SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE INSTRUCTOR

Instructor’s Manual: Prepared by Dr. George Naufal of the American University of Sharjah, UAE, this expanded manual will be extremely useful for all teachers. In addition to such general topics as Using the Web Site, Economic Education Resources, and Innovative Ideas, there will be for each chapter: An Overview, Core Principles, Important Concepts Covered, Teaching Objectives, Teaching Tips/Student Stumbling Blocks, More Economic Naturalists, In-Class and Web Activities, Annotated Chapter Outline, Answers to Textbook Problems, Sample Homework, and a Sample Reading Quiz.

Test Banks: Prepared by Dr. Jay Squalli (micro and macro), each manual contains more than 4,000 questions categorized by chapter learning objectives, AACSB learning categories, and Bloom’s Taxonomy objectives. The test banks are available in the latest EZTest test-generating software—micro and macro—ensuring maximum flexibility in test preparation.

PowerPoints: Prepared by Dr. George Naufal of the American University of Sharjah, these slides contain a detailed, chapter-by-chapter review of the important ideas presented in the textbook, accompanied by animated graphs and slide notes.

Solutions Manual: Prepared by Dr. Jay Squalli, the manual contains detailed answers to all end-of-chapter questions and problems.

Online Learning Center www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/textbooks/frank_mea: All of the instructor’s supplements are available online at the textbook’s website for quick download and convenient access for professors.

LESS MANAGING. MORE TEACHING. GREATER LEARNING.

McGraw-Hill’s Connect Economics offers a number of powerful tools and features to make managing assignments easier, so faculty can spend more time teaching. With Connect Economics, students can engage with their coursework anytime, anywhere, making the learning process more accessible and efficient. Please see the following page for a description of the student tools available within Connect Economics.

McGRAW-HILL’S CONNECT ECONOMICS FOR INSTRUCTORS

Simple Assignment Management and Smart Grading. With McGraw-Hill’s Connect Economics, creating assignments is easier than ever, so you can spend more time teaching and less time managing. Connect Economics enables you to:

• Create and deliver assignments easily with selectable end-of-chapter questions and test bank items.
• Go paperless with the eBook and online submission and grading of student assignments.
• Have assignments scored automatically, giving students immediate feedback on their work and comparisons with correct answers.
• Reinforce classroom concepts with practice tests and instant quizzes.

INSTRUCTOR LIBRARY

The Connect Economics Instructor Library is your repository for additional resources to improve student engagement in and out of class. You can select and use any asset that enhances your lecture. The Connect Economics Instructor Library includes access to:

• Solutions manual
• Instructor’s manual
• Test bank
• Instructor PowerPoint slides
• Pre-built assignments
• Video cases by Michael Mandel
• The eBook version of the text

STUDENT REPORTS

McGraw-Hill’s Connect Economics keeps instructors informed about how each student, section, and class is performing, allowing for more productive use of lecture and office hours. The reports tab enables you to:

• View scored work immediately and track individual or group performance with assignment and grade reports.
• Access an instant view of student or class performance relative to learning objectives.
• Collect data and generate reports required by many accreditation organizations, such as AACSB and AICPA.

McGRAW-HILL’S CONNECT PLUS ECONOMICS

McGraw-Hill reinvents the textbook learning experience for the modern student with Connect Plus Economics, which provides a seamless integration of the eBook and Connect Economics. Connect Plus Economics provides all of the Connect Economics features, as well as:

• An integrated eBook, allowing for anytime, anywhere access to the textbook.
• Dynamic links between the problems or questions you assign to your students and the location in the eBook where the concept related to that problem or question is covered.
• A powerful search function to pinpoint and connect key concepts in a snap.

For more information about Connect Economics, go to www.mcgrawhill connect.com, or contact your local McGraw-Hill sales representative.

ONLINE COURSE MANAGEMENT

McGraw-Hill Higher Education and Blackboard have teamed up. What does this mean for you?

1. Your life, simplified. Now you and your students can access McGraw-Hill’s Connect™ and Create™ right from within your Blackboard course—all with one single sign-on. Say goodbye to the days of logging in to multiple applications.
2. Deep integration of content and tools. Not only do you get single sign-on with Connect and Create, you also get deep integration of McGraw-Hill content and content engines right in Blackboard. Whether you’re choosing a book for your course or building Connect assignments, all the tools you need are right where you want them—inside of Blackboard.
3. Seamless grade books. Are you tired of keeping multiple grade books and manually synchronizing grades into Blackboard? We thought so. When a student completes an integrated Connect assignment, the grade for that assignment automatically (and instantly) feeds your Blackboard grade center.
4. A solution for everyone. Whether your institution is already using Blackboard or you just want to try Blackboard on your own, we have a solution for you. McGraw-Hill and Blackboard can now offer you easy access to industry leading technology and content, whether your campus hosts it, or we do. Be sure to ask your local McGraw-Hill representative for details.

SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE STUDENT

Online Learning Center www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/textbooks/frank_mea: For students there are such useful features as the glossary from the textbook, now also available in the Arabic language, graphing exercises, a set of study Power- Points, and practice quizzes.

McGRAW-HILL’S CONNECT ECONOMICS

McGraw-Hill’s Connect Economics is an online assignment and assessment solution that connects you with the tools and resources necessary to achieve success through faster learning, more efficient studying, and higher retention of knowledge.

ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS

McGraw-Hill’s Connect Economics helps students learn more efficiently by providing feedback and practice material when and where they need it. Connect Economics grades homework automatically and gives immediate feedback on any questions students may have missed.

STUDENT LIBRARY

The Connect Economics Student Library gives students access to additional resources such as recorded lectures, practice materials, video cases and articles from the press, an eBook, and more.

MCGRAW-HILL’S CONNECT PLUS ECONOMICS

McGraw-Hill reinvents the textbook learning experience for the modern student with Connect Plus Economics, which provides a seamless integration of the eBook, accessible from anywhere, and Connect Economics.