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Instructor Email: mstuffler@ivc.edu or mstuffler@sbcglobal.net (please put your last name and your course, Macro or Econ 2, in the “Subject” line of your email)

Office: B262A (Upstairs in the B200 Building, in the faculty offices near the elevator)

NOTE: IVC Testing Center will be moving to Room TBD in the A300 Building during the fall 2009 semester

Pearson Education Technical Support: For quickest response call 1-800-677-6337

Pearson Education Tutor Services: At no cost for MyEconLab CourseCompass users, one-to-one tutoring with up to 3 contacts per evening, call 1-888-777-0463 or click on Student Center from your course.

COURSE IDs and COURSE SCHEDULES: (Click on your course to go to your course schedule)

My name is Martha Stuffler and I will be your instructor for this course. I am very excited to have the opportunity to use the Internet to teach this class. While I spent many years in the private sector, I have been teaching since 1989 and online since 2004 and have personally completed eight online courses so I understand the challenges of an online course. If you wish to read my biography, it is on my webpage which also contains articles related to economic issues and other online resources.

In order to best meet the varied needs of online students, my course design allows you to work at your own pace and provides much flexibility. There are two important course deadlines, one for quizzes and one for exams. These deadlines are discussed in this syllabus and shown in your course schedule which are the last page(s) of this syllabus.

Online learning requires dedication, motivation, independent learning and time management skills. The best advice that I can give to ensure your success is to keep up with the recommended course schedule which are the last pages of this syllabus. I wish you a rewarding and successful online course experience.

The following is a list of basic requirements you need in order to be successful in this online course. In addition to the items listed below, you should be familiar with using the Internet, and retrieving and sending email documents. You should also have a working knowledge of your computer’s basic operating system.

Textbook: Macroeconomics, 9^th edition (2010) by Michael Parkin, published by Addison-Wesley.

Access to MyEconLab in Course Compass (MEL-CC): If you purchase a new textbook from the IVC Bookstore, it will include an access code for MEL-CC. Although you only use your access code for the initial registration, please keep your access code handy in case you need to reference it again. Redeeming the access code gives you unlimited use of the resources that contain the reading materials and the interactive multimedia components required for this course. If the textbook you purchase, does not come with the MEL-CC access code, then you may purchase access to MEL-CC online directly from Pearson Education.

You may purchase a new textbook with the MyEconLab-Course Compass (MEL-CC) access code at the IVC bookstore in-person or online at www.ivc.edu/bookstore. If you purchase a used copy of the textbook, you will need to purchase the MEL-CC access online directly from Pearson Education at http://myeconlab.com. There are many options for purchasing the textbook and access from the IVC Bookstore or directly at http://myeconlab.com/awtitles/index.shtml from Pearson Education. Given the high cost of textbooks, I have listed some of these options below with their approximate prices effective August 10, 2009.

This course requires you to have access to MEL-CC and the textbook--electronic or printed version is fine. The eText is the same as the printed textbook. If you purchase a new test from the IVC Bookstore you should be able to resell that textbook at a discounted price. Please do not email to ask me which option you should purchase, the choice is yours.

Calculator: You will need a basic non-programmable calculator for this course.

System Requirements: MyEconLab courses support either Windows® or Macintosh® operating systems and a supported version of Microsoft Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, or Safari®. To check the requirements for this course, follow these steps.

Basic requirements for MyEconLab courses:

Compatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer® 8

On March 19, 2009, Microsoft made Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) part of its update system. Pearson is working to make MyEconLab® compatible with IE 8, and in the meantime it will work using the Compatibility View option. You will not need to take any action to enable this. The site will detect IE 8 and have it automatically imitate the previous web browsing functionality in IE 7.

Principles of Economics—Macro studies economic aggregates such as Gross Domestic Product, income, inflation, and unemployment. Concepts discussed include business cycles, diverse macroeconomic theories, fiscal and monetary policy, international trade and finance, and the Federal Reserve System. We employ basic mathematical skills and use graphs extensively in this course. MyEconLab exercises will help you learn and develop graphing and graphical analysis skills.

1. Define the economic problem of scarcity and explain how it relates to the concepts of choice and costs.

2. Examine a production possibilities model to demonstrate efficiency, opportunity cost, scarcity and economic growth.

3. Define and quantitatively depict and analyze the economy in terms of GDP, NDP, NI, PI and DI, in both real and nominal terms.

