Freshman Seminar 101 - Economics in an Ethical World - Winter 2003
Requirements:
Attendance at all class sessions is required, with exceptions granted according to Centre College policy. Skipping class will lower your participation grade by 1 point for each hour missed. Grades will be based on participation, homework, and a short paper. If you are contributing to each class discussion, you can assume that your participation grade is intact unless I notify you to the contrary. If you miss class time, it is your responsibility to obtain notes from your classmates about the lecture, discussion, and assignments. The following weights will be applied to the course requirements:
Participation/Debates
40%
Homework/Electronic Journal
30%
Test
30%
The reading will be from Nickel and Dimed, The Age of Environmentalism, and a few handouts and web pages. Please read the footnotes in Nickel and Dimed as well.
You
will write at least two full pages in your electronic journal each day (double
spaced, font size 12, 1 inch margins). Bring
the pages to class each day to refer to in our discussions and I will collect
them at the end of each class. On
days when we don't have class you may e-mail the pages to me by 4:00 p.m.
|
Date |
Activities/Discussion |
Location |
Advance Reading |
Writing due |
|
1/6 |
Check-ins, plan debates, Roger and Me, travel/prison forms |
Y102 |
none |
|
|
1/7 |
Field Trip-- ASPI 9:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., dress warmly |
Van between Sutcliff and Crounse |
Nickel and Dimed pp. 1-49. |
Reaction to N/D Response to Roger, |
|
1/8 |
Meet with debate/presentation groups |
Your call |
Nickel and Dimed pp.
51-85 |
Reaction to N/D |
|
1/9 |
DEBATE I Presentation I: Multi-level marketing |
Y102 |
Nickel and Dimed pp. 86-119 |
Reaction to N/D Issues with MLM |
|
1/10 |
The Big One movie, discuss sweat shops 3:15 Mike Kretz 859-269-2203 |
Y102 |
Nickel and Dimed pp. 121-155 Krugman, Web on Sweatshops |
Reaction to N/D Views on Sweatshops |
|
1/13 |
Field Trip— Prison 1-4 |
Van between Sutcliff and Crounse |
Nickel and Dimed pp. 156-191 |
Reaction to N/D |
|
1/14 |
Ethics Lecture Affluenza movie, discussion |
Y102 |
Nickel and Dimed pp. 193-221 Materialism reading |
Reaction to N/D What is the source of materialism? How do we bring about ethical behavior? |
|
1/15 |
Meet with debate groups |
Your Call |
de S pp. 1-28 |
Reaction to de S |
|
1/16 |
Field Trip to Poverty, Farm 1-4 |
Y102 |
de S pp. 29-59 Corruption reading |
Reaction to de S Costs and benefits of income inequality What is the best cure for corruption? |
|
1/17 |
DEBATE II Presentation II: McLibel |
Y102 |
|
|
|
1/20 |
Cancer Alley movie, discussion |
Y102 |
de S pp. 60-90 Environment reading |
Reaction to de S How do we draw the line re: conservation? |
|
1/21 |
Reading/Writing Day, no class |
de S pp. 91-115 |
Reaction to de S |
|
|
1/22 |
Field Trip
7:40-10:30 a.m. Small Business Ethics, Hampton Inn |
Van between Sutcliff and Crounse |
Ethics reading |
Questions for Business Owners |
|
1/23 |
Silent Spring movie, discussion |
Y102 |
de S pp. 116-138 Regulations reading |
What role should regulations play? |
|
1/24 |
Measures of Economic Growth and “Green” Growth, closing
discussions |
Y102 |
de S pp. 139-166 Web pages for and against MLM |
List of 12 sustainable sources of employment |
|
1/27 |
Test |
Y102 |
|
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ECO 110 - INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS - Fall 2002
Description: An introduction to economic theory and applications. We will construct simple economic models of human behavior, production, pricing, distribution, monetary theory, and the business cycle. Prerequisites: none.
