Hello, dear friend, you can consult us at any time if you have any questions, add WeChat: daixieit

SPECIAL TOPICS I: ECONOMIC POLICY IN CANADA

ECO 2199 A00-LEC

Summer Term 2022, Session C

Course Information

Class Schedule:

June 20 – July 29, 2022. Mo, We 17:30 - 20:20 Please Note: Course will be delivered asynchronously. Students work on their own pace and times within specified weekly deadlines.

Room: Virtual (online) delivery

Instructor Information:

Name: Anthony A. Noce

Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: For other questions, I will be available by email, weekdays, and will attempt to answer questions within a 6-hour turnaround time. I also offer 1 hour per week of Zoom office hours, by appointment, on a first- come, first-served basis. Students are also encouraged to ask the TA for help concerning mastery of the              material.

Other instructor(s)/TAs: TBA

Before emailing a question, please fully read this syllabus and explore the associated resources. The answers to many questions can be found in this document and students may be referred back to the syllabus if the answer is already available. Please allow at least two (2) business days for responses to inquiries before pursuing           another route of communication.

Official Course Description

This is a special topics course. This course focuses on economic policies and institutions related to                       contemporary issues in the domestic economy. It is guided by the application of economic principles to such   issues as policymaking and incentives, economic growth, Canadian immigration policy, Canadian demographic changes and climate change/environmental policy.

Course Component: Lecture

Prerequisites: ECO 1102, ECO 1104.

https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/en/courses/eco/

Course Learning Outcomes

General Course Learning Outcomes

This course aims to present current and ongoing issues and debates in economic policy. For example, climate   change, government debt and increasing income inequality are and will be important public policy issues for     many years to come. Some of the issues that dominated economic policy debates in the past were mostly local in scope and have since generally receded in importance. A main objective is to understand that economic        policy choices of the future are the ones which you, as citizens, will need to analyze. As such, this course has     two major themes: economic growth and sustainability in Canada.

Specific Course Learning Outcomes

In order to support the two major themes listed above, the objectives are:

•    To understand the sources and drivers of growth

•    To evaluate macroeconomic policies with the use of models

•    To apply math skills for answering economic questions and appreciate why math skills are of utmost importance

•    To establish links between economic theory and the current economic situation

•    To critically analyse current societal challenges using the tools of economics

Furthermore, in Canada, civil servants prepare briefing notes” (BNs) on the advantages and disadvantages of     specific policy options, for presentation to a Cabinet minister, who then suggests a policy to Cabinet. These          policy choices are debated privately within government and then subject to public critique by the opposition. To mimic this process, we will learn to write a well-prepared briefing note that quickly and effectively informs a       decision-maker about a (complex) issue. Students should also further their descriptive and institutional                 knowledge about the Canadian economy.

Teaching Methods

The asynchronous delivery method for this course contains five components, all of which are highly interactive. For each topic, there are:

a)           Instructor-led videos (pre-recorded, posted on YouTube) that act like in-class lectures;

b)           Textbook readings (see below for textbook information);

c)            Practice exercises (not graded, but used to master the material);

d)           Posted readings on current events;

e)           Graded briefing notes that are mandatory; and

f)            Graded tests that are mandatory.

I will also be sending messages to the entire class frequently over the course of the term concerning issues pertaining to the course material. You should log onto Brightspace every day to check the announcements.

The asynchronous lectures of this course will be pre-recorded and made available for students to view with links provided in Brightspace for the entire course session. There will be optional/voluntary synchronous policy discussions to spur debate/critical thinking and discuss current policies. These will occur via Zoom, will NOT affect a students grade, and are entirely optional, but highly recommended.

Required Materials

Textbook: Contemporary Canadian Economic Policy in the Context of Incentives, Economic Growth, Immigration and Environmental Sustainability (2021), by Anthony A. Noce. It is available from Cognella Academic Publishing:

https://store.cognella.com/95392

Please make sure that you have access to Cognellas Active Learning material that accompanies the book. That material will be used to prepare you for the tests. The Active Learning material is free with purchase of the textbook.

For Brightspace: The direct link is https://www.uottawa.ca/en/students, and then click on virtual campus’ . If      you are officially registered for this section, you should already have on- line access. You will be asked for your    userid, which is   your   University   of   Ottawa student identification number, and your password, which is the    same one that you use for UOZone. Once you have registered for your courses for the term, a list of the courses that you take (those courses that employ Brightspace) should appear. When you switch sections, within a day or so your access is updated automatically.

Assessment Strategy

Each topic presented in the course builds on information presented in a previous topic. Therefore,students are responsible for all material that may have been previously tested. There will be two 75-minute tests and a 3-hour final exam. See COURSE CALENDAR on page 8. Students can take the tests any day or time of the week within the specified deadlines. It is strongly recommended that students take the tests once they feel that they have mastered the weekly material, but not before they have completed the practice exercises that are part Cognella’s Active Learning material. It is also highly recommended that the test be taken after reading the relevant readings that are be posted on Brightspace, studying the PowerPoint slides and lecture videos posted by the professor.All tests are to be taken via Brightspace. All work is to be submitted via Brightspace. There are nosupplemental examinations.

Components of Final Mark

2 Tests (equally weighted)

40%

Please see schedule

2 Briefing Note assignments (equally weighted)

30%

Please see schedule

Final exam (in the form of a 3- hour briefing note)

30%

Aug. 2 - 5 (TBD)

Note that the evaluation format and schedule are constructed such that the following rules are respected:

25 percent rule:

Professors must return work worth at least 25 percent of the total course mark no later than no later than one week before the deadline for withdrawal without academic penalty (i.e. deadline for withdraw with no financial credit as per Important Academic Dates and Deadlines).

