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California State University, Fullerton
Department of Economics
Fall 2014
Economics 202: Pre-requisites: Econ 201
Section: 50.
Schedule Numbers: 12127 Department Office Phone: 657-278-2228;
Department Home Page: http://business.fullerton.edu/economics/
Instructor's Home Page:
http://business.fullerton.edu/economics/dpurkayastha/
Instructor: Dipankar Purkayastha
(Just say: "Deep Anchor") Office: SGMH 3396;
On-Campus Office Hours:
Mondays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM and by appointment. Online Chat Hours: TBA
On-Campus Optional Tutorials: TBA
Office Phone: 657-278-3151
Email: dipankar@fullerton.edu
Introduction and Course Objectives:
The course will provide you with the basic economic literacy to be informed citizens in today's
complex world. It will introduce you to the basic economic principles that seek to explain the
behaviors of aggregate variables such as the level of national income, output, unemployment,
budget deficits, trade deficits, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, money supply and growth
rates.
Online Pedagogy and Difficulty Level of the Course:
Note that online courses in economics may be harder than the corresponding face-to-face
courses. People learn differently. Online classes are very good for some students (the pace is
flexible, it gives one the ability to listen to lecture several times, etc.) and not-so-good for some
other students. Some disadvantages of online courses: (1) Questions are harder in online tests
because they are all open book tests; (2) It is very hard for the instructor to figure out whether the
students are learning because class discussions seem to be limited in online classes; (3) Student
motivation is very important in online classes. Live, face-to-face in-class lectures are better for
student motivation; (4) Economics, in general, is a difficult subject because it tests your
analytical ability. There is less emphasis on memorization. Analytical subjects are harder to
teach online.
Last Day to Drop:
If you want to drop this class without a "W" grade, please drop by September 9, 2014. Note that after this...