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Instruction Pages:

 

Prof. Schmidt's Home Page

 

SSOL - Online

 

F2F - Classroom

 

 

Resource Pages:

 

COURSE RESOURCES

COURSE POLICIES

 

 

 

 

How to Study for Online Econ:
 
 

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PLAN OF ACTION

  1. Read Assigned Chapter

  2. Complete Homework

  3. Practice: See practice explanation below

  4. Quiz Attempt #1: Take notes on concepts covered in case you decide to utilize your 2nd attempt

  5. Study specific concepts covered on quizzes; Practice more as needed

  6. Quiz Attempt #2: (not required)

  7. Practice: See practice explanation below

  8. - Repeat steps 1-7 for other chapters

  9. Review quizzes in preparation of Test; Practice more as needed

  10. Complete Test
 

Tutor

  1. There is an economics tutor. Click here for Tutor Information

  2. ***PLEASE NOTE*** Your FIRST point of contact should always be the professor. Click Here for How to Contact Professor Schmidt

  • The tutor can help you with 'a specific question or math issue'

  • Only the professor can help you determine concept difficulties and provide specifics on course assignments.
 
 

1. READ

  1. Read to help decipher and learn main concepts as you read:

  • Utilize the lecture slides on the powerpoint webpage

  • Utilize the Key Topics sheet provided in the online lab resources

  • Review the example exam questions for this chapter to assist with application based reading

2. HOMEWORK

  • Be sure to actually work the HW. Do NOT just click through it - your exam grade will suffer!

  • You have 3 attempts (try similar) and 3 check my answers for each attempt - for a total of 9 attempts at a question/concept

4. QUIZ ATTEMPT #1

  • Take notes on concepts covered in case you decide to utilize your 2nd attempt

  • If you like your score - this is your grade, there is no need to utilize the 2nd attempt just move on to the next chapter

  • If you utilize Quiz Attempt #2 your two scores will be averaged

 
 

3. PRACTICE (Various Options)

  1. Studyplan:

  • Click on show all chapters

  • Drill down by chapter/section and work problems in weak areas

  1. Instructor Assignable:

  • Work Instructor Assignable questions at the end of the chapter

  • The answers to these questions are provided in the Shared Documents section of the online lab

  1. Sample Test

  • Having trouble narrowing down which concept(s) you are truly having difficulty grasping? Take the sample test (located on the quiz page in the lab). Graduation hats will appear next to sections you have mastered. Push pins will appear next to sections in which you need more practice. *Sample tests are easy. These are not indicators of performance on course exams - they are simple assessments to point out trouble areas.

  1. Study Guide

  • Utilize the study guide provided in the online lab resources

  1. Chapter Review Questions/Quiz

  • See if you can correctly answer the 10 chapter review questions provided in the powerpoint (right most column) on the powerpoint webpage of my website. *The answers are provided in the notes sections of the powerpoint.

  1. Various Online Lab Resources

  • News articles and Clips: Use these to help you relate the concepts being learned with real life happenings

  • Animations: Use these to help walk you through graphs or math problems step by step at a medium to slow pace