316-475 Economics Research Essay

Admission to the honours program in economics.

The research essay consists of no more than 10 000 words, inclusive of bibliography, footnotes, tables, charts and appendices. The essay is unsupervised but each student will have an adviser to whom they can address questions. Lectures will be held throughout both semesters. The research plan will be submitted prior to the last week of teaching in Semester 1 and a seminar delivered; and a draft of the essay to be submitted in the middle of Semester 2 and a seminar presentation made. Other presentations during Semester 2 may also be requested. Three copies of the essay and one copy on CD Rom are to be submitted to the department office by Monday 4pm in the last week of Semester 2.

• High level of development: oral communication; written communication; problem solving; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; accessing data and other information from a range of sources; receptiveness to alternative ideas.

• Moderate level of development: statistical reasoning; application of theory to practice; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; use of computer software.

• Some level of development: collaborative learning.

The essay itself is examined. It is to be submitted to the department office by Monday 4pm in the last week of Semester 2.