4. Use the Aggregate Demand and Supply model to assess and interpret the affects of fiscal and monetary policy on output, price and unemployment.

5. Compare and contrast the interaction of monetary and fiscal policies as they are applied to the problem of economic stabilization.

6. Determine the effects of fiscal and monetary policy on the budget balance and the national debt.

7. Differentiate among alternative economic approaches to explain and predict changes within the economy.

8. Define and calculate real GDP, the inflation rate, the unemployment rate, and the economic growth rate and interpret changes in these variables.

9. Explain the banking and monetary system and analyze the role of money, credit conditions and monetary policy in economic stabilization.

10. Determine the effects of the foreign sector and exchange rates on the macro economy.

Classes start on the first Monday of the semester or term. For course purposes, each week will begin on Monday at 12:01 a.m. and end on Sunday at midnight. For a 16 week course, we cover about one textbook chapter each week; for an 8 week course, we cover about two chapters each week; for a 12 week course, we will cover one or two chapters each week. The detailed course schedules are the last pages of this syllabus. You are free to work ahead of the schedule whenever you wish. While this course is designed so that students may work at their own pace, the course schedule lists the recommended dates that you should complete specific items. If you fall behind, it is very difficult to catch up and to be successful in the course.

At any point during the course, you may calculate your overall percentage earned by taking the total points you have earned to date divided by the sum of the total possible points for those quizzes and/or tests you have completed.

Your final course grade is based on the percent you earn of the 300 total points.

If you are one or two points, not percent, away from the next higher letter grade, you will earn that higher letter grade. Students taking this class for Credit/No Credit should receive 70% or more of the total possible points to obtain credit for the class.

The instructor retains graded materials for 90 days after grades have been posted. If you wish to review these materials, you must contact the instructor before this date.

Each exam will contain about 10 points of extra credit. Do not ask me which question(s) are for extra credit, they are no specific extra credit questions. There will just be at least 110 possible points on each exam. You are to answer all questions on each exam. Please do not email me to ask me for more extra credit or for another assignment to do for extra points. There will be no other extra credit points or extra assignments given.

The total points you earn on each exam will include these extra credit points and your points on MyEconLab will show the total points you earn out of about 110 possible points. Please to do not email and ask me if your score included the extra credit points; they are included. You must do your best work on the six online quizzes and the two on-campus exams because they are the only sources of points for this course.

There will be six online quizzes with each typically covering the two preceding chapters which may be accessed using the Online Quizzes link in CourseCompass. The course schedule shows the recommended completion date for each quiz. In preparation for the first exam, you should complete the first 3 online quizzes prior to taking that first exam. You may use your books and notes for these online quizzes. These quizzes are not timed to allow you all the time you need to earn the highest possible points. Make sure to allow plenty of time for each one of the online quizzes, because these scores represent 1/3 of your course grade. You are allowed only one attempt at each quiz and must finish each quiz once you have started.

The majority of online quiz questions come from the Study Plan, the textbook Review Quizzes and the end of the chapter textbook problems. If you have successfully completed these three practice elements, you should do very well on the online graded quizzes. Completing these practice elements prior to the online quizzes will also give you experience using the Graphing Tools. Make sure you are skilled with the Graphing Tools before you attempt a graded online quiz. Follow the graphing instructions carefully and use the tools in the order given in the instructions. You must be very precise with these Graphing Tools to earn the online quiz points.

CAUTION: Although the quiz questions are shown one at a time, please be aware that you may backtrack to a previous question or skip forward to the next question by using the scroll bar at the bottom of the quiz. Do not use the back button on your browser, or you will be locked out of the quiz. Your quizzes are automatically scored and you will be able to view your grade immediately upon completion.

Once you have completed an online quiz, you may review your results by clicking on MyEconLab Scores, then click review for the appropriate quiz. You should review your results to learn areas that require more study and to double check the computer scoring. If you feel that you did the graphs correctly and completed the instructions in the correct order, but were scored incorrectly, please email me with the specific question numbers that you would like me to recheck. I will do so and make any necessary adjustments.

While you may complete the online quizzes whenever you wish, all online quizzes must be completed no later than the course deadline. This deadline is given in the course schedule and you will be reminded about this deadline often in course announcements. There are no exceptions to this course deadline for any reason.

