Discuss Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics is an approved general education course at Barton Community College (BCC), which can be used to fulfill degree requirements as a breadth social science course in social and behavioral sciences. In addition, is required (or recommended) to be taken by students enrolled in business programs and interior design.
This course transfers well and may be used to help fulfill credits and course requirements for general education at most, if not all, Kansas Regent’s institutions.
However, general education requirements vary among institutions, and perhaps even among departments, colleges or programs within an institution. Also, the requirements may change from time to time and without notification. Therefore, it shall be the student’s responsibility to obtain relevant information from intended transfer institutions during his (her) tenure at Barton Community College (BCC) to insure that he (she) enrolls in the most appropriate set of courses for the transfer programs.
The learning outcomes and competencies detailed in this syllabus meet, or exceed the learning outcomes and competencies specified by the Kansas Core Outcomes Project for this course, as sanctioned by the Kansas Board of Regents.
V. ASESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING
Barton Community College is committed to the assessment of student learning and to quality education. Assessment activities provide a means to develop an understanding of how students learn, what they know, and what they can do with their knowledge. Results from these various activities guide Barton, as a learning college, in finding ways to improve student learning.
Course Outcomes, Competencies, and Supplemental Competencies:
The learning outcomes and competencies detailed in this syllabus meet, or exceed the learning outcomes and competencies specified by the Kansas Core Outcomes Project for this course as sanctioned by the Kansas Board of Regents.
A. Explain the economic way of thinking by applying the following: scarcity, specialization, opportunity cost, marginal analysis, and production possibility
1. Define economics by describing the effects of scarcity and choices, and the role of rational self-interest.
2. Describe the economic approach by listing the five steps of the scientific method, comparing positive numerative analysis, and giving examples of the fallacy of composition and association as causation.
3. Graph linear equations by plotting known intercepts, demonstrate economic relationships based on how much one variable changes in relationship to a given change in another; and define and identify both positively and negatively sloping curves.
4. Define and identify examples of opportunity costs.
5. Illustrate tradeoffs and decisions at the margin using the Production Possibilities Curve.
6. Explain why specialization occurs where opportunity costs are lowest.
7. Define absolute and comparative advantage and explain why specialization and trade occur everywhere.
8. Explain consumer sovereignty in a market economy and explain the role of profit in allocating resources. Demonstrate the flow of resources by use of a circular flow diagram and the flow of income and expenditures and explain why they are equal.
9. Describe households and sources of household income and the role and amount of household spending.
10. Compare macroeconomics policy and microeconomics policy.
B. Apply the supply and demand model and elasticity for economic analysis
1. Explain the Law of Demand, prepare Demand Schedules, and draw individual, market and aggregate demand curves.
2. Demonstrate changes in quantities demanded and list and explain non-price determination for changes in demand.
3. Explain the Law of Supply, prepare supply schedules, and draw individual, market, and aggregate supply curves.
4. Demonstrate changes in quantities supplied and list and explain non-price determents for changes in supply.
5. Determine equilibrium price and quantity and demonstrate the effects of shifts in demand and supply.
6. State why measures of elasticity are important.
7. Explain what determines whether consumers alter their purchases a little or a lot in response to price change.
8. Describe how to measure how much income change, changes in the prices of related goods, or changes in advertising expenditures affect consumer purchases.
9. Describe how we measure how much producers respond to a price change.
10. Explain the difference between the substitution effect and the income effect of a price reduction and change in consumer equilibrium.
C. Analyze the relationship between production and cost as it pertains to total, average, and marginal costs
1. Compare nominal and relative prices and be able to explain why relative prices are used by consumers.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of costs by graphing them on a graph where output is measured on the horizontal axis and the total cost on the vertical axis.
3. Derive the average total cost and marginal cost and plot on the graph with total costs.
4. Explain the relationship between the costs and output in the short run and why the cost curves as U-shaped.
5. Define total fixed costs (TFC), total variable costs (TVC), and total costs (TC).
6. Describe the relationship between the costs and output in the long run.
D. Compare and contrast the operation of different market structures
1. Define a market and give examples of different markets.
2. Explain barter and the effects of money exchange.
3. Explain the role of the government in the market system as the guardian of efficiency, to protect consumers from not having perfect information and from negative externalities.
