Professor Walt Hecox
Economics Department
The Colorado College
Course Participation
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Professor Walt Hecox
Course Participation |
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Each block course at C.C. is expensive and there are relatively few in your four years of undergraduate education. It is important that you participate fully and enthusiastically in the activities of the course if you (and your parents or whomever is paying your tuition) are to receive your full measure of value from it. It is equally important to the other students in the course that you share your opinions and respect theirs, participate in class activities, and otherwise assist in the "joint" learning experience which can be an important element of the class. A portion of your class grade will be based upon the Instructor's evaluation of your participation.
You will learn as much economics and ecology as your motivation and efforts allow; for some this might not be enough to pass the course, while for others it will be more than enough to earn a grade of "A" in the course. The incentive to learn and explore must come from you. The instructors are resources to help guide the class through the material; individual students will take advantage of this resource in different ways according to their motivation and initiative. Remember that the initiative must come from you, after which assistance in many forms can be made available.
You are expected to come to class prepared, namely having read the assigned material and made an effort to understand it. "Read" here means not just a cursory glance, but rather a careful study and check to see that concepts and definitions are firmly understood. In class we will cover some of the more difficult materials and discuss some of the more interesting aspects. These class sessions will not be a comprehensive review or presentation of everything in the assigned readings. You will be expected to raise questions on materials you do not understand; some extra help sessions are possible to review difficult aspects of the course materials.