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The document outlines the copyright restrictions on Zoom lectures for Economics 1110, emphasizing that the material is for enrolled students only and unauthorized sharing is prohibited. It provides essential information about course structure, switching sections, adding the course, and required assessments, as well as advice on succeeding in the class. Students are encouraged to utilize available resources and actively participate in lectures and discussions.

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The document outlines the copyright restrictions on Zoom lectures for Economics 1110, emphasizing that the material is for enrolled students only and unauthorized sharing is prohibited. It provides essential information about course structure, switching sections, adding the course, and required assessments, as well as advice on succeeding in the class. Students are encouraged to utilize available resources and actively participate in lectures and discussions.

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Zoom Meeting/Lecture is Copyrighted

Material
© Jennifer P. Wissink 2022
These copyrighted videos are the property of Jennifer P. Wissink and Cornell
University. They are intended exclusively for students enrolled in Economics 1110
during the Spring 2022 semester. Any sale, distribution, posting or sharing of these
videos without the explicit written consent of Jennifer P. Wissink is prohibited.
Using/viewing unauthorized shared material is also prohibited.

Any violation of this notice is illegal and will constitute a violation of Cornell’s Code of
Academic Integrity and Code of Conduct.

Zoom Reminders:
 You are muted when you sign in.
 Please Open Participants and “Raise your hand” if you would like me to unmute
you to ask a question.
 Please open Chat and type in answers and questions as we go along. You are
only permitted to chat with Everyone.
 Chats with your full name are saved by me, so do “have a care,” as Ross Poldark
would say.
 I am recording the Zoom Lecture/Meeting and posting on Canvas.
Lecture 1
Introductory Microeconomics
Dr. Jennifer P. Wissink
January 24, 2022
©2022 Jennifer P. Wissink, all rights reserved
WELCOME To Econ 1110-Wissink
 Course Synopsis
– This course will introduce you to the basic tools of microeconomic theory
necessary to analyze contemporary economic problems and their proposed
solutions.
– In particular, the role of the price system in determining production,
consumption, and the distribution of income will be analyzed.
– We will also develop an awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of
markets and of the government's intervention in the market process.
– Note: Economics 1120 is not a prerequisite for Economics 1110. You can
even take BOTH at the same time.

 Two Very Important Web Places for This Class


– Our Cornell Canvas site: canvas.cornell.edu
– The text’s MyEconLab(MEL) site for this semester
Switching & Adding
 Switching Sections: If you are already in the lecture & a section and you
need(want) to switch your section…
– Do not drop the section you are currently in. You will automatically be
dropped from the section AND lecture and then… YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO GET BACK IN! The system drops you from BOTH. You can not just drop the
section.
– I will announce a special Zoom office hour just to deal with section switch
situations. So wait and stay turned for that information.

 Adding the Course and Section: If you are NOT in the class at all yet...
– Make sure to send the COTA Haimeng Hester Zhang [email protected] an
email asking to be put into our Canvas course as an observer. And then make
sure you read the Home page and Announcements on Canvas.

– Make sure you use the Chat feature during our Zoom lecture to let us know you
were at lecture and that you are still interested in the course. Do this each and
every lecture.

– Then… keep trying and trying via Student Center. Persevere. Check the Cornell
web-based drop/add system as much as you can. All drops/adds/switches should
be done via the Cornell web-based drop/add system.
These First Two Weeks
 Lectures
 Sections
 Office Hours
 See the Canvas Announcements and
various pages for additional details.
This is Us!
Our TeachingTeam

the Learning Strategies Center the Economics Tutoring Center


Albert Alexander opening to be announced
Econ 1110 and the ALI
 We are part of a 5 year Active Learning Initiative project here at Cornell.
– Though research on alternative teaching innovations and methods we hope to improve on many
dimensions of the Cornell learning experience. So be prepared for us all to try some new things
this semester! As with any serious research project or endeavor, data analysis is essential. So
over the course of the semester we will ask you to help us in a handful of ways.
 Required Math Assessment: Before we get started with Econ 1110 this semester, we are
requiring you to take a short assessment of current math skills.
– Although participation is required, your performance will have no bearing on your class grade. We
don’t expect you to study for this assessment, but a good and sincere effort while taking it will
benefit everyone by providing us with accurate data. Keep in mind some of these questions go
beyond the math we will be using in Econ 1110 – being unable to answer every question does not
mean you can not succeed in this class.
 The assessment is online
– You should NOT use a calculator, and once you start the assessment, you will have 45 minutes to
complete it. We do not post the questions or the answers after the assessment, nor do we post
how well you did. However you will receive credit for completing the assessment as detailed in our
course syllabus.
 See Canvas Announcements for all the details vis a vis the link to use and the
window of opportunity to take the assessment.
Canvas Site
 canvas.cornell.edu
Things To Do To Get Started
 Check out all the links on our Canvas course.
 Carefully read and then re-read the Syllabus.
 Carefully follow the directions for registering for our MyEconLab
site and make sure to use the correct information!
 Read all the FAQs (and answers) on our Canvas site.
 Stop by my Zoom office hours and ask questions!
 Risk to avoid!
How To Beat Intro Micro
 Attend all lectures and your section and actively participate.
 Stay current in the textbook and do the MyEconLab stuff for starters.
 Then really test yourself with the Wissink old traditional problem sets
and Wissink Econ 1110 sample exams.
– Do them sincerely. Go for quality over quantity.
– The are located via our Canvas site.
 Use the entire instructional team!!
– Canvas Discussions, FAQs and content on the site
– Everyone’s office hours
– Everyone’s sections
– Learning Strategies Center’s services
– The ETC
 Nip problems in the bud.
 Practice, practice, practice!!
– Go for active as opposed to passive studying!
Some General Advice
 Treat every course you take separately.
– Don’t assume policy from one course is the same in any other course.
– Don’t assume policy from one instructor is the same for another instructor EVEN IF it’s the same
course in the same semester!
– Don’t assume policy for one instructor is the same from one year to the next.
 Use all the web-based information provided to you, read announcements,
“pushed” email, posted syllabi, FAQs, yada yada regularly and before you
assume anything or contact the professor or support staff in the course.
– Course’s web pages
– Cornell’s web pages
– Canvas sites
– Instructor and university pushed email
 After all of the above, if there is still an issue or question or concern, don’t be shy
about stopping by to talk to the professor during office hours and/or right
before/after class.
 Friends are good to talk to in general, but when it comes to specific policy about
anything related to a course, don’t depend on the student grapevine – get it from
the horse’s mouth. (See above)

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