Requirements: Grades will be based on participation, homework, quizzes, two in-class “learning celebrations” (a.k.a. exams), and a final learning celebration. Attendance at all class sessions is required, with exceptions granted according to Centre College policy. Skipping class will lower your participation grade by 1 point out of 10 each time, although failing grades will not be given based on truancy alone. I will drop your lowest/first-missed quiz. A second missed quiz score can be replaced with the grade on an original, 2-page essay on the topic missed if handed in the following class period. Subsequent missed quizzes will go down as zeros. The weights and grading scale are as follows:
|
Participation |
10% |
|
Homework / Quizzes |
20% |
|
Learning Celebration I |
20% |
|
Learning Celebration II |
20% |
|
Final Learning Celebration |
30% |
| 93-100 | A |
| 90-93 | A- |
| 87-90 | B+ |
| 83-87 | B |
| 80-83 | B- |
| ... | ... |
Reading Materials: Economics, 5th edition by Roger Arnold; Favorite Ways to Learn Economics
Quizzes: Each Tuesday. See the notes on the following page for more information.
Reflections: Please bring the completed reflections to class the day following the associated experiment for the purpose of discussion. I will ask you about them but you don’t need to turn them in.
Problem Sets: Do these on your own. If you score below a 5 on a quiz, you must hand in the homework set for the chapter covered on the quiz day. You will receive your quiz back on Thursday and the homework will be due the following Tuesday. Your “low” quiz score will then be changed to the average of the quiz score and the homework score. Remember that this work is a reflection of you. Sloppy or unstapled work will receive a 10% deduction. Illegible work will be market incorrect. Late problem sets will receive a deduction of 20% per day.
I am always trying to find ways to help everyone in my classes get A’s. (In fact, sometimes they all do.) It is clear to me that anyone who follows these steps can earn the grade they want:
1) Complete the reading assignments carefully before class. Take your time--don’t just skim.
2) Take notes on the text summarizing important concepts in your own words and drawing all the graphs.
3) Attend every class meeting and take good notes in class.
4) Ask questions in class about anything you don’t understand.
5) Work the problem sets without reliance on others or on an answer guide.
6) Work with your classmates/friends on any rough spots.
7) Visit office hours to iron out any remaining confusion.
Date |
Chapter / Experiment / Homework |
Topic |
|
Sept.3 |
None / 1A, discuss 9B, film/none due |
Learning Tips, Allocation of Resources |
|
5 |
1, Appendix / 2A / hand in schedule |
Intro to Economics / Working with Diagrams |
|
10 |
2 / 1B / quiz |
Trade and Tradeoffs |
|
12 |
3 / 2B |
Supply and Demand |
|
17 |
4 / 3 A & B / quiz |
Applications of Supply and Demand |
|
19 |
5 / 8 A & B / |
Prices and Unemployment |
|
24 |
6 / 11A / quiz |
GDP |
|
26 |
7 / paper on 3 study methods due |
Aggregate Supply and Demand |
|
October 1 |
Catch up / Family Feud / quiz on Ch. 7 |
Review |
|
3 |
Learning Celebration I click here for old exam |
Chapters 1 – 7 |
|
8 |
8 & 9 / quiz on Ch. 8 & 9 reading |
Self Regulation of the Economy |
|
10 |
10 |
Fiscal Policy |
|
15 |
12 / 10A&B/ quiz w/ no hw incentive |
Money and Banking |
|
22 |
15 / 12A / quiz |
Monetary Policy |
|
24 |
18 / 7A |
Elasticity |
|
29 |
19 / 7B / Ch. 18 Homework |
Consumer Choice |
|
31 |
Catch up |
Review |
|
Nov. 5 |
Learning Celebration II click here for old exam |
Material since 1st Celebration |
|
7 |
19 & Appendix / go over exam |
Budget Constraints and Indifference Curves |
|
12 |
21 / 11B / Ch. 19 problems due (from chapter and appendix) |
Production and Costs |
|
14 |
22 / 12B |
Perfect Competition |
|
19 |
23 / 5B / Ch. 21 & 22 problems due |
Monopoly |
|
21 |
27 / 6 A & B |
Factor Markets |
|
26 |
Reading Day – no class |
Read, Practice, Learn |
|
Dec. 3 |
31 / 4 A & B / Ch. 23 & 27 problems due |
Market Failure |
|
5 |
Catch up |
Review |
|
13(a)/9(b) |
Final
Learning Celebration
|
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Comprehensive |
The numbers on the left side of the middle column are the chapter to be read in the Economics textbook. Read them before the class for which they are assigned.
