Week 1 Quiz Answer Key 1. According to your syllabus, if you wish to see your instructor during her regular office hours you should: 1. First send her an email message containing your class schedule. 2. First meet with her before or after class to ask permission. 3. Simply show up at her office at 228 Professional Building during her regular office hours, no appointment is necessary. 4. First contact the head TA to schedule an appointment to meet with the instructor. The head TA acts as the course secretary. 5. None of the above. 2. According to your syllabus, you start the course with _____ points and you have the opportunity to earn a total of ____ points by the end of the course (not counting possible extra credit points). 1. 0; 510 2. 510; 510 3. 0; 1000 4. 0; 500 5. None of the above 3. According to the syllabus and your blackboard page, if you wish to receive help with the coursework, including worksheets, homework, exam preparation, or any other study material, you can meet with one of the 9 course teaching assistants at the EconHelpDesk. Which of the following is true regarding this EconHelpDesk? 1. The EconHelpDesk is located in the basement of the Professional Building. 2. TA’s are available for help in the EconHelpDesk Monday through Thursday, from 9am until 4pm 3. The EconHelpDesk schedule is posted to the blackboard page. 4. All of the above 5. None of the above 4. According to your syllabus and Monday’s class, the textbook for this course: 1. comes only as a hardcopy version. 2. is an electronic textbook which includes practice quizzes, web videos, demonstration problems and graphical practice problems. 3. is both an electronic textbook and a hardcopy version, both of which are required for this class. 4. is recommended but not required. 5. none of the above. 5. According to your syllabus and your blackboard page, to do well in this course you need to: 1. Memorize terms in the textbook glossary since your exams will require you to define terms. 2. Cram before exams. Daily study for this course is not necessary to do well. 3. Have a smart friend in the class who can do the work for you. 4. All of the above 5. None of the above6. According to your syllabus, if you believe there is a mistake in any of your course scores: 1. You are out of luck. We don’t make mistakes. 2. You can contact us anytime during the semester and we will re‐check your scores. 3. You must contact within one week of our posting your score to the blackboard gradebook. We can only guarantee to re‐check your score if you contact us within this one week period. 4. You must contact us within one week of your noticing the possible error in your score. 5. None of the above. 7. According to your syllabus and Monday’s class, which of the following is true regarding your online quizzes this semester? 1. You will have a quiz nearly every weekend. This will give you 15 quizzes but only your 12 highest scores will be counted as part of your course score. 2. Your quizzes will include reading comprehension questions to make sure you are keeping up with your assigned readings as well as analytical questions over the material covered in class. 3. You can start a quiz, stop, and come back later, but the 20 minute clock does not stop when you stop and log off, so it is advised that you do not open a quiz until you are ready to complete the quiz. 4. All of the above. 5. None of the above. 8. According to your syllabus and Monday’s class, which of the following is true regarding your homework assignments this semester? 1. Homework assignments are mandatory and worth 10 points each. 2. You will be given a homework assignment nearly every week for a total of 12 assignments but only the 10 highest scores will be counted as part of your course score. 3. Homework is not mandatory, but can be turned in on Wednesdays to be graded by a TA. This is to help you understand where you need more assistance so that you can be prepared for similar questions on the exams. 4. Homework is not mandatory but you will receive extra credit points for turning in homework assignments. 5. None of the above. 9. According to your syllabus: 1. All opinions and experiences must be respected in the tolerant spirit of academic discourse. 2. Students are encouraged to critique an idea but not to attack an individual espousing an idea. 3. According to the university’s academic integrity policy, any effort to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful and can lead to probation or expulsion. 4. All of the above. 5. None of the above. 10. According to your syllabus: 1. In this class, students may not make audio or video recordings of course activity. 2. Students may make recordings as long as they are only making audio recordings. 3. Students may make recordings as long as they are only cell phone recordings. 4. Students may make recordings as long as they are only photos of the material on the blackboard.5. Students may make recordings as long as they have permission from a teaching assistant. 11. According to your blackboard page and Monday’s class, if you want to know what your course assignments are for the week: 1. You should email the TA’s asking for information. 2. You should check the weekly folder on blackboard which can be found under the “weekly assignments” button. 3. You should wait until an announcement is made in class. 4. There are no weekly assignments since all work, other than exams, is non‐mandatory. 5. None of the above. 12. According to your blackboard page and Monday’s class: 1. Answer keys to homework, quizzes and exams will be posted on the blackboard page, generally a day after an assignment due date. Answer keys can be found in the same folder as the original assignment. 2. Answer keys to exams and quizzes will be posted, but not to worksheets or homework since these are non‐mandatory. 3. Answer keys will not be posted to any assignments since all assignments will be re‐used during following semesters. If you want to find answers you need to come to the EconHelpDesk. 4. Answer keys will not be posted and no answers will be given. 5. None of the above. 13. According to your blackboard page and Monday’s class, extra credit: 1. is not available in this class. 2. can be earned from answering questions on the discussion board, from attending class when attendance is