Department of Economics Fall 2009
ECO 3202 SECTION U08
APPLIED MACROECONOMICS
Lecture: Saturday 9:30AM-12:15PM
Lecture Room: Green Library (GL) 100B
Instructor: Thomas J. Snyder
Phone: 305-348-2317
E-mail: tsnyd001@fiu.edu
Website: http://www.fiu.edu/~tsnyd001
Office: Classroom / D.M. 308A (TA Office)
Office Hours: Saturday 12:15PM-3:15PM or by Appointment
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Course Objective:
The objective of
this course is to further your understanding of the macroeconomic
phenomena. You should become
knowledgeable of business cycles, inflation, unemployment, balance of trade,
fiscal and monetary policies, long-run growth, and short-run instability. An emphasis will be placed not just on the
formal models, but also on some real-world applications.
Grading Policy:
There will be 3
exams, each worth 30% of your grade. The
3 exams consist of 2 midterms and a cumulative final exam. The remaining 10% of your grade will be from
5 Quizzes. 6 Quizzes will be given, and
the lowest quiz grade will be dropped.
The lowest Exam grade will NOT be dropped.
Grading Scale:
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Grading Scale |
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A |
92-100 |
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A- |
90-91.9 |
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B+ |
88-89.9 |
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B |
82-87.9 |
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B- |
80-81.9 |
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C+ |
78-79.9 |
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C |
72-77.9 |
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C- |
70-71.9 |
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D+ |
68-69.9 |
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D |
62-67.9 |
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D- |
60-61.9 |
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F |
0-59.9 |
Exams:
Expect 25-35
multiple choice questions on Midterm Exams, and about 50 questions on the Final
exam. Exam 1 will cover chapters 1, 2,
3, and 4. Exam 2 will cover chapters 7,
8, 9, and 11. The Final Exam will be
given during the final examination period, and it will cover all of the
chapters that we covered in class. No makeup exams will be permitted. If you miss Exam 1 or Exam 2 with a valid
excuse, then that exam will not count toward your final grade. The final will be worth 60% of your grade,
and the one midterm that you took will be worth 30%. The final exam must be taken.
Quizzes:
I will give 6
quizzes during the semester. Your top 5
quizzes will count for your grade. No
makeup quizzes will be given. If you
miss a quiz, then expect that one to be the quiz that will be dropped. However, if you know you will miss a quiz for
a valid reason, then you can request an early makeup quiz (before the scheduled quiz).
Text:
The required text
for the course is Macroeconomics, 6th
ed., Andrew B. Abel, Ben S. Bernanke and Dean Croushore, Adison Wesley
Publishers, 2008, ISBN 0-321-41554-X.
The Companion Website for the text is http://wps.aw.com/aw_abelbern_macroecon_6.
Please use the companion website for practice quizzes. They may be very similar to questions on the
quizzes in class.
Course Policies:
Exam policies: No books, notes, problem sets, cell phones,
Blackberries, laptop computers, nor any other materials may be consulted during
exams. You may not wear baseball caps,
any other head gear, or iPods to the exam.
You must also bring your Student ID to the exam.
Cheating will not be
tolerated. Any student caught cheating on an exam or
engaging in unethical behavior will receive a grade of F for the course and the
dean will be notified and asked to pursue further action.
Makeup policies: No makeup exams or quizzes will be given after the exam or quiz has
taken place. Excuses for absences from
exams are limited to verifiable illness and emergencies. If the absence from a midterm exam is
excused, the final exam will be appropriately re-weighted (60% for final, 30%
for the midterm). An unexcused absence
from any exam will result in a score of zero.
A business-related absence does not qualify as an excused absence, but
may qualify for an early make-up. The
final exam must be taken.
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Tentative
Schedule |
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Date |
Lecture |
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Saturday, August 29, 2009 |
Ch 1 |
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Saturday, September 05, 2009 |
Ch 2 |
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Saturday, September 12, 2009 |
Ch 3 / Quiz 1 (ch. 1 and 2) |
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Saturday, September 19, 2009 |
Ch 4 / Quiz 2 (ch. 3) |
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Saturday, September 26, 2009 |
Ch 7 / Quiz 3 (ch. 4) |
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Saturday, October 03, 2009 |
Exam 1 Covering Ch 1-4 / Lecture on Ch 8 |
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Saturday, October 10, 2009 |
Ch 9 / Quiz 4 (ch. 7) |
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Friday, October 16, 2009 |
Last Day to Drop Course |
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 |
Ch 9 |
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Saturday, October 24, 2009 |
Ch 11 / Quiz 5 (ch. 8 and 9) |
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Saturday, October 31, 2009 |
Ch 12 |
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Saturday, November 07, 2009 |
Exam 2 Covering Ch. 7-9, 11 / Lecture on Ch 14 |
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Saturday, November 14, 2009 |
Ch 14/ Ch 15 |
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Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
Ch 15 / Quiz 6 (ch . 11,12, and 14) |
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Saturday, November 28, 2009 |
No Class |
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Saturday, December 05, 2009 |
Review |
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Saturday, December 12, 2009 |
Possible Final Exam Date.
Final is Cumulative |