If time allows we will examine policies that are effective within the government now to see if they are moving in the direction of their goals. The chapter or papers that you are to be reading will be announced in the class before it is covered. Please keep in mind that this is an Economics class, so there will be a wide variety of economic theory covered that will include some graphs. I will do my best to accomodate those students who have never had an Economics class before, but I will try to place only minimal focus on the Economics to give no one an unfair advantage. Students are responsible for making themselves aware of all SUNY Binghamton and Economics Department rules and procedures regarding class attendance.
Attendance is a key part to a successful grade in any class.
Although attendance will not be taken for the lectures, it will be taken in your discussion section each meeting and will comprise part of your final grade. Therefore it is your decision to attend class or not. It is important to not however that when attendance is low, tardiness, in my opinion, is becoming a problem, or people decide that only part of the hour is worth their time, I have been known to give extra credit points to those present. The quizzes will consist of four to six short essays and will be administered during the first 25 minutes of the class. The exams will be a mix of short and long essays.