1 Lecture 0 Course Information Econ 340 Lecture 1: Intro 2 Announcements • Course time: 8:30 – 9:50 AM – Thus NOT “Michigan Time” – Reason: To give you time to get to your next class Lecture 1: Intro 3 Course Organization • Syllabus – Textbook: Gerber 6th ed. (OK to use 5th ed. Or earlier) – Readings: • Mostly from web – News – Exams: 2 midterms + final Lecture 1: Intro 4 Course Organization • Web site – Find it through • Ctools, or • Google “Deardorff” Lecture 1: Intro 5 Course Organization • My Office Hours: – Hours: • Mondays 10:15-11:00 AM • Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 PM – 3314 Weill Hall • Ford School of Public Policy (Corner of State and Hill) • GSI Office Hours (Hyejin Rho ) – Hours: • TBA – Office: TBA Lecture 1: Intro 6 Course Organization • Exam Information – Instructions for exams – Links to old exams – Results of exams2 Lecture 1: Intro 7 Course Organization • “Handouts” = Occasional extra materials, maybe (maybe none) – Graphs – Tables – Readings Lecture 1: Intro 8 Course Organization • News – How we’ll use • Weekly discussion • One news item assigned each week • Included on exams – Your responsibility: Keep up with international economic news • Subscriptions available online for – Wall Street Journal – Economist – Financial Times – Also see my link to “All” Lecture 1: Intro 9 Course Organization • Q&A – Feel free to e-mail me with questions – I will post questions and answers online (without your names) – Good idea to check these before exams Lecture 1: Intro 10 Course Organization • Questions on Readings – For each reading outside textbook: • Several questions – usually 3 • These are guides to what I want you to learn • Exam questions on the readings will mostly come from these questions Lecture 1: Intro 11 Course Organization • Study Questions – Available for each lecture – Format is same as exams • Part multiple choice • Part short answer – Some exam questions will come directly from these. Others will be similar to them – Don’t wait to use them! Lecture 1: Intro 12 Course Organization • Other items on course homepage: – Lecture slides, before & after – Curves from prior terms – Glossary of International Economics – Honors assignment – Questionnaire and results – Recent readings I recommend – Student comments from prior terms – Useful links3 Lecture 1: Overview 13 Next Time • Overview of the International Economy – “Globalization” – Elements of the World Economy – Ways that Countries Interact – Policies that Affect
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