lecture01 - Introduction Administration Substance Policy...

Introduction
Administration
Substance
Policy Questions

Administration
1.who should take this course
2.contacting me
3.answers to administrative questions
4.grading
5.textbooks
6.schedule
7.hints

Contacting me
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office hours: T 3:30-5:30; Th 4:30-6:30
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by appointment
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[email protected]
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642-9591
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mail box in 207 Giannini
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(do not give GSI’s messages for me – see
me directly)

Administration
List server
Please subscribe:
CalMail website
send email message to
[email protected]
with the body
being:
subscribe econ100aspring2006

Class participation
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please give me feedback about speed, sound
level, technology, …
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speaking up in class and sections:
comments and questions are always
welcome. Along with pop quizzes, active
participation will represent 10 percent of
your grade

Admission
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Telebears
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see Desiree N. Schaan
[email protected]
508-2 Evans (first 2 weeks of the term)

Administrative questions
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ask general administrative questions in class
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please review description tab on web site

Administrative remedies
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“I've been sick…” or “My roommate ate my
lecture notes” See your GSI
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“I'm very sick - I would like an incomplete”
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get an incomplete grade requests from either Sproul or
Campbell Hall and Dept. of Economics and attach the
medical records
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have me sign it
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“I have a disability”
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tell your TA and me
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bring me the official UC forms

Grading - Exams
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I will write the exams (with the GSI’s help) and determine
question point allocations
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GSI’s grade the exam
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no make-up exams
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we will vote on the number and type of exams
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weighting (if we have 2 midterms):
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20% midterm 1
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25% midterm 2
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35% final exam
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10% five problem sets
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10% class and section participation, pop quizzes (or approved
research project)

Textbooks
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Pindyck & Rubinfeld, Microeconomics , 6th
Ed.
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Optional study guide by Pindyck &
Rubinfeld, 6
th
Ed
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Wall Street Journal or Business Section of
NY Times

Administrative Details
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Discussion Section and GSIs
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16 sections, 2 meetings per week, 8 GSIs
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Review lecture material, work problems,
go through PSs and midterms
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Section participation

Administrative Details
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Problem sets
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5 Problem sets (and answers) posted to course
website
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Approximately one week to complete, graded
by your GSI
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One can submit as “study group” from same
GSI (3 or less can form a study group)

Hints
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attendance
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class/section participation
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do extra problems (e.g., from the reader or
the web site)
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read two textbooks

What raises grades in Econ 100A
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numerical grades on the first 2005 midterm: 8 to
96, mean = 53
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attending section had a linear effect on grades
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10% more section session: +1.3 points
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all section meetings vs. none: 13 extra points
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attending lecture had nonlinear effect
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half vs. none: +12 points
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all vs. three-quarters: 4 extra points

Grades in Econ 100A (cont.)