Micro e-mail quizzes & announcements
Welcome to microeconomics over the Internet. I hope you
enjoy taking this course.
The course is taught from a website:
www.oocities.org/tcc-micro/
It is recommended that you go to the website directly and then
bookmark it or add it to your list of favorite places. No password is
needed to visit the site. Click on the micro link when you arrive at
the homepage.
You will need a copy of the textbook:
ECONOMICS , by David Colander, third edition, published by McGraw-
Hill. This is a paperback text that is sold by Northeast Campus
bookstore. New copies are $85; used copies sell for $64. The bookstore
may have a small supply of the original hardcover version in addition
to the paperback version. Either one will work. You will notice some
skips in the pagination of the paperback, but the book contains all
the readings you need for this course and for microeconomics. Note
that more than one economics text is sold by the Northeast Campus
bookstore, so make sure you purchase the Colander text.
An alternative option is to order the original hardcover version of
the text from an online retailer. The following Web site lists many
Internet vendors who have the book in stock:
www.allbookstores.com
Clickable links are provided to the various online sellers. You can
also check amazon.com, borders.com, and bn.com. Prices are variable
and in some cases may be lower than what the bookstore charges. If you
buy from an online vendor, be sure to do your search using the ISBN
for the original hardcover version:
025617217X
For those who plan to use the exam or contract grading option, exams
are proctored and will be administered in the Northeast Campus Testing
Center. The format of the exam questions will be similar to the website problems and exercises and the email quizzes.
Note that the website problems and exercises are not part of your
course grade. They are intended to provide you with practice in
preparing for the exams. Solutions for the website questions are shown
at the website. It is recommended that you try to answer these
questions before checking the solutions at the website.
If you are using the paperback version of Colander, you will notice
that some of the website problems are not in the text. However, they
are shown at the website. Just click on the link for that particular
problem and you will see the question.
If you want to do the Wall Street Journal project (mandatory under the
contract and all online grading options), then go to wsjstudent.com to
arrange a subscription to the WSJ electronic edition, available over
the Internet. Another option is to buy a print subscription, which includes access to the electronic edition. If you experience any difficulty in setting up an electronic subscription, call the WSJ at 1-800-369-2834.
The guidelines for this project are shown at the website. From the Index of Course Materials, click on extra credit. Then click on the link that says Wall Street Journal project. Note that you will need to print out and either hand deliver or mail your WSJ project to your instructor after it is completed:
Warren Graham
Business Division-Rm. 2372
Northeast Campus
3727 E. Apache St.
Tulsa, OK 74115
If you hand deliver your project and the business division office happens to be closed when you stop by, then an alternative drop-off location is the Northeast Campus Testing Center, which is located on the first floor of the main academic building.
In addition to the WSJ project, there are eight extra credit questions
shown at the website. These are worth one point each. Any points you
earn will be added to your final exam score. All extra credit work
should be submitted in hard copy form at the end of the course.
Good luck!
Warren Graham
Business Division Faculty Member
wgraham@tulsacc.edu
alternate email: warrengraham@sbcglobal.net
918-595-7414
Quiz Guidelines
E-Mail Quiz Guidelines:
A. Be sure to put your name on each email you send. This is essential
if your email address does not include your name.
B. Fill in the subject line of your email with information that
identifies that particular quiz (e.g., quiz 1). If you click on reply
this will happen automatically.
C. Before sending your answers, read them for coherence and use spell
check.
D. Try to send your quiz answers within a few days after receiving
each quiz. Occasional lateness is okay.
E. Your quiz answers will always be acknowledged. If you do not
receive a reply to your answers within 24 hours, then please resend
your answers. If all of your answers are correct, the reply will just
say well done. If an answer is incorrect, the correct answer will be
provided or you will be asked for a follow-up response.
F. Send your answers via regular email. Please do not use attachments
when sending quiz answers.
If you are planning to prepare a WSJ project, be sure to read the
website guidelines for this assignment. To find articles about the
commodities market, go to WSJ.com. Then point at Markets on the left
side of the screen. From the menu that appears, click on Commodities.
If ncessary, it is okay to use the WSJ online archives and go back up
to 90 days to find the articles you need. You can search for articles
that deal with various commodities markets, such as wheat, corn, gold,
silver,
copper, oil, gasoline, etc.
You will need a supply and demand sketch graph to accompany each
article summary. To view the correct format for setting up these
graphs, go to the macro (not micro) part of the website and click on
Reading Assignmens from the Index of Course Materials. Then scroll
down a little and click on the link in the left-hand column that says
Unit One/Assignment Two. Make only one shift for each graph you
prepare. Note that it is okay to hand sketch the graphs. You do not
need to use software to do this.
Let me know if you have any questions about how to do this project.
