Chad Stonehocker

ECON  2010-011

Spring 2012

Course Title: Principles of Microeconomics

Course Schedule: January 12, 2012  - May  3, 2012

Course Location/Times:

Classroom:

South City Campus

1575 South State Street

Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

Room N228

Thursday Evenings 5:30  pm - 8:15  pm

Required Course

Materials:

Economics Today : The Micro View plus

MyEconLab, with

Pearson Etext Student Access Code Card - Package 16th ed. Author: Roger LeRoy Miller

Year Published: 2011

Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Format: Paperback

ISBN: 0132744678 (0-13-274467-8)

ISBN 13: 9780132744676 (978-0-13-274467-6)

http://www.directtextbook.com/prices/9780132744676

Pearson Mylab Online Page – All Exams & Homework

https://pearsonmylab.com/students/register

Course ID: palmer00161

Instructor’s Name: Jim Palmer, J.D., MBA

Telephone:

Office: (801) 366-0310

Mobile: (801) 891-3315

SLCC E-mail Address: jpalme46@mymail.slcc.edu

Alternative E-mail

Address:

jimpalmer@utah.gov

Availability:

AG’s Office:

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Welcome!

Welcome to ECON 2010 – Principles of Macroeconomics. Microeconomics deals with the principles of economics that apply to the analysis of the behavior of individual consumers and businesses in the economy.  By the end of the course students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of how free markets work and allocate resources efficiently. They should understand how individual consumers make economic decisions to maximize utility, and how individual firms make decisions to maximize profits. Students must be able to identify the characteristics of the different market structures and analyze the behavior of firms in terms of price and output decisions. They should also be able to evaluate the outcome in each market structure with respect to economic efficiency, and identify cases in which private markets fail to allocate resources efficiently, and how government intervention fixes or fails to fix the resource allocation problem. It is also important to understand the determination of wages and other input prices in factor markets, and analyze and evaluate the distribution of income.

Instructor Bio

Title and Practice: Assistant Attorney General for Utah, assigned to the Commercial Enforcement Division, Antitrust Section; criminal prosecutor, civil litigator, August 7, 2002 to present. Practice focuses on enforcing state and federal antitrust law, and state public purchasing law.

Prior to entering law school and subsequently changing careers, your instructor devoted almost

20 years to the construction industry working as an electrician. He completed a four-year apprenticeship in the I.B.E.W. L.U. 354/Intermountain N.E.C.A. Joint Apprenticeship and Training program.  After completing his apprenticeship, he completed his vocational education and earned his Associate Degree.

Professional school: Creighton University School of Law - Omaha, Nebraska – J.D., 1994

Graduate School: Westminster College of Salt Lake City - M.B.A., 1996

College: Westminster College of Salt Lake City - B.A., Economics, Cum Laude, 1990

Trade School: Utah Technical College (now Salt Lake Community College) – A.A.S., Apprenticeship/Electricity, 1984

I.   Classroom Structure

This class is combination of interactive lecture, on-line study, and readings. Students will benefit most by committing to total involvement in the subject. Actively pursuing the classroom learning activities, discussions, and various outside assignments is essential. Students should anticipate spending at least one hour in study and preparation for each hour spent in class. Students are expected to read each chapter thoroughly BEFORE coming to class so that they can discuss and demonstrate understanding of the material. Classroom participation is expected, and students will be called on frequently to answer questions, give opinions, and explain concepts, principles, theories, and their application.

II. Course Requirements

A.  Expectations, Attendance, and  Preparation

The quality of the experience you gain in this course is highly correlated to your commitment to attend class and participate in discussions. In-class assignments, homework, and pop-quizzes will be available only to those in attendance when they are assigned. Expectations to:

1.   Attend every class and arrive on time.

a.   Students with less than 80% attendance (28 of 35 hours) cannot earn higher than a B+. b.  Students must sign-in to receive credit for attendance.

2.  Submit all assignments, quizzes and exams by the posted deadline.

a.   Late submissions will be accepted at the prerogative of the instructor.

b.  If late work is accepted it will be assessed a 10 percent penalty for every day late. c.   No submission will be accepted more than five days (120 hours) late.

3.  Prepare for each class/meeting and be ready to participate in discussions.

4.  Identify yourself  and  your class section in all email and text communications to the

instructor.

5.  Check the SLCC MyMail system daily or use the auto-forward option to assure that you receive emails sent by your instructor. Your instructor will inform you of any schedule changes via SLCC email addresses.

6.  Use SLCC MyCourse files for this class to download class discussion handouts, assignment sheets, syllabus, reading schedule, grading matrix as well as accessing web LINKS.

7.   Turn off cell phones during class. NO TEXTING DURING CLASS - EVER.

8.  Contact fellow classmates for notes, assignments, material covered. Should you miss a class you are responsible for obtaining any information you missed. Please do not email the instructor for this information.

9.  Do your own work on all quizzes and examinations. Working in study groups is acceptable and encouraged. Doing homework in groups is also acceptable. Working together on quizzes and  exams is a violation of the  Code of Conduct and  will earn you  a failing grade and  possibly other sanctions.

B.  SLCC Student Learning Outcomes

SLCC is committed to fostering and assessing the following student learning outcomes in its programs and courses:

1.   Substantive knowledge

2.  Quantitative literacy

3.  Effective communication skills

4.  Critical thinking ability

5.  Knowledge and skills necessary for community engagement

6.  The outcomes specific to this course include the following:

a.   Understanding of important economic terms and concepts b.  Interpreting and manipulating economic graphs

c.   Interpreting and evaluating economic data d.  Applying simple economic models

C.  SLCC Policies and  General Information

1.   Students with medical, psychological, learning or other disabilities desiring accommodations or services under ADA, must contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC ). The DRC determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of these accommodations and services for the college." Please contact the DRC at the Student Center, Suite 244, Redwood Campus,

4600 So. Redwood Rd, 84123. Phone: (801) 957-4659, TTY: 957-4646, Fax: 957- 4947 or by email: linda.bennett@slcc.edu

2.  Computer labs. BB 113 and 115 are microcomputer labs dedicated for business student use.

3.  The SLCC Student Writing Center. Redwood Campus, AD 218 (957-4892). All writers at SLCC

are welcome to take their work to the Writing Center. Writers benefit from informed responses to work in progress.

4.  Online tutoring is also available at: http://www.slcc.edu/wc/studentletutoring. htm

5.  Online writing resources are at: http://www.slcc.edu/swc/writingresources.asp

III. Academic honesty and  the  SLCC Student Code of Conduct

Students are both bound and protected by the SLCC Student Code of Conduct: http://www.s1cc.edu/pages/1704.asp If you are unaware of this Code and the requirements it makes of you as well as the protection it gives you, contract Student Services for a copy (of either the complete code or the abbreviated version). Personal integrity and responsibility are requirements of this class, as are all other guidelines of the Student Code.

IV. Plagiarism.

Plagiarism is theft and deceit. Any time you present another person’s work as your own—even if that other person is a friend and/or spouse—you have plagiarized. The penalty for a first offense of academic dishonesty is no credit for the assignment, which cannot be redone. A second offense means failure in the course.  This will be reported to the Division Chair and Student advising.

V.  School of Business Accreditation

The ACBSP (Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs) accredits our Business Management program. This accreditation represents the achievement of meeting the high national standards established for an associate degree-granting business program.

VI. Point Values for  the  Course Assignments