You are cautioned not to wait until the last few minutes on the deadline date because there are many unforeseen events that may prevent you from finishing by the required deadline causing you to lose valuable points. These unforeseen events range from power failures, to Course Compass system locking you out of the quiz, to failure of your computer or software. Please try to keep on schedule to gain the benefit from these assessments and to avoid getting behind in the course.

You are on your honor to take each online quiz by yourself and keep the quiz information to yourself. Sharing online quiz information with other individuals is considered cheating and could cause you to fail the class.

Exams are application-oriented and in-depth and may use multiple choice, short-answer, essay, and graphical analysis based on textbook material and if assigned, outside readings. You will not be able to use your books or notes for these exams, but exam reviews outline key concepts to be tested and describe essay question(s), if any.

There are two exams for this course which must be completed on-campus. You will have two opportunities to complete each exam. Your course schedule shows these dates, times and the classroom that will be used for the exams.

You must bring a photo ID, a Scantron form 882, a calculator, a number two pencil and an eraser to each exam. If you do not show a picture ID, you will not be allowed to complete the exam.

I do not give make-up exams for any reason. However, if you cannot come to campus or do not wish to complete the exams on the dates and times shown on the course schedule, I am happy to provide an alternative.

You may use the IVC Testing Center to complete either or both of your on-campus exams. Please go to www.ivc.edu/testing to access information about the Center’s days and hours of operation or you may call (949) 451-5468. The Testing Center personnel already have copies of your two exams so that you may arrange with them to complete either or both of your exams at the IVC Testing Center. You do not need to let me know, but it is your responsibility to contact them directly and schedule your exam. You will have up to two hours for each exam and will not be able to use books, or notes, but will be able to use a nonprogrammable calculator. Remember to bring a Scantron form 882, a number 2 pencil and an eraser. If you choose to use the IVC Testing Center, you will be required to pay a $15 fee for a two hour exam. The Testing Center is a for-profit enterprise on the IVC campus that is separate from Irvine Valley College.

If you complete an exam at the IVC Testing Center, they will send me your test and scantron. I will post your exam score to your MyEconLab grades the next time I am on campus. For the summer term, I am only on campus during the four days when I give exams on campus. If you take an exam after the first regularly scheduled exam date, then your score will not be posted until I am back on campus to give the second exam.

You may choose to complete your two exams on the regularly schedules dates shown on your course schedule or at the IVC Testing Center on dates that you select. To clarify, I do not care when you complete either exam, but both must be completed no later than the deadline date and time shown in your course schedule. There are no exceptions to this course requirement; you must complete both exams on campus no later than the date and time shown in the course schedule.

1. Announcements are used to communicate general updates, assignments, changes and due dates for assignments, quizzes and exams.

2. Browser Check will make sure you have the correct version of the required components for the course.

3. Economic News contains news about current economic events which you may wish to read.

5. Exam Reviews outline key concepts to be tested and describe essay questions, if any.

6. MyEconLab Scores allow you to check your points to date in the course and review your online quizzes.

8. Student Blog allows you to post a message and communicate with your classmates.

9. Student Center provides online resources offered through Pearson Education that includes complimentary access to Pearson Tutor Services, Study Help, Graphing Tools to create your own graphs, and MyEconLab Help Guide.

10. Study Plan links you to MyEconLab Chapter Problems, Review Quizzes, Sample Tests and Online Quizzes.

12. Textbook Resources contain Glossary Flashcards that allow you to create a deck of flashcards and resources for each chapter that include learning objectives; Multimedia Library to review chapter animations and videos; printable PowerPoint lectures; links to websites used in the textbook problems and applications; electronic Study Guide with chapter summary and many practice questions, applications and quizzes, and, if you purchased, the eText with the complete chapter of the textbook online.

Refer to the Course Schedule for the assigned chapter, click on Textbook Resources, and then the specific folder for that chapter to access the online learning resources for that chapter. The assignment for each chapter is the same.

1. Preview the chapter by reading the learning objectives, and then read the assigned chapter from the eText or from your printed copy of the text. You should also go through the Power Point slide presentation for your chapter. This may be done, at your discretion, either before or after you read the chapter.

2. As you go through the chapter, you should click on the Study Plan, then the chapter to complete the Chapter Problems and Review Quizzes for each section of the chapter. The Study Plan items cover the most important topics in the chapter. Make sure that you understand these concepts. Check your answers to see where you need more study. It is important that you become comfortable with these questions because economics is application-oriented, not merely memorization. It is also critical that you have practice with the graphing tools using them in the order shown in the instructions, and that you are able to use them with precision so that you do not lose points on the graded online quizzes.

