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Week 1 |
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First Day |
Syllabus |
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Aug 25 –
Aug 29 |
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What is research? |
Chapter 1 |
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E.g. of a Good Research Question Due, Aug
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What makes a good |
Chapter 2 |
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Research question? |
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Week 2 |
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Sep 1 - Sep 5 |
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Lit Survey |
Chapter 3 |
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Tentative
Research Topic Due, Sep 5 |
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Week 3 |
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Writing as a Tool |
Chapter 4 |
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Sep 8 - Sep 12 |
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Using EconLit |
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On-Line
Search Due, Sep 10 |
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Week 4 |
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Sep 15 - Sep 19 |
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Critical |
Chapter 6 |
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Research
Abstract Due, Sep 12 |
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Week 5 |
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First
Critical Review Due Sep 17 |
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Sep 22 – Sep 26 |
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Critical |
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Second
Critical Review Due Sep 19 |
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Week 6 |
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Conceptualizing the Research |
Chapter 7 |
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Statement
of the Research Question Due Oct 6 |
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Sept 29 - Oct 3 |
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Week 7 |
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Chapters 8-9 |
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Oct 6 - Oct 10 |
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Fall Break |
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Mon, Oct 13-Tues,
Oct 14 |
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Data
Appendix Due, Oct 17 |
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Week 8 |
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Empirical Testing |
Chapters 10-11 |
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Oct 15 & Oct
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Research
Proposal Due Oct 22 |
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Week 9 |
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Oct 20 – Oct 24 |
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Short
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Week 10 |
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Introduction to Eviews |
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Oct 27 – Oct 31 |
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Economic Writing |
Chapter 5 |
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Week 11 |
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Writing and |
Chapter 12 |
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Nov 3 - Nov 7 |
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Presenting Research |
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Draft Research Paper Due, Nov 14 |
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Week 12 |
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Nov 10 - Nov 14 |
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Week 13 |
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Research Presentations |
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Nov 17 –
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Thanksgiving Break |
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Nov 24 |
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Wed, Nov 26-Fri,
Nov 28 |
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Week 14 |
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Research Presentations |
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Dec 1 – Dec 5 |
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Final Exam Week |
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Final Draft Due, Monday December 10 |
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