SYLLABUS
| Instructor: | Dr. R. Pete Parcells |
| Office: | Maxey Hall 125 |
| Phone: | (509) 527-5267 (office) |
| E-mail: | parcells@whitman.edu (be sure to put your "real" name and the class in your email) |
| Office Hours: | W 9:00-10:00am, TW 11:00-11:50am, and by appointment or whenever I am in my office |
| Class Website: | http://www.whitman.edu/economics -- click on faculty and Parcells |
| Class Hours: | MTThF 9:00-9:50am |
| Room: | Science 176 |
| Grades: | http://cleo.whitman.edu -- sign on to the econ327 class |
Check the website for course information. The website provides an introduction, course description, policies and expected learning outcomes, required material, schedule, assignments, exams, and semester research project. There are also links to important and useful information.
The methods used in this course to assess the ELO will be Exams, Assignments, Class Discussions, and a Research Project.
Grading
Participation -- (attendance not required but you can't participate if you are not in class) ........................................ 10%
(includes class polling)
Exams -- (stats exam - 10%, midterm exam - 20%, comprehensive final exam - 30%) ............................................ 60%
Assignments -- (graded on a credit/no credit basis -- may be redone within a week for credit).................................. 15%
Research Project -- (semester long applied econometric research paper) ................................................................. 15%
Your grade will be determined by your earning the following overall percentage:
93% A 73% C
90% A- 70% C-
87% B+ 67% D+
83% B 63% D
80% B- Below 63% D-
77% C+ Below 60% F
Grades for all work are posted in Cleo (http://cleo.whitman.edu)
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