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ECONOMICS
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ECON
320W - Labor
Economics
Four Quarter Hours
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| Prerequisites: ECON 103 and 104 |
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| Course Overview: This undergraduate course studies the economic forces generating modern labor problems, the history of the labor movement, labor in politics, labor-management relations, wages, and full employment. |
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| Methods
of Course Instruction:
All material for this course is web-based. Instructor and students
communicate and exchange materials through e-mail. |
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Textbooks
and Supplies:
ISBN
0201785773 Ehrenberg, Ronald G. and Smith, Robert S.,
Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy, 8th
ed., Redding, MA: Addison Wesley, 2002
...available from EdMap's distance-learning online bookstore. | STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. | |
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| Technical Requirements: The following operating systems and browsers are fully tested and supported by Blackboard:
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∙ Windows XP running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Macintosh OS 10.3 running Internet Explorer 5.2 or Safari 1.2
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| Number
of Lessons:
The
course consists of fifteen lessons, including two supervised
examinations. |
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| Types of Writing Assignments: Each of the thirteen regular lessons contains several essay questions which the students are to answer and submit for evaluation. |
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Examinations:
This
course requires a supervised midcourse and final examination,
each lasting two hours. The final covers only the second half
of the course. The exams contain essay-type questions and definitions
similar to those in the lesson assignments.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
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| Grading Criteria: The course grade will be determined in the following manner: Average of lesson assignments = 20 percent
Midcourse examination = 40 percent
Final examination = 40 percent
Grades will be converted to a numerical scale, and the final grade will be assigned as follows:
90 - Above = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
60 - 69 = D
Below 60 = F |
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| Enrollment Information: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Five months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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