After the first "/" there is a chapter number and a letter. These indicate the experiment from the "Favorite Ways" book that we will do IN CLASS on that day. For example, on the first day we’ll do 1A, which is the first experiment in chapter one. On the second day we’ll do 2A, which is the first experiment in chapter two. 1B means Chapter 1, second experiment, and so on. Read the introduction and scenario prior to class. Sometimes there will be some other preparation mentioned in those sections. As indicated in the book, do not complete the “reflections” until after we do the experiment in class. We will discuss your answers to the reflections the day after the experiment, but you do not need to hand the reflections in.
After the second "/" there are sometimes homework assignments or quizzes. Quizzes will be on the homework problems at the end of the chapter assigned for the previous day and the reading for the chapter assigned for that day. For example, On Sept. 10 the quiz will be a problem or two from textbook problems at the end of Chapter 1 and a problem or two asking about the material you read for Chapter 2. If you earn a 5 or higher out of 10 on the quiz, you don’t need to hand in the homework problems. If you earn a 4 or below, you will need to hand in the homework set for the chapter assigned on the day of the quiz. Exam questions will come mostly from problems in the textbook and in the Favorite Ways bood. Please let me know if anything is unclear. Thanks.
ECO 150/350a - DISPUTE RESOLUTION - Winter 1999
Description: A study of past, present, and future methods of resolving disputes over facts, rights, and decisions. The economist’s tools of theoretical and empirical analysis are applied to prospective dispute resolution techniques to determine their viability. The procedures discussed are useful in negotiations over everything from wages and prices to where to go for dinner.
Requirements
: Attendance at all class sessions is required, with exceptions granted according to Centre College policy. Skipping class will lower your participation grade by 1 point (out of 10) each time, although failing grades will not be given based on truancy alone. Grades will be based on participation, two tests, homework, and a final. If you are contributing to class discussions every day, you can assume that your participation grade is intact unless I notify you to the contrary. Quizzes cannot be made up, but your lowest quiz or homework grade will be dropped. Late homework will receive a deduction of 20% per day. The following weights will be applied to the course requirements:Participation 15%
ECO 15 students will not be responsible for symbolic models on quizzes or tests.
Textbooks
:Ury, William and Roger Fisher. 1991. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. (New York: Penguin).
(Additional readings may be assigned.)
For ECO 35 students, the paper will consist of 6-8 original pages. It cannot overlap with anything you or anyone else has written. Topics will be discussed in class.
| Class | Topic | Reading |
| Jan. 4 | Introduction to Dispute Resolution | |
| Jan. 5 | Bargaining Over Positions | Ury & Fisher, Ch. 1 |
| Jan. 7, 8 | Settlement and Fair Division | Anderson, Ch. 1 |
| Jan. 11 | The People and the Problem | Ury & Fisher, Ch. 2 |
| Jan. 12 | Field Trip ? | |
| Jan. 14 | Case Selection & Trial / Settlement Decisions | Anderson, Ch. 2 |
| Jan. 15 | Focus on Interests | Ury & Fisher, Ch. 3 |
| Jan. 18 | Learning Motivator I Click for old exam | |
| Jan. 19 | Finding Options for Mutual Gain | Ury & Fisher, Ch. 4 |
| Jan. 21 | Bargaining Impediments and Settlement | Anderson, Ch. 3 |
| Jan. 22 | Film / Discussion | |
| Jan. 25 | Using Objective Criteria | Ury & Fisher, Ch. 5 |
| Jan. 26 | Empirical Research on Settlement Devices | Anderson, Ch. 6 |
| Jan. 28 | Bargaining Power and the Bottom Line | Ury & Fisher, Ch. 6 |
| Jan. 29 | Learning Motivator II Click here to see old exam | |
| Feb. 1 | Enticing Negotiation | Ury & Fisher, Ch. 7 |
| Feb. 2 | The Structure of the Legal Bargaining Game | Anderson, Ch. 7 |
| Feb. 4 | Avoiding Dirty Tricks | Ury & Fisher, Ch. 8 |
| Feb. 5 | Guest Speaker / Papers Due (ECO 35 only) | |
| Feb. 8 | The Dawning of Arbitration | Anderson, Ch. 9 |
| Feb. 9 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Anderson, Ch. 10 |
| Feb. 11 | Economics of Crime / Review | |
| Feb. 12 | Final Learning Motivator Old Exam | 1:30 - 3:30 am |
Crime Deterrence PowerPoint 2009
ECO 220 – MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Description: An investigation of the economic factors determining consumer behavior, production, pricing, and market structures in a partial equilibrium framework. Theories of distribution, welfare criteria, and general equilibrium are examined. Prerequisites: ECO 11 and MAT 12.
