Fall 2020 Course Syllabus Course: ECON-2302- Section: 4C Principles of Microeconomics

Instructor Information
Instructor	Dr. Albert Thigpen
E-mail	thigpenat@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6513
Office	Location: Madison Monroe Education - Room: 228 Hours: By appointment.
Department	Inmate Instruction Chair: Sheila Guillot E-mail: guillsr@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6381 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
Description	Analysis of the behavior of individual economic agents, including consumer behavior and demand, producer behavior and supply, price and output decisions by firms under various market structures, factor markets, market failures, and international trade.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	Explain the role of scarcity, specialization, opportunity cost and cost/benefit analysis in economic decision-making. Identify the determinants of supply and demand; demonstrate the impact of shifts in both market supply and demand curves on equilibrium price and output. Summarize the law of diminishing marginal utility; describe the process of utility maximization. Calculate supply and demand elasticities, identify the determinants of price elasticity of demand and supply, and demonstrate the relationship between elasticity and total revenue. Describe the production function and the Law of Diminishing Marginal Productivity;calculate and graph short-run and long-run costs of production. Identify the four market structures by characteristics; calculate and graph the profit maximizing price and quantity in the output markets by use of marginal analysis. Determine the profit maximizing price and quantity of resources in factor markets under perfect and imperfect competition by use of marginal analysis. Describe governmental efforts to address market failure such as monopoly power, externalities, and public Identify the benefits of free trade using the concept of comparative advantage.
Core Objectives	* Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Mcconnell, Brue, Flynn. 2018. Microeconomics. 21st Edition. McGraw Hill Publishing.
Lecture Topics Outline	A student is not automatically entitled to make up work or exams missed due to absence. The reason for the absence is to be presented to the instructor for review and determination. Make-up exams may have an academic penalty.
Major Assignments Schedule	Week 1: Course Overview, Limits, Alternatives, and Choices Week 2:The Market System and the Circular Flow, Demands, Supply, and Market Equilibrium Week 3: Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities, Government's Role and Government Failure Week 4: Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities, Government's Role and Government Failure Week 5: Exam 1 (Chapter 1-4), Elasticity; Week 6: Utility Maximization Week 7: Behavioral Economics Week 8: Exam 2 (Chapter 5-8) Week 9: Business and the Costs of Production Week 10:Pure competition in the short run Week 11:Technology, R&D, Efficiency Week 12:Pure Monopoly; Technology, R&D, Efficiency Week 13:Income Inequality, Poverty and Discrimination; Immigration Week 14:Exam 3 Ch. 9, 10, 15, 23, 25 ALL WORK DUE NOVEMBER 23, 2029
Final Exam Date	November 23, 2020 - 12:00 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	three major examinations (including the Final Exam) 100 pts/each = 300 points Journal Project = 100 points Total = 400 points Your grade will be in accordance with the Student Assignment Completion Agreement signed.
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	A student is not automatically entitled to make up work or exams missed due to absence. The reason for the absence is to be presented to the instructor for review and determination. Make-up exams may have an academic penalty.
Attendance Policy	Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Students are expected to attend class.
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.