Faculty Syllabus
ECON-2302 Principles of Microeconomics
Jason Briggeman
Credit Spring 2026
Section(s)
ECON-2302-001 (16190)
LEC RRC ONL DIL
LEC MW 10:30am - 11:50am RRC RRC2 2321.00
Course Requirements
Pearson MyLab assignments: 35% of grade (17½% completion, 17½% performance)
There will be seven Pearson MyLab assignments, which you will find through “MyLab and Mastering All Assignments” in the Blackboard site for the course. These assignments will be due on Mondays at 5 p.m. starting January 26 and ending March 9.
Question sets (online) and test (in class): 21% of grade
There will be two question sets in Blackboard to complete as homework, which you will find when they are assigned by clicking on the “Question sets” link in the Blackboard site. The two question sets will be due at 5 p.m. on these Fridays: February 6 and March 6.
There will also be a test given at the beginning of class on Wednesday, February 18. If you are running late to class and you are driving, please do not speed or otherwise drive recklessly. There is a window of opportunity to make up a missed test.
If you become aware that you will miss the test or you have missed the test, communicate with the instructor as soon as you can. If you have communicated promptly with the instructor and the test has not yet been returned to those who have taken it, the instructor may schedule a time with you at which you can make up the test.
Homework project: 11% of grade
There will be a homework project, which after it is assigned will be found by clicking on a “Homework project” link in the content tab of the Blackboard page for the course. The homework project will be assigned on Monday, February 16, and it will be due on Friday, February 27, at 5 p.m.
Final exam: 33% of grade
A final exam will be given in class on Wednesday, March 11. Calculators may not be used. In all likelihood a curve (which will only help your grade) will be applied to the scores.
Readings
Readings and required materials: You will access assigned readings, including the textbook, through our Blackboard site at acconline.austincc.edu, which you access by logging in with your ACC credentials. You will need access to Pearson MyLab, which is integrated into the Blackboard site. Find the directions for obtaining access to Pearson MyLab and electronic access to the textbook—Glenn Hubbard and Anthony Patrick O’Brien, Microeconomics, 9th edition (2024)—by clicking “First Day Course Materials.”
Course Subjects
Course description: Principles of Microeconomics deals with the interactions between individual households and business firms. The concepts of supply and demand will be studied; students will learn what these concepts mean, how they operate, and how prices and quantities are determined. Market structure, market failure, international trade, and income distribution will also be considered. Credit hours: 3. Classroom contact hours per week: 2 hours 40 minutes.
Course rationale: This course is meant to give students insight into the dynamics of a market based economy and how through its mechanism scarce resources are allocated. The theoretical and actual role of the government in this market system will also be addressed. The knowledge gained in the course will make students better informed citizens and allow them to follow the debates over various economic events and policies reported in the news media. This course is also a foundation course that will prepare students to be successful in upper division finance, marketing, business administration, economics, government, and social work courses.
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
Discipline Program Student Learning Outcomes:
+PSLO 1 Socially Optimal and Suboptimal Outcomes - Model and explain under what circumstances markets are capable of creating socially optimal and socially suboptimal outcomes.
+PSLO 2 Economic Policy - Defend and criticize the role of economic policy in a mixed market economy.
+PSLO 3 Economic Data - Critically evaluate economic data.
Office Hours
T Th 12:50 PM - 1:35 PM East View High School, Room 402A
NOTEW 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Round Rock Campus, Room 8323.06
NOTETh 2:55 PM - 3:25 PM East View High School, Room 402A
NOTEW 3:01 PM - 4:01 PM Georgetown High School, Room 859
NOTEPublished: 01/20/2026 23:55:55