If this is your first time visiting this page, then most likely you are enrolled in one of my classes. Students who registered a week prior to their first week of school should have access to their Canvas portal shell. Feel free to navigate and familiarize yourself with the posted material. You should have access to modules, assignments, lecture material, grades, and the syllabus within Canvas. For those of you who want to get a head start, there will be a set of recommended instructions to make your first 2 weeks easy. All other course details can be found on the syllabus on their designated pages. Below are the links to our classes!
The courses are structured in chapters, sections, and subsections. The sections are listed in more detail on the following pages. Each chapter will consist of a table of content, a set of explanations, case studies, mathematical examples, visualizations, and interactive graphs. Lastly, each chapter will end with a review & practice section. Each review & practice section will have homework-related problems that are complemented with a set of videos and other helpful tips for students.
For lectures, I supplement topics with case studies, historic bits, or modern-day examples to establish a connection. By providing relatable case studies, students can better grasp some of the broad language or ideas discussed in economics. This allows me to provide a more complete “story-telling” outline that binds and smoothens the transition between each subsection, section, and chapter.
I also wanted to take a moment to post a couple of quick pointers. My courses are not self-paced. It's important that you keep on top of our weekly group reading and math assignments. My courses normally have a mixed combination of weekly assignments due, online group discussions, as well as readings and other course materials. Each of you must manage your own time each week to know when assignments and any other weekly course obligations are due. This will require you to log into your Canvas on weekly basis to regularly check emails, discussion forums, and virtually interact with classmates, team members, and instructors. If this is your first week, I recommend the following actions:
Log into Canvas and familiarize yourself with it
Read through the Syllabus so that you what to expect
Complete your first assignment in the About You! discussion.
To excel in this class, you will need to do two things well.
Understand the Lecture Material
Submit Assignments on Time
Understanding the Lecture Material
This is my recommendation on how you should prepare every week for this course.
Checking the announcements and weekly modules to understand what is expected of you
Printing out student lecture slides and watching our weekly lecture videos
Read the recommended textbook material if you feel like you did not understand a topic
Lastly, if you still feel confused about a topic, post a question or comment within the discussion forums or live chats
Submitting Assignments on Time
As expected for all classes, each of you must manage your time each week and be responsible for knowing when assignments and other weekly course obligations are due. This course will have regular weekly reading assignments, math homework, discussions forums, and quizzes. Being timely with assignments, discussions, and quizzes will help you prepare for midterms. Likewise, it is important to keep on top of your weekly reading and lecture videos to be fully equipped for our homework assignments. As for group discussion, please read each assignment carefully as each may have its own submission conditions.
You can email me anytime at the appropriate email listed below. I will typically respond within 24 hours. If you are enrolled in one of my classes and you want to get up to speed on what it is that you have to do for the week, check our announcement in our Canvas shell. This semester, I will be integrating Slack as our primary source of communication outside the classroom. The Slack source link will be provided in your Canvas shell.
Listed Emails
jesus.ambriz-sanchez@mccd.edu
jesus.ambrizsanchez@wvm.edu
If you need extra time on any assignment, you can submit an extension request using the form linked below. Both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics students may use the same page.