4. List four (4) characteristics of each type of market in the selling environment.
5. Define perfect competition.
6. Identify market structure that are price takers and which are price makers.
7. Define a monopoly.
8. Describe how a monopoly is created.
9. Compare perfect competition and monopoly.
10. Define monopolistic competition.
11. Explain the behavior most common in monopolistic competition.
12. Define oligopoly.
13. Describe the competitive behavior in an oligopoly and why cooperation among rivals.
14. Explain when there might be necessary conditions for price discrimination.
E. Critique the causes and effects of market failures
1. Compare the conditions in which firms suspend operations and when will a firm shut down permanently.
2. Define externalities.
3. Explain why a market might not result in the best use of the environment.
4. Describe the role of government in establishing environmental policy.
5. Explain why natural monopolies may be in the public’s best interest.
6. Explain why the government intervenes in business activity.
7. Explain why antitrust policy is subject to political changes.
8. Compare the difference between economic regulation and social regulation.
9. Explain why governments deregulate and privatize certain lines of business.
VI. INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN CLASS
Late Work Policy: No late work is accepted in the course. All students are expected to prepare in advance to submit their work and assume that technological will occur to submit their work on time. All work is due by the due date/time based on the course schedule.
Grading Expectations: I will be grading all work 24 hours after the due date to provide feedback and guidance on how you did with your work from the previous week.
Article Analysis
You will be required to complete one paper that is a 1-2 page writing assignment that must be turned in as a Paper. You will need to submit one document that includes both your article and paper. The article must be at the end of your reference page and must be the full article. No links are allowed for your work as you need the full article. If you do not supply the full article, you will lose 25 points. should plan ahead to ensure that you submit your paper 1-2 days early, just in case anything comes up. You must also use APA format in your paper as part of the requirement. With your APA formatting, I will be focused on your running header, title page, reference page, and in-text citations.
Your task for this assignment is to find an article on any macroeconomic topic. You are required to find an article that is relevant to macroeconomics and make an argument in your analysis using appropriate economic terminology. Make sure you are referencing all appropriate sources. All sources have to be academic related as wilkipedia and investopedia are not academic related sources. Please read the paper grading rubric to find exactly how you are going to be assessed.
PAPER GRADING RUBRIC
Here is the scoring rubric for your Paper. Please review this document, so you know what to expect when I am grading your assessment.
Content and Organization
Points Earned Comments:
All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way.
•The paper is 1-2 pages.
•proper use of economic terms
• Development
• Content
• Transitions between paragraphs
• Proper thesis
If you do not include the FULL article with no links, you will receive a reduction of 50 points. Also, you must submit your work as one document with both your paper and article.
The content is comprehensive, accurate, and /or persuasive.
The paper develops a central theme or idea, directed toward the appropriate audience.
The paper links theory to relevant examples of current experience and industry practice and uses the vocabulary of the theory correctly.
Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.
•Minimum of 2 data indicators
The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.
Readability and Style
Points Earned Comments:
Paragraph transitions are present and logical and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Sentences are well-constructed, with consistently strong, varied sentences.
Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought.
Mechanics
Points Earned Comments:
The paper, including the title page, reference page, tables, and appendices, follow appropriate guidelines for format. (apa formatting is required)
Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow appropriate guidelines.
The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space.
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed.
Spelling is correct.
FULL ARTICLE WITH NO LINKS AT THE END OF THE PAPER(after reference page, -50 points if not submitted as one document with no links)
Total
Points Earned Comments:
STEPS TO SUCCEED FOR PAPER REQUIREMENTS
1. Pick an article that you find that interests you in microeconomics(examples includes: gas prices, food prices, housing prices, hybrid cars, supply of corn, ethanol production, elasticities, production possibility curves, market structures). The best place to find an article is in your local paper, cnn.com, or msnbc.com.
2. Divide your paper into 3-5 paragraphs. First paragraphs should consist of a summary of the article that you are evaluating. Second and third paragraphs should include an evaluation/analysis of the article using appropriate economic terminology that has been presented in the course. It is important to make sure that you are not summarizing in paragraphs 2-3. Paragraphs 4-5 should consist of recommendations of what you think should be done or your position on the topic given the author point of view.
3. To submit the paper, you will need to copy your article into your paper after you bibliography page. Please note that APA is required for your work, which includes both your title page, reference page, and in-text citations. If you are having issues with APA formatting, you will need to contact the Writing Center.
