Learning Outcomes:
Students will learn skills that enable them to write a substantial research project in economics.
Economics Research Project (ECON30620)
- Subject:
- Economics
- College:
- Social Sciences & Law
- School:
- Economics
- Level:
- 3 (Degree)
- Credits:
- 20
- Module Coordinator:
- Professor Paul Devereux
- Credit Split by Trimester:
- Autumn 10
Spring 10 - Trimester:
- 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)
- Mode of Delivery:
- On Campus
- Internship Module:
- No
- Module Type:
- Research/Capstone Module
Curricular information is subject to change.
This module is intended to help students develop a third year project. The first trimester will focus on building research skills and students will mostly focus on writing their project in the second trimester.
About this Module
Student Effort Hours:
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 80 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 300 |
| Total | 404 |
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Approaches will include hands-on work with data, lectures on research skills, and class discussion.Students may use AI for help with programming, literature search, and data search, However, students must write the presentation, proposal, and thesis without assistance from AI. It is considered plagiarism to have AI write any sections of these assignments. Please note that if academic misconduct is suspected, you may be asked to discuss or explain components of your proposal or thesis to determine the authenticity of the work.
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Additional Information:This module is only offered to single major students in Economics.
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Project: Submit a project proposal and a dataset with some descriptive statistics. | Week 12 Autumn | Graded | No | 25 |
No |
| Practical Skills Assessment: Short student presentation on their planned project. | Week 4 Spring, Week 5 Spring, Week 6 Spring, Week 7 Spring | Graded | No | 10 |
No |
| Quizzes/Short Exercises: Continuous assessment that may involve both in-class and homework components. | Week 1 Autumn, Week 2 Autumn, Week 3 Autumn, Week 4 Autumn, Week 5 Autumn, Week 6 Autumn, Week 7 Autumn, Week 8 Autumn, Week 9 Autumn, Week 10 Autumn, Week 11 Autumn, Week 12 Autumn | Graded | No | 15 |
No |
| Thesis/Dissertation: A research project of about 5000 words. | Week 12 Spring | Graded | No | 50 |
No |
| Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
|---|---|
| Repeat | Within Two Trimesters |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Professor Christopher Jepsen | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |