For Unit 3, I want you to do the following: You need to read: Read and listen/watch as needed to Jim’s Posts for Unit 3; post to your own blog your thoughts and reactions Read each other’s posts as they come in. I recommend checking the course home page each day or every other day… Read More »
I hear you. You’re feeling a little like the cat. I mean, you’re cool with this blogging thing now, but you’re wondering what to write about. And even more, you’re wondering what I’m wanting you write about so you get the “grade”. I’m going to try to ease your pain now, but there still may… Read More »
Ok, this is getting started a little slower than I anticipated. Part of it is that the tech stuff on the back end setting this all up is taking a bit more time than I expected and part is that the school keeps taking me away to work on other meetings/projects. Many of you have… Read More »
Right now, as you can see by the two previous posts, your blogs are ready for you to work with. Feel free to explore your blog, including the back-end dashboard (right now I just ask you to not touch anything labeled “Jetpack”, “BruteProtect”, or “Plugins”. Those three things in your Dashboard aren’t supposed to be… Read More »
Of course, the whole point of a blog is to say something. This is your voice to world. So how do you do that? This is a quick guide to creating a new post. First, assuming you are logged into your blog site, you need to get to the “Add New Post” page. There are… Read More »
Where Is Your Blog on the Web? Ok, so you now have a blog. Where is it? Your blog is on the Web at: http://your-lcc-userid.blog.econproph.net Of course, you have to substitute your LCC-issued user id for the “your-lcc-userid” in the above Web address. Your LCC-issued user id is the user id you use to log-in… Read More »
As you’ll hear in my welcome message, there’s been a slight, unavoidable delay of a few days in really launching the course – especially the blogs. Don’t worry, all will be well. Just listen.
For Unit 1: You need to do these six things: Read Jim’s Unit 1 posts and listen to intro Read Syllabus Take Unit 1 quiz in D2L Login, configure, explore, and customize your blog Write your unit1 blog posts (see Jim’s Posts for directions) Read your fellow students posts and comment as needed The… Read More »
See the syllabus here, which contains the course schedule for a very minor update made Jan 15 regarding Unit 1. The change is highlighted.
Welcome to Comparative Economic Systems, ECON 260. I’m Jim Luke, your professor for this course and this is the 2012 incarnation of this course. I’m looking forward to our online “conversations” about economic systems. This course is a bit different from most of the courses I teach. Normally, I teach Econ 201 and Econ 202,… Read More »