Welcome to macroeconomics over the Internet. I hope you enjoy taking this course. This course is taught from a website: www.oocities.org/tcc-micro/ Click on the macro link when you arrive at the homepage. It is recommended that you go to the website directly and then bookmark it or add it to your list of favorite places. No password is needed to visit the site. You will need a copy of the textbook: ECONOMICS, by David Colander, third edition, published by McGraw-Hill. This is a paperback text that is sold by Northeast Campus bookstore. New copies are $85; used copies sell for $64. The bookstore may have a small supply of the original hardcover version in addition to the paperback version. Either one will work. You will notice some skips in the pagination of the paperback, but the book contains all the readings you need for this course and for microeconomics. Note that more than one economics text is sold by the Northeast Campus bookstore, so make sure you purchase the Colander text. An alternative option is to order the original hardcover version of the text from an online retailer. The following Web site lists many Internet vendors who have the book in stock: www.allbookstores.com Clickable links are provided to the various online sellers. You can also check amazon.com, borders.com, and bn.com. There are significant variations in pricing. If you buy from an online vendor, be sure to do your search using the ISBN for the original hardcover version: 025617217X You are expected to respond to the email quizzes so that your progress in this course may be monitored. The first email quiz will be sent tomorrow. There will be a total of sixteen email quizzes in this course. For those who plan to use the exam or contract grading option, exams are proctored and will be administered in the Northeast Campus Testing Center in the Main Academic Building. Enter through the door that is adjacent to the flagpoles. You will see the testing center on your left. The format of the exam questions will be similar to the website problems and exercises and the email quizzes. Note that the website problems and exercises are not part of your course grade. They are intended to provide you with practice in preparing for the exams. Solutions for the unit one questions are shown at the website. For units two, three, and four, an email link is provided in case you want to send answers. It is recommended that you answer these questions, but you are not required to do so. If you are using the paperback version of Colander, you will notice that some of the website problems are not in the text. However, they are shown at the website. Just click on the link for that particular problem and you will see the question. If you want to do the Wall Street Journal project (mandatory under the contract and all online grading options), then go to wsj.com/student to arrange a subscription to the WSJ electronic edition, available over the Internet. If you experience any difficulty in setting up an electronic subscription, then call the WSJ at 1-800-369-2834. An alternative option is a print subscription. Print subscriptions automatically include access to the WSJ online edition also, so you may want to consider using this option. Let me know the address where you want your paper delivered if you want a print subscription. Your order will be faxed to the WSJ and the WSJ will bill you later. Please go to wsj.com/student to review the current print subscription rates. The guidelines for this project are shown at the website. Choose articles about inflation, unemployment, GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the Federal Reserve System, monetary policy, international trade, fiscal policy, and the federal budget. Articles that deal with international trade should include the US as one of the trading partners.Note that you will need to print out and submit your project after it is completed. You can either hand deliver or mail your project to: Warren Graham Business Division-Rm. 2372 Tulsa Community College 3727 E. Apache St. Tulsa, OK 74115 In addition to the WSJ project, there are eight extra credit questions shown at the website. These are worth one point each. Any points you earn will be added to your final exam score. All extra credit work and the WSJ project should be printed out and submitted when you come in to take your final exam. Good luck! Warren Graham Business Division Faculty Member wgraham@tulsacc.edu alternate email: warrengraham@sbcglobal.net 918-595-7414
Quiz Guidelines
E-Mail Quiz Guidelines: A. Be sure to put your name on each email you send. This is essential if your email address does not include your name. B. Fill in the subject line of your email with information that identifies that particular quiz (e.g., quiz 1). If you click on reply this will happen automatically. C. Before sending your answers, read them for coherence and use spell check. D. Try to send your quiz answers within a few days after receiving each quiz. Occasional lateness is okay. E. Your quiz answers will always be acknowledged. If you do not receive a reply to your answers within 24 hours, then please resend your answers. If all of your answers are correct, the reply will just say well done. If an answer is incorrect, the correct answer will be provided or you will be asked to send a follow-up email. F. Send your quiz answers via regular email. Please do not use attachments when sending quiz answers. G. It is recommended that you wait for my reply to each quiz before sending answers to the next quiz. For those of you who are planning to prepare a Wall Street Journal project, be sure to read the website guidelines for this assignment. Choose articles about inflation, unemployment, GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the Federal Reserve System, monetary policy, international trade, fiscal policy, and the federal budget. Articles about international trade should include the US as one of the trading partners. If necessary, it is okay to use the WSJ online archives and go back up to 90 days to find the articles you need. Note that you will need to print out and submit your project after it is completed. You can either hand deliver or mail your project to: Warren Graham Business Division-Rm. 2372 Tulsa Community College 3727 E. Apache St. Tulsa, OK 74115 An alternative drop-off location for your WSJ project is the Northeast Campus Testing Center, which is located on the first floor of the main academic building. Let me know if you have any questions about how to do the WSJ project.
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