Requirements: Grades will be based on participation, homework, quizzes, two in-class exams, and a final exam. Attendance at all class sessions is required, with exceptions granted according to Centre College policy. Skipping class will lower your participation grade by 1 point out of 10 each time, although failing grades will not be given based on truancy alone. I will drop your lowest/first-missed quiz. A second missed quiz score can be replaced with the grade on an original, 2-page essay on the topic missed if handed in the following class period. Subsequent missed quizzes will go down as zeros. The weights and grading scale are as follows:
| Participation | 10% |
| Homework / Quizzes | 15% |
| Exam 1 | 20% |
| Exam 2 | 25% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| 93-100 | A |
| 90-93 | A- |
| 87-90 | B+ |
| 83-87 | B |
| 80-83 | B- |
| ... | ... |
Textbook: Browning and Zupan, Microeconomic Theory and Applications, 5th Edition.
I am always trying to find ways to help everyone in my classes achieve their academic goals. It is clear to me that anyone who follows these steps can earn the grade they want:
Class Period |
Reading | Topic | Effort |
| September 3 | Chapter 1 | Introduction | |
| 8 | Chapter 2 | Supply and Demand | |
| 10 | Chapter 3 | Consumer Choice | |
| 15 | Chapter 4 | Individual and Market Demand | |
| 17 | Chapter 5 | Using Consumer Choice Theory | |
| 22 | Chapter 5 | Using Consumer Choice Theory | |
| 24 | Review | ||
| 29 | Learning
Motivator (Click for Old Exam) |
Chapters 1 - 5 | |
| October 1 | Chapter 6 | Production | |
| 6 | Chapter 6 | Production | |
| 8 | Chapter 7 | Production Costs | |
| 15 | Chapter 8 | Profit Max & Competition | |
| 20 | Chapter 9 | Using the Competitive Model | |
| 22 | Chapter 10 | Monopoly | |
| 27 | Chapter 10 | Review | |
| 29 | Learning
Motivator II (Click for Old Exam) |
Chapters 6 - 10 | |
| November 3 | Chapter 12 | Oligopoly | |
| 5 | Chapter 12 | Oligopoly | |
| 12 | Chapter 13 | Game Theory & Information | |
| 17 | Chapter 15 | Employment & Inputs | |
| 19 | Chapter 16 | Wages & Rents | |
| 24 | Chapter 17 | Applications | |
| December 1 | Chapter 19 | Public Goods & Externalities | |
| December 3 | Review | ||
| December 8 | Final 8:30
– 11:30 am New Improved Practice Final |
Comprehensive |
ECO 320 – LABOR ECONOMICS - Fall 1998
Description: Economic and social forces determining the character and utilzation of human resources in a market economy. Topics include labor supply, labor demand, collective bargaining, mobility, human capital, unemployment, technological changes, and wage rates. Prerequisite: ECO 11.
Requirements: Grades will be based on participation, homework, quizzes, two in-class exams, and a final exam. Attendance at all class sessions is required, with exceptions granted according to Centre College policy. Skipping class will lower your participation grade by 1 point out of 10 each time, although failing grades will not be given based on truancy alone. I will drop your lowest/first-missed quiz. A second missed quiz score can be replaced with the grade on an original, 2-page essay on the topic missed if handed in the following class period. Subsequent missed quizzes will go down as zeros. The weights and grading scale are as follows:
| Participation | 10% |
| Homework / Quizzes | 15% |
| Exam 1 | 20% |
| Exam 2 | 25% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| 93-100 | A |
| 90-93 | A- |
| 87-90 | B+ |
| 83-87 | B |
| 80-83 | B- |
| ... | ... |
Textbook: Kaufman, The Economics of Labor Markets, 4th Edition.
