EC142

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EC142 Principles of Microeconomics

• Instructor
• Dr. Ashley Piggins
• ashley.piggins_at_nuigalway.ie

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Who should be here?

• 1BC1 students ONLY.
• Rather confusingly, there are three courses
  called Principles of Microeconomics.
• These are for other students, and they are not
  taught by me.

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Lectures

• Monday 2-3, Kirwan Theatre.
• Wednesday 11-12, OFlaherty Theatre.
• Thursday 9-10, OFlaherty Theatre.

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Course information

• 36 hours of lectures.
• One 2hr exam at the end of the semester.

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Lecture notes

• Can be found on Blackboard under EC142.
• Make sure you are on Blackboard and registered
  for this course.

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Exam

• Course assessed by 2hr exam at the end of
  semester 1 (more details to follow).
• The exam is worth 70 of your mark and coursework
  is worth 30 of your mark.
• In order for your coursework to count towards
  your final mark you need to get at least 35 in
  the exam (35 rule).
• This means that you cant just focus on the
  coursework and ignore the exam.

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Textbook

• You MUST purchase Mankiw and Taylor, Economics
  FROM the NUIG bookshop. The 2nd edition.
• It contains access information to something
  important called Aplia.
• My lecture notes will complement the chapters in
  the books.
• You must read my notes and the corresponding
  chapter in the book.
• Book used in my course and Dr. John Cullinans
  course in Semester 2, Principles of
  Macroeconomics.
• John will use Aplia too.
• Therefore purchasing the book is good value.
• 350 copies, first come first served!

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Aplia

• Remember 30 of your mark comes from coursework.
• This coursework is actually completed on-line
  using Aplia.
• 10 weekly homeworks to complete on-line by
  specified deadlines.
• Miss a homework and you get zero for the homework
  (no exceptions to this rule).
• First homework is due on Sunday 30th September.
• From then on, homework is due every Sunday till
  Sunday 2nd December.
• Work needs to be submitted by 11.45pm on the due
  date.

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PRODUCT KEY

• 85QM-TKEZ-K3PA
• Connect to http//login.cengagebrain.com/
• If you already have an account, sign in. From
  your Dashboard, enter your course key
  (85QM-TKEZ-K3PA) in the box provided, and click
  the Register button.If you don't have an
  account, click the Create a New Account button,
  and enter your course key when prompted
  85QM-TKEZ-K3PA. Continue to follow the on-screen
  instructions.