Williamson-like critique
ECON 490 'The Economics of Organizations' was the first 400-level economics class I have ever taken. This class is very unique because it has unfamiliar rules to me which are different than other classes. There are two rules 1) attendance is not required and 2) deadlines are soft. I think these rules have some pros and cons, not too much on one side. Also, I have been in the class where attendance is not required but not the class where deadlines are soft. So this class was somewhat unique class to me. To begin with, attendance is very important part in the class because students engage and learn more when they come to class and interact. By coming to class on regular basis, student demonstrates how diligent and are willing to effort into class. However, as students go to college, attending class does not become compulsory but students rather attend class voluntarily. Required attendance does have some benefits such as making students focus on class materials and give them o...