4. Please make sure to plan early as no late work is accepted in the course. You will need to submit one document that includes both your article and paper. I would recommend that you start early to submit your work as you will not be able to submit your work late given the late policy in the course.
Discussion Board Expectations:
The discussion weeks in this course will run each week from Sunday through Saturday at 11:59 p.m. You should understand up front that this class may require more discussion participation than other online classes you may have taken. It is your responsibility to meet the requirements as they are. If you are going to have a problem meeting the requirements and you don’t want your grades to suffer, you should seriously consider transferring to another class.
HOW DOES DISCUSSION WORK IN THIS COURSE?
Discussion questions for the semester are posted in separate forums for each week in the Discussion Board. Weekly discussion will begin no earlier than Sunday of each week. Your Weekly Discussion grade is based on your response to these questions and to your classmates throughout each week.
Whereas in a classroom you would listen to what your classmates have to say, in an online class, you have to read what they have to say. Therefore, you are responsible for reading every message posted, whether you think it pertains to you or not. Doing this not only helps you to understand the material better, but many times I will answer questions or bring up important material in a response to another student and it may not come up elsewhere. After the first couple of weeks, you should be spending more time on the messages that are most important to you and be able to skim the other messages for important information.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
Every week, you are expected at minimum, to:
1. Submit at least one initial post to the discussion question and two substantive peer posts (responses) per discussion week. Substantive means that you must take time in formulating your response, organizing your own thoughts and incorporating the reading materials (you should be citing parts of the book and/or other reading materials in your posts). You must demonstrate evidence of critical thinking and prompt further discussion of the topics among your classmates. Even if there is only one discussion question for a particular week, you must still have three substantive posts(initial and two peer responses). Your initial post should include an APA formatted in-text citation and reference. This is where most students miss points given that they do not provide research for their work or do not put an in-text citation in their post.
2. Submit at least two additional posts directly to your classmates. These posts may be shorter than your two substantive responses, but must be more significant than one-word responses. This is your opportunity to discuss the information further with your classmates or to discuss whether you agree or disagree and state why or why not. Remember to stay on or at least close to the topic of leadership. (For example: “I love shopping at Walmart” is not an appropriate response in a discussion about leadership training at Walmart – that has nothing to do with leadership.) Try to focus on meaningful discussion vs. your number of posts, otherwise it becomes clear that you are posting just to try to meet the requirements. You can respond to any of the questions that I post as that can count as a peer response. You need to have at least one paragraph(3-4 sentences) for your post to count.
WHEN AND HOW OFTEN DO I POST?
In addition to quality, also included in your grade is the frequency with which you are “in class,” in other words the amount of times you log onto Canvas and participate throughout each week. I keep a close eye on this and you will lose points if you do not meet the minimum requirements.
Although some students choose to log on every day, that is NOT a requirement for this class! Once you are in a routine, the requirements should be very reasonable. In order to earn full points, you are required to participate at least once between each Sunday and Thursday and once between each Thursday and Saturday of every discussion week (your additional posts can fall anywhere during the week). Here are some guidelines to help you with your participation each week.
• Log on by each Sunday afternoon and read the activities/assignments for the week.
• Post your first substantive response between Sunday and Thursday.
• Post some replies to your classmates and another substantive response between Thursday and Saturday, finishing up the discussion by Saturday at 11:59 p.m.
• Do not fall into the cycle of waiting until the last minute to participate! Students who only participate on the last couple of days of our discussion week consistently earn minimum points. It is also disrespectful to your classmates who have taken the time to participate all week!
DISCUSSIONS CAN’T BE MADE UP…ever!
Our discussion weeks end on Saturdays at 11:59 p.m. Any posts made to the weekly discussion after this time will not count toward your weekly point total. And, unless you absolutely have to make another statement, please refrain from posting anything after the deadline. It is inconsiderate to your fellow students who are ready to move on to the next week and have to go back to read late posts. Weekly discussion is the opportunity for the class to discuss the topics each week. Therefore, there are no opportunities for you to make up a week of discussion if you miss one. Your peers are waiting on you to reply, so start early!
Please do not ask for extra credit beyond this under any circumstances because there really are no exceptions!
REQUIRED FORMAT (Read carefully…)
You must begin every message with an appropriate greeting. For example, if your message is to the entire class, “Class,” “Dear Class,” “Class and Lisa,” “Hello Everyone,” etc. If your message is in response to a person or persons, “Lisa,” “Mary and John,” etc. You must also end every message by signing your first name. I expect you to spend time making sure you are communicating professionally in this class. This means proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. Writing your posts similar to the way you text message friends is not appropriate!
