Instructor Royce Vaughn Introduction Instructor Royce Vaughn

Syllabus Instructor: Royce Vaughn Cell: 570-466-1118 Email: roycevaughn@kings.edu Office: McGowan 318

Syllabus (2) Course Objectives: Look on the syllabus

Syllabus (3) Text: YOU NEED THIS Economics by Krugman 3rd edition My notes go with 3rd edition

Syllabus (4) Your grade: 40% Four Exams (including final) 25% Four Take Home Quizzes 25% Homework 10% Floating All exams/quizzes are multiple choice Final exam may have one or two cumulative questions

Syllabus (5) Grading Scale: 94-100% A 90-93% A- 88-89% B+ 84-87% B 0-59% F

Syllabus (6) There might be extra credit Cell Phones Group discussions Homework Movies Conferences Cell Phones Prohibited during class If you text / use internet then you may have points removed If you constantly use your phone then I’ll take 10% from final class grade

Syllabus (7) Cheating: If you cheat a little then you fail the test/quiz/etc If you cheat a lot then you fail

Teaching Style Well-organized PowerPoint All lecture slides on Office 365 Quizzes are take-home As-needed review session (in-class) before exams If you study diligently and come to class then you will do great!

Introductions meeting each other

Economics What does it make you think of?

Economics A social science Studies human choices and interaction How people value goods/services My definition of economics: The study of human choice under conditions of scarcity

Economics Why did you come to class today? What were your alternatives? What does that say about the relative value you place on coming to class? This is a question economics can try to explain!