Economics for International Business - Rollins College · Economics for International Business Syllabus Contents1 ... economic policy issues, and much of the economics in the media

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EconomicsforInternationalBusiness

SyllabusContents1InstructorandCourseInfo,Intro,&Prerequisites………………………………………………………….……….………2CourseObjectives…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3CourseMaterials………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4CourseEvaluation………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....5-6 CourseAgenda………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7MyTeachingStyle……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..………..8ResearchPolicies………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………9

PlagiarisminECO233…………..…………………………………………………………………….………………………………….10RollinsCollegePolicies……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10-11 SexualMisconductinvolvingMembersoftheRollinsCommunity RollinsCollegeInstitutionalCommitmentforStudentswithDisabilities RollinsCollegeAcademicHonorCode RollinsCollegeInstitutionalPolicyonTimeSpentonafourcredit-hourcourse RollinsSpring2016AcademicCalendar&ExamCalendar………………………………………………………….12 1 Elementsofthissyllabus,withtheexceptionofthenumberandtypeofmethodsofevaluation,maybealteredatthediscretionoftheinstructorifchangedcircumstancesarise,which,basedonhistoricalevidence,islikelytohappen.Significantchanges—suchasduedates—willbepostedonBlackboardunderthe“CourseInformation”tab,sentbye-mail,orannouncedinclassbytheinstructororhisrepresentative.

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COURSEINFORMATION:Prerequisite:INB200(IntroductiontoInternationalBusiness) Course#:10135 ECO/INB233Section02 ClassTimes:MW2:30-3:45pmSemester:SPRING2016 Classroom:BUSH308INSTRUCTORINFO:Name:Prof.KenTaylor Office:CSSBldg271OfficeHours::MTWR:12:00-1:00Email:[email protected]:407-646-2569

COURSEINTRODUCTION&PREREQUISITES

TheinstructordoesnotassumethatstudentsinthiscoursehavetakenpreviouscoursesineconomicsorbusinessotherthanINB200,aprerequisiteforECO/INB233.YouwillbeexpectedtobefamiliarwithkeyideasandconceptslearnedinINB200.ECO/INB233willbuildonthatunderstanding,encouragingyoutodevelopbasicmicroandmacroeconomicprincipleswithinaninternationalcontextthatprovidesatheoreticalfoundationforrelevanteconomicideasandbusinesspractices.Individually,microormacroeconomicprinciplesarenotdifficulttocomprehend,butknowingwhenandhowtoapplytheminconcertrequiresthoughtfulnessandpractice.Moreover,manyeconomicideasbuildonothers,sothatinitialtoolsandconceptsneedtobeunderstoodinordertocomprehendtheeconomicideasthatcomelater.Therefore,consistentpreparationisespeciallyimportantinthiscourse.Standardmicroeconomicsintroducesstudentstoanewvocabularyandasetofeconomicideasthatcombinetostructureaparticularwayofunderstandinghumandecisionmakingandsocialissues.Anindividualisticstandpoint,coreandeconomicallyrationalagents,competition,exchange,andequilibriumprovidetheframeworkfromwhichstandardeconomicsasadistinctivedisciplineemerges.Tothisframeworkisthenaddedimportantconceptssuchasscarcity,opportunitycost,exchange,specializationandcomparativeadvantage,exchangerates,marginality,theeconomicroleofgovernmentinamarketsystem,productioncosts,nominalandrealvalues,technicalandeconomicefficiency,marketandgovernmentfailures,andequity.Microeconomicsalsoaddressesconsumerandfirmbehavior:thetheoryofthefirm,thetheoryofconsumerbehavior,andmarketstructures(monopoly,competition,oligopoly).Behavioraleconomicshasrecentlyaddedadditionalideastothecoreandeconomicconceptsofrationality.Importanttoolsincludesupplyanddemanddiagrams,productionpossibilitiescurves(PPCs),andcircularflowdiagrams.Standardmacroeconomicsfocusesonunderstandingtheeconomyasawhole,notablyoutputandincome,employment,themovementofprices,andgrowthandthewaystheseareunderstoodandmeasured.Understandingbusinesscycles,deficitsanddebt,interestrates,andmonetaryandfiscalpolicyenablesanunderstandingofeconomicpolicy.Internationally,tradebarriers,tradeagreements,andinternationaltradeandinvestmentorganizationswillbediscussed.Scholarshavelongsoughttoprovidemacroeconomicswithmicroeconomicfoundationsbutthisprojecthasonlybeenpartiallysuccessful.Asinmicroeconomics,materialincentivescontinuetoplayanimportantroleinunderstandingbehaviorbuttheaggregationofindividualdecision-makingcangenerateresultsnoteasilyunderstoodfromonlyanindividualisticstandpoint.Macroeconomicsintroducesyoutomoreeconomicpolicyissues,andmuchoftheeconomicsinthemediaconcernsmacroeconomicproblemsandpoliciestosolvethem,aboutwhichthereremainsmuchmorecontroversythaninmicroeconomics.

