourunderstandingofthematerial.However,itisgenerally acceptedthatifonehasastrongunderstandingofthemicroconcepts,onewillhavea strongerappreciationandawarenessofmacroeconomics;becausemacroeconomicsisina sense,thesummationofmicroeconomics.

KEY DATES
May 1 Tuition payment due in full

May 6

Deadline to register without late fee Classes Begin

May 7-10

Late registration fee applies

May 10

Last day to add courses

May 17

Last day to drop courses without financial penalty

June 28

Last day to change exam centre location Last day to drop courses without academic penalty

July 26

Courses end

July 31-Aug 2

Examinations

SUGGESTED TIME COMMITMENT

Tocompletethereadings,assignments,andcourseactivities,studentscanexpecttospend onaverage,about1518hoursperweekonthecourse. Thisamountwillvarydependingonsuchfactorsasanindividualstudentsreadingskills, familiaritywiththestudyofEnglishliterature,experienceandfacilitywithwriting academicessays,andgoalsforthecourse.

COURSE COMPONENTS
RequiredMaterials
AvailablefromQueensCampusBookstore(http://www.campusbookstore.com/).Allthe requiredreadingsforthecoursearecontainedinthetextbookanditsrelatedwebsite MyEconLab:

Microeconomics,W/MyEconLabbyRaganandLipsey

Thistextbookhasprovenitselfformanyyearsandinmanycountriestobeoneofthebest firstyeareconomicstexts.Itcontainsallofthematerialpresentedinamodernformwith superbdiagramstoaidthelearningprocess.

StudyGuidetoAccompanyThirteenthCanadianEdition:Microeconomics,by ChristopherRagan,RichardG.Lipsey(TheStudyGuideisoptional) MyEconLabsite.

IncludedwithyourtextisasubscriptiontotheMyEconLabsite.Thissitecontainsmany excitingfeaturesincludingselftestingfacilities,videolinks,andacompleteebook.

EVALUATION
3OnlineQuizzes GroupDiscussion FinalExam 30% 10% 60%

EXAMS
OncetheexamschedulehasbeenfinalizedtheexamdatewillbepostedonyourSOLUS account.StudentslivingintheKingstonareawillwritetheirfinalexamonQueens campus.StudentswritingoffcampuswillreceiveanemailtotheirQueensemailaccount withfulldetailsofdate/time/locationoftheirexam.Pleasenote:offcampusexamswillbe heldonthesamedayasKingstonexams,butthestarttimemayvaryslightlyduetothe requirementsoftheoffcampusexamcentre.

 Whenyouregisteredforthecourse,youindicatedtheexamcentrelocation.Ifyoudonot remembertheexamlocationyouchose,orifyouwishtochangeyourexamlocation,please email:cds@queensu.caorcall6135333322.Thedeadlineforchangingyourexamcentre canbefoundathttp://www.queensu.ca/artsci_online/elearning/completingyourcourse. Youmustrequestthechangepriortothisdeadlineoryouwillbesubjecttoanon refundableadministrativefeeof$100.00perexam. AllspecialneedsstudentsshouldcontactCDS,immediatelyfollowingregistrationto informthemofanyspecialaccommodationswhichmayberequiredforproctoredexams. Forfurtherinformationregardingexams,see:http://www.queensu.ca/artsci_online/e learning/completingyourcourse

MOODLE SITE
AnnouncementsForum
The instructor will use the Announcements forum to post news to the class. Copies of the announcementsarealsosenttoyourQueensemailaccount.

Question&CommentForum
Youareencouragedtousethisforumtopostquestionsofgeneralinteresttotheclass.The instructor, TA (if any), and other students in the class can reply to the posts in this forum.CopiesoftheforumpostsarealsosenttoyourQueensemailaccount.

Calendar
The calendar located in the top right corner of the course Moodle homepage shows important course dates, such as assignment due dates. Please check the calendar frequently.

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
MicrosoftWindowClient: Windows:XP/Vista/Windows7 PentiumIII1GHzprocessor 256MBRAM Soundcardwithspeakersandmicrophoneorpreferablyaheadset

 Mac: OSX10.5 G4,G5orIntelprocessor 256MBRAM Internal,USBorexternaliSightmicrophone Browser: FireFox(recommended) InternetExplorerversion6orhigher Java: Version1.5orhigher(Note:Windowsuserscanuseonlythe32bitversionofJava notthe64bitversion) InternetConnection: Highspeedaccess:ADSL,Cableorbetter MediaPlayer: Flash9orhigher AdobeReader Version7orabove

QUEENS EMAIL
TheuniversitycommunicateswithstudentsbyQueensemail.Pleasecheckyouremail regularlytoensureyoudonotmissoutonimportantinformation.

EMAIL & MOODLE HELP - MONDAY TO FRIDAY

ContactCDS:cds@queensu.caorphone6135333322 OR SubmityourproblemtoITS: https://www.queensu.ca/its/forms/itsc/helpform/orphone6135336666.

RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU

TheLibraryisheretohelpyoumakethemostofyourtimeatQueens.Itoffersmanygreat servicestoenhanceyourlearningwhileatQueens. GeneralLibraryServices http://library.queensu.ca WritingServices www://queensu.ca/writingcentre Health,CounsellingandDisabilityServicessupportsthepersonal,academicandsocial developmentofstudentsatQueensUniversitybyprovidingarangeofprogrammesand servicesappropriatetotheirneeds,andbyparticipatinginassociatedactivities. http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/mission.html CareerServicesoffersstudents,faculty,employersandalumnivariousservicesincluding workshops. https://careers.sso.queensu.ca/home.htm

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Academicintegrityisconstitutedbythefivecorefundamentalvaluesofhonesty,trust, fairness,respectandresponsibility(seewww.academicintegrity.org). Thesevaluesarecentraltothebuilding,nurturingandsustainingofanacademic communityinwhichallmembersofthecommunitywillthrive.Adherencetothevalues expressedthroughacademicintegrityformsafoundationforthefreedomofinquiryand exchangeofideasessentialtotheintellectuallifeoftheUniversity(seetheSenateReport onPrinciplesandPrioritieshttp://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/senate/policies/princpri/). Studentsareresponsibleforfamiliarizingthemselveswiththeregulationsconcerning academicintegrityandforensuringthattheirassignmentsconformtotheprinciplesof academicintegrity.InformationonacademicintegrityisavailableintheArtsandScience Calendar(seeAcademicRegulation1),ontheArtsandSciencewebsite(see http://www.queensu.ca/calendars/artsci/Regulation_1____Academic_Integrity.html),and fromtheinstructorofthiscourse.Forcurrentpolicyupdatesvisit: http://www.queensu.ca/artsci/academics/academicintegrity

 Departuresfromacademicintegrityincludeplagiarism,useofunauthorizedmaterials, facilitation,forgeryandfalsification,andareantitheticaltothedevelopmentofanacademic communityatQueens.Giventheseriousnessofthesematters,actionswhichcontravene theregulationonacademicintegritycarrysanctionsthatcanrangefromawarningorthe lossofgradesonanassignmenttothefailureofacoursetoarequirementtowithdraw fromtheuniversity.