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This is an aggressive calendar designed to accomplish a semester's work in seven weeks. The dates for the chapters to read indicate the part of the week during which you should complete that assignment. The reading assignments are scheduled for Monday-Wednesday and Thursday-Saturday. The dates and times for the last opportunities to complete tests and exams are the precise dates and times when access will end. You must complete the tests and exams no later than the posted dates. I encourage you to work ahead of this schedule and take each test/exam in advance of the last opportunity. Unexpected occurrences happen frequently when students wait until the last minute. The online tests and exams are timed and one attempt is allowed. The amount of time allocated begins when you click the link to access a test/exam; therefore, you must be prepared to complete the test/exam when you access it. Please read the instructions for tests and exams before beginning. |
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ASSIGNMENTS: READING, TESTS & EXAMS |
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First Day |
Critical information for your progress in our course is available in the Course Syllabus, Assignments, Test & Exam Instructions, and Frequently Asked Questions. You must read these sections and complete the Respondus LockDown Browser Test which is available in the Tests & Exams section of our course. This assignment is required to be completed by the end of the third day of the semester. |
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Mar 07 |
Chapter 1: Introduction: What is Economics? |
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Mar 11 |
Spring Break This Week! |
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Mar 18 |
Chapter 3: Exchange and Markets |
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Mar 21 |
Last opportunity to complete Test 1: Chapters 1-4 (11:59 p.m.) |
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Mar 25 |
Chapter 21: Market Efficiency and Government Intervention |
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Mar 28 |
Last opportunity to complete Test 2: Chapters 20-21 (11:59 p.m.) |
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Apr 01 |
Chapter 24: Perfect Competition |
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Apr 04 |
Last opportunity to complete the Mid-Term Exam: Chapters 1-4,
20-21, & 23-24 |
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Apr 08 |
Last opportunity to post a
Position Paper - Discussion Area (11:59 p.m.) |
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Apr 11 |
Chapter 27: Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior |
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Apr 15 |
Last opportunity to complete Test 3: Chapters 25-27 (11:59 p.m.) |
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Apr 18 |
Chapter 30: Public Goods and Public Choice |
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Apr 22 |
Last opportunity to complete Test 4: Chapters 28, 30-31 (11:59
p.m.) |
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Apr 25 |
Chapter 33: Unions, Monopsony, and Imperfect Information |
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May 01 |
Last opportunity to complete the Final Exam: emphasizes Chapters
25-28 & 30-33 |
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Your assignments for this semester are to read the assigned chapters and complete the tests and exams by or before the last opportunity to do so. These are the minimum requirements to complete the course. I do not make additional assignments, because I have learned that a worthwhile homework assignment for one student may be “busy work” and a waste of time for another student. I think that as a college student you are the better judge of what is useful and worthwhile to you. I trust that you will do more than the minimum to get the full advantage from this course... that is a mark of scholarship! There are many study aids available in the text book and NS Online: review and discussion questions, Internet exercises, cases, notes, summaries, PowerPoint presentations, etc. All of these are for you to use as you wish to develop mastery of the subject. You do not have to submit responses to them. If you put forth minimal effort in this course, you can expect minimal results. If you want to get the most from this course, you will need to "get your hands dirty" and do quite a bit of work. Learning requires hard work! |