Eco 340 820 Money & Banking Spring 2008

Course information Course policies

Who am I?

Elizabeth Dunne Schmitt Dr. Schmitt, Dr. Liz 431 Mahar. x3455 edunne@oswego.edu Office hours:
MWF 10-11:30, T 11:15-12:15 and by appt.

About this course

Intro Financial markets

Interest rates, exchange rates, stock market, derivatives Financial institutions structure, regulation Federal Reserve System & monetary policy Role of money in the economy

Course materials

required:
textbook Money, Banking & Financial Markets (1st OR 2nd edition)
Cecchetti

in both bookstores

 recommended:
course web site
Its free! Address on syllabus

course email list

email will be delivered to your Oswego account
If you use another account, forward your Oswego email

Grading

500 points total 3 exams during semester (100 pts ea.)

reweighted: 10% lowest score, 30% to highest score final exam (cumulative, 100 pts.) 6 homeworks (20 pts ea., lowest dropped) due at beginning of class

 grading scale in syllabus extra credit

About 10 pts. during the semester must be present in class when assigned attendance is not graded but is recorded

Makeups

one weeks notice (except

emergencies) require documented excused absence may be essay exams or I may reweight the other exams

Attendance

not explicitly graded

but it is taken for SUNY records

I expect regular attendance &

punctuality homework due at beginning of class you are responsible for information in class extra credit only available to those in attendance when it is offered

Cheating

cheating on an exam means a failing

grade in the course copied or very identical homework will receive a zero

Class cancellation

campus-wide (weather related)

312-3333 Sign up for text/email campus alerts Through MyOswego just me my voicemail message email announcement

Course Outline & Schedule

back page of syllabus weekly chapter coverage due dates for homework exam dates

Having problems in the course?

see me sooner, not later!

Need accomodation?

see me after class or in my office