Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Spring 2017 - ECON 103 D100

Principles of Microeconomics (4)

Class Number: 1653

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 11, 2017
    Tue, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The principal elements of theory concerning utility and value, price and costs, factor analysis, productivity, labor organization, competition and monopoly, and the theory of the firm. Students with credit for ECON 200 cannot take ECON 103 for further credit. Quantitative/Breadth-Soc.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is designed with two main goals in mind. The primary purpose of the course is to provide a sufficient understanding of the fundamental principles of economics. This includes propositions about individual behavior, output of firms, market structure, and the organization of economic activity. However, I also want to convince you that economics is an interesting field of study, and I intend to do this with a wide variety of examples. Throughout this course we will constantly apply economics to every aspect of your life. I hope to surprise you, perhaps offend you, and ultimately whet your intellectual appetite towards economics. 

Grading

  • Assignments 10%
  • Midterm Exam 35%
  • Final Exam 55%

NOTES:

Information regarding assignments will be discussed in the first class.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

D. Allen, Economic Principles: Seven Ideas for Thinking …About Almost Anything, 9th Edition, Pearson Custom Publishing. 2016

  Voltaire, Candide, Penguin Classics, 1947.  

Department Undergraduate Notes:

***  NO TUTORIALS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES***

Students requiring  accomodations as a result of a disability must contact the  Centre for Students with Disabilities  at 778 782 3112 or csdo@sfu.ca 

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS