UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Department of Economics

Economics 1 (Cameron) - Introductory Microeconomics

Sidebar Topics: Introduction to the Culture of Academe
Sidebar #1  Hand signals for answering Lecture questions; Quiz section Advisory Committee
Sidebar #2  What is a TA? What is the difference between Full Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and Lecturers?
Sidebar #3  "Publish or Perish"--publish where?
Sidebar #4  Research Grants: How is Academic Research Paid For?
Sidebar #5  Consulting: Can Professors Make a Mint on the Side?
Sidebar #6  So You Majored in Economics. Then What? A Ph.D.?
Sidebar #7  What Do Non-Academic Economists Do?
Sidebar #8  How Does a University Hire Faculty? Evaluate Them for Promotions?
Sidebar #9  How Much of a Professor's Time Goes to Teaching?
Sidebar #10  What Else Must Professors Do Besides Teach?
Sidebar #11  Public Service by Professors: Advisory Committees, etc.


Updated: October 4, 1997
Prepared by: Trudy Ann Cameron