Semester:

Spring 2010

Instructor:

Charles King

Textbook:

For most current book information please go to: http://www.efollett.com

Course Description:

Focuses on the relationship between depository institutions, their lending and money demand/supply conditions.  The effects of monetary policy on banks, financial markets and the macro economy are also considered, as are the effects of banks' concerns over profits, liquidity and solvency.  Pre-requisites: ECON 201 and ECON 202 and Junior standing or higher or permission of the instructor.

Minimum Computer Requirements:

Win 2000/XP/VISTA or Mac OSX Pentium/G3 1Ghz w/ 2.0 GB RAM
High Speed Internet Access Recommended*
Internet Explorer 7x (Recommended) or Firefox 2.0.0.16 (Safari recommended for Mac)
Current Java runtime environment for Windows or OSX (java.com)
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*Course access via 56K modem or other form of dial up is not recommended and any connectivity problems due to this type of connection are not supported by Lewis-Clark State College.
  

On Campus Requirements:

Please contact the instructor.

Other Information:

On-line discussions may be required during this course. The LC Mail account and BbCE course mail are the only accounts that will be used to contact students regarding online courses. An LC Mail account is automatically assigned to students when they enroll. Access to this email account is found at http://lcmail.lcsc.edu. BbCE course mail is enabled when a student is enrolled in a BbCE course. Access to BbCE course mail is through each BbCE course. BbCE course mail is an internal mail system only and cannot be accessed outside of a BbCE course. Please check with your instructor to determine the preferred method of contact.