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ECON10740

Academic Year 2025/2026

Exploring Economics (ECON10740)

Subject:
Economics
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Economics
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Ciara Whelan
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

How do economists identify reputable sources of information for their research? How do new approaches to analysis and new methods of inquiry gain traction in the discipline? How do statistical agencies gather and collate economic information? In this module, students will be introduced to resources and tools for finding information and evaluating the quality of sources in economics. Students will learn about the peer-review process and develop skills in finding pertinent information and published research on a number of topics. Students will work in groups for assignments and develop communication and organisation skills for individual and team-based projects. Students will build skills in online engagement with faculty and peers. Students will develop skills in essay writing and in oral presentation.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will understand how to use library and electronic resources to search for information, reports, and studies and published literature in economics. They will understand how to use a variety of software tools and apps to aid documenting their research, communicating with peers on collaborative projects and presenting their work in written and oral formats. Students will practice essay writing and will make oral presentations.

When is this module offered?
This module will be run in Semester 1 of 2018/19.



Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

80
Lectures

22
Online Learning

10
Total

112

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Group projects
Activity assignments (individual & group)
Online activities

The use of AI in these assignments is strongly discouraged. You are required to explicitly state whether AI was used for each of the assignments and in what ways. Also, you are required to provide a reference for the software used, and what prompts (if any) where used. Please use the template below:

ChatGPT (or equivalent) was used in this assignment for the following purposes:
To generate ideas YES/NO
To find references YES/NO
To generate text YES/NO
To edit & proofread text YES/NO
To create code YES/NO
Other YES/NO How _____________________
You should provide a citation for the software used and the prompts given (if any). Here is an example of a citation:
“Text generated by ChatGPT, March 31, 2023, OpenAI, https://chat.openai.com.”
The following prompts were used “XYZ”....

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This module will be restricted to students in the DN710 programme, i.e. Single Majors (ECS4).


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Work Assignment: Students will work in small groups on a number of short in-class and follow-up assignments Week 6 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
20
 No
Individual Project: Students will prepare a research proposal over the course of weeks 5-12 and submit a final document via Brightspace by the end of the teaching period Week 12 Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes
50
 Yes
Practical Skills Assessment: Students will undertake a small number of short assignments during the term and submit reports via Brightspace Week 3, Week 5, Week 7, Week 9 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
30
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided on assignments either individually; where group projects have been assigned, feedback will be given to each group

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