Pay close attention to where you are posting your messages to make sure the discussion stays organized and easy for everyone to follow. When you are responding to a question or to another person’s posts, you should reply to the specific message, not create a new thread. For example, you should reply to a weekly discussion question with your answer. I would recommend changing the subject of your posts to make it easier to review.
HOW IS THE GRADING DONE?
The grading for weekly discussion is worth 50 points per discussion week. The specific point breakdown is as follows:
– Exemplary
The student has participated above the minimum level in both quantity and clarity of communication in discussion postings. The student:
• Logs onto Canvas frequently throughout the week and participates in discussion beyond what is required.
• Posts more than the minimum required responses and engages in discussion with classmates.
• Goes above and beyond the requirements to effectively utilize course materials in discussion, demonstrating that materials have been read, comprehended, and applied to real situations.
• Clearly devotes time and thought to the coursework and his or her discussion posts; always uses proper grammar, punctuation, and fonts in discussion.
– Good Work
The student met minimum requirements. The student:
• Logs onto Canvas at least twice per week and participates in the required amount of discussion.
• Posts the minimum required responses and engages in discussion with classmates.
• Utilizes course materials in discussion, demonstrating that materials have been read and comprehended, and applied to real situations.
• Devotes the minimum amount of time and thought to coursework and his or her discussion posts; almost always uses proper grammar, punctuation, and fonts in discussion.
– Needs Improvement
The student consistently contributed less than the minimum postings or postings were lacking thought and reference to course materials. The student:
• Logs onto Canvas periodically; only posts messages on one day or only at the beginning or end of the discussion week; only responds to the instructor, does not respond to classmate’s posts.
• Contributes posts that are short and lacking or unclear and unrelated to course materials; does not demonstrate that he/she has read or can apply the course materials.
• Devotes less than the minimum amount of time and thought to coursework and his or her discussion posts; seldom or never uses proper grammar, punctuation, and fonts in discussion.
– Failing
The student is clearly not spending time on this course. The student:
• Does not log onto Canvas often at all or participate in the required amount of discussion; only posts messages on one day or only at the beginning or end of the discussion week; only responds to the instructor, does not respond to classmate’s posts.
• Does not contribute at all or contributes posts that are short and lacking or unclear and unrelated to course materials; does not demonstrate that he/she has read or can apply the course materials.
• Devotes very little, if any, time and thought to coursework and his or her discussion posts; seldom or never uses proper grammar, punctuation, and fonts in discussion
To achieve the minimum posting requirements in this ECO105, you should:
Post a response to the discussion question.
Respond to at least two different students or any of the extra questions that I post throughout the week.
To do well, I will recommend that you write 3-4 paragraphs for your response to the discussion question and 1-2 paragraph response to your fellow classmates. I also recommend that you are using economic terms in your evaluation and responses as this are a good way to achieve maximum points. Each post should be “value added.” In other words, your posts should further the thread topics; show that you have learned something from our readings, or outside research; bring anecdotal, life experiences to the threaded issues; ask relevant and forward moving questions; or otherwise promote the course objectives for the week. Posts like “I agree,” or “Great post” are nice, good-will posts–but do not count as a graded post.
INTIAL POST(60 total points): For each initial post, you need to evaluate/analyze the discussion question using appropriate economic terminology in your work in at least 3-4 paragraphs. It is important to make sure you are using proper sources and use of the economic terminology as this is what you are being graded on. When evaluating the discussion question, make sure that you are not summarizing the discussion question, but extending the analysis of the discussion question through the use of the terminology found in the text. You need to label your initial post as the following in the discussion thread with the following subject. LAST NAME. INITIAL POST. For example, BERGAN. INITIAL POST #1
PEER RESPONSES(20 total points each, 40 total points): You will be responding to 2 students or to any of my questions that I post. For each peer response, you need to respond with at least a one paragraph response doing the same routine as you did for the initial post. It is important to make sure that with your development with your peer response that you are extending your analysis.
Each post should be “value added.” In other words, your posts should further the thread topics; show that you have learned something from our readings, or outside research; bring anecdotal, life experiences to the threaded issues; ask relevant and forward moving questions; or otherwise promote the course objectives for the week. Posts like “I agree,” or “Great post” are nice, good-will posts–but do not count as a graded post.
