EC120A/B/C: Introduction to Microeconomics (Fall 2019)

Calendar Description

This course analyzes the decision making of individual households and firms in a market economy, with an emphasis on the use of the price mechanism to allocate resources. The course will include applications to relevant economic policy.

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in Undergraduate studies.

Exclusions

EC101

Instructor

Ken Jackson (PhD)
Office: LH3008
Office hours: Monday 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.; Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Lectures

Section A: Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 - 11:20 a.m. in LH1001
Section B: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. in LH1001
Section C: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 - 2:20 p.m. in LH1001

Teaching Assistants

Pinar (Melis) Kaya
Shahin Rezaei Dashti
Miner Shen

Office: LH2065

Textbook

Microeconomics, 16th Canadian Edition (2016), Christopher Ragan. The textbook may be purchased through the WLU Bookstore bundled with Pearson access (MyEconLab).

MyLearningSpace

Announcements, lecture slides and grading will all be posted to MyLearningSpace. You are expected to regularly log in to MyLearningSpace to access course material, complete quizzes, and check for announcements. As noted above, a number of required items of assessment are offered through the textbook publisher's system (Pearson). Students will need to access the Pearson system through the widget in MyLearningSpace.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

• Dynamic Study Modules/In-class clickers/Homework Assignments/Review Quizzes: 21%
• Midterm Test 1 (Saturday, Oct. 5, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.): 15%
• Midterm Test 2 (Saturday, Nov. 9, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.): 24%
• Final Exam (During exam period): 40%