Final exam rule:

The final exam or its equivalent cannot count for more than 60 percent or less than 30 percent of the final grade.

Last week rule:

No test with a value exceeding 10 percent of the final grade may be given during the last week of classes (last three hours of teaching).

Policy on the EIN grade (incomplete):

In all economics courses, students who fail to complete work (either a single piece of work or a combination of work) worth a total of 25% or more of the final grade will receive a grade of EIN in the course. The EIN grade is equivalent to a failure mark (F). See Regulation 10.6 (https://www.uottawa.ca/administration-and- governance/academic-regulation-10-grading-system) for details.

Please note that a denied request for a deferral may therefore lead to a failure mark.

Assessment Policies and Expectations

Attendance

Online, asynchronous attendance is mandatory. Students are responsible for all material covered/posted online. In order to succeed in this or any online class, students need to have the required level of computer skills, motivation and a commitment to learn and be able to work on their own. Do not expect to email the  professor  on  a  consistent  basis. The student  must take  it  upon him/herself to  understand/solve relevant problems. Academic standards for online coursesare the same as those for all other courses.

Time Commitment

Given that an online course is equivalent in academic rigor and the coverage of material/information, one needs to spend the same amount of time on the online course as theywould in a traditional course. That is, in order to success in a 3-credit traditional, in-class, course (for a 13-week semester), the average student should expect to spend a minimum of 6 hours perweek outside of the classroom, on homework, reading, studying, etc., for a total minimum time commitment of 9 hours per week on average, per course.

There will be online practice problems that accompany every topic. Students must answer the questions and complete the exercises. Although they are not graded, it is imperative that studentsuse these exercises and questions as part of their studying; otherwise, they risk doing poorly in the course.

Language Expectations

This course is delivered in English, and in class interactions, including the online discussion boards, and feedback will also be managed in English. As part of your evaluation will be on your writing abilities, it is recommended to take the appropriate measures to avoid mistakes such as spelling, syntax, punctuation, inappropriate use of         terms, etc. You will be penalized for poorly written materials, to the professor’s discretion.

Late Assignments

All assignments are to be submitted by their due date and time.

All late submissions will be given a zero (0%) grade.

Tests and briefing notes are due as specified in the COURSE CALENDAR. There are no extensions and late attempts will result in a zero grade. You can take a test anytime during the date indicated in the table below, but once started, you must finish it. You cannot save a test and return to it later. Tests can be taken only once.

The final exam date, test, and briefing note assignment dates are known in advance, so studentsmust plan other activities accordingly. If you miss a quiz for a documented serious reason (healthproblems, family emergencies, etc.), then you must contact me before or immediately after the quiz. Failure to inform me will automatically result in a zero mark. If the medical/psychological problem, or exceptional personal circumstance, is not foreseeable, students must notify their professor or the academic secretariat of the faculty where they are registered and submit a medical certificate bearing the date of the absence within five working  days of the exam date or the assignment deadline, except if extenuating circumstances prevent them from doing so; thesecircumstances must be documented. Note that makeup tests are not available for ANY reason; rather, the weight of the final exam will be adjusted (i.e. increased up to 60% of the final grade) accordingly for any missed test or assignment that is missed for legitimate reasons. Any missed or late assignment will receive a grade of zero.

Do not wait until the last minute to complete a quiz or graded assignment. Since all work is doneonline, problems may occur such as a power outage, Internet connection issues and the like. It isthe student’s responsibility to ensure that the risk of not completing a quiz or graded assignmentis minimized (e.g. before attempting a quiz or graded assignment make sure that you do not workon battery power alone, ensure that your computer does not need to run an update, ensure thatyour Internet connection is strong and reliable, etc.).

Exceptions are made only for illness or other serious situations deemed as such by the instructor. University        regulations require all absences from exams and all late submissions due to illness to be supported by a medical certificate. Absence for any other serious reason must be justified in writing, to the professor, within five             business days following the date of the exam or submission of an assignment. The Faculty reserves the right to   accept or refuse the reason; reasons such as travel, jobs, or any misreading of the examination timetable are not acceptable.

Missed exams and requests for deferral

Absences from exams will be penalized. Exceptions are made only for illness or other serious situations. The     Faculty reserves the right to accept or refuse the reason. Conflicts due to travel, jobs, or any misreading of the examination timetable are not acceptable reasons. Absences from exams which are not excused will result in a mark of zero for the exam.

Students who are excused for missing an exam will be required to write a deferred exam, except where the       professor offers a re-weighting scheme which applies to the student’s case. (If available, such a scheme is           described in this syllabus.) Except in the case of a re-weighting scheme, students wishing to be excused for an   absence must complete adeferral form (DFR). This form must be completed for both midterm and final exams.

Absence due to illness must be supported by a medical certificate. Requests for deferral must be submitted, with supporting documentation (ex. medical certificate), within five working days of the exam. The request  must respect all the conditions ofAcademic Regulation I9.5.

The date of the deferred final exam is August 12.


Exam conflicts

•     Any conflict with a midterm exam schedule should be reported to the Professor at the beginning of the term. This request is especially applicable to the type 3 conflict (two in-class exams back-to-back) for     students with special learning needs.

•     Any conflict with a final exam schedule should be reported to the Faculty’s undergraduate office as soon as the final examination schedule is released.

Regulation on Academic Fraud

Preamble

Academic integrity is a fundamental value at the core of all academic activities.The regulation on academic frauddefines the acts that can compromise academic integrity and outlines the various sanctions and           consequences of such acts, and the procedures for handling allegations and setting sanctions. Further          information on academic integrity is available on thewebsite of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic Affairs.