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ECON8097 – Research Project A
2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Cong Wang
Contact via Email
E4A-444
Thursdays
Xiaoman Selma Huang
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Permission by special approval
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will allow students to undertake a research project in economics or a related area. An academic member of staff will be appointed to approve and supervise the research project, which will provide the student with an opportunity to develop skills in motivating the project, undertaking a literature review, and identification and/or development of a theoretical model. This unit is designed to be followed by ECON8098 in which the student continues and completes the research project/dissertation. A research project is expected to be approximately 8000-10,000 words for the unit. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Identify research opportunities, form challenging and coherent arguments, and write critical reviews.
- ULO2: Integrate and synthesise current and seminal research papers in a specialised area of economics.
- ULO3: Apply critical thinking skills in evaluating research questions and recommending appropriate responses.
- ULO4: Effectively communicate research and findings effectively to a professional standard of written work and presentation skills.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Thesis | 80% | No | Week 13 |
| Literature review | 20% | No | Week 7 |
Thesis
Assessment Type 1: Thesis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 80%
The 10,000 word academic paper (thesis) addressing the chosen research topic is due at the end of session.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify research opportunities, form challenging and coherent arguments, and write critical reviews.
- Integrate and synthesise current and seminal research papers in a specialised area of economics.
- Apply critical thinking skills in evaluating research questions and recommending appropriate responses.
- Effectively communicate research and findings effectively to a professional standard of written work and presentation skills.
Literature review
Assessment Type 1: Literature review
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
The 2,000 word literature review, relevant to the chosen research topic, is due by mid-session.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify research opportunities, form challenging and coherent arguments, and write critical reviews.
- Integrate and synthesise current and seminal research papers in a specialised area of economics.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
The supervisor (lecturer) of this research project will maintain communication with the student at least once per fortnight to discuss any questions the student might have about the research project and check on the student's progress. The communication will be done in person if the situation permits, otherwise it will be done via zoom or phone. The student can also email the supervisor (lecturer) any time should he/she has any questions related to the research project.
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