This covers will introduce macro-economic theory and public policy, concepts of national income, monetary and fiscal policy as means of regulating the economy by solving the problems of unemployment, inflation, and inconsistent economic growth. This is a three credit hour course.

EC 213 is a standard Principles of Economics – Macroeconomics course, and offers ready
transfer to other community colleges, as well as four-year institutions. The course is a basic
requirement in most Business Administration, Accounting, Marketing, Management, and
Finance degree plans (as well as others), and can fulfill a part of the Social Science
requirement in other degree plans.

Required:

ECON-Macro, 1st Edition, McEachern, William
Aplia Access Code for Homework

Suggested:
None.

You can buy your books online at the NMJC Bookstore.

This will be a point system, calculated to measure the total effort of each student. It will be composed of the following elements:


Regular Examinations 400
(100 points per exam)

Final Examination 200

Homework 100

Participation 100
(-2 per missing assignment)

Paper 50
(Instructions will be given)

Total 850

Exams may consist of true-false, multiple choice, matching, and short-answer essay questions. Dates for the exams are listed in the course calendar section of the syllabus. A portion of the questions and problems may come from the study guide. All exams must be taken to complete the course, and should be taken on the announced dates.

The grading scale will be based on the percentage of total points earned by each student as follows:

90+ A
80 – 89 B
70 – 79 C
60 – 69 D
Less than 60 F

Retrieving Grades from Banner System
Go to the New Mexico Junior College Banner login page. Please enter your User Identification Number (ID), which is your Banner ID or your Social Security Number without hyphens, and your Personal Identification Number (PIN). When finished, click Login.

Tips for Success in Online Courses:
1. Log in to class regularly.
2. Pay attention.
3. Take notes.
4. Keep up with readings and assignments.
5. Ask questions when you do not understand something.
6. Utilize your professor’s office hours and e-mail.
7. Read the text.
8. Adhere to the deadlines posted in the course outline.

After completing this course a student should be more economically literate. This means a student should recognize the basic elements and terminology of Macroeconomics. The student should also be able to identify the basic problems our workers, businesses, and country face. The student should also be able to evaluate potential solutions to these problems, past, present, and future, by applying the key principles of economics. Finally, the student should be able to follow, more closely, the activities of the nations’ economic system and transfer their knowledge of how the system operates into being a better, more informed, citizen.

In order to be successful in this course, the student must:

1. Develop analytic skills
2. Develop problem-solving skills
3. Develop skills in using materials, tools, and/or technology central to macroeconomics
4. Utilize the ability to think creatively
5. Apply macroeconomic concepts and theories

Student Requirements
If you have not already received login information for Blackboard/Banner/E-mail, you will need to contact the Enrollment Management office at (575) 492-2546.

Check first-time login page for instructions at www.nmjc.edu/distancelearning/coursescourseschedules/blackboardinstructions.aspx.

Blackboard Assistance

• Call the Blackboard helpdesk at (575) 399-2199 to gain an understanding of the software environment for your class.

You must have access, on a regular basis, to a computer that supports the Blackboard minimum specifications and has an active connection to the Internet. See the minimum computer specification requirements at www.nmjc.edu/distancelearning/coursescourseschedules/blackboardinstructions.aspx.

Aplia.com

The place you will complete the majority of your homework assignments for the semester.

During this course, to complete certain assignments, you will be required to access a new website dedicated to students and professors of economics. To access the website, you need to register for an account with Aplia at http://econ.aplia.com. On the first day of class, I will provide you with an instruction sheet, as well as a course key so that you can register. Please register on the website within 24 hours after I pass out the course key.

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Aplia homework grading policy.

If your homework grade is 50 - 100%.....5 points
If your homework grade is 01 - 49%.....2 points
If your homework grade is 0%.....0 points

Each homework assignment will be worth 5 points maximum.
In order to accommodate technical problems, or personal dilemmas we are bound to encounter throughout the course of the semester, you will have 3 FREE PASSES to utilize with your homework assignments.

