Economics 380:
Approaches to Research in Economics
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Basic Information | Objectives
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| Your Research Proposal | Attributes
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Grading Policy | C. Attendance Policy |
| D. Cheating and Plagiarism Policy | E.
Snow Policy | F. Disability Policy | G.
Schedule ]
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Instructor:
Office:
Office hours: |
Chris
Bell
157 Karpen Hall
Fall 2002:
MW 3:15-4:05pm;
TTH 3:05-4:00pm
or almost any time from
10am-4pm by appointment.
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E-mail:
Phone: |
bell@unca.edu
828-251-6552
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| Prerequisites: |
Junior or senior standing.
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| Meets: |
Fall 2002:
MW 4:15-5:05 pm (but not every week, see schedule) |
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Required text:
- Bell, Readings for Economics 380/480
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The main purpose of this course is to help you write and present to a UNCA
audience a superior senior research paper. A secondary goal is to make it
possible for you to avail yourself of the opportunities created by UNCA's
Undergraduate Program, including applying for research funding and
presenting a paper at the National
Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) next Spring if you so choose.
After successful completion of this course you will be familiar with the most
common types of papers written to satisfy the UNCA economics department’s
senior research requirement, you will be able to identify the elements of
proposed research programs most likely to lead to superior and timely research
papers, you will understand the mechanics of writing research proposals and
paper outlines, you will have experienced giving and evaluating oral
presentations, and you will have completed the paperwork required in the Fall to
present a paper at NCUR in the Spring. Finally, you will have a research
proposal and outline you can use -- if you wish -- as the foundation for your
senior research project.
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You may find the following resources useful in this and future economics
courses. Pages written with this course in mind include:
Ramsey Library's pages include:
- Ramsey Library The
library's main page.
- EconLit
Search more than 620 academic economics publications by key word, author or
title. This is the place to start your literature review.
Available only on computers on the UNCA campus.
- The
Electronic Resources Page Directory to the library's electronic
resources; includes a key to the icons used to summarize the degree of
access to the libraries various online resources.
- Citing
Electronic Resources How to reference World Wide Web, CD-ROM, and other
electronic resources in term papers.
- World Wide Web
Resources Links to guides, web directories, search engines and more.
- Statistics
Resources Links to a good cross-section of general and economic
statistical sites.
Three excellent non-UNCA sources of economic statistics:
- Google My favorite search
engine.
- Uncle Sam Links
to a large number of federal government resources.
- STAT-USA "One-stop internet
browsing for business, trade, and economic information." Choose State
of the Nation for U.S. economic and financial data, or Globus &
NTDB for international trade data and market reports. This proprietary
resource is accessible at no charge from any on-campus computer with Web
access (you must subscribe to access it off-campus).
- ECONOmagic.com Links to
downloadable economic time series. The files are in a format that is
great for downloads but not visually appealing!
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All rights reserved. Revised: September 08, 2003.
