Introduction to Your Introduction to Your Microeconomics Course - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Economics Department, UMR Presents: Introduction to Your Introduction to Your Microeconomics Course Microeconomics Course Welcome to what I hope will be a Welcome to what I hope will be a moment of excitement and moment of excitement and enlightenment enlightenment

First Things First First Things First N The Course Syllabus The Course Syllabus N N How Well Can You Do? How Well Can You Do? N

Your Syllabus-The Your Syllabus-The Course Contract Course Contract Print it, Read it, Keep it N Print it, Read it, Keep it N Grade Determination N Grade Determination N Course Schedule N Course Schedule N

How Well Can You Do? How Well Can You Do? N Maintain a Positive Attitude Maintain a Positive Attitude N N Know What Resources Are Know What Resources Are N Available Available N Use Your Resources Effectively Use Your Resources Effectively N

A Positive Attitude A Positive Attitude N Set a Goal and Go for the Gold Set a Goal and Go for the Gold N N Economic Analysis is Interesting Economic Analysis is Interesting N and Useful and Useful

Resource Availability N What you bring to class What you bring to class N O Math Skills-Algebra for the Workbook Math Skills-Algebra for the Workbook O O Arithmetic for Exams Arithmetic for Exams O O Graph Skills Graph Skills O N Your Instructor Your Instructor N N Web Resources Web Resources N O Grapplin’ Grapplin’ with Graphs with Graphs O O A Microeconomic Terms Glossary A Microeconomic Terms Glossary O O Tip Sheets for Text Chapters Tip Sheets for Text Chapters O O Key Terms for Text Chapters Key Terms for Text Chapters O O E-Mail E-Mail O O Slide Shows Slide Shows O

Use Your Resources Use Your Resources Effectively Effectively N Allocation of Study Time-”all Allocation of Study Time-”all nighters nighters” ” N are fun for some activities, but not for are fun for some activities, but not for effective study. Spread your study effective study. Spread your study time. time. N Give thought to the day’s discussion Give thought to the day’s discussion N before the discussion before the discussion N Start early using graphic analysis-it Start early using graphic analysis-it N usually is the largest stumbling block usually is the largest stumbling block N Let your instructor help by Let your instructor help by N communicating communicating

Have A Pleasant Have A Pleasant J ourney J ourney