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15 Module Calendar
Spring
Summer
Fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The PHCC bookstore sells your Text and Study Guide in "paperback splits" in this color, along with a reader - The Economics of Public Issues - and a subscription to MyEconLab, for a single bundled price.

Sample Cover

 
Welcome to 
Patrick Henry
Community College

Principles of Economics_I

Foundations of Macroeconomics

With Tom Meyer

Meet the Instructor

Instructor Homepage

Email: tmeyer@ph.vccs.edu

 

 


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Syllabus

MyEconLab
Pre and Post study Graphs
The MyEconLab instructor code for student
registration is:
meyer40165
 

 Video Conferencing Orientation

 Keynes & the Classicals
 


PHCC Links

http://bb.vccs.edu
BlackBoard6

http://www.ph.vccs.edu
PHCC

 
http://email.vccs.edu
Student Email
 

Careers

Economic Hotlinks
Finance Hotlinks

Special Help

Property Rights


The myPHCC link has been developed to help students access on-line resources commonly used by PHCC students and staff.                 

 

MyEconLab.com
 provides links to:
 

1. eText
2. eStudy Guide
3. Foundations Interactive
4. Economics in the News
5. Office Hours (of your publisher)
6. Diagnostic Quizzes
7. MathXL for Econ
8. eThemes of the Times
9. Research Navigator
10. Glossary

15 Module Calendar
Spring
Summer
Fall  
provides links to:

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each chapter (called a module) to read

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course objectives for each module

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daily class outlines called Part 1 and Part 2 for each module

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exam day guidance (during modules 5, 10, 15, and 16)         

 

 

 
  • The Syllabus
     - -  contains a student affidavit (form saying "I am ready to begin) and information including:
    • Course title, class times, place, and Meet the Instructor
    • Links to Blackboard, Student Webmail, and WhoamI (in case your forgot your password!)
    • Links arranged in tables by color code, font size, and alphabet to indicate their importance:
       
      Getting Started Need to Know
      Nice to Know For Your Information
       
    • 15-Module Calendar
       
    • Table of Contents
       
    • Learning Objectives
       
    • HOW TO PREPARE  (for exams, electronic participation, and final exam)
       
    • Grading Scale

     

Meet the Instructor has links to:
  • the education,  teaching experiences and interests of your instructor
  • his military experiences

BlackBoard6 http://bb.vccs.edu  

This link takes you to the log-in page for the Patrick Henry Community College BlackBoard electronic delivery system.
 


Complete these three
Instructions before you begin
the first Module of Instruction
(or attend your first in-class meeting).

1.  (A)  Begin by purchasing your textbook and study guide.
Look over the Syllabus before the first module of instruction (or the first class meeting).   Click on the link called Syllabus
 

  (B)  Give your first attention to the Getting Started and Need to Know links.

  (C)  Examine the remaining Nice to Know and For Your Information links in the syllabus before beginning Module 2 (or before attending the second in-class meeting).

  (D)  Send your instructor the Affadavit  ("I am ready to begin" statement).

2.    (A) Practice opening BlackBoard6 using  http://bb.vccs.edu, then log-in to Principles of Economics  I (Macroeconomics) to make sure you have access to the copy of the course stored on PHCC's BlackBoard server. 

(B) Practice the backup method of entering  the course using http://www.ph.vccs.edu/eco and then choosing Principles of Economics I.
                 
(C)  Check the announcements page on BlackBoard each day.
 Become familiar with using:
             the 15-Module Calendar,
             the Syllabus, and the
             Assignments. 
 Make certain to contact your classmates frequently using BlackBoard's email system and its Discussion Board.

(Note:  To prevent the spread of computer viruses, the instructors do not respond to personal email addresses sent from your home or place of work.  You MUST use the BlackBoard email system to remain in contact with your instructor.)

3. (A)  Open the 15-Module Calendar.  Notice how each module is similar to the others.  Each module has links to course objectives, slides, and to daily class outlines called Part One and Part Two.
Click this semester of the 15 Module Calendar:


Spring
Summer
 Fall

       (B)  Within the 15-Module Calendar examine the link called:
 Introduction (for first-time distant-learners).

If you have further questions, use BlackBoard to ask me to answer them.  Write to tmeyer@ph.vccs.edu , and include your Section ECO 201 in the subject and in the body of your message.

 

 

 

Special Help Section

One dozen names and email addresses
so that our staff may help you !

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 1.  For Blackboard Assistance contact our webmaster
Mark Nelson:        by email -   mnelson@ph.vccs.edu or by Telephone at (276) 656-0275

2.  For Learning Resource Center Assistance, proctor requests, and questions
about delivery of exams to other proctored locations contact
Carol Ford:           by email - cford@ph.vccs.edu  or by telephone at (276) 656-0227 or
                                 by fax machine at 276 656-0327

3.  For CourseCompass, MyEconLab, or student technical assistance from the publisher contact:
                               1-800-282-0693  
                               for a text book representative call Gene OBrien at  (800) 859-1017 ext 7368

4.  For the PHCC Bookstore contact:
Sharon Craddock:    by email - scraddock@ph.vccs.edu or by telephone at (276) 656-0319 

5.  For writing assistance contact:
Angela Williams:    by email - awilliams@ph.vccs.edu or by telephone (276) 656-0455

6.  For research assistance contact:
Barry Reynolds:     by email - breynolds@ph.vccs.edu or by telephone (276) 656-0276

7.  For assistance with equipment in the classrooms contact:
David Dillard:           by email - ddillard@ph.vccs.edu or by telephone (276) 656-0229

8.  For assistance from campus security call:
                                     (276) 732-2406 or (276) 656-0221

9.  For financial aid call:
                                      (276) 656-0317

10.  For distance learning call:
                                      (276) 656-0227

11.  For a switchboard operator at PHCC call:
                                      (276) 656-0340

12.  For student support services call:
                                      (276) 656-0296

13.  For technical assistance with MyEconLab.com at Addison-Wesley Publishers call:
                                      (800) 677-6337

14.  If the computer in your classroom is not functioning, send an email from a computer that IS working using the following subject, address, and include your name. 

  Try this format:

     Date:  ________________
    
     Subject: Broken computer

     To:  Information Technology Helpdesk

     In the body of your message, identify the building, the classroom, and the computer.
     Provide a description of the malfunction.

     Sign your name.

 

 

 

For technical help and
Blackboard Assistance
 contact
Mark Nelson:

mnelson@ph.vccs.edu

Via NetMeeting

Via Telephone at (276) 656-0275

For Learning Resource Center Assistance
(including delivery of exams to other proctored locations) contact
Carol Ford:

cford@ph.vccs.edu
via telephone at (276) 656-0227
via fax machine at 276 656-0327

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