| Unit name | Applied Economics Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIM30031 |
| Credit points | 40 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Turon |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
EFIM20011 Econometrics |
| Co-requisites |
EFIM30006 Applied Econometrics (QM4) |
| School/department | School of Economics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The Unit Director will make generic Stata resources (eg videos using up-to-date screen capture software) available on Blackboard. Members of staff will offer topics, so the dissertation will be heavily directed. The unit will start with a series of introductory talks to allow students to choose their topic and then topics will be allocated insofar as possible to students’ first or second choices: each member of staff will have approximately 24 students to supervise (maximum of 30) and three topics will be offered by the Finance Department. Staff members will be responsible for providing data and supporting notes on Blackboard for their project.
Following allocation of students to topics, there will then be two computer classes where each member of staff helps students in their group to use Stata. Students will then work in small groups to produce an initial three-page analysis of the data. This will be marked and returned as formative assessment but will also count towards ten% of the total. Staff will then provide another two whole-group sessions to provide feedback and additional material. Thereafter students will work independently and the remaining 90% will be allocated 40% to a literature review and 50% to econometric analysis. Each staff member will provide additional office hours. The final dissertation will be 25 pages.
Dissertation lectures and computer classes run by topic tutors and the unit director; Stata drop-in sessions for help with the software; individual study supported by regular supervisory meetings (in specially dedicated office hours or by arrangement).
Formative
Students will work in small groups to produce an initial three-page analysis of the data. This will be marked and returned as formative assessment but will also count towards 10% of the total.
Summative
Students will work independently and the remaining 90% will be allocated 40% to a literature review and 50% to econometric analysis. The final dissertation will be 25 pages.
The assessment addresses all the learning outcomes.
There is no single text for this unit. Reading will depend on which dissertation topic is chosen.
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