I am always trying to find ways to help everyone in my classes get A’s. It is clear to me that anyone who follows these steps can earn the grade they want:
Class Period |
Reading | Topic | Effort |
September 3 |
Chapter 1 | The Labor Market | |
8 |
Chapter 1 | The Labor Market | |
10 |
Chapter 2 | Hours of Work | |
15 |
Chapter 2 | Hours of Work | |
17 |
Chapter 3 | Labor Force Participation | |
22 |
Chapter 3 | Labor Force Participation | |
24 |
Learning
Motivator (Click for Old Exam) |
Chapters 1-3 | |
29 |
Chapter 4 | The Demand for Labor | |
October 1 |
Chapter 4 | The Demand for Labor | |
6 |
Chapter 6 | The Determinants of Wages | |
8 |
Chapter 6 | The Determinants of Wages | |
15 |
Chapter 7 | Education, Training, Human K | |
20 |
Chapter 7 | Education, Training, Human K | |
22 |
Chapter 8 | Occupational Wage Differentials | |
27 |
Chapter 8 | Occupational Wage Differentials | |
29 |
Learning
Motivator II (Click for Old Exam) |
Chapters 4-8 | |
November 3 |
Chapter 9 | Discrimination | |
5 |
Chapter 9 | Discrimination | |
12 |
Chapter 10 | Unions & Collective Bargaining | |
17 |
Chapter 10 | Unions & Collective Bargaining | |
19 |
Chapter 13 | Unemployment | |
24 |
Chapter 13 | Unemployment | |
December 1 |
Chapter 14 | Poverty and Income Distribution | |
3 |
Review | Poverty and Income Distribution | |
10 |
Final
Learning Motivator (Click for Old Exam) |
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Comprehensive |
ECO 350 - LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
OF BUSINESSDescription: A study of the legal, ethical, and global environment of business. Topics include the sources of American law, the workings of the judicial system, business ethics and social responsibility, product liability, deceptive trade practices, international law, and environmental regulation. Prerequisites: ECO 11, ECO 22 or permission of the instructor.
ECO 355 - ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS - Fall 2003
Description: This course applies economic theory to the major environmental issues of our time. Topics include the evaluation of environmental policy, the management of natural resources, determinants of resource depletion, sustainable development, and the optimal level of biodiversity. We will use the tools of economics to identify weighty problems and find the most efficient solutions. Prerequisite: ECO 110.
Requirements: Grades will be based on participation, homework, quizzes, and three learning celebrations (a.k.a. exams). Attendance at all class sessions is required, with exceptions granted according to Centre College policy. Skipping class will lower your participation grade by 1 point (out of 10) each time, although failing grades will not be given based on truancy alone. If you are contributing to class discussions daily, you can assume that your participation grade is intact unless I notify you to the contrary. I will drop your first missed quiz. If you don’t miss any quizzes, I will drop your lowest quiz or homework grade. A second missed quiz score can be replaced with the grade on an original, 2-page essay on the topic missed. Subsequent missed quizzes will go down as zeros. Late homework will receive a deduction of 20% per day. The following weights will be applied to the course requirements:
| Attendance / Participation | 10% |
| Homework / Quizzes | 20% |
| Midterm I | 20% |
| Midterm II | 20% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| 93-100 | A |
| 90-93 | A- |
| 87-90 | B+ |
| 83-87 | B |
| 80-83 | B- |
| ... | ... |
Textbook:
Anderson, Environmental
Economics and Natural Resource Management.
Homework: As long as the class test average remains above 80%, you do not need to hand in the homework problems. However, you should work these problems, as similar or identical questions will appear on the tests. To further assist you in the battle against evil and temptation, we will have pop quizzes on the reading material and chapter problems.
Writing assignment: On the first day that we cover each chapter (excluding Ch. 1), please bring a 1-2 page (double-spaced, 1 inch margin, 12 pt times roman) set of reflections on the chapter that include one or more paragraphs answering each of the following questions: (1) What did you find the most interesting and why? (2) What did you agree or disagree with the most strongly and why? (3) What issue is the most important to your present or future life and why? (4) What specific questions do you have? Please label the first paragraph about each topic with the number of that topic provided here (1, 2, 3, or 4).
