Postgraduate Course: Econometrics Project (ECNM11051)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The Econometrics Project is a group project in which students form small teams and work on a practical empirical topic using modern econometric techniques. Students (i) identify precise hypotheses that can be tested empirically, (ii) familiarise themselves with the relevant literature, (iii) work with a dataset which enables them to test their hypotheses, (iv) use appropriate econometrics software to analyse the data and test the hypotheses in question, (v) present their results to an audience, and (vi) write up the whole exercise as a group project. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Must be registered for MSc Economics (PTMSCECNSG1F/P) & MSc Economics (Finance)(PTMSCECNF12F/3P) or by special permission of the Programme Director. Email sgpe@ed.ac.uk to enquire. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 75 |
| Course Start |
Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 2,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 22,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
72 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
85 %,
Practical Exam
15 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Group Oral Presentation (Practical Exam) 15%; Coursework 85% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| See course description.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Teamwork skills; literature search; econometric and other quantitative techniques; presentation skills; writing skills |
| Keywords | Econometrics, project, groupwork, teamwork |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
Email: |
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