Note: the eStudy Guide also presents learning objectives, applications and problems, some of which are quite challenging. I consider your use of the eStudy Guide optional, but it is recommended if you want more practice.

3. After you have read the chapter and completed the Study Plan, you should review the additional problems at the end of the chapter that were not available in the Study Plan. At the end of every chapter, there are Problems and Applications with two instruction lines that read “Work problems #-#.” Your Study Plan already includes the questions listed in the first instruction line that you should complete.

However, you should also read the second instruction line that says “Work problems #-# as Homework, a Quiz or a Test if assigned by your instructor.” I recommend that you look over those problems to reinforce your learning. Answers for those questions may be accessed from Textbook Resources, then click on Solutions Manual.

4. Now you are ready to complete the Sample Test for the chapter. Click on Study Plan, then sample test at the top of the page. There is a sample test for each chapter to give you practice applying the concepts. For the most challenging chapters, there are two sample tests to help you prepare for your graded assessments. You will receive immediate feedback as you complete these sample tests. Your sample test result will highlight any areas you need to review. When you are able to complete the sample test with at least 75% accuracy, you are ready to move on to the next chapter.

5. You have six graded online quizzes to complete for this course with about two chapters per quiz. Make sure to check the Course Schedule (last pages of your course syllabus) so that you know the recommended dates for each online quiz. When assigned, from CourseCompass, click on Online Quizzes and complete each online quiz in a timely manner as shown on the Course Schedule. After completion of each quiz, review your results to determine where you may need more study to prepare for the exams.

6. If you have questions about the course, the Student Blog is a good place to post those questions and discuss course material with your classmates. The Student Blog is accessed by clicking Student Blog then you may start a new thread to post your item. This process allows you to communicate with classmates as you would in a traditional classroom environment.

You may also contact Pearson Tutor Services up to three times per evening. To register, call toll free 1-888-777-0463 or click on Student Center for the Tutor Service link. If your classmates and the tutors cannot help, contact me by email or attend my office hours.

Remember, you are expected to login to the course at a minimum of twice per week. Online courses move swiftly and if you miss too many days, you may find yourself lost. Please try to keep up with the weekly assignments and complete the online quizzes by the recommended date.

1. Login to coursecompass.com often (a minimum of twice a week), read any announcements posted by me and review the course schedule for the assigned material for that week. If you have not logged in recently, click on View All to read any announcements you may have missed.

2. Pick out specific days and times that you can schedule time to study. Try not to rely on a computer at work where you might not be able to consistently login during business hours.

3. Read the learning objectives to gain the overall concepts under review, review the Power Point slides, then read each chapter section utilizing graphs and analytical tools, and review terms. Carefully look at each graph and each illustration to reinforce concepts presented. Complete the Study Plan and Review Quizzes as you go through the chapter. It is important that you read through each discussion before you attempt the review quizzes and Study Plan.

4. If you are having difficulties with the material, go to the Student Blog and post a question for your classmates. Remember to check back to the Blog to review responses to your question.

5. Another option if you are having difficulties with the material is to contact Pearson Education Tutor Center to get one-to-one tutoring in economics at no cost for MEL-CC users. You can register using either the Access Code you used to register for the course or your login name and password. Once you register, you can contact the tutor center up to three times per evening. To register, call toll free 1-888-777-0463 or click on Student Center for a link to the Pearson Tutor Services. If your classmates and the tutors cannot help, contact me by email or attend my office hours.

6. When you are confident that you understand the material, complete the sample test in MyEconLab for the assigned chapter. Your sample test result will highlight any areas you need to review. When you are able to complete the sample tests with at least 75% accuracy, you are ready to move on to the next chapter.

7. When assigned, click on Online Quizzes and complete each Online Quiz in a timely manner as shown on the Course Schedule. After completion of the quiz, review your results to determine where you may need more study to prepare for the exams.

8. Before each on-campus exam, go through the exam review to make sure you emphasize the material that will be on your exam and to prepare for essay question(s). The first exam typically contains at least one essay question.

9. Be patient! It takes time and practice to master economic principles. You will find this course material demanding and challenging to learn regardless if it is taught in a traditional classroom or in the distance education modality.