Your presentation will be on the environmental economics controversy of your choice. You will have 10-12 minutes to address the strongest arguments on both sides, and to defend your chosen side. Please refer to at least 3 articles from economics journals on an environmental economics topic of your choice. You should include some form of visual aid (the chalkboard, PowerPoint, posters, creatures, …). The grade on this will be part of your homework grade.
|
Date |
Chapter |
Topic |
|
September 9 |
1 |
The Big Picture |
|
11 |
2 |
Efficiency and Choice |
|
16 |
2 |
Field Trip – Agriculture Issues |
|
18 |
3 |
Market Failure |
|
23 |
4 |
Trade-offs and the Economy |
|
25 |
5 |
Morals and Motivation |
|
30 |
(nothing new) |
Review, discuss paper topics |
|
October 2 |
Learning
Celebration |
Chapters 1-5 |
|
7 |
6 |
Environmental Quality / Field Trip |
|
9 |
6 |
Corp Recycling Field Trip |
|
14 |
7 |
Energy / Movie in Bijou |
|
16 |
7 |
Discussion |
|
21 |
8 |
Sustainability / Kevin Doyle |
|
28 |
9 |
Biodiversity and Valuation |
|
30 |
10 |
International and Global Issues |
|
November 4 |
(nothing new) |
Review / Catch-up |
|
6 |
Learning
Celebration |
Chapters 6-10 |
|
11 |
11 |
Renewable Resources |
|
13 |
11 |
Conservation Easements |
|
18 |
12 |
Depl/Replenishable Resources |
|
20 |
13 |
Role of Gov. / Presentations |
|
25 |
Presentations |
Day 2 of Presentations |
|
December 2 |
14 |
Environmental Policy |
|
4 |
15 |
Population, Poverty, Growth |
|
9 |
16 |
Dispute Resolution |
|
11 |
(nothing new) |
Review Session |
|
19 |
Final 8:30 – 11:30 am |
Comprehensive |
ECO 350 - GAME THEORY
Description: A theoretical analysis of strategy and design for primarily non-cooperative games with applications to voting, bargaining, business tactics, legal disputes, auctions, cost allocation, and trading. Prerequisites: ECO 11, MAT 14.
ECO 350 - ECONOMICS OF CRIME
Description: Course participants will use an economic approach to understand criminal behavior and evaluate various public policies designed to deter it. Discussion topics will include the impact of criminal activity, the optimum allocation of criminal justice resources, the markets for heroin and cocaine, and organized crime. Prerequisite: Economics 11.
INS 450A - LAW AND ECONOMICS
Description: An introduction to the analysis of legal issues and legal reasoning. Case studies in tort law, product liability, and the value of life. Other topics include dispute resolution, contracts, property, affirmative action, civil procedure, and the economics of criminal behavior.
ECO
390 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS - Spring
2000
TTh 8:00 - 9:30 A.M., Olin 122
Description: Applied quantitative methods for economics, business, and the social sciences. Topics include systems of equations, derivative and integral calculus, matrix algebra, probability theory, statistical inference, and the mathematics of finance. Prerequisites: ECO 22; MAT 14.
Requirements: Grades will be based on participation, homework, quizzes, two midterms, and a final exam. Attendance is required. Skipping class will lower your attendance / participation grade by one point (out of 10) each time, although failing grades will not be granted based on truancy alone. If you are contributing to class discussions every week, you can assume that your participation grade is intact unless I notify you to the contrary. Grades on late homework will be decreased by 20% per day past due. The following weights will be applied to the course requirements:
| Attendance / Participation | 10% |
| Homework / Quizzes | 20% |
| Midterm I | 20% |
| Midterm II | 20% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| 93-100 | A |
| 90-93 | A- |
| 87-90 | B+ |
| 83-87 | B |
| 80-83 | B- |
| ... | ... |
Textbook: Prichett and Saber, Mathematics with Applications in Management and Economics (seventh edition).
In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest.
Henry Miller (1891–1980), U.S. author. The Books in My Life, Preface (1951).
|
Class Period |
Reading |
Topic |
|
Feb. 17, 22 |
Chapter 1 |
Linear Equations and Functions |
| Feb. 24, 29, Mar. 2 | Chapter 2 | Systems of Equations and Matrices |
|
March 7, 9, 14 |
Chapter 6 |
Mathematics of Finance / Review |
|
March 16 |
Midterm
I |
Chapters 1, 2, 6 |
|
March 21, 23 |
Chapter 7 |
Introduction to Differential Calculus |
|
March 28, April 11 |
Chapter 8 |
Applications of Differential Calculus |
|
April 13, 20 |
Chapter 9 |
Topics in Diff. Calculus / Review |
|
April 25 |
Midterm
II |
Chapters 7 - 9 |
|
April 27, May 2 |
Chapter 10 |
Introduction to Integrals |
|
May 4, 9 |
Chapter 11 |
Counting and Probability |
|
May 11, 16 |
Chapter 12 |
Probability Distributions |
|
May 18 (study day) |
Optional review |
Anything goes |
|
May 24 |
Final -
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Cumulative |
ECO 480 - INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
Description: A theoretical and empirical analysis of the structure of industrial markets and the behavior of business firms in competitive and noncompetitive markets. We will also consider legal restrictions on business policy, and social and political implications of government regulation of private enterprises.