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COURSEOBJECTIVES--Bytheendofthecourse:OB1--Youshouldunderstandkeymicroeconomicideas,models,andinstitutionsnotedinthecourseintroduction.Methodsofassessment:courseinvolvementandtests.OB2–Youshouldunderstandkeymacroeconomicsideas,models,andinstitutionsnotedinthecourseintroduction.YoushouldachieveanelementarycommandoftheClassicalandKeynesianeconomicperspectivesthatmotivateeconomicpolicy.Methodsofassessment:courseinvolvementandtests.OB3–Youshouldbeabletouseeconomictoolstohelpframeandunderstandeconomicreality.Thesetoolsincludethecircularflowdiagram,PPCs,andsupplyanddemand.Inadditionyouwillbeintroducedtodiagramsofmarketstructures,andaggregatedemandandaggregatesupplycurves.Youwillalsolearnhowtocalculateratesofchangeandnominal&realvalues.Methodsofassessment:courseinvolvementandtests.OB4--Youshouldbegintodevelopyourownindependenteconomicthinkingonimportanteconomicideasandissues.Methodsofassessment:project,courseinvolvement,andtests.OB5--Youshouldhavefurtherdevelopedyourreading,writing,speaking,andlisteningskills--allofwhichareofpracticalimportanceintheworkplaceandhumaninteractiongenerally.Methodsofassessment:courseinvolvementandtests.Asindividualswelearnbestindifferentways,butcoursesascurrentlytakenrequiresociallearninginthesensethatwhatislearnedisaccessedsimilarlyforeveryone.Theusualwayofhandlingthisistoprovideavarietyofwaystolearnandthiscoursedoesthat.Clearlyorganizedwithvariedcourseactivities,threepracticallearningtechniquesareemployedinadditiontomini-lectures,aprojectandtests:suspiciousstatements,classroomexercises,andgrouppresentationofout-of-classmaterial.Sinceyouareprobablynotfamiliarwithsuspiciousstatements,threeexamplesaregivenbelow.SuspiciousStatement.Forthefollowingstatement,indicatewhetheritiscorrectorincorrect,andexplainwhy,demonstratingthatyouunderstandanyterminbold.Theexplanationisthemostimportantpartofyouranswer.Suspicious Statement: For the following statement, indicate whether it is correct or incorrect, and explain why, demonstrating that you understand any term in bold. The explanation is the most important part of your answer. “Thecurrentfinancialcrisiswascausedbyillegalimmigrantswhocreatedfinancialderivativesinordertobuyhousesthatfloodedthemarket.”“Expansionaryfiscalandmonetarypolicy,conductedbyCongress,involveincreasedgovernmentspendingtostimulateconsumption.”“Anincreaseinthecostoflabortoproducesteelandanincreaseinthedemandforaluminumwill,otherthingsbeingequal,causetheequilibriumpriceofsteeltodecreasewhileleavingthequantityofsteelconstant.”Eachsuspiciousstatementhasseveraldesirablelearningfeatures:apuzzle-likebutboundedqualitythatelicitsinterestandallowsalternativeeffectiveanswers,notjustabinaryresponse;clearlytrueandclearlyfalseandambiguousinformationdependingonmeaningofterms--asituationmuchliketherealworld;andtheneedtoanalyzeandsynthesizematerial.

