3 Eight week Online Courses

ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics

SYLLABUS

Required Text: Brief Principles of Macroeconomics by N Gregory Mankiw, 6th ed.

(Be sure to read about registering at Aplia.com before purchasing the book.)

TOPICS TO BE COVERED AND ASSIGNED READINGS:

Week	Readings
Week 1 Becoming acquainted with Aplia.com Math and graphing review Ten Principles of Economics	Chapter 1
Week 2 Thinking like an Economist Interdependence & Gains from Trade	Chapter 2 Chapter 3
Week 3 Market Forces of Supply & Demand Measuring a Nation’s Income	Chapter 4 Chapter 5
Week 4 Measuring the Cost of Living Production and Growth	Chapter 6 Chapter 7

Week 5 Savings, Investment, and the Financial System Unemployment	Chapter 8 Chapter 10
Week 6 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply	Chapter 15
Week 7 The Monetary System Money Growth and Inflation	Chapter 11 Chapter 12
Week 8 Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy	Chapter 13 Chapter 14
Week 9 The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand	Chapter 16
Week 10 The Short-Run Trade-off between Inflation an Unemployment Five Debates over Macroeconomic Policy	Chapter 17 Chapter 18

No Make-up assignments will be given. You can always do your assignment early if you have a schedule conflict coming up.

Performance Based Learner Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Identify the different theories and models used to analyze the operation of a capitalist society.

2. Explain how each model works.

3. Describe which policy recommendations flow from which models.

4. Identify the assumption differences between the models and explain how these assumption differences lead to different results of the models.

5. Apply a working knowledge of the vernacular of macroeconomics in oral and written discussions.

6. Use macroeconomics tools and theories to analyze relevant macroeconomic problems.

Discussion Questions:

I will periodically post discussion questions on WEBCT. Answering the questions is considered your class participation. I will assign class participation points at the end of the term, not sooner. Also, 7 points does not mean 7 posts. It does mean thoughtful responses to the discussion questions and demonstrating knowledge of an economics concept.

Aplia assignments – 968 points

Class Participation – 32 points

Total Points: 1000

Grading:

90-100% = A

80-89% = B

70-79 = C

60-69 = D

0-59 = F