ECO 490 - ECONOMETRICS
Description: A study of the regression and correlation methods used to test economic hypotheses using empirical observations. Bivariate and multivariate models are discussed. Special topics include multicollinearity, serial correlation, specification error, and heteroskedasticity. An introduction to simultaneous equation systems is included. Prerequisite: ECO 39.
ECO 500 - SENIOR SEMINAR - SPRING 1999
T,TH 2:20 - 3:50 Olin 108
Dr. David A. Anderson
114 Doherty (enter side door of library, go down)
Office Hours: T,Th 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (or by appointment)
Phone: 238-5282
This Senior Seminar is intended to round out the Centre economics experience with opportunities to polish skills in research, writing, job-attainment, and verbal expression. The course will depart from the more traditional, passive paradigm in which an instructor identifies what s/he feels is important and provides information to demystify the topic in question. In this transitional course, YOU are encouraged to identify important questions, seek answers aggressively and resourcefully, and disseminate credible results. In addition to work on original research, each student will be asked to read and discuss several seminal articles in the field of economics.
Requirements:
Grades will be based on attendance and participation, homework assignments, presentations, and three exams. Attendance at all class sessions is required, with exceptions granted according to Centre College policy. Skipping class will lower your attendance / participation grade by 1 point (out of 10) each time, although failing grades will not be given based on truancy alone. The following weights will be applied to the course requirements:
Presentations / Debates (4) 30% Exams (3) 30% Paper 25% Attendance / Participation 10% Other Assignments 5%
93-100 A 90-93 A- 87-90 B+ 83-87 B 80-83 B- (and so on)
Readings:
Coase, Ronald H. 1960. "The Problem of Social Cost," Journal of Law & Economics 3(2) pp. 1-45.
Anderson, David A. 1999. "The Aggregate Burden of Crime," Journal of Law & Economics, 42(2) (I will provide copies of this).
Friedman, Milton. "Wage Determination and Unemployment," (Ch. 12) Price Theory (Chicago: University of Chicago Press) pp. 213-237.
Akerlof, George. 1970. "The Market for Lemons: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 84(3) pp. 488-500.
Viscusi, W. Kip. 1993. "The Value of Risks to Life and Health," Journal of Economic Literature 31(4) pp. 1912-1946.
Becker, Gary S. 1993. "Nobel Lecture: The Economic Way of Looking at
Behavior," Journal of Political Economy 101(3) pp. 385-409.
| Class Period | Reading/Topic
Assignment |
Location |
| February 18 | Intro,
Brainstorm Questions and Resources |
Classroom |
| 23 | Answer
Contest Bring 5 writing questions |
My Office |
| 25 | About
Writing and Research Bring assigned answers |
Classroom |
| March 2 | Presentations / Mock Interviews | |
| 4 | Presentations / Mock Interviews | |
| 9 | Presentations / Mock Interviews | |
| 11 | Presentations / Mock Interviews | |
| 16 | Reading Day (use it well!) | Your Choice |
| 18 | First
Learning Motivator click to see old exam |
Classroom |
| 23 | Topic
Round Table Outline and two page introduction due |
Classroom |
| 25 | Debate– | |
| 30 | Debate - | |
| April 1 | Debate - | |
| 13 | Learning
New Software Rough draft of 1st 8 pages of paper due |
Computer Lab |
| 15 | Paper Conferences | My Office |
| 20 | Debate - | |
| 22 | Debate - | |
| 27 | Second
Learning Motivator click to see old exam |
Classroom |
| 29 | Job Skills | Classroom |
| May 4 | Paper Presentations | |
| 6 | Paper Presentations | |
| 11 | Paper Presentations | |
| 13 | Paper Presentations | |
| 18 | Take Home
Exam Distributed Papers Due click to see old exam |
Classroom |
| 21 | Exams Due 4:30 p.m. | My Office |