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COURSEMATERIALS:ALLofthefollowingareREQUIREDunlessnotedasoptional:•[BB]Blackboard<http://blackboard.rollins.edu/>:aprogramfororganizinglearningavailabletoRollinsstudents.Blackboardtabsarelistedbelow:

•[STAX]PrinciplesofEconomics,OpenStaxCollege,RiceUniversity,2014,http://openstaxcollege.orgservesasthebasictextforthecourse•KahnAcademyhttps://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/microeconomics https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/macroeconomics•[WC]TheWisdomofCrowds,JamesSurowiecki,2005,AnchorBooks:readingforthecourseproject•[HDT]–HandoutsusedtocovermaterialnotaddressedoradequatelycoveredinSTAX•asimplecalculatorNOTEABOUTBLACKBOARDSUBMISSIONS--ForanyactivitiesthatyouarerequiredtoSUBMITonBlackboardusethefollowingprotocol.FirstAttach(i.e.upload)thefileandthenhitSUBMIT.IfyoudidnotusethesoftwareprogramWORD,convertitbacktoa.docor.docxbeforeyouSUBMITit.Besuretotypeinyourname(first.last)intheheaderandinthefilenameasintheexampleintheheaderonthispageandinthefilenameofthisdocument).Donotdeleteanyotherinformationintheheaderorfilename.Donotusesymbolsinfilenamesuchas“&”or“#”or--.Instead,separateitemswithaperiod(i.e.“.“)oranunderscore(i.e.“_“).Theinformationthatyouneedtoalwaysmakesureyouincludeisputintemplateformonassignmentssoyoudon’tforgetanyofthesecomponents.Finally,donotsendassignmentsbye-mail.Iftheduedateandtimehaspassed,stillsubmittheassignmentonBlackboardsothatyoumayreceiveatleastpartialcredit.

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COURSEEVALUATION

MethodsofEvaluation ProportionofGradePointsCourseInvolvement…………………………………………………………………………………….15% 150Tests1stTest………………………………………………..…………………………………………....10% 1002ndTest……………………………………………………………………………………...….....15% 1503rdTest…………………………………………………………………………………................15% 150Project2…………………………………………………………………………………………………………20% 200FinalExam…………………………………………………………………………………………………….25% 250Total……………………………………………………………………………………………………………100%1000 900–1000Points(Arange);800–900Points(Brange);700–800Points(Crange);600–700Points(Drange)DescriptionofeachEvaluationMethodCourseInvolvementincludesthefollowing:(1)attendingclass,participatinginclassdiscussionandin-classactivities(2)completingInstructorassignmentsontime.Youmayandareencouragedtoworkwithotherstudentstounderstandthematerial,butworkyouturninasyourown(InstructorassignmentsandProject)mustbecompletedandsubmittedsolelybyyou–inyourownwords.Ifyoudonot,theworkwillbeconsideredplagiarism,bothforthestudentturningitinandthestudentfromwhomitiscopiedorcloselyparaphrased.Seetheplagiarismstatementbelowandreaditcarefully!Iusethefollowing“check”gradingsystemtoevaluatecourseinvolvement(0,√-,√,√+)for(1)and(2).A√isthestandardevaluation;√+’sarerarelygivenandaremostlygivenattheendofthecoursebasedonabodyofyourworkforthesemester.Classactivitiesaredesignedtofurtherachievecoursegoalsandtoprovidealternativewaystolearn.

(1)AttendanceandIn-classParticipation--Ifyoumissaclass(exceptforillness,workrequirements,orcollegeapprovedactivities),youwillearnazeroforthatday.Ifyouknowyouwillmissaclass,letmeknowbeforeclassbyemailorphoneandthatwillbenoted.Ifyouknowyouwillmissmorethantwoclassesthissemester,itmaybeinyouracademicinteresttodropthisclass.Takeitwhenyouareabletodevotemoretimetoit..Classattendanceisanecessary,thoughnotasufficient,conditiontoreceivea√forin-classparticipation.Consistentbefore–classpreparationthatincludesreadingtheassignedmaterialforthedateitisdueisanessentialpartofthiscourseandwillbeimportantineveryclass.Youshoulddevoteyourfullattentiontotheactivitiesintheclass.Inthisclassthismeansthatyoushouldneithereatnorsleepinclassunlessthisispartofadesignatedclassactivity.Youhavetherighttoexpecttheteachertoremaininclassexceptforaspecificclassactivityoran

emergencyandtheresponsibilitytodosoyourself.Wanderinginandoutofclassiscompletely unacceptableandwillsignificantlylowerastudent’scourseinvolvementgrade--aswillemailing, texting,andgratuitousinternetsurfingduringclass.Cellphonesandelectronicdevices,including computersandipadsshouldberenderednoiselessandoutofsightbeforecomingtoclassand remainsoduringclass.

