Course Requirements and Grading Procedures
Economics for Managers
Philip Leatherwood,
Senior Lecturer of EconomicsKazakh Institute of Management, Economics, and Forecasting
Instructor: Philip Leatherwood
Office: 227
Office phone: 64 05 91
email: [email protected]
Active attendance at all lectures and class meetings is required and expected. Late assignments and make-up tests will not be considered. All students are expected to adhere strictly to the guidelines of Kimep discipline and conduct policies.
Microeconomics by McConnel and Brue, 11th edition.
Some readings from Mansfield’s text, Managerial Economics (3rd. Ed., pp.291-296), including Chapter 8,
Technological Change and Industrial Innovation.
Also the following news articles:
Corruption destroys people's faith in democracy
Weekday Magazine, 6 September 2000
By Askold KRUSHELNYCKY
Dealing with Russia in a time of troubles
Nov 19th 1998
The Economist
A new map of the world
Jun 22nd 2000
From The Economist
KAZAKH GOVERNMENT PROPOSES CUTTING BUDGET DEFICIT
By Chris Istrati
MICRO-CREDITING OF SMALL AND MID-SIZED BUSINESSES IN UZBEKISTAN
By Alisher Taksanov
KAZAKHSTAN DEVELOPS ECONOMIC SECURITY STRATEGY
By Atai Alymbekov
Recommended Reading
The Financial Times
Wall Street Journal
Business Week
BBC Business News
CNN Business
Grading
Personal project 20%
Quizzes 20%
Homeworks/Case Studies 30%
Final Exam, cumulative 30%
The personal project is designed to be active in nature. It might take the form of a class presentation, a research project, a portfolio, or an argumentative paper. Other types of projects will be considered. Your ideas should be approved by the instructor.
Quizzes will not be announced. They will be brief, designed to encourage preparation and attendance to class.
Midterm and final exams will be a combination of multiple choice questions and essay.
100% A+
93-99% A
90-92% A-
87-89% B+
83-86% B
80-82% B-
77-79% C+
73-76% C
70-72% C-
60-69% D
<60% F