Course Name | Seminar in Economics |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ECON 496 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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Course Language | English | |||||||||||
Course Type | Required | |||||||||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||||||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||||||||
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Course Objectives | The primary objective of this course is to have the student conduct an effective economic analysis using an appropriate economic framework and adequate evidential support, and then clearly present that analysis both orally and in writing. The course focuses on students conducting their own economic analysis, the results of which are then presented orally and in writing. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course introduces students to independent research on a topic which they develop under regular supervision of the instructor. The course teaches fundamentals of proper research question development, methodology selection, proper structuring of a research project, formatting of an article and its presentation to audience. The course content includes periodic evaluation of student reports and submission/presentation of the complete project at the end of the term. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Course Introduction | |
2 | Discuss questions from the syllabus; discuss potential topics | |
3 | Develop research question and determine an appropriate anaytical framework | |
4 | Initial proposal | proposal draft |
5 | No class meeting: continue research and writing | |
6 | No class meeting: continue research and writing / Econometrics review session will be held. | |
7 | Expanded written proposal | Expanded written proposal |
8 | No class meeting: continue research and writing / Econometrics review session will be held. | |
9 | No class meeting: continue research and writing / Econometrics review session will be held. | |
10 | Complete Regression Analysis | Complete Regression Analysis |
11 | No class meeting: continue research and writing | |
12 | Full Paper | Full Paper |
13 | Formal presentation of seminar: 15 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions. | Presentations |
14 | Continue presentations if necessary | Presentations |
15 | Continue presentations if necessary | Presentations |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Project specific readings that will be collected by the student and approved by the instructor. |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
Project | 1 | 70 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 100 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 4 | 64 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 24 | |
Project | 1 | 96 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | |||
Total | 232 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to acquire a sound knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, principles and methods of investigation specific to the economic field. | X | ||||
2 | To be able to apply adequate mathematical, econometric, statistical and data analysis models to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently. | X | ||||
4 | To be able to have adequate social responsibility with regards to the needs of the society and to organize the activities to influence social dynamics in line with social goals. | |||||
5 | To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal education and produce a synthesis of knowledge one requires. | |||||
6 | To be able to evaluate his/her advance level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically. | X | ||||
7 | To be able to acquire necessary skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output. | X | ||||
8 | To be able to link accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and be able to convey it to different strata of society. | X | ||||
9 | To be able to take the responsibility as an individual and as a team member. | |||||
10 | To be able to attain social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of economics. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest