1. Econ719 No 01. Introduction Organizational Matters

2. Begin Recording! Reminder: Begin Recording Now!

3. Updates See the course web site: http://dmsweb.moore.sc.edu/chappell/Econ719/in dex.htm http://dmsweb.moore.sc.edu/chappell/Econ719/in dex.htm

4. Syllabus Course Topics Materials Grading and Testing Content and Procedures

5. Macroeconomics: Content Macroeconomics describes: The evolution of aggregate activity in an economy Distinguished from microeconomics, which focuses on individuals and firms, or individual markets Key variables: Output (Real GDP) Unemployment Interest rates Exchange rates Imports and exports Price level and inflation

6. Course Materials Textbook: Abel and Bernanke, Macroeconomics, 5e Comes as e-book with Course Compass Course Compass (homework) Follow the link provided from the Econ719 home page and sign up for this course using course id: chappell90262 Online Edition: Wall Street Journal I suggest 1 month, beginning 7/23

7. Grading 2 Tests @ 40% Course Compass Quizzes 20%

8. Grading Scale Grade Average (%)Letter Grade 90-100A 83-90B+ 75-83B 68-75C+ 60-68C 55-60D+ 50-55D Below 50F The grading scale may be changed in a way that (weakly) improves all grades.

9. Testing The two tests will be given on August 2 and August 23 (Thursday nights), in Columbia and at remote locations, time TBA. Alternate make-up dates, Columbia only, August 4 and August 25 (Saturday mornings), 9 am.

10. Course Content and Procedures This is an all-Internet course! Testing excepted

11. Course Content and Procedures To complete the course: Read the assigned chapters in the textbook Watch my voiced-over PowerPoint slide shows in Breeze Presentation format These are short lectures covering all key course concepts I may also answer some questions via this format Attend online problem/review/question and answer sessions via Breeze meeting Will be recorded and available for later viewing via the Web. Complete Course Compass assignments

12. Course Compass Completing Problem Sets I will post quizzes with due dates (see the course web page under handouts) Submit your answers before the due date! You can access/take a quiz over again, but once you enter the quiz you must answer all questions again and submit or your grade will revert to zero. Do not access the quiz after the due date until I have posted answers – accessing the quiz again can remove your answers and give you a zero. After the due date and after I have collected grades, I will post quizzes as review assignments which you can later review for practice.

13. Course Compass Grading Once a due date has passed and I have collected grades, no make-ups will be possible. To get 100% of the Course Compass grade component will NOT require that you get 100% on all assignments You get 100% if your score is greater than or equal to a threshold value I will set The threshold will either be the maximum possible less one assignment or the highest grade earned by any student, whichever is less.

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