College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Summer 2008

Principles of Macroeconomics
Econ 102
Credit Hours 3 undergraduate
Dates May 19 - July 11, 2008 - Section XW
June 16 - August 8, 2008 - Section XV
Registration Deadline May 5, 2008 - Section XW
June 2, 2008 - Section XV
Off-Campus Program Bachelor of Liberal Studies (Social sciences group of the general education requirements or distribution area of social sciences) 
Instructor: Lisa Gundersen
E-mail: lcgunder@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-5820
FAX:
Course Audio Clip
Course Syllabus
Tuition/Fees $693 UG / Other fees that will be assessed
Prerequisites Econ 101 (Principles of Microeconomics) recommended 
Course Description Measurement of macro variables and general macro identities. Classical models of full employment. Production and growth. Savings and investment. Employment and unemployment. Money, inflation, and price levels. Operation of the U.S. banking system. Fiscal and monetary policy. Elements of international finance.
Course Website

www.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ102/gundersen
** Access to the website may be restricted to registered students or not available until the start of the course.

Delivery Format WWW
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
Text Mankiw, Principles of Macroeconomics, current edition, Thomson South Western. To gain access to this online textbook, you must complete the registration and pay a textbook fee on the Aplia site, http://www.aplia.com.
Register for this class, please visit:
New Students - Complete registration form
Returning Students - AccessPlus
Registration Questions - Call 515-294-1889 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST).

Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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