14.21J - Health Economics, Fall 2009
SYLLABUS
LECTURES:
This subject meets for two lectures weekly: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30am - 12:00pm in E25-117. There are no recitations.
FACULTY:
Prof. Jeff Harris will give the lectures.
Prof. Harris will have office hours in E52-252F on
Mondays from 1-3pm and also by appointment.
Seema Kacker is the course Teaching Assistant.
Her office hours will be posted shortly.
Prof. Harris'
Administrative Assistant is Ruth Levitsky. Her office is location E52-252.
ELIGIBILITY/PREREQUISITES:
This is an economics course at the undergraduate level. In view of the very high registration
rate in past semesters, Prof. Harris may need to restrict enrollment this term.
Knowledge of microeconomics
(14.01
or equivalent) is assumed.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
There are five course requirements. Their contributions to the overall
course grade are:
READINGS AND COURSE MATERIALS:
There is no assigned textbook for purchase. All materials will be posted
on the course web site. Copyrighted materials will be accessible only to students registered for
credit in the course.
EXTENSIONS, LATE ENROLLMENT, MISSED ASSIGNMENTS:
All students are expected to take each of the examinations at the
scheduled times.
If there are extenuating circumstances, including illness,
contact Prof. Harris at least 24 hours
in advance, or as soon as possible.
If we are unsure about the justification of student's medical excuse, we will ask
a dean in MIT's
Student Support Services
to resolve the matter.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
We will make every reasonable accommodation for any
student with any physical or mental disability.
A student who needs special accommodations for an exam
should present to Prof. Harris -- at
least one week in advance of the scheduled exam --
a letter from MIT's
Disability Services Office
certifying the student's disability and
requesting specific accommodations. The contents of
the letter will be treated confidentially.
INDIVIDUAL VERSUS JOINT WORK:
It is expected that each exam represents the student's individual work. Unauthorized collaboration during exams is
considered a breach of academic honesty.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
When we suspect that a student has engaged in academic dishonesty,
we will follow the procedures described in the latest MIT Guidelines on Academy
Honesty, which are given in detail
in MIT's Policies and Procedures.
SCHEDULING CONFLICTS:
Students occasionally register for subjects with overlapping class schedules.
For example, a student may seek to register for 14.21j, with lectures
from 10:30am to 12:00pm on Monday and Wednesday, and another course,
with lectures from 10:00 to 11:00am on the same days. In such cases,
enrollment in 14.21j will be strongly discouraged. Any request to reschedule a midterm exam
in 14.21j because of such an overlapping class schedule will be denied.
All four exams are in-class,
closed-book, 90-minute written exams. There is
no comprehensive final exam during final exams week.
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