Asset Pricing Models: Capm & Apt

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Week 11 Language Politics and Quebec

Reading: Chapter 14

Week 12 Aboriginal Politics

Reading: Chapter 16

Website: Statistics Canada, www.statcan.ca

FINAL EXAM, April 10 at 8:30am, 90 minutes: Location TBA

CAVEAT EMPTOR!

Students who attend class irregularly or who, when there, spend their time on their laptops, tablets and smart phones engaged in matters unrelated to the course should be warned that a good grade is unlikely. Regular attendance, paying attention in class and doing assigned readings are the not-so-secret ingredients in order to do well in this and most other university courses.

Learning Objectives in Political Science

The Political Science program learning objectives include 1) Data Collection: the ability to find and collect the appropriate data that allows for the analysis of political issues; 2) Quantitative Analysis Skills: the ability to use statistical and mathematical tools in interpreting and analyzing political indicators and trends; 3) Problem Solving Skills: the ability to identify, formulate, and propose solutions to political problems; 4) Critical Thinking and Evaluation Skills: the ability to analyze and evaluate political science proposals, their effect on the political situation and their effectiveness; 5) Citizenship Skills: the ability to act effectively and responsibly in the public sphere through the application of academic knowledge to public problems, in concert with others; 6)Theoretical Analysis Skills: critical theoretical analysis of principles, problems, and solutions to the problems of politics and morality and of the historical and contemporary debates over those issues; 7) Reading Comprehension Skills (Special Field): significant grasp of aspects of the classic literature of political theory; 8) Understanding Government Institutions: knowledge of the functioning of key government institutions (executive, legislative, judicial) as they operate in Canada and other countries: 9) Understanding Political Organizations: knowledge of the functioning of key political organizations working outside of government, such as political parties, interest groups, and community activist groups.

SENATE GRADING POLICY

Policy M5: Marks/Grade Descriptors

Percentile (%)

Grade

Descriptors

Letter

Grade

University

Grade

Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Grade Descriptor

(consistent with the University Grade Descriptors)

90 – 100

85 – 89.9

80 – 84.9

A+

A

A-

Excellent

Consistent evidence that the student exceeds all of the performance expectations associated with each learning outcome in the course

77 – 79.9

73 – 76.9

70 – 72.9

B+

B

B-

Good

Consistent evidence that the student meets, and in some cases exceeds the performance expectations associated with the learning outcomes in course

67 – 69.9

63 – 66.9

60 – 62.9

C+

C

C-

Fair

Consistent evidence that the student meets the performance expectations associated with the learning outcomes in the course at a basic level

57 – 59.9

53 – 56.9

50 – 52.9

D+

D

D-

Pass

Some evidence that the student meets the performance expectations associated with the learning outcomes in the course at a minimally acceptable level

0 – 49.9

F

No Credit

There is clear evidence that the student does not meet the performance expectations associated with the learning outcomes in the course.

IN Incomplete*

NR No Report**

IP In Progress***

P or NP Pass or No Pass

*IN is given when students have not completed all class assignments due to illness, bereavement or extenuating circumstances as defined in Bylaw 51.1.18 and the student will complete the work at a later date (See also Aegrotat Standing).

An “Incomplete” is also given when a student is alleged to have committed an act of academic misconduct. The grade of “incomplete” will remain on the student’s transcript until the matter is adjudicated.

**NR is given when a student did not attend class regularly and has completed none of the assignments for the course. It will be calculated as 22% in the student’s average.

***IP is given in senior classes when a major assignment or thesis is still in process when the grades are due.

GRADE APPEALS: (See Senate Bylaws 51: 1.17.1 and 1.17.2)