Week 10 (3/31 4/6) – Chapter 11 The Monetary System 219-242 Week 11 (4/7 4/13) – Chapter 12 Money Growth and Inflation 243-267 Week 12 (4/14 4/20) – Chapter 13 Open-Economy Macroeconomics 271-293 Week 13 (4/21 4/27) – Chapter 14 A Macro Theory of the Open Economy 295-316 Week 14 (4/28 5/4) – Chapter 15 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply 319-355 Week 15 (5/5 5/11) – Chapter 16 Monetary and Fiscal Policy 357-383 Week 16 (5/10 5/17) – Final Exam Course Grades Your work will be evaluated in this course in several different ways. On a weekly basis, you will be expected to: Complete the assigned readings for that week. Read any additional articles posted to the course website (typically current articles from the financial press of general interest). Complete the on-line quiz for the chapter assigned for that week. Complete a weekly assignment (generally based on the reading assigned for that week) and post your answer to the course web site (the D2L Drop Box). Comment on an item posted for discussion (usually from a “current event” in the US or world economy). Respond to at least one comment posted by a classmate in the week’s discussion forum. Read at least 30 of your classmates’ postings to that week’s discussion forum. In addition, there will be two conventional exams – a mid-term exam during the 7th week and a final exam (covering all of the material in the course) at the end of the semester. Your final course grade will be calculated as follows: Activity Points
Week 10 (3/31 – 4/6) Chapter 11 The Monetary System 219-242 Week 11 (4/7 – 4/13) Chapter 12 Money Growth and Inflation 243-267 Week 12 (4/14 – 4/20) Chapter 13 Open-Economy Macroeconomics 271-293 Week 13 (4/21 – 4/27) Chapter 14 A Macro Theory of the Open Economy 295-316 Week 14 (4/28 – 5/4) Chapter 15 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply 319-355 Week 15 (5/5 – 5/11) Chapter 16 Monetary and Fiscal Policy 357-383 Week 16 (5/10 – 5/17) Final Exam Course Grades Your work will be evaluated in this course in several different ways. On a weekly basis, you will be expected to: Complete the assigned readings for that week. Read any additional articles posted to the course website (typically current articles from the financial press of general interest). Complete the on-line quiz for the chapter assigned for that week. Complete a weekly assignment (generally based on the reading assigned for that week) and post your answer to the course web site (the D2L Drop Box). Comment on an item posted for discussion (usually from a “current event” in the US or world economy). Respond to at least one comment posted by a classmate in the week’s discussion forum. Read at least 30 of your classmates’ postings to that week’s discussion forum. In addition, there will be two conventional exams – a mid-term exam during the 7th week and a final exam (covering all of the material in the course) at the end of the semester. Your final course grade will be calculated as follows: Activity Points
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