2 AseparatereadingpostedonBlackboardwillexplainthisinmoredetaillateroninthecourse.

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(2)InstructorAssignments(IA)--Amajoractivityofthecourseiscompletingtheout-of-classquestionsorproblemsassignedonBlackboard,basedonthereadingsorresearchfortheclassday.Inordertoearna√youneedtoanswerALLofthequestionsfortheassignmentinBOLDBLUE.Ifyouarecompletelystumpedonaquestion,constructananswerforasubstitutequestionthatcomestoyourmindfromreadingtheintendedquestion.Spellchecktheassignment(electronicallyandbyhand)andSUBMITonBlackboardby8amonthedatedue.SeeNoteAboutBlackboardSubmissionsbelow.TheassignmentwillbequicklyassessedonBlackboardbytheteacherbeforeclasswitha√(2),a√-(1)orazero).Thenormalevaluationofthisworkwillbea√ifyoumadeareasonableattempttoanswereveryquestion.Shouldyounotcompleteaninstructorassignmentonthedatedue,itmaybeturneddonebythenextclassperiodfora√-.Afterthatitwillreceiveazero.Bringittoclassasahardcopytomakenotesforanychangesneeded.Wewillgoovermostoftheinstructorquestions(definitelythechallengingones)inclass.

TESTSDesignedwiththecourseobjectivesinmind,testswillbeconstructedtorevealyourunderstandingofeconomicideasandissues,usingcriticaleconomicthinkingintheprocess.Testsalsoallowyoutopracticeyourwritingskills.Youshouldbeabletodemonstratebothaknowledgeoftheideasandconceptslearnedandtheabilitytoapplythesetoasituationorevent.Therewillbesomemultiplechoicequestions,butthemajorportionofeachtestwillconsistofexplanationandproblemsolving.TestswillbebasedontheInstructorassignmentsbutwillnotduplicatequestionsasked.Rather,testswillrequirethatyousynthesizethemateriallearnedontheinstructorassignments.Alltestsmustbetakenatthetimetheyarescheduledunlessaclasspostponementisannouncedbytheteacher.Shouldyoubeseriouslyillorshouldyouparticipateincollegeapprovedactivities,contactmebeforeatestandprovidemewithadoctor'snoticeorathleticdepartmentrequestasappropriate,andyoumaymakeupthemissedtestbycountingitaspartoftheFinalExam,whichwouldthenbeworthagreaterpercentageofyourgradebythepercentageofthetestmissed.Thisalternativeappliesonlyonce.Anyothertestsmissedwillcountaszeropoints.TheFinalExamiscomprehensiveandmustbetakenatthescheduledtime.

GRADING3Thiscourseemploysanoncompetitive,masterysystemofgrading.Ifyouanswer

90%ofthematerialormorecorrectlyonatestandinthecourse,youwillearnan“A-”orbetterregardlessofhowwellanyotherstudentperforms.Thatis,thereisnocurveisthiscourse,eitherfortestsindividuallyorforthecoursegradeitself.Inotherwords,nogradeisscarce.Inprinciple,everystudentinthecoursecanearnan“A”.Theoppositeisalsoatheoreticalpossibility.Amasteryapproachtogradingencouragescollaborationamonglearnersandgroupinteraction,behaviorsthathavebeenfoundtobeeffectivewaystolearnformanystudents.

3 If your total grade at the end of the course is within 3% of the next higher grade you will earn that higher grade if you make that grade or higher on the final exam.

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COURSEAGENDA TOPICSCOVERED DATE COURSEMATERIALS* ActivityDUECourseIntro;Models;S&D Jan.,13,20 [STAX]Ch.1,2 Assign1(Jan.20) SupplyandDemand Jan.25,27 [STAX]Ch.3,4,5 Assign2(Jan.27)Elasticity 1stTest Feb.1 ConsumerDemand Feb.3,8 [STAX]Ch.6,7 Assign3(Feb.8)&Production BehavioralEconomics Feb.10 [HDT] Assign4(Feb.10) PerfectCompetitionand Feb.15,17 [STAX]Ch.8,9 Assign5(Feb.17)MonopolyMarketPower Feb.22,24 [STAX]Ch.10,11 Assign6(Feb.24)SpringBreak Feb.27-Mar.6FinancialMarkets Mar.7 [STAX]Ch.17 Assign7(Mar.7) [HDT] 2ndTest Mar.9MacroeconomicGoals:Growth Mar.14,16,21 [STAX]Ch19,20, Assign8(Mar.16)PriceStability,Employment 21,22Money&Banking Mar.23,28 [STAX]Ch27 Assign9(Mar.23) 3rdTest Mar.30 InternationalTradeand Apr.4,6 [STAX]Ch23 Assign10(Apr.6)FinancialCapitalFlows [HDT]AggregateDemand& Apr.11,13,18 [STAX]Ch24,25, Assign11(Apr.13)AggregateSupply;Keynesians 26;[HDT]andClassicalsMonetaryandFiscalPolicy Apr.20,25 [STAX]Ch28,30,31 Assign12(Apr.20)Projectdue Apr.22by8am ALLOFTHEABOVE Apr.29(Tuesday) (11:00–1:30p.m.) FINALEXAM*Alongwiththechaptersfromthetext,additionalreadings,videos,articles,andothermediamaybeassignedandpostedonBlackboardbeforetheyaredue–withadequateleadtime.

