Mission and GoalsThe Introductory Economics Center has been in operation since fall 1997. The main mission of the Introductory Economics Center is to promote high quality teaching and innovative program development at the introductory level of economics. The IEC serves the university-wide goal of strengthening the Stanford curriculum for first and second-year undergraduates. More specifically, the Center strives to support each of the following goals: the improvement of the Economics 1 teaching in lecture and discussion sections; the development of innovative computer-assisted teaching tools; increased support, training, and monitoring of teaching assistants; the creation and support of freshman and sophomore seminars in economics; and, most generally, to make more and better resources available, both in and out of the classroom, to everyone involved with Introductory Economics. One of the Center's highest priorities is to improve the teaching environment in the Economics 1 discussion sections. Our efforts in this area revolve around two main goals: 1) reducing the size of sections; and, 2) providing the teaching assistants with extensive training, monitoring, and support services that have not usually been present in the past. As the foundation for attaining these goals, TAs are assigned to the Economics 1 program for the full academic year under the guidance of the Associate Director. This guarantees that there will always be a sufficient number of TAs to keep the section ratio at approximately 15:1, and creates more opportunities to work with TAs on improving their teaching strategies. This program is designed to create a strong cadre of TAs who are better prepared to lead effective discussion sections throughout the year. StaffDirector: John B. Taylor.
johntayl@stanford.edu. Econ 248. 723-9677 Faculty 2000-2001John B. Taylor and Marcelo Clerici-Arias Teaching Assistants 2000-2001Access the mini-bios of our Teaching Assistants! Jason Brown. jdbrown@stanford.edu
If you encounter any problems, please contact the webmaster. If you reach this page outside its frame menu, please go back home. Copyright Marcelo Clerici-Arias and Alejandra Hermandinger ©2000
|
Quick linksMarcelo Clerici-Arias' homepage Econ 1 course - Stanford University Check this out!
|