Eco 102: Introduction to Economics II 
Instructors: Neil Arnwine and Selin Sayek Böke 

 Syllabus       Homeworks and Readings     Discussion Hours           

Selin Sayek Böke

Office: A 117

Office hours: Tuesday 10:30-12:00  or by appointment

Lectures: Tuesday 8:40-10:30 and Thursday 10:40-12:30, V02

Neil Arnwine

Office: A 105

Office Hours: Monday  10:40-11:30am and Wednesday 14:30-15:30

Lectures: Monday 8:40-10:30 and Wednesday 10:40-12:30, V02

Textbook: "Economics" by R. Glenn Hubbard and Anthony Patrick O’Brien. Additional Readings will be assigned.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The exams schedules are set as noted in the syllabus. Make sure you arrange your personal schedule around these set exam dates as THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS given. Only those with documented medical or other emergencies may make-up a missed exam. Make-up exams and the final exam will be comprehensive. The make-up exam will be given during the final exam week.

Course structure: There are four hours of lectures and two hours of discussion hours.  The four hour lectures will mostly involve introduction of new class material.  This is the part where the course instructors will be doing most of the talking. The two hour lecture (discussion hours) will be class discussions on the Turkish and world economy using the concepts and methods you have learned and will be conducted by your teaching assistant in a small group setting.  You will be doing the talking with the TA’s guidance in that hour. The detailed schedule of the discussion hours will be provided and updated weekly on this page, make sure you follow these updates. 

Discussion Leaders:

Grading:

Your course grade will be a weighted average of homeworks, essays, participation, and exams, with the weights as follows:

                                  Midterm:                                        30%

                                Final Exam:                                 35%

                                Quizzes and Homework:       25%

                                Discussion participation:       10%

Please note that participation is distinct from attendance.  Your participation score will be based on the insightful questions you ask, the meaningful answers you provide and your contribution to class discussion in your small group sections.  Attendance to the sections is mandatory, large class attendance is not.

Note on final exams and letter grades:  It is important to note that although the weight of the final exam is 35%, those who get a grade below 40 in the final exam will automatically fail. Also, please note that the grades reflect your performance in each assessment tool and not how much effort you put into the class (though, performance should be highly correlated with the effort…)

Note on exam grading: It is possible to get negative grades from questions.  Not answering a question or making reasonable mistakes is fine.  Writing nonsense or proudly displaying a lack of understanding of basic definitions (such as defining disinflation as falling prices) is not.  These instances will lead to negative grades from those questions.  The same also applies to grading in your homeworks and other assignments.