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MYTEACHINGSTYLEYourteachertakesteachingandlearningseriously.Fascinatedbytheperpetualpuzzleoftryingtounderstandhumansocialbehavioranddecision-making,Ihaveaparticularinterestinthevarietyofwaysthatweanalyticallyconstructandemotionallyperceiveeconomicreality.Myideasaboutwhatmakesforeffectivelearninginacoursehavechangedandcontinuetodosoasmyunderstandingandexperiencegrowsandtheenvironmentinwhichstudentsarelearningchanges.ThiswillnotbeprimarilyalectureclasseventhoughIamengagedbythesubjectmatteranddoenjoypresentingit.ThisisbecauseIrespectyourabilitytolearnonyourownandbelieveitispatronizingformetorepeatmaterialthatyouhavealreadyreadandunderstoodaspartofyourout-of-classwork.WhatIwilldoisemphasizethekeyideasstatedinthecourseobjectives,provideexamples,andaddressasclearlyasIcanthemorechallengingconceptsalongwithanyideasorissuesthatmaybemurkyfromthereadingsandassignmentsor,timepermitting,mattersyouwouldliketoexplorefurther.Iwillalsosometimesaddadditionalmaterialnotcoveredbyyourout-of-classreadingstoreinforceyourout-of-classreadings.Inanycasethevisionof“learning-as-absorption”underlyingtheteaching-as-lecturingapproachhasbeenempiricallydiscredited,atleastforconsciouslearning.Evidently,itdoesnotpromotethedeeperlearningthattakesplaceonlywhenyouinvolveyourselfemotionallyandanalytically(calledactivelearning)inthesubjectmatter.Inordertolearneconomics,oranyotheracademicsubject,studentsneedtointeractandevenstrugglewiththematerialbeinglearned.Manyofyouhaveeitherlearnedorsensedthisalready.Youneedtoknowfactsandconceptstobesure,but,moreimportantly,youneedtobeabletoapplytheminnewcircumstances,andassesstheirrelativeimportanceinthecontextofrealworldcomplexity.Thisonlycomeswithpracticeinusingthem.Consequently,youwillbeexpectedtocometoclasswiththematerialread;youwillbegivenworktodooutsideofclasseveryweekbasedonthereadings;youwillbeaskedtoexplainconceptsandideastoyourpeersinclass(individuallyandingroups);andtestswillbegearedprimarilytowardtestingyourunderstanding,notyourmemorization,ofthematerial.Peopleareindividualsandlearnbestindifferentways,soavarietyofwaystolearnwillbeemployed.Thecourseisclearlyorganizedandcourseactivitiesarevaried.Idonottweet,text,orengageinvirtualsocialnetworking(i.e.noFacebook)aspartofthecourse.Ourcommunicationwillbefacetoface(officehoursandatothertimes)andviaBlackboard,oremail.YouneedtocheckyourRollinsemaildailyforreadingandassignmentinformationavailableonBlackboard–plusanyothermattersofinterest.Iamnotaddictedtoelectronicmedia,butIdocheckmyemailandBlackboardatleasteverymorningandevening--andatothertimesaswell.

