Lecture 1 Introductory Microeconomics Dr. Jennifer P. Wissink January 23, 2023 2023 Jennifer P. Wissink, all rights reserved WELCOME To Econ 1110-Wissink Course Synopsis This course will introduce you to the basic tools of microeconomic
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WELCOME To Econ 1110-Wissink Course Synopsis
This course will introduce you to the basic tools of microeconomic theory necessary to analyze contemporary economic problems and their proposed solutions.
In particular, the role of the price system in determining production, consumption, and the distribution of income will be analyzed.
We will also develop an awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of markets and of the government's intervention in the market process.
Note: Economics 1120 is not a prerequisite for Economics 1110. You can even take BOTH at the same time.
Two Very Important Web Places for This Class
Our Cornell Canvas site: canvas.cornell.edu
Pearson's eText/MyEconLab (MEL) site for this course this semester<br>
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Switching Sections: If you are already in the lecture & a section and you need(want) to switch your section…
Do not drop the section you are currently in. You will automatically be dropped from the section AND lecture and then… YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK IN! The system drops you from BOTH. You can not just drop the section.
Come see me after lecture and I will offer a paln/suggestion.
Adding the Course and Section: If you are NOT in the class at all yet...
At the end of each lecture you attend come down front and see the COTA Shiyi and sign the attendance sheet.
Send the COTA Shiyi sz534@cornell.edu an email asking to be put into our Canvas course as an observer.
Keep trying and trying via Student Center. Persevere. Check the Cornell web-based drop/add system as much as you can. Switching & Adding<br>
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This is Us!<br>
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Our TeachingTeam the Learning Strategies Center
Albert Alexander the Economics Tutoring Center
opening to be announced<br>
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Econ 1110 and the ALI We are part of a multi-year Active Learning Initiative project here at Cornell.
Though research on alternative teaching innovations and methods we hope to improve on many dimensions of the Cornell learning experience. So be prepared for us all to try some new things this semester! As with any serious research project or endeavor, data analysis is essential. So over the course of the semester we will ask you to help us in a handful of ways.
Required Math Assessment: Before we get started with Econ 1110 this semester, we are requiring you to take a short assessment of current math skills.
Although participation is required, your performance will have no bearing on your class grade. We don’t expect you to study for this assessment, but a good and sincere effort while taking it will benefit everyone by providing us with accurate data. Keep in mind some of these questions go beyond the math we will be using in Econ 1110 – being unable to answer every question does not mean you can not succeed in this class.
The assessment is online
You should NOT use a calculator, and once you start the assessment, you will have 45 minutes to complete it. We do not post the questions or the answers after the assessment, nor do we post how well you did. However you will receive credit for completing the assessment as detailed in our course syllabus.
See Canvas Announcements for all the details vis a vis the link to use and the window of opportunity to take the assessment.<br>
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Canvas Site canvas.cornell.edu<br>
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Check out all the links on our Canvas course.
Carefully read and then re-read the Syllabus.
Carefully follow the directions for registering for our MyEconLab site and make sure to use the correct information!
Read all the FAQs (and answers) on our Canvas site.
Stop by my Zoom office hours and ask questions!
Risk to avoid! Things To Do To Get Started<br>
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How To Beat Intro Micro Attend all lectures and your section and actively participate.
Stay current in the textbook and do the MyEconLab stuff for starters.
Then really test yourself with the Wissink old traditional problem sets and Wissink Econ 1110 sample exams.
Do them sincerely. Go for quality over quantity.
The are located via our Canvas site.
Use the entire instructional team!!
Canvas Discussions, FAQs and content on the site
Everyone’s office hours
Everyone’s sections
Learning Strategies Center’s services
The ETC
Nip problems in the bud.
Practice, practice, practice!!
Go for active as opposed to passive studying!<br>
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Some General Advice Treat every course you take separately.
Don’t assume policy from one course is the same in any other course.
Don’t assume policy from one instructor is the same for another instructor EVEN IF it’s the same course in the same semester!
Don’t assume policy for one instructor is the same from one year to the next.
Use all the web-based information provided to you, read announcements, “pushed” email, posted syllabi, FAQs, yada yada regularly and before you assume anything or contact the professor or support staff in the course.
Course’s web pages
Cornell’s web pages
Canvas sites
Instructor and university pushed email
After all of the above, if there is still an issue or question or concern, don’t be shy about stopping by to talk to the professor during office hours and/or right before/after class.
Friends are good to talk to in general, but when it comes to specific policy about anything related to a course, don’t depend on the student grapevine – get it from the horse’s mouth. (See above)<br>
