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Eco 340 820 Money & Banking Spring 2008. Course information Course policies. Who am I?. Elizabeth Dunne Schmitt Dr. Schmitt, Dr. Liz 431 Mahar. x3455 edunne@oswego.edu Office hours: MWF 10-11:30, T 11:15-12:15 and by appt. About this course. Intro Financial markets
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Eco 340 820 Money & BankingSpring 2008 • Course information • Course policies
Who am I? • Elizabeth Dunne Schmitt • Dr. Schmitt, Dr. Liz • 431 Mahar. x3455 • edunne@oswego.edu • Office hours: • MWF 10-11:30, T 11:15-12:15 • and by appt.
About this course • Intro • Financial markets • Interest rates, exchange rates, stock market, derivatives • Financial institutions • structure, regulation • Federal Reserve System & monetary policy • Role of money in the economy
Course materials • required: • textbook • Money, Banking & Financial Markets (1st OR 2nd edition) • Cecchetti • in both bookstores
recommended: • course web site • It’s free! • Address on syllabus • course email list • email will be delivered to your Oswego account If you use another account, forward your Oswego email
Grading • 500 points total • 3 exams during semester (100 pts ea.) • reweighted: 10% lowest score, 30% to highest score • final exam (cumulative, 100 pts.) • 6 homeworks (20 pts ea., lowest dropped) • due at beginning of class
grading scale in syllabus • extra credit • About 10 pts. during the semester • must be present in class when assigned • attendance is not graded but is recorded
Makeups • one week’s notice (except emergencies) • require documented excused absence • may be essay exams or I may reweight the other exams
Attendance • not explicitly graded • but it is taken for SUNY records • I expect regular attendance & punctuality • homework due at beginning of class • you are responsible for information in class • extra credit only available to those in attendance when it is offered
Cheating • cheating on an exam means a failing grade in the course • copied or very identical homework will receive a zero
Class cancellation • campus-wide (weather related) • 312-3333 • Sign up for text/email campus alerts • Through MyOswego • just me • my voicemail message • email announcement
Course Outline & Schedule • back page of syllabus • weekly chapter coverage • due dates for homework • exam dates
Having problems in the course? • see me sooner, not later! Need accomodation? • see me after class or in my office