Online Classes

NEW CLASSES ADDED FOR FALL 2013!

Crucial Information on our Online Courses:

• Here you can find a flyer on current courses;
• This brief video describes an online course in Canvas; and
• The channel presents a (growing) number of videos.

Online Courses are well-structured:

• Study flexibly – All requirements can be fulfilled online!
• Study with tools – Multiple choice, essay and discussion assignments facilitate learning. The channel presents video summaries of key concepts.
• Study interactively – Assignments are designed to foster interaction between students.

During Fall 2013 we offer the following courses online

#	Title	Contact
Econ 1010	Economics as a Social Science	George Tsilis
Econ 1740	US Economic History	Chari Evans
Econ 2010	Principles of Microeconomics	Soumava Basu
Econ 2020	Principles of Macroeconomics	Codrina Rada
Econ 4020	Intermediate Macroeconomics	Rudiger von Arnim
Econ 3500	International Economics	Rudiger von Arnim
Econ 4650	Principles of Econometrics	Richard Fowles

 

We are planning to additionally offer the following courses in the near future:

#	Title	Contact
Econ 4010	Intermediate Microeconomics	Gabriel Lozada

 

Our Online courses are Interactive

The Department of Economics is offering a number of courses online. Our courses combine traditional online learning – where you study individually at home at your own pace – with interactive learning. Interactive learning increases your engagement with classmates and instructor, as well as with the materials covered. In this manner it improves learning outcomes. Our courses therefore combine the advantages of online teaching – flexibility – with the advantages of traditional teaching – direct engagement. Interactive learning comes in a variety of ways. You might interact online with other students, for example,

a)      through group assignments, where you collaborate via email or a discussion forum to answer a problem set;

b)      through contributions to a discussion forum, where you directly respond to previous posts;

c)       through “peer reviews,” where you review and comment upon assignments from other students.

With the instructor you can of course always converse via email. Our classes, however, offer additional routes to be in touch and get help. For example,

d)      we participate in and guide online discussions;

e)      we are available for online office hours in discussion threads or on the phone;

f)       we are available in “real” office hours for students on or near campus;

g)      and (for some courses) we offer (voluntary) Q&A sessions in a classroom.

Write to Jill Wilson or Rudi von Arnim with any further questions!