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RESEARCHPOLICIESUsingtheInternetWhenyouuseanInternetsiteforacademicworkyouneedtoaskthefollowingquestionstodecideiftheinformationisvalid,soundandreliable:•WHO--Whatindividualorgroupputtheinformationonthissite?--Thecreatorsofasiteareknownasauthorsofthesite.Thetopleveldomainnameattheendoftheinternetaddress(URL)isanimportantidentifierofsites.Thiscanhelpyouidentifytheauthorororganizationoftheworkyouintendtoreference.•PURPOSE--Dotheauthorshaveastatementofpurposeorphilosophy,andforwhomisthesiteintended?Thelevelofinformationmaybelowerorhigherthanyouneed.•INFORMATION--Whatisthequalityoftheinformationprovided?Isitextensiveenoughforyourpurposes?Isitcurrent?Isitsupportedwithdocumentationifneeded?TheseareimportantsincemostInternetsitesarenotrefereedthewayarticlesandbooksare.•KNOWLEDGE--Whatvettedknowledgeabilitydotheauthorswhocreatedorputtheinformationonthesitehaveaboutthetopicasrevealedbytheircredentials?Dotheyprovidelinkstocheckthestatementsmade?•BIASES--Whatimplicitpresuppositionsorbiasesdotheauthorsrevealinpresentingtheinformation?•TIME--Whenwasthesitecreated,andlastupdated(clickDocumentInfounderViewinthemenu)?Thesitemaybemoribundordeadsincethereiscurrentlyaverylowcosttoretaininganonmaintainedsite.•Wikipedia–Yourteacherlikesthedemocraticapproachinherentinthewaywikisarecreated,butthesafeguardsareyettooweaktopreventdifficult-to-discernbiasesandgamingthesystem.Also,manyWikientriesareseriouslyincomplete.Wikipediaoftenservesasaneffectivesourceforatopicintroductionandcanalmostalwaysbeemployedtolocateothercrediblereferences.Therefore,giventheproblemsnoted,youcannotciteWikipediaasaformalreferenceinthiscourse.ReferencingSourcesThereareseveralkindsofcitingandreferencingstylesandvariantsofeachofthesestylesyoucouldchoosetouse.IamrequiringthatyouusetheAPAstyle.Moreover,IamalsorequiringthatyoufollowtheparticularAPAstylisticrulesthatwillbepostedonBlackboard.ThereasonforthisrequirementistocreateafairevaluationstandardonallassignmentsthroughoutthecoursewithoutthecomplicationsofeveryonesubmittingtheparticularAPAstyletheyused.Inadditiontotheformalguidelinesyouwillbegiven,examplesoftheuseofthisformatcanbefoundatendofthecoursereadings.If,however,youneedguidanceinadditiontothesamples,youcanrefertothereferencesectionattheendofcoursedocumentsorconsultanAPAguidesuchas<http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa>.ThebasicstructureofallAPAguidesarethesame,butbecausethereareminordifferencesinAPAguidesyouwill,youwillneedtodecideonaconsistentwaytohandlethesecasesasreasonablyasyoucan.

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PLAGIARISMINECO/INB233Sinceyourteacherbelievesthatwhatconstitutesplagiarisminacourseisnotclearunlesstheteacherdefinesit,myintentionistodoso.Studentsshouldknowthatideasandinformationthatyoucollectedandusedfromresearchmustbereferencedorelsethisisplagiarismevenifyoudidnotintendtodeceive.Theusualwaytoprovideareferenceinapaperiswithin-textcitations.Eveniftheideacomes,notfromabook,butfromahandout,aclass,anotherstudent,orafacultymember,itstillmustbereferencedproperlyorelseitisplagiarism,unlesstheteacherspecifiesotherwise.Ifyouciteanauthor’sorspeaker’swordsdirectly,youmustusequotesorelsethatisplagiarismevenifyoucitedthesource.Inthiscourse,youshouldavoidusingtheauthor’sownwordsunlesstheyaresotrenchantorwittythatparaphrasingwoulddiminishthethought.Thereislittlewritingineconomicsthatcanbedescribedbytheseterms.Inanycaseyouneedtodevelopyourownvoiceinyourwriting.Evenso,itisimportanttorememberthatparaphrasinganauthor’swordsorideasisstillplagiarismiftheparaphrasedworkisnotreferencedproperly.Whenindoubt,provideaproperreference.Forwrittenassignmentsinclassthatwillbebasedonthetextorotherin-commonreadingassignments,youwillnotberequiredtouseformalreferencesunlessyouareusingadirectquote.However,quotesshouldbeavoidedeveninthistypeofassignment.Discussionoftheout-of-classassignmentsisnotonlypermittedbutencouraged.However,youareexpectedtodoyourownwrittenworkinyourownwordswhenyouwriteyourin-classresponses.Failingtodosowillbeinterpretedasplagiarisminthiscourseforthestudentwhocopiesorparaphrasestheworkofanotherstudentandacademicdishonestyforthestudentwhopermitsittobedonewithhisorherwork.BothareviolationsoftheHonorCode.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttomakesuretheyunderstandwhatplagiarismisingeneralandwhatplagiarismisinthecaseofaparticularcourse.Ifindoubt,ASKtheteacherineveryclassyoutake.RollinsCollegePolicies SexualMisconductinvolvingMembersoftheRollinsCommunityRollinsCollegeiscommittedtomakingitscampusasafeplaceforstudents.Becauseofthis,ifyoutellanyfacultymemberaboutsexualmisconductinvolvingmembersoftheRollinscommunity,heorsheisrequiredtoreportthisinformationtotheTitleIXCoordinator.YourfacultymembercanhelpconnectyouwiththeCoordinatorifyouwish.TheCoordinatorwillprovideyouwithanyinformation,resources,andsupportthatyoumaywantandneed.Behaviorsthatareconsidered“sexualmisconduct”includethefollowing:sexualharassment,stalking,intimatepartnerviolence(occurringindatingordomesticsituations),sexualassault,andanydiscriminationbasedonoursex,gender,genderidentity,orgenderexpressionthatcreatesahostileworkenvironment.FormoreinformationandcontactinformationfortheTitleIXCoordinator,visitwww.rollins.edu/TitleIX

