University of Minnesota Economics 1102 038 Principles of Macroeconomics Fall Semester 2013 05 15 P M 07 45 P M Tu BlegH 245 Econ 1102 common midterms Wiley 175 8pm 9pm October 3 2013 November 7 2013 Econ 1102 common make up midterms TBD October 4 2013 November 8 2013 Econ 1102 common Final 6 30pm 8 30pm December 17 2013 Econ 1102 common make up Final TBD Instructor Alperen Evrin Email evrin001 umn edu Office Hours Tu 02 30 04 30 pm Hanson Hall 3 103 Teaching Assistant Office Office Hours Serdar Birinci Hanson 3 128 T 11 00 13 00 Course website moodle umn edu Homework Website www aplia com auto enrolled Course key M6JV LX6N 6NWM Course Description and Objectives ECON 1102 Principles of Macroeconomics is an introductory course in macroeconomics and acquaints students with the basic tools in macroeconomics including Gross Domestic Product GDP money inflation unemployment role of central banks saving and investment trade deficits exchange rates and fiscal and monetary policies Basic macroeconomic tools and concepts are essential in understanding the economic way of thinking in a world with an increasingly open global economy The concepts offer important insights into a variety of social economic and country interactions We try to emphasize the fact that economic problems can be viewed from many angles and can be remedied in different ways depending on the existing conditions and the underlying philosophy Economic problems are presented not in an isolationist context but in an open and global setting and almost all current economic decisions are made in the context of a global framework 1102 is NOT a business or finance class It will not teach you to beat the stock market or how to run a firm Permission Numbers By Department of Economics policy I do not have any permission numbers to enroll students in this lecture Prerequisites Econ 1101 or equivalent Knowledge of Plane Geometry Algebra Graphs Arithmetic Minimum ability is to be able to do the work in the first homework assignment on Aplia Students who have not taken 1101 are allowed to take 1102 but do so at their own risk Course Announcements Important and urgent information on the class will be posted on the Moodle website s Announcements section all students automatically receive an email copy of the post Be sure to check your University email once a week for announcements Communication Students are encouraged to post questions and participate in forum discussions on Moodle Emails will be returned within 24 hrs EXCEPT over weekends or if question is answered on Moodle PLEASE include ECON 1102 in the subject and include your name in the email Administrative Details cont Text The textbook for this course is Mankiw Principles of Macroeconomic University of Minnesota Edition 6th ed ISBN 978 11331 6024 3 and is available for purchase from the university bookstore This includes your access key for Aplia and a paper copy of the textbook Due to the bookstore s discount this option is cheaper than purchasing an access key directly from Aplia so it is highly recommended that you buy a copy at the bookstore We will be unable to cover the book in its entirety and I will not be following the order of the chapters I may deviate from the material in the book if I deem it instructive You will only be responsible for material that we cover in lecture recitation and homework assignments There are lecture outlines available for download at the course website but lecture notes are NOT posted In other words class attendance is mandatory If students can demonstrate that they have read through the textbook material for the class at a minimum filling in definitions indicated on the lecture outlines the lecture notes written in class will be available for student reference during instructor office hours Aplia In addition to enrolling on onestop all students MUST have an Aplia account for this course All course assignments will be posted and must be submitted through Aplia Note Each Data Analysis assignment involves a PDF guide available on Moodle The access key comes bundled with your purchase of the textbook at the bookstore You DO NOT get the access key when you purchase the textbook online You can access this course on Aplia without an access key until the end of the day on February 10 2013 To access the Aplia course website for the first time Connect to http www aplia com then click on the New Student link and enter the Course Key provided on the first page Follow the instructions to complete your registration Moodle We will also use Moodle 2 0 https moodle2 umn edu Make sure to log in on Moodle 2 0 and not 1 9 in order to find the course The course website there will contain lecture outlines recitation outlines solutions to the additional practice problems from recitation and forums where you can ask questions about assignments and practice problems You are automatically subscribed to receive email notifications when students post to the forums You are free to unsubscribe from email notifications from any forum except Announcements Slides will NOT be available on Moodle as students are more likely to absorb and think about the material when they have to write it down To access the Moodle course website Connect to https moodle2 umn edu then log in with your university Internet ID If you are registered in OneStop then you should see a link to the course website Disabilities Students with disabilities must be registered with Disability Services Contact http ds umn edu The Department of Economics in conjunction with Disability Services will make appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities Specifically exams will be administered by Disability Services to meet student needs Please contact the instructor as soon as possible if you need accommodation Academic Dishonesty All work submitted must be that of the student Excepting only the students ingenuity lecture and recitation notes and the text listed above on the syllabus all other 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