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Semester Session Dates: August 22 - October 14, 2016
Course Name & Number: ECO101 Economics (I)
Campus: Taiwan
1. Instructor's Information
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Name: Mei-Hui Lin, Ph.D.
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Telephone: (886) 4 887 6660 ext. 7517
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Email: [email protected]
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Class Hours: 13:10 PM-16:00 PM Wednesday Cheng-Wu Wang
Memorial Library Building Room #: 302; 9:10 AM-12:00 AM Thursday
& Friday Cheng-Wu Wang Memorial Library Building Room #: 302;
15:10 PM-18:00 PM Saturday Cheng-Wu Wang Memorial Library
Building Room #: 303
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Office Hours: 10:10 AM-12:00 AM Monday & Tuesday; 12:10
AM-13:00 PM & 16:10 PM-17:00 PM Wednesday; 2:10 AM-14:00 PM
Thursday; 2:10 AM-13:00 PM Friday Room #: Kai-Wu Enlightenment
Building 303
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Communication: By phone, email, etc. For emergency contact:
(886) 4 8911 292
Current Position 【此內容是我自己加上去的，師長們請自行斟酌是
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- 2014/08-Present: Full time Associate Professor, Department of
Business Administration, Mingdao University, Taiwan
- 2009/08-Present : Assistant Professor, Department of Business
Innovation and Development / MBA Program, Department of Business
Innovation and Development, Mingdao University, Taiwan
Education 【此內容是我自己加上去的，師長們請自行斟酌是否要
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- 2002: Ph.D. in School of Education, University of Birmingham, England
U.K.
- 1997: Master of Social Science in Accounting & Development Finance,
School of Business, University of Birmingham, England U.K
- 1991: Bachelor of Law in Public Finance, School of Business, Feng
Chia University, Taiwan
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Research Interest
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Economics of Education; Labour Economics; Economics; Educational
Administration & Policy; Teaching Innovation; Business Innovation;
School Management; Business Management; Leadership; Motivation;
Learning Motivation; Self-Concept; Management of Service Quality;
Customer Satisfaction; Performance Evaluation; Environment
Economics; School Inspection; Financial Management
2. Catalog Course Description
The main purpose of this course is to teach basic concepts of the
Economics. The student will demonstrate mastery of basic
microeconomic terminology through defining and discussing the
terminology as well as applying it to current microeconomic events;
calculate microeconomic variables; use models to analyze the behavior
of individuals and firms. Moreover, this course is designed to give the
student a familiarity with the language common to economics, an
elementary ability to analyze various microeconomic problems common
in our economy and society, along with being able to think through
everyday microeconomic problems. The course emphasizes on the
interdependence among individual consumer, producer, and market. It
also explores the objective and efficiency pursued by consumer and
producer. An analysis of the determination of price and output under
various market conditions, from competition to monopoly. Theories of
economic choice are applied to consumers, producers, and resource
owners. Techniques of partial equilibrium analysis are stressed.
Likewise, students will gain insight into what drives consumers to give up
resources to obtain goods and services produced by others.
3. Prerequisite/Co-requisite/Credits: None
4. Textbook(s) and Reading
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Title: Essential Foundation of Economics, Global Edition
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Author: Robin Bade & Michael Parkin
Edition: 7th (2015)
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Publisher: Pearson
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1-292-06044-6
5. Other Required Materials:
Software required for the course is Microsoft Office.
6. Course Objectives
At completion of this course, students should be able to:
(1) Build the technical and practical knowledge of the students.
(2) Solve the consumer's utility maximization problem to derive demand.
(3) Solve the firm's cost minimization problem to derive input demands
and compute the cost function.
(4) Use the cost function to solve the perfectly competitive firm's profit
maximization problem and derive supply.
(5) Use equilibrium analysis to understand the links between individual
behavior and market-level outcomes in competitive markets.
(6) Assess and quantify the impacts of public policies on competitive
markets Evaluate the implications of departures from perfect competition,
such as markets with externalities, public goods, monopolies, or
imperfect competition.
(7) Apply learnt tools not only to business situations but also to problems
and situations in your everyday life.
7. Course Schedule (The schedule is subject to change during the
semester.)
