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3 exams (25% or 20%, each) | 75% | 60% |
Weekly Quizzes | 15 | 10 |
PackBack Discussion Forum | 10 | 10 |
Term Paper or Video | 0 | 20 |
TOTAL | 100% | 100% |
Exams and Quizzes: All of the
exams and quizzes will be administered within Canvas. Unless you
are told otherwise, each test will include a combination of
multiple choice and essay questions.
PackBack Discussion Forum: Each week, you will be
expected to post one open-ended question related to our course
material, and you will respond to at least two of the questions
that have been posed by other class members. Each of your
questions and responses will need to rate a "curiosity score" of
at at least 40 by the Packback system. To receive your points
for the week, you will need to complete your submissions by
11:59pm each Saturday. For
additional information about Packback, including registration
instructions, look here.
Term Papers and Videos: Look here
for guidelines on writing the term paper and here
for video guidelines. You will need to present a
brief prospectus by February 16, and the finished paper or video
will be due no later than April 20. See other important
information under Attendance, below.
Extra Credit: This semester, in cooperation with the World Affairs Council of Dallas and Fort Worth, I am organizing a series of webinars under the title, Global Business Forum: Economic Issues for the Next Decade. I will also distribute information to you about other online events that relate to this course. You can gain extra credit for attending up to three of these sessions and by writing brief summaries of their content and your reaction to the conclusions. Each of these reaction papers can add up to an additional point to your final course average.
Semester grade averages will be converted into letter grades according to the following scale: A 91-100; A- 89-90; B+ 87-88; B 81-86; B- 79-80; C+ 77-78; C 71-76; C- 69-70; D+ 67-68; D 61-66; D- 59-60; F below 59.
Attendance and EngagementAcademic SuccessFor this online course, attendance and engagement can take several forms, including participation in our Zoom sessions and responding to assignments and quizzes in Canvas. Under normal circumstances, in keeping with University and Business School Policy, students who miss over 25% of class meetings would automatically fail the course. If you miss an excessive number of classes not related to COVID-19, no concessions will be made and you will receive the grade earned in the course according to guidelines established in the syllabus and the Hankamer School of Business Attendance Policy.
Absences related to COVID-19 will be excused and you may request that due dates for course deliverables be extended if I an notified in a timely manner. If anything happens that interrupts your ability to fully attend and engage in the course - health concerns, technological problems, or otherwise - please discuss the issues with me as quickly as possible by email or during Zoom office hours.
If absences due to confirmed COVID-19 reasons exist for an extended period of time and/or too many assignments or tests are missed that make it impossible to successfully complete the course, I will ask you to schedule a conference to discuss your academic performance in the class.
On the positive side of the ledger, I also have a practice of awarding extra credit to students who have excellent records of class attendance and participation.
Academic IntegrityI want to be sure that you have every opportunity to be successful at Baylor and in this course. If you have an unexplained pattern of absences or if you seem to be struggling in the course, I will submit an Academic Progress Report to the Success Center and will work with you get the support that you need. Familiarize yourself with the services provided by the Foster Success Center: http://www.baylor.edu/successcenter/.
Students Needing AccommodationsYou can find the university honor code here. In line with university policies, cheating, plagiarism, or other acts of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Honor Council and may result in failure of the course or even suspension from the university.
Any student who needs academic accommodations related to a documented disability should inform me immediately at the beginning of the semester. You are required to obtain appropriate documentation and information regarding accommodations from the Office of Access and Learning Accommodation (OALA). See the OALA website or or email OALA@baylor.edu immediately if you have not done so already.
I. Introduction
Jan 19 | First Day |
Jan 21 | Classification of Economic Systems--Gardner, ch. 1 and NRGI, "The Resource Curse"-- outline |
Jan 26 | Measuring National Income --Gardner, ch. 2 and World Bank and Dervis-- outline |
Jan 28 | Living Standards, Income
Inequality-- Gardner,
ch. 2---
outline |
Feb 2 | Unemployment and Inflation--Gardner, ch. 2--- outline |
II. Economic Systems
Feb 4 | Capitalism--Gardner, ch. 3 and Haass, pp. 5-28 -- outline |
Feb 9 | Capitalism -- concluded --- Haass, pp. 29-57 and Milanovich and Johnson |
Feb 11 | Socialism--Gardner, ch. 4 and these two Gallup polls: one, two--- outline |
Feb 16 | Economic Development--Gardner,
ch. 5 and Haass, pp. 240-250
and Jayachandran
and Yang-- outline OPTIONAL TERM PAPER & VIDEO TOPICS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES DUE |
Feb 18 -- FIRST EXAMINATION, TEXT CHAPTERS 1-5
III. The Western Hemisphere
Mar 2 | Introduction--Gardner, ch. 6 and Haass, pages 143-153 and USMCA Overview and Staudt--- outline |
Mar 4 |
United States--Gardner,
ch. 7; and Blanchet/Chancel/Gethin------ outline |
Mar 9 |
Latin America--Gardner,
ch. 8 and --
outline |
IV. Western Europe and Middle East
Mar 11 | Introduction to Europe--Gardner, ch. 9 and Haass, pp. 67-81 -- outline |
Mar 16 | Introduction to Europe, continued |
Mar 18 | Great Britain--Gardner, ch. 10 and Economist and Perri and outline |
Mar 23 | KESTON CENTER SEMINAR |
Mar 25 | Germany--Gardner, ch. 11 and Economist -- outline. |
Mar 30 | France and Sweden--Gardner, ch. 12 and Nossiter and ch. 13 and Goodman-- outline and outline |
APRIL 1 -- SECOND EXAMINATION, TEXT CHAPTERS 6-13
V. Central Eurasia
Apr 6 | Economic History of Central Eurasia--Gardner, ch. 14-- outline |
Apr 8 | Economics of Central Planning--Gardner, ch. 15--- outline |
Apr 13 | Market Transition--Gardner,
ch. 17 and Ellman
and Aslund/Miller
--- outline |
VI. Asia and Africa
Apr 15 | Introduction to Asia--Gardner, ch. 18 and Haass, pp 82-110 and Woetzel/Seong-- outline |
Apr 20 |
Japan --Gardner, ch. 19 and Fujikawa-- outline |
Apr 22 |
China--Gardner,
ch. 20, Economy,
and Rudd
-- outline |
Apr 27 | Africa and Middle East--Gardner, ch. 21 and Haass, pp. 111-142 and Stiglitz/Schiffrin-- outline |
THIRD EXAMINATION--CHAPTERS 14-21
Saturday, May 1, 9:00-11:00am
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