Requirements of submission: You will write an initial post (3-4 paragraph response) to the discussion forum and you will reply to two posts during the week. Those may be in reply to comments on your initial post or to other students. A response needs to have more depth than “I agree” or “you are wrong.” A peer response can be classified to any of the questions I post within the week, as well. Your grade will be determined by your overall involvement in the forum and will be made up of three elements.
Critical Elements Distinguished (A) Proficient (B) Emerging (C) Not Evident (F) Percentage
Critical Thinking
You have a well-thought- out initial post and two peer responses and your first post is by Thursday You have a well-thought-out initial post and at least one substantive responses and first post by Thursday You have a well-thought-out initial post and responded to one post and did not get first post by Thursday You had no initial post and/or failed to respond to anyone
40
Application Your posts showed you answered the question; you demonstrated that you understood the course concepts. You had application within your work and appropriate use of economic terms. Your length for your initial post and peer responses are the appropriate length. Your posts showed you answered the question; you did not completely understand the course concepts, did not address all parts of the questions and use appropriate use of economic terms in your work. Your length for your peer responses and initial post should be longer to meet the requirements. Your post showed you struggled to answer the question; you did not understand the course concepts and lacked application and depth of economic terms. Your length of your peer responses and initial post do not meet the standard. Your posts did not answer the question. 40
Writing
(Mechanics/Citations) No errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations. The use of APA formatting was correct for all work. Minor errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations. There were some errors with APA formatting. Some errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations. There were many errors with APA formatting. Major errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations. APA formatting was not present. 20
Total
100 %
Discussion Board Grading:
First Post by Thursday of the first Module at 11:55pm, 20 points
Initial Post, 10 points for APA formatting, 20 points for content and development, 10 points for use of economic terms, 40 points
Peer Responses, 20 points each, 40 points total
TOTAL=100 points
IMPORTANT NOTES ON HOW TO DO WELL ON THE DISCUSSIONS
1. Do you have 3-4 paragraphs for initial post?
2. Did you use economic terms from the Week?
3. Did you have at least 2 peer responses of at least one paragraph in length?
4. Did you label your post correctly?
5. Did you get your first post in by Thursday?
6. Did you add value in the discussion board with appropriate use of economic terms?
Quizzes/Final Exam: All quizzes and final exam will be multiple-choice questions. Each quiz will be 25 multiple-choice questions, of which, you will have 60 minutes to complete it. All quizzes must be completed by Saturday at 11:59pm EST or you will receive a 0. No technological related excuses are accepted in the course for any reason, it is your responsibility to make sure that you complete all your work on time to get full points. The final exam will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions. You will get two attempts on each quiz/final exam and I will take the highest score of those two attempts. You will get different questions, so make sure to review your answers to ensure that you can learn from your mistakes. When you are taking any assessment, any technological issue that does not allow you to complete the assessment will result in a grade of a 0. This is the same policy that applies to all students, so do not email me any excuses to why you cannot complete the assessments. You will need to ensure that you have a secure internet connection and that you are active during the assessment as you need to click every one minute. All students are held to the same policies in the course, so if you cannot finish the assessment for any reason, you will receive the score you earned at that point. No exceptions to this rule, so make sure to take plan early and be careful when taking any assessment.
When you take your quiz, you have to complete it within the time period of when you started it. So, if you have 60 minutes to take a quiz and you start it at 1pm, you will have to end it on the same day by 2pm. You can leave and start it during that time period, but the clock will keep moving. Also, you only get ONE attempt on the quiz, so when you start it, you have to end it at that point.
