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ECONOMICS
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ECON
360W - Money
and Banking
Four Quarter Hours
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| Prerequisites:
ECON
104, Principles of Macroeconomics, or equivalent. |
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| Course Overview: This course is an introduction to the concept of money and its role in the United States' commercial banking system. Attention is given to the structure and role of the Federal Reserve system and to international monetary systems. |
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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 and the course
Web site. |
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Textbooks
and Supplies:
ISBN-13 9780324320039 Miller, LeRoy, et al., Money,
Banking, and Financial Markets, 3rd ed. (Advantage Books), South-Western College
Publishing, 2007
...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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| Number
of Lessons: The
course has twelve lessons, including two supervised examinations.
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| Types
of Writing Assignments: Each
lesson in this course will usually cover two chapters of the textbook. The assignments consist of five short-essay and ten multiple-choice questions covering the reading. In some lessons, there is a section called "Internet Reference," containing sites on the World Wide Web for additional information about the lesson topics. There is also a publisher's Web site to accompany your textbook, which you may enjoy exploring (the URL for the site is listed in your textbook). |
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Examinations:
There are supervised midcourse and final examinations, each
covering about half of the course material. The examinations
consist of both objective (50 percent) and essay questions (50
percent); students have some choice of essay questions. Two
hours is allowed for each examination; no books, notes, or supplementary
materials are permitted.
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: All
assignments are graded. The final course grade is weighted on
the following factors:
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Average
of lesson assignments
Midcourse examination
Final examination
Total |
20 percent
40 percent
40 percent
100 percent |
| Grades
will be converted to a numerical scale, and the final
grade will be assigned as follows: |
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A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+ |
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90 and above
88 - 89
85 - 87
80 - 84
78 - 79
75 - 77 |
C-
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F |
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70 - 74
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63 - 64
60 - 62
below 60 |
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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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