1. Instructor Royce Vaughn
Introduction
Instructor Royce Vaughn

2. Syllabus Instructor: Royce Vaughn Cell: 570-466-1118
Office: McGowan 318

3. Syllabus (2)
Course Objectives:
Look on the syllabus

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

5. 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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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!

10. Introductions
meeting each other

11. Economics
What does it make you think of?

12. 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

13. 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!