Foundations + time · Week 01
Course roadmap and expectations
Begin with the syllabus, the semester’s central resource questions, and the places where course materials and deadlines live.
Aug 24–28First course meeting · Aug 24
Focus
- Course purpose and semester structure
- Expectations and major assessments
- Natural resources as stocks that change through time
Prepare
- Read the syllabus
- Locate Brightspace and the course site
- No reading from TL Chapter 1
Practice
- Locate course materials and deadlines
- Trace the semester’s four-part arc
- Identify a natural-resource question you want to study
Guiding question
How will the course connect individual market choices to resource stocks, social value, and public policy?
Learning targets
- Locate the syllabus, weekly roadmap, course materials, and Brightspace.
- Summarize the four parts of the semester and the major assessments.
- Explain how the course connects resource stocks, incentives, institutions, and time.
- Identify the first week’s preparation and the next meeting’s materials.
Class plan
| Move | What we will do |
|---|---|
| Orient | Use Lecture 1 to review the syllabus, expectations, and semester path |
| Navigate | Locate weekly pages, course materials, assignments, and Brightspace |
| Frame | Connect the course’s opening question to resource stocks and choices through time |
| Prepare | Identify what to bring to the Week 2 microeconomics review |
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