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Course Requirements
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Class participation: Participate
in all scheduled meetings. This includes completing the assigned
readings and exercises by their due dates. It also includes
offering helpful advise and constructive criticism to your classmates
(including advise and constructive criticism offered privately). |
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Research journal: Maintain a
journal listing research activities and time spent each week and goals
for the next week. |
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Consultations: Arrive on time and with updated research
journal for all scheduled consultations. |
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NCUR presentation grant proposal and abstract: Submit an NCUR
travel grant proposal and 150 word abstract written to the UNCA
Undergraduate Research program’s standards to your Econ 380
instructor. These materials will be due
in time for you to apply to participate in NCUR, but whether or not
you do so will be up to your proposed advisor and you. |
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Research proposal: Present a research proposal. The
proposal will describe your general topic, list the basic references,
specify the hypothesis or set of hypotheses to be examined, identify the
variables that must be quantified and measured, identify the sources of
information on these variables, describe the method or methods you will
use to interpret your variables, and explain what it is about your
project that interests you. You will have 18 minutes to present
your proposal to your classmates and they will have 7 minutes to ask
questions and offer advice. You will give me two word processed
copies of your research proposal. The text should devote a
paragraph to each of the topics above and be 3-5 double-spaced pages in
length. |
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Peer evaluations: Submit evaluations of each of your
classmates’ research proposal presentations. You will do so
using a form based on a handout and discussion of the competencies to be
demonstrated and the criteria for assessment. |
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Outline: Submit an outline. The outline will list and
describe each of the sections and sub-sections to be included in your
paper in the order in which they will appear. It will be 2-4
double-spaced pages in length. You will give me two word
processed copies of your outline.
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As stated in the UNCA Student Handbook,
I have the authority to give you a failing grade in this course as
punishment for any act of plagiarism or cheating (including knowingly
assisting another in cheating). At the minimum, I will:
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Give you a grade of 0 on the assignment in
which cheating or plagiarism occurred. |
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Report the incident to the Economics
Department Chair. |
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Report the incident to the Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs who will determine whether the gravity of the
offense warrants additional punishment. Options open to the Vice
Chancellor include cancellation of scholarships, suspension and
expulsion. |
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Take the time now to read the description
of plagiarism and how to avoid it. Re-read it before writing
your proposals and outlines. If you
have any questions, see me. You have no reason to fear
penalization for plagiarism if you follow the simple rule, "when in
doubt, footnote."
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