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Course Information

Year School School of Creative Science and Engine

2023
ering

Course Title Introduction to Macroeconomics

English-based Undergraduate Program

Instructor TOMURA, Hajime

Term/Day/Period winter quarter 01:Mon.3／02:Thur.5

Category Elective Subjects Eligible Year 1st year and above Credits 2

Classroom Campus waseda

Course Key 27M0321006 Course Class Code 01

Main Language English

Class Modality
[On-campus] Hybrid (over 50% of classes on-campus)
Categories

Course Code ECNE10ZL

First
Academic Economics
disciplines

Second
Academic Economics in General
disciplines

Third
Academic Economics in General
disciplines

Level Beginner, initial or introductory Types of lesson Lecture

Syllabus Information Latest Update：2023/09/11 14:53:28

Course Outline This introductory course covers the basic concepts and theories of Macroeconomics. Macroeconomics focus
es on economic problems at the aggregated (e.g., national) level. It examines the determination of important
economic variables, such as the level and rate of growth of output (gross domestic product), the rate of infla
tion, the level of unemployment, as well as flows of imports and exports and the balance of trade.

Class 1 will be an in-person class on the regular timetable. In this class, the instructor will provide an overview
of this course and a Q&A session.

In even-numbered classes (i.e., Classes 2,4,...,14), the instructor will give a lecture on the assigned chapter(s)
of the textbook. All the even-numbered classes except Class 2 will be provided in the form of on-demand lect
ure videos at the course website on Waseda Moodle. Class 2 will be an in-person class on the regular timetab
le. After attending or viewing the lecture part of each even-numbered class, students are required to complet
e an online quiz by the next odd-numbered class. (The deadline for an online quiz for Class 14 will be the end
of the semester.)

In odd-numbered classes except Class 1 (i.e., Classes 3,...,13), the instructor will explain the answers to the on
line quiz for the previous even-numbered class and also provide an Q&A session. All the odd-numbered class
es except Class 13 will be in-person classes on the regular timetable. Class 13 will be a real-time online class
on Zoom. The link to the Zoom session will be availabe at the course website on Waseda Moodle. In the Q&A
sessions, students can ask questions related to the content of this course and also general questions about
macroeconomics. For general questions, the instructor will try to give his best answers.

Separately from online quizzes for even-numbered classes, there will be an online take-home exam as the fina
l exam at the course website on Waseda Moodle. Students must submit their answers to this exam by the en

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d of the winter quarter (i.e., the end of the fall semester.)

For more details, see the course introduction that will be posted at the course website on Waseda Moodle at
the beginning of the semester.

Objectives The objective of this course is to introduce to students how economists think and analyze the economy as a
system. Mathematical skills beyond simple algebra are not required in this course.

before/after Students are expected to watch lecture videos, and answer online quizzes in each week during the winter qua
course of study rter.

Course Schedule 1: Introduction (in-person class)

Course information
Preview of the course.
2: Lecture on Ch. 19 of the textbook (in-person class)
The Wealth of Nations
3: Lecture on Ch. 20-21 of the textbook (on-demand video)
Aggregate Incomes / Economic Growth
4: Explanations of answers to the online quiz for Ch. 19 of the textbook (in-person class)
The Wealth of Nations
Q&A session
5: Explanations of answers to the online quiz for Ch. 20-21 of the textbook (in-person class)
Aggregate Incomes / Economic Growth
Q&A session
6: Lecture on Ch. 22-23 of the textbook (on-demand video)
Why Isn t the Whole World Developed? / Employment and Unemployment
7: Explanations of answers to the online quiz for Ch. 22-23 of the textbook (in-person class)
Why Isn t the Whole World Developed? / Employment and Unemployment
Q&A session
8: Lecture on Ch. 24 of the textbook (on-demand video)
Credit Markets
9: Explanations of answers to the online quiz for Ch. 24 of the textbook (in-person class)

Credit Markets
Q&A session
10: Lecture on Ch. 25 of the textbook (on-demand video)
The Monetary System
11: Explanations of answers to the online quiz for Ch. 25 of the textbook (in-person class)
The Monetary System
Q&A session
12: Lecture on Ch. 26-27 of the textbook (on-demand video)
Short-run fluctuation / Countercyclical Macroeconomic Policy
13: Explanations of answers to the online quiz for Ch. 26-27 of the textbook (a real-time online class)
Short-run fluctuation / Countercyclical Macroeconomic Policy
Q&A session
14: Lecture on Ch. 28-29 of the textbook (on-demand video)
Macroeconomics and International Trade / Open Economy Macroeconomics

Textbooks Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, and John A. List. Economics, Global edition. Pearson Education.

Evaluation
Rate Evaluation Criteria

Exam: 30％ An online take-home exam at the course website on Waseda Moodle for the final exam
. The question style will be multiple choice.
Others: 70％ Weekly online multiple choice quizzes at the course website on Waseda Moodle.

Note / URL Update on March 9, 2023: In odd-numbered classes, the instructor will quickly review the lecture slides for th
e previous even-numbered classes and explain the answers for the associated online quizzes. Students can a
sk questions to the instructor during these classes. (This change to the course outline described above is foll
owing the result of the student survey for this course in AY2022.)

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Update on August 14, 2023: The Dec. 4th (Mon.) class will be an on-demand class corresponding to Class 43
in the class list above, while the Dec. 7th (Thu.) class will be an in-person class corresponding to Class 34 in t
he class list above.

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