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ECON 201 Introduction to Microeconomics

ECON 201 Introduction to Microeconomics . Summer2014 Don Perry. What You Need to Know - Tools. Text: Microeconomics – Greg Mankiw ( ver 6) Ebook (with access code) or hard copy Publishers software – Aplia homework, exams, gradebook Will need access code (bookstore or on-line)

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ECON 201 Introduction to Microeconomics

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  1. ECON 201Introduction to Microeconomics Summer2014Don Perry

  2. What You Need to Know - Tools • Text: • Microeconomics – Greg Mankiw (ver 6) • Ebook (with access code) or hard copy • Publishers software – Aplia • homework, exams, gradebook • Will need access code (bookstore or on-line) • Grace period (free) starting 7/21/2014 • Bundled with and without text at the bookstore

  3. At the Bookstore

  4. Accessing Materials on Aplia • How to access your Aplia course • Econ 201 Microeconomics Summer 2014 (north) V6 • Instructor: Donald Perry • Start Date: 07/01/2014 • Course Key: JCJT-V98U-4GB5 • Registration • Aplia is part of CengageBrain, which allows you to sign in to a single site to access your Cengage materials and courses. • Connect to http://login.cengagebrain.com/. • If you already have an account, sign in. From your Dashboard, enter your course key (JCJT-V98U-4GB5) in the box provided, and click the Register button. • If you don't have an account, click the Create an Account button, and enter your course key when prompted: JCJT-V98U-4GB5. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions.

  5. What You Need to Know - Tools • http:\facweb\northseattle.edu\dperry\econ201 • Organized by week • Each weekly folder • Lecture notes • Relevant articles

  6. Overview of What We Will Be Doing • Introduction to Economic Modeling/Thinking (Ch. 1-3) • Modeling How Markets Work (Ch. 4-6) • Market Efficiency and Economic Welfare (Ch. 7-9) • Market Failure – Negative/Positive Externalities and Common Property Resources (Ch. 10,11) • Market Failure – Market Structure and Market Power – Competitive Markets, Monopoly and Oligopoly (Ch. 13-17)

  7. Grades – How Will They Be Determined? Three Components to Your Grade Calculation • Homework (20%) • Assigned weekly, available in Aplia (mostly) • 2 On-line quizzes (25%) • Week 3 – Monday – Chpt. 1-5 • Week 6 – Monday – Chpt. 6-8, 10, 11 • 1 In Class Exam (30%) • Final Exam (13-17)

  8. Getting Started – Accessing Resources • Aplia • Go to: www.aplia.com 2. Course Key: JCJT-V98U-4GB5 3. 3 week grace (free) period beginning 6/30/14

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