10. Remember, even though you are not driving to campus to take this course, you still need to dedicate at least the same amount of time required in a traditional classroom setting. For a three unit 16 week course, you should expect to put in an average of 9 hours per week. For a 3 unit 8 week online course, you should expect to put in an average of 18 hours per week. For a 3 unit 12 week online course, you should expect to put in an average of 13.5 hours per week. Or course, the advantage you have with an online course is that you can schedule your time to meet your needs.

If you follow the steps shown in this syllabus and complete the course material by the dates shown on the course schedule, you should have a successful experience taking this online course. Online courses are very different from face-to-face (traditional) classes. Students who are successful in taking online courses are highly organized, self-motivated and excellent time managers who are able to stay on schedule and are able to catch up if they get behind.

Before you can get started, we need to get some basics out of the way. I am listing the steps that you need to complete below.

1. Learn how to access MySite from the Irvine Valley College homepage at www.ivc.edu. It will allow you to gain access to a wide range of information, much of it customized specifically for you. Enter your username: For example, if your name is Sandy Beach, your email account name is sbeach0@ivc.edu. Your username would be sbeach0 (the first letter of your first name, your last name and a number, often zero).

Then enter your PIN number. This number was either assigned to you or you picked the number when you registered. If the number was assigned, it will be the last four digits of your social security number. If you picked the number, only you will know it.

If you have forgotten your number, you will have to personally contact Admissions and Records to get your PIN. It may require that you to come to campus with picture identification.

4. Forward your Irvine Valley College email account to any other email account you regularly access. I will only send email to your IVC email address.

5. Click on Video Orientation or go to my webpage, click on online courses, then video orientation, watch the video orientation and complete the 8 steps shown at the end of the video (these steps are listed here).

6. Use your access code to register for MyEconLab Course Compass for your online course or purchase access online (See Registering for MyEconLab in Course Compass below).

7. Enter your course at www.coursecompass.com and run the Browser Check and check the system requirements. These installations will ensure that the MyEconLab contents will run properly on your computer. Tour your course by clicking on the links shown on the left side of your course to become familiar with your course design at www.coursecompass.com.

8. Send me an email to let me know that you understand the course requirements, have completed the steps to get started and are able to login to the course.

To access your course, you will need to complete a one-time registration and enrollment process, after which you’ll be able to access your course for the rest of the semester. If you purchased a new textbook, it may have come with an access code that you can use to register. If you do not have an access code, you can purchase access online with a major credit card.

To register for your online course, you will need to have the following information on hand:

To register and enroll:

3. Follow the simple online instructions—you will either register with the access code or purchase access with a major credit card. You must register using the same name as shown on your official IVC student records.

4. After you have registered and enrolled, you will be ready to login to your MyEconLab CourseCompass economics course.

To log in and begin using your course:

3. You will be taken to your My CourseCompass page which lists any courses you are taking.

For help with registration and technical support:

If you have trouble registering or logging in, contact Pearson Education Customer Technical Support. You will typically get a faster result from a telephone call rather than an email.

Phone: 1-800-677-6337 Staff are available to troubleshoot your technical issue during these hours (Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET; Sundays 5:00 p.m. to12:00 a.m. ET).

Online etiquette is extremely important. We must show respect to one another at all times. Rudeness and disrespect will not be tolerated in this course. Please recognize that communication is rather “flat” online where we cannot see and hear each other. So be cautious when using sarcasm or negative statements. Familiarize yourself with “smileys” or other online icons that show emotion, so that you lessen the risk of offending the person with whom you are trying to communicate. Whenever possible, give constructive criticism and treat others the way you would like to be treated. The communications within this class should stay within it. Like any class, we are a community and we need to treat each other with respect.

Given that you have made an informed choice to enroll for this course, you should allocate adequate time each week for reading the course materials, working with the online resources, and completing the online quizzes. You will be responsible for keeping up to date with all assignments and assessments. You should be respectful of your fellow students and your instructor at all times. Online courses take at least as much time to complete successfully as traditional courses so please plan accordingly. Recall, for a three unit 16 week course, you should expect to put in an average of 9 hours per week. For a 3 unit 8 week course, you should expect to put in an average of 18 hours per week. For a 3 unit 12 week course, you should expect to put in an average of 13.5 hours per week.

Remember, you are solely responsible for the completion of the course requirements. Each assignment, computer activity, quiz and exam is your task to complete in a responsible and timely manner.

The instructor does not drop students from the course. If you decide to drop the course, it is your responsibility to drop the course through Admissions and Records. Deadlines for dropping courses are shown in the class schedule. Any student who does not complete the course and does not drop the course will earn the grade of "F".

