Gen Ed Project

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Gen Ed Project

• The Oil Market

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• GenEd TA Matt Cannon
• mjc440_at_psu.edu
• (Please put Econ2 in the subject line.)
• Office hours (Tentative) T 1115-1215
• (Starting Feb 27th)
• Please email me if you are coming to office
  hours.
• Announcements will be on a Webpage and email.

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Format of Project

• Introductory segment, or excerpt, is completed by
  Mar 9th .
• Not graded, but required
• If not completed, project will be penalized.
• Division of Labor
• Returned with comments and suggestion

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Goals

• Communication
• Reasoning and Research
• Teamwork
• Application of Economic Theory

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Team Formation

• Teams will be 4 people
• You can request team members.
• Email me with groups of 2, 3, or 4 students.
• I will fill in the rest of your team if you do
  not have a full team
• Groups due Sunday, Feb 25th

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Team Work/Slackers

• Everyone must contribute.
• What is a slacker?
• How is a slacker punished?
• Keep records of all communication.

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Grading

• 20 of your course grade
• I WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE PROJECTS.

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Academic Integrity

• Plagiarism, even unintentional is unacceptable
• EVERYONE in a team is responsible for the content
  of their paper! You each must review the paper
  before it is turned in!

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What you need to do

• E-mail me with names of people that you would
  like to be in your group by Sunday evening.
• All communication concerning this project should
  be addressed to me. Do not ask Dr. Schlow or
  your Course TA.
• When sending the email, remember to put Econ 2 in
  the subject line.
• mjc440_at_psu.edu