Month and
Dates
Weeks
Content:
Chapters &
Topics
Chaps 1, 2 & 3 –
Getting Started,
The U.S. and
Global Economies
& The Economic
Problem
Objectives
Assessments
Aug 22 – 28,
2016
Week 1:
1, 2 & 7
Homework,
Quiz 1
Aug 29 –
Sep 4
Week 2:
Chaps 4, 5 & 6 –
Demand and
Supply, Elasticities
of Demand and
Supply
&Efficiency and
Fairness of
Markets
1, 2, 3 & 7
Homework,
Quiz 2
Sep 5 – 11
Week 3:
Chaps 7, 8 & 9 –
Government
Actions in Markets,
Global Markets in
Action &
Externalities:
Pollution,
Education, and
Health Care
1, 3 & 7
Homework,
Quiz 3
Month and
Dates
Weeks
Content:
Chapters &
Topics
Chaps 10 –
Production and
Cost
Objectives
Assessments
Sep 12 – 18
Week 4:
1, 4 & 7
Homework,
Mid Term
Exam
Sep 19 – 25
Week 5:
Chaps 11 – Perfect
Competition
1, 5, 6 & 7
Homework,
Quiz 4
Sep 26 – Oct
2
Week 6:
Chaps 12 –
Monopoly
1, 5, 6 & 7
Homework,
Quiz 5
Oct 3 – 9
Week 7:
Chaps 13 –
Monopolistic
Competition and
Oligopoly
1, 5, 6 & 7
Homework,
Quiz 6
Oct 10 – 16
Week 8:
Final Examination
Read
Review
Homework,
Final Exam
Athena University 2016-2017 Academic Dates
Fall 2016
Spring 2017
Summer 2017
Session #
Start
End
Fall Semester,
Session A
August 22nd,
2016
October 14th,
2016
Fall Semester,
Session B
October 31st,
2016
December 23rd,
2016
Spring Semester,
Session A
January 16th,
2017
March 17th,
2017
Spring Semester,
Session B
April 3rd,
2017
May 26th,
2017
Summer Semester
June 12th,
2017
August 4th,
2017
8. Methods of Assessment
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Homework = 20%
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Quizzes = 20%
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Mid-term exam = 30%
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Final exam = 30%
9. Late Submission Policy
Assignments, no matter how they are sent, need to be clearly identified
with:
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your name and student ID number
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paper code and number
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the module, unit and/or assignment number
This will provide further assurance of smooth and safe processing.
If you hand in your work late, without a good reason for doing so, your
mark will be reduced in line with the instructor’s penalties scheme for
late submission of coursework. If, however, life has conspired against
you to prevent you from meeting an assignment deadline don’t despair.
The instructor recognises that students may suffer from a sudden illness
or other serious or significant event that is unforeseen and/or
unpreventable and which adversely affects their ability to complete an
assessment; in such cases the instructor’s mitigating circumstances
regulations and procedures may be applied. You’ll need to complete a
description letter and submit it to the instructor.
10. Grading Standards
Grade
A
AB+
B
%
94 – 100
90 – 93
87 – 89
83 – 86
Grade
BC+
C
C-
%
80 – 82
77 – 79
73 – 76
70 – 72
Grade
D+
D
F
%
67 – 69
60 – 66
0 – 59
11. Academic Integrity Policy
Plagiarism is defined as the use, without proper acknowledgment, of the
ideas, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse from another
writer or speaker. Plagiarism includes the unauthorized copying of
software and the violation of copyright laws. Students who commit
plagiarism will obtain a grade of “Failure” on their exam or assignment.
12.Attendance Policy
To stay in compliance with Athena University regulations, this course is
required to maintain accurate attendance records in all courses. Online
courses are no different from classroom courses in this regard; however,
participation must be defined in a different manner. Student “attendance”
in online courses will be defined as active participation in the course as
described in each course syllabus. 【此段我已經完成修改，歡迎師長們
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You must be reading, interacting, and completing work in your online
course from the start of the semester to be successful. All of our online
courses have an introductory that must be completed within the first
week of the course to demonstrate "attendance". Any students who do
not complete that activity and show that he or she is actively engaged
and participating in the course will be dropped from the course by the
instructor. 【此段內文是從網路下載，尚未進行修改，請師長們自行修改
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Online courses will be required to document an academic
activity/assignment weekly. Activity in the course constitutes attendance;
simply logging into the course is not recognized as activity substantial
enough to demonstrate attendance. To be active in the course, students
should complete and submit homework assignments, take the quizzes
and tests, participate in the discussion board by contributing original and
valuable comments, submit writing assignments, and email the instructor
with course-related questions or comments. 【此內文是從某國外大學之
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Online courses will, at a minimum have weekly mechanisms for student
participation, which can be documented by any or all of the following
methods: student tracking in Canvas; submission/completion of
assignments; and communication with the instructor. Students who do
not log on to the course within the drop/add period for the course will be
dropped from the course. Students who fail to maintain active
participation in an online course as defined in the course syllabus will be
processed in accordance with the University’s current attendance policy.
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the drop/add period for the course will be dropped from the course.
(Drop/add and withdrawal dates are listed in the published campus
calendar and the course syllabus). Students who fail to maintain active
participation in an online course as defined in the course syllabus will be
processed in accordance with the University’s current attendance policy.
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13. Helpful Links
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Link to Athena University Seattle:http://www.athenauniversity.org/
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Link to Athena University Academic Catalog