| 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 |
EFIM20036 Econometrics 2 |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| 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 economic analysis and 50% to econometric analysis. Each staff member will provide additional office hours. The final dissertation will be 25 pages.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions such as online teaching for large and small group, face-to-face small group classes (where possible) and interactive learning activities
1. Group initial analysis of data (10%) 2. Dissertation (90%)
(Each assess all ILOs)
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EFIM30031).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