VII. TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS
William Boyes; Michael Melvin
ISBN-10: 1-285-85948-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-285-85948-4
VIII. REFERENCES
IX. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION
Method of Evaluating Student Performance: The final grade for the course will be weighed in the following grading breakdown:
Assignments Weight Points
Discussion Boards, 4 each at 100 points, 400 points 40% 400
Quizzes, 4 each at 100 points, 400 points 40% 400
Article Analysis, 100 points 10% 100
Final Exam 10% 100
Total 100% 1000
The following grading system will be used for this course:
Grade Percentage Quality Points Meaning of Grade
A 93–100 4.00 Superior
A- 90-92 3.67
B+ 87-89 3.33
B 83-86 3.00 Good
B- 80-82 2.67
C+ 77-79 2.33
C 73-76 2.00 Satisfactory
C- 70-72 1.67
D+ 67-69 1.33
D 63-66 1.00 Poor
D- 60-62 0.67
F 0-59 0.00 Failing
Letter grades indicate the following:
A A-
Work of superior quality in all areas. Work displays a mastery of course content at the highest level of attainment appropriate for the undergraduate level: outstanding quality of thought; excellent understanding of the course content and demonstration of skills associated with the course; a creative and critical engagement with the material; and an ability to analyze and evaluate the knowledge and ideas that shows talent for undergraduate work. Work shows practical or personal application of course content in specific assignments, as appropriate. The grade for such work will vary from A to A- per the quality and quantity of the work.
B+ B B-
Strong performance demonstrating a high level of attainment appropriate for the undergraduate level: high quality of thought; solid understanding of the course content and demonstration of skills associated with the course; an engagement with the material that shows good comprehension of the subject; and an ability to analyze and evaluate the knowledge and ideas in the course. Work shows practical or personal application of course content in specific assignments, as appropriate. The grade for such work will vary from B+ to B- per the quality and quantity of the work.
C+ C C-
Satisfactory performance demonstrating an adequate level of attainment appropriate for the undergraduate level: competent quality of thought; acceptable understanding of the course content and demonstration of skills associated with the course; an engagement with the course that shows adequate ability to analyze and evaluate; and adequate comprehension of the subject. Work shows practical or personal application of course content in specific assignments, as appropriate The grade will vary from C+ to C- per the quality and quantity of the work.
D+ D D-
Marginal performance demonstrating a minimal passing level of attainment appropriate for the undergraduate level. The student’s work indicates poor quality of thought and poor comprehension of course content. Work shows practical or personal application of course content in specific assignments, as appropriate.
F
Unacceptable performance. The student’s work indicates major deficiencies in learning and reveals little or no understanding of course content. This grade denotes either unacceptable performance despite some effort, or failure to complete the assigned work.
X. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
Barton Online recognizes the importance of class attendance and participation for students’ learning. While attendance alone does not guarantee learning, engagement with the class through regular attendance and participation is essential to learning, both to the individual student and to the class itself as all benefit by others’ contributions. At Barton Online, class attendance, understood as the act of being present, is separate from participating in the class, understood as active engagement through discussion and other forms of interaction. Both are valuable to student learning. Like other institutions of higher education, Barton Online is required to maintain accurate attendance records by the U.S. Department of Education.
Attendance is tracked weekly. For any week (7 days) in which a student does not attend class or, for online courses, participate in academic activities for the course in Canvas, the student will be marked absent in the Barton Online grade book. The standard by which a final date of attendance in the class is measured will be the last date on which the online student engages in academic activity for the course in Canvas or the on-campus student attends the on-campus class for a course, whichever is more recent. “Academic activity” includes submitting an assignment, taking an exam or tutorial, engaging in computer-assisted instruction, participating in online discussion about academic matters, or initiating contact with a faculty member to discuss academic matters concerning the course. Students should be aware that this date could affect their financial aid and financial obligations.
Normally, expectations for participation—such as those for quality work in the group discussions (including those in Canvas) –differ from the minimal requirements for attendance. Thus, at the instructor’s discretion, a student who is present or absent might lose participation points. Instructors determine whether students may gain back lost participation points (for example, through additional work). Students should be aware that instructors follow their posted policy for receiving late work from students. Work turned in late (papers, discussion board posts, etc.) could result in the loss of participation points or other components of the final course grade. Instructors are responsible to maintain accurate records regarding attendance and to follow course policies for grading student work, including students’ participation. Students are responsible to attend and participate in class and to follow campus policies.
XI. COURSE OUTLINE
Module(all work is due based on the due date listed below at 11pm) Activities
Module 1 (6/17) 1. Read Chps 1-4
2. Discussion Board #1
3. Quiz #1
Module 2 (7/1) 1. Read Chps 5-8
2. Discussion Board #2
3. Quiz #2
Module 3 (7/15) 1. Read Chps 9-13
2. Discussion Board #3
3. Quiz #3
4. Article Analysis
Module 4 (7/29) 1. Read Chps 16, 19, 20-22
2. Discussion Board #4
3. Quiz #4
4. Final Exam