What does this mean? Ultimately what it means is if we have 32 total assignments, you will be graded on your best 29. If you encounter some sort of technical difficulty with a computer while you are trying to submit an assignment, don’t sweat it. If you miss the deadline for turning the assignment in you can use one of your free passes for that assignment. Understand what this means. I do not want to hear your excuses about why you did not turn in your homework. If you use up your 3 free passes, then any assignments not turned in after that receive a 0 for the grade.

Be organized, and stay up with your deadlines. If the assignment is due at 11:00 pm and you turn it in at 11:01 pm, the system will not accept your assignment. If you understand this up front, hopefully we can avoid a bunch of problems and heartaches.

Students will be held responsible for the information on these pages.

Attendance Policy and Participation Expectations
It is expected that you regularly log into class at least three times weekly and check your Blackboard mail to ensure you have not missed any changes/updates. Students are expected to complete discussions/quizzes/tests/ assignments before deadlines expire.

Online Learning Environment
By participating in an online class, you undertake responsibility for your own progress and time management.

• Pay attention to deadlines and do not forget them (keep a calendar if it helps).
• Carefully read and understand all assignments.
• Complete assignments according to posted instructions and notes. Do not just glance at an assignment before attempting to complete it (this is likely to result in a poor grade).
• Questions may be posed for clarification in the class discussion area or by sending an e-mail to your instructor.

Academic Honesty
Each student is expected to maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity in online academic and professional matters. The College reserves the right to take disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, against any student who is found guilty of academic dishonesty or otherwise fails to meet these standards. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, dishonesty in quizzes, tests, or assignments; claiming credit for work not done or done by others; and nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or other College records. Cheating or gaining illegal information for any type of graded work is considered dishonest and will be dealt with accordingly.

Plagiarism
Offering the work of another as one’s own, without proper acknowledgment, is plagiarism; therefore, any student who fails to give credit for quotations or essentially identical expression of material taken from books, encyclopedias, magazines and other reference works, or from the themes, reports, or other writings of a fellow student, is guilty of plagiarism. Plagiarism violates the academic honesty policy and is considered cheating.

Withdrawal Policy
The instructor has the right to drop any student who has failed to log on to Blackboard for two weeks or more, but it is not guaranteed that the instructor will drop you. If you choose to stop participating in an online class, you should withdraw yourself from the class by contacting the Enrollment Management Office (575-492-2546 or 800-657-6260), completing the proper paperwork by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2010, and notifying your instructor. Failure to withdraw yourself from a course by this date may result in your receiving an “F” in the course.

Late Assignments
Assignments must be submitted by the date and time listed. It is not possible to make-up any assignments without prior approval from the professor.

Blackboard Help
If you experience difficulty with Blackboard you may reach the Blackboard Helpdesk at Bbhelpdesk@nmjc.edu, or by calling the 24 hour helpdesk phone at (575) 399-2199.

Online Tutoring Assistance
Free online tutoring services are available to all NMJC students (after the third week of class) through Smarthinking.com. If you experience difficulty utilizing Smarthinking, please contact the Blackboard Helpdesk at Bbhelpdesk@nmjc.edu, or by calling the 24 hour helpdesk phone at (575) 399-2199.

ADA Information
Any student requiring special accommodations should contact the Special Needs Student Services Coordinator at (575) 492-2576 or by e-mail at specialneeds@nmjc.edu.

Netiquette
The professor is responsible for monitoring and evaluating student conduct and student behavior within the Blackboard course. By registering for this class, the student is assumed to have entered into an agreement with New Mexico Junior College and the professor to log into the class regularly and to behave in an appropriate manner at all times. Disruptive behavior may result in the student being removed from the class and dropped for the semester. For comprehensive information on the common rules of netiquette and other online issues, please review the NMJC Online Student Handbook.