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RollinsCollegeInstitutionalCommitmentforStudentswithDisabilities

RollinsCollegeiscommittedtoequalaccessanddoesnotdiscriminateunlawfullyagainstpersonswithdisabilitiesinitspolicies,procedures,programsoremploymentprocesses.TheCollegerecognizesitsobligationsundertheRehabilitationActof1973andtheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990toprovideanenvironmentthatdoesnotdiscriminateagainstpersonswithdisabilities.Ifyouareapersonwithadisabilityonthiscampusandanticipateneedinganytypeofacademicaccommodationsinordertoparticipateinyourclasses,pleasemaketimelyarrangementsbydisclosingthisdisabilityinwritingtotheDisabilityServicesOfficeat(box2764)1000HoltAve.,WinterPark,FL,37289orcall407-646-2345foranappointment. RollinsCollegeAcademicHonorCodeMembershipinthestudentbodyofRollinsCollegecarrieswithitanobligation,andrequiresacommitment,toactwithhonorinallthings.BecauseacademicintegrityisfundamentaltothepursuitofknowledgeandtruthandistheheartoftheacademiclifeofRollinsCollege,itistheresponsibilityofallmembersoftheCollegecommunitytopracticeitandtoreportapparentviolations.ThedevelopmentofthevirtuesofHonorandIntegrityareintegraltoaRollinsCollegeeducationandtomembershipintheRollinsCollegecommunity.AstudentsignatureonthefollowingpledgeisabindingcommitmentbythestudentthatlastsforhisorherentiretenureatRollinsCollege: Therefore,I,astudentofRollinsCollege,pledgetoshowmycommitmenttothesevirtuesbyabstainingfromanylying,cheating,orplagiarisminmyacademicendeavorsandbybehavingresponsibly,respectfullyandhonorablyinmysociallifeandinmyrelationshipswithothers.Thispledgeisreinforcedeverytimeastudentsubmitsworkforacademiccreditashis/herown.Studentsshalladdtoallpapers,quizzes,tests,labreports,etc.,thefollowinghandwrittenabbreviatedpledgefollowedbytheirsignature:“Onmyhonor,Ihavenotgiven,norreceived,norwitnessedanyunauthorizedassistanceonthiswork.”Materialsubmittedelectronicallyshouldcontainthepledge;submissionimpliessigningthepledge. RollinsCollegeInstitutionalPolicyonTimeSpentonafourcredit-hourcourseThiscourse,likemostatRollins,isafour-credit-hourcoursethatmeetsthreehoursperweek.Thevalueoffourcredithoursresultsfromworkexpectedofenrolledstudentsbothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.Rollinsfacultyrequirethatstudentsaverageatleastthreehoursofoutsideworkforeveryhourofscheduledclasstime.Thiseffectivelymeansthatstudentsshouldspendontheaverage12hoursaweekonthisandotherfour-credithourcourses.

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FINALEXAMSCHEDULE