EXAMS AND GRADES

Grades will be based on two midterm exams and a final exam. Exams will be in class, closed book, at the times listed below. The weights on each in determining your grade are also indicated:


	Date	Time	Weight
First midterm exam:	Monday, February 20	in class	30%
Second midterm exam:	Monday, March 26	in class	30%
Final exam:	Wednesday, Apr 25	8:00-10:00 AM	40%


NOTE: The final exam is on Wednesday, Apr 25. If this is a problem for you, DO NOT TAKE THE COURSE.

LECTURES

I will be using rather detailed PowerPoint slides in lectures. I will make these slides available online, usually a day or so before each lecture. I reserve the right to make changes up to the last minute, but you may find the online files useful for studying, for helping you to follow the lectures, or for taking notes. Feel free to print out a version of them (several are posted) and bring it to class, if you wish. The slides that I actually use in each class will also be posted after the class.

Attendance at lectures is required, but only in the sense that I will say things in class that you'll need to know on exams, and not all of these will necessarily be in any of the readings or even in the PowerPoint slides. I would also like to think that if you pay attention to lectures, you will learn more, including things that I will not test you on. But if you don't care about that, and if you think you can earn whatever minimal grade you want without attending, I don't mind at all. This is a large enough class that you will not be missed. Indeed, other students in the class, and I as well, would prefer that you not attend than to have you here sleeping in your seat or leaving early because you're bored. And since I grade on a curve, other students can only benefit from your absence.

COURSEPACKS

Coursepack 1:	Supplementary readings that are not on the web. (Required)
Coursepack 2:	Supplementary readings that are on the web, but that are only accessible from U of M computers (through JSTOR, Ingenta, Proquest, etc.).
Coursepack 3:	Supplementary readings that are freely available on the web, and that should be accessible from anywhere.
Coursepack 4:	A list of all supplementary readings together with a few questions on each of them to help you study. (Also available on course web page.)
Coursepack 5:	Exams from the last three times the course was taught, with answers. (Also available on the course web page.)

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

If you believe you need an accommodation for a disability, please let me know at your earliest convenience. Some aspects of this course may be modified to facilitate your participation and progress. As soon as you make me aware of your needs, we can work with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities to help us determine appropriate accommodations. I will treat any information you provide as private and confidential.

WHERE TO FIND ME

Office:	Room 3314 Weill Hall (NE corner of Hill Street and State Street, home of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.)
Phone:	764-6817
Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 AM    (subject to change; check my homepage)
E-mail:	alandear@umich.edu
Course Home Page:	http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/courses/340/340.html (Also accessible through UM CTools.)