Other than the two on-campus exams, there are no live class discussions scheduled for this course. However, I will be available during my office hours. Please refer to the first page of this syllabus for times and methods for contacting me.

As your instructor, I will give you the respect that I ask you to give to me and the other members of this class. I will follow the course schedule as shown in this syllabus. If any changes are required I will announce them well in advance to give you time to adjust. I will do my best to help you be successful in this course. You can count on my availability during office hours, and you have the right to expect prompt responses to your questions, comments, and requests. I try to check my email at least once a day, but remember I am busy teaching on campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I will grade your work with accuracy and in a timely manner. I will double check the exam scoring for any erasures to ensure the accuracy of your exam score. If there is a highly missed question, I will dump that question and give each student credit for an extra correct question (regardless whether or not they missed the dumped question). After an exam, I will post your score ASAP to your MyEconLab grade record. In this distance learning course, you will receive at least the same attention and care you would find in a traditional class.

Honesty and integrity are very important in higher education. This standard pertains to what is created as well as, to what is spoken or written. To claim to have created something that is not entirely your own work is a violation of academic and personal integrity. Cheating is the unauthorized giving or receiving of information in examinations, quizzes, assignments or other exercises. If someone else takes online quizzes in your name, this is also considered cheating and will result in the student earning an “F” in the course and the instructor filing a report with the Dean of Students. Students should read and understand this syllabus, the criteria for Academic Dishonesty discussed here, and review the Student Code of Conduct in the IVC class schedule.

If your computer crashes, either call the computer manufacturer or the business from whom you bought the computer.

Contact Pearson Education Customer Technical Support for problems registering or logging in, accessing your course, or for any other system problems. You will typically get a faster result from a telephone call rather than an email.

Phone: 1-800-677-6337 Staff are available to troubleshoot your technical issue during these hours (Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET; Sundays 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET).

If you cannot login and participate in class because of technical problems for over 48 hours, please email me.

This course requires you to have a computer, an Internet service provider and Internet access. If for any reason you lose the use of any of these resources, it is your responsibility to find another source so that you are able to complete the requirements of this course. If it should become necessary, Irvine Valley College provides computers for student use in the Library.

Date/Week	Quiz or Exam	Assignment
October 19		Read Syllabus, watch video orientation, and complete the 8 steps to get started Chapter 1: What is Economics?
October 22		Chapter 2: The Economic Problem
October 25	√	ONLINE QUIZ 1: Chapters 1 and 2
October 26		Chapter 3: Demand and Supply
October 29		Chapter 4: Measuring GDP and Economic Growth
November 1	√	ONLINE QUIZ 2: Chapters 3 and 4
November 2		Chapter 5: Measuring Jobs and the Price Level
November 5		Chapter 6: Economic Growth
November 8	√	ONLINE QUIZ 3: Chapters 5 and 6
November 9		Chapter 7: Finance, Saving, and Investment
November 13, Friday and November 14, Saturday CLASSROOM B402	√	ON CAMPUS EXAM 1: Chapters 1-7 Friday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
November 16		Chapter 8: Money, the Price Level, and Inflation
November 19		Chapter 9: The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments
November 22	√	ONLINE QUIZ 4: Chapters 8 and 9
November 23		Chapter 10: Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
November 25		Chapter 12: U.S. Inflation, Unemployment and the Business Cycle (We do not cover Section 12.2)
November 29	√	ONLINE QUIZ 5: Chapters 10 and 12
November 30		Chapter 13: Fiscal Policy
December 3		Chapter 14: Monotary Policy
December 6	√	ONLINE QUIZ 6: Chapters 13 and 14
December 7		Chapter 15: International Trade Policy
DECEMBER 10 QUIZ DEADLINE	√	ONLINE QUIZZES 1 THROUGH 6 MUST BE COMPLETED TODAY NO LATER THAN 11:59 P.M. PACIFIC TIME NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASON
December 11 Friday and December 12, Saturday CLASSROOM B402	√	ON CAMPUS EXAM 2: Chapters 8-10, 12-15 Friday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
December 12 EXAM DEADLINE	√	BOTH ON-CAMPUS EXAMS MUST BE COMPLETED TODAY NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. (Noon) PACIFIC TIME NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASON

* Instructor reserves the right to modify or change any item on the course syllabus or this schedule to satisfy the class needs.

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