Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Economics and Commerce (Volume 3 page 200)
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Year 3 Economics.
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: To be advised
Prerequisite: 316-313 Microeconomics
Contact: Three hours of lectures and workshops per week
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- understand the contexts in which economic theory can be applied to develop an understanding of, or to guide decision-making on, business-oriented research issues;
- apply quantitative methods to analyse research questions and present data in an effective form;
- communicate clearly results from research in written and oral form.
Content:
The course will study methods and approaches for applying economic theory and quantitative techniques in business environments. Lectures in the course will cover topics relating to planning a group research project, bibliographic skills, ethics in research, the application of economic theory and quantitative methods, effective presentation of data, writing a research report, and oral presentations of research reports. The main part of assesment for this course will involve groups of students undertaking business-oriented research projects. Workshop sessions in the course will provide a forum for evaluation of work-in-progress on the research projects.
Assessment:
A 2-hour examination (40%) and a written report and presentation (60%). The assessment for the research report will be allocated to the group of students writing the report. To pass the subject students must achieve a pass in each component of assessment.
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