Course Prefix and Number:
ECO 212 (3 credits)
Course Title:
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
Course Schedule:
09/15/2010 - 10/13/2010
Course Location/Times/Newsgroup:
Classroom: TBA
Puerto Rico – Carolina Campus
On-ground
Required Course Materials:
Links to course materials and electronic resources for each week of class are located on the page of the student Website. Content is divided by weeks.
EBOOK: Hubbard, R. & O’Brien, A. (2010). Economics (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Hall.
Instructor’s Name:
Mayra M. Malpica Rivera
Telephone:
(787) 630-7798
University of Phoenix E-mail Address: aryamm18@email.phoenix.edu Alternative E-mail Address:
Primary: aryamm@yahoo.com; mmalpica@bppr.com
Availability:
Students can call the instructor anytime from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Saturdays from 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. If the call is not answered feel free to send a text message. All e-mails will be answered on a daily basis as soon as possible.
For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages through the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to my personal email address.
Welcome!
We will have the opportunity to learn concepts and share experiences outside the classroom related to the course in a dynamic and respectful environment.
Instructor Bio
I work as an Investment Officer at the Treasury Department of Banco Popular. For the past six years I have been working in the banking industry with a vast experience on the treasury area. I also work as an economics professor since 2001.
My academic background includes a Bachelor and a Master Degree in Economics from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. I also completed a Juris Doctor on the same institution and have been a licensed attorney since 2007.
Course Description
This course introduces the fundamental theories of microeconomics and macroeconomics. The economic principles studied in this course apply to everyday life as students research an industry, debate issues with
Links: EBOOK: Hubbard, R. & O’Brien, A. (2010). Economics (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Hall.