FINAL • College of Asia and the Pacific • Crawford School of Public Policy
C S A E IDEC-8023 Semes Semester ter 1 2014 2014 6 Units Units In Person Person Delive Delivery ry Modified 30/01/2014
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Meeting Times Lectures: Monday 4:00 4:00 - 5:00 pm Wednesday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 am Location: Seminar Room 1
Contact Information Convenor: Professor Robert Breunig Email: Email:
[email protected] (mailto:
[email protected]) Office: 2.150 Office: 2.150 Crawford Extension Building (#132a) Phone: (02) Phone: (02) 612 52148
Senior Student Engagement Coordinator: Shuqun Zhao Email: Email:
[email protected] (mailto:
[email protected]) Office: Room Office: Room 3.22, Crawford Building Phone: 6125 Phone: 6125 0093
Student Engagement Assistant: Roze Hisham Email: Email:
[email protected] (mailto:
[email protected]) Office: Room Office: Room 3.15, Crawford Building Phone: 6125 Phone: 6125 2172
Description In this course, students students will produce a substantial substantial and original piece of research research work. This work will be structured with the goal of generating new knowledge knowledge while simultaneously aiding students in their ability to conduct and analyse research. research. The course will be built around recent empirical examples examples from applied economics. These examples will be used as case studies to increase students’ understanding of econometric technique and research practice. Building Buildin g from these case studies, students will work in small research groups to first replicate and, more importantly, extend these case studies in novel ways. Requisites
Required: IDEC8017 or equivalent
Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1) Critically analyse applied economic research. 2) Judge the suitability of and apply a range of econometric techniques to research questions in applied economics. 3) Conduct original research and analysis on a case study. 4) Write a well-structured paper in the style suitable for an academic journal. 5) Use practical research skills in applied economics.
Materials Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach Author: Jeffrey Wooldridge Publisher: South-Western/Cengage Learning Edition: Fifth ISBN: 978-1111531041 Availability: Coop book store
Econometric Modelling with Time Series Author: Vance Martin, Stan Hurn, David Harris Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521139816 Availability: Coop book store
Assessment Overview Summary Type
Weight
Learning Outcome
Notes
Research paper
50%
1,3,4,5
Due Thursday 29 May 5:00 pm
In-class research presentations
20%
1,2,5
Schedule to be determined
In-class quizzes
30%
1,2,5
Dates and times to be announced during lecture.
Grading Scale According to the ANU policy on assessment (https://policies.anu.edu.au/ppl/document/ANUP_004603 (https://po licies.anu.edu.au/ppl/document/ANUP_004603)), the standards that apply to High Distinction, Distinction, Credit and Pass in all coursework courses are as follows: Grade Range Notes
Grade Range Notes HD
80100%
Work of exceptional quality, which demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the subject matter, mastery of relevant skills, sophisticated or original critical and conceptual analysis, and outstanding quality in clarity, precision and presentation of work.
D
70-
Work of superior quality, which demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the subject
79%
matter, proficiency in relevant skills, and analytical and conceptual ability of a high order.
C
6069%
Work of good quality, which displays a good understanding of the subject matter and a sound grasp of relevant skills.
P
5059%
Work of satisfactory quality, which displays an adequate understanding of most of the subject matter and a sufficient grasp of relevant skills.
N
0-49%
Work which is incomplete or displays an inadequate understanding of the subject matter or an inadequate grasp of relevant skills.
Assessment Items In-class quizzes Two to three in-class quizzes will be arranged to assess understanding of econometric techniques discussed in lecture and presentations.
In-class presentations Three to four in-class presentations will be given by each research group. These presentations will cover (1) research question and literature review; (2) details of the data to be used for the case study; (3) economic model, econometric techniques and the appropriateness of the match of the two; (4) final presentation of research findings.
Research paper Students will work in small groups to first replicate one of the case studies and then to produce a research paper based upon the case study which is a novel extension of the case study. The extension may involve using different time periods of data, data from other countries, examination of an additional research question using the same data, robust/fragility testing of results or some other research as agreed with the course convenor. The research paper will be written in a journal article style of 15-25 pages (double-spaced, 12 point font, 2.5 cm margins). It will be judged in the same way that a journal article is judged: scientific merit, replicability, clarity of expression, quality of writing, appropriate referencing and use of source material, appropriateness of technique relative to the research question and thoroughness of presentation of research findings.
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Course Expectations Wattle
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Referencing and formatting requirements Students are required to reference all words/ideas and opinions of others, using the Crawford School Style (a Harvard in-text referencing style). Details of this style can be found in The Crawford School Styleguide, available in hard copy from Academic Skills Advisors and online in the Crawford Main Wattle site at http://wattlecourses.a nu.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=119400 (http://wattlecourses.anu.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=1194 00) Assignments should conform to the formatting instructions provided in the Crawford Styleguide. To make this easier, a template in the form of a Microsoft Word document set up with the appropriate margins, font, line and paragraph spacing can be downloaded from https://anu.campusconcourse.com/get_file?file_id=60 (get_file?file_ id=60).
Assignment submission For all written work: 1. Ensure your assignment complies with the Crawford Styleguide, (get_file?file_id=388) and include the As signment cover sheet (get_file?file_id=387). 2. Assignments should be submitted via the Course Wattle site 3. An identical copy must also be submitted through the Turnitin web site www.turnitin.com (http://www.tur nitin.com), and all work is screened using Turnitin’s Originality Reports. Students are able to view the reports on their drafts before final submission, to improve their academic writing practice. Full details on the use of Turnitin are available on the Crawford Main Wattle site. The Turnitin Course ID and password for this course are in the Assessment Items section of this course outline. Your Academic Skills advisor can also help you with using Turnitin effectively. 4. Course Convenors will contact you about marked assignments return.
Extensions and Late Submissions Extensions can only be given by the subject lecturer. Presentation of a certificate from a medical practitioner or from the ANU Counselling Centre is required. Part-time students requesting extensions due to pressure of work need to provide email and phone contact details for t heir work supervisor. Requests for extensions must be made before the due date of submission. Late submission, without approved extension, will incur a penalty of 5/100 marks per day including weekends.
Student responsibilty a. Student feedback on and formal evaluation of subject
All courses will be evaluated using the Student Experience of Learning and Teaching surveys, administered by Statistical Services at the ANU. These surveys will be offered online, and students will be notified by email to their ANU address when the surveys are available in each course. Feedback is used for course development so please take the time to respond thoughtfully. b. Enrolment It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they are correctly enrolled in each subject and that the subjects are correct for their course of study. Students should confirm their subject enrolment details online, and carefully check the census date for each course to enable course changes without penalty. c. Attendance Regular attendance at lectures, seminars and tutorials is expected. d. Email All information updates from the program and the School, and most University communication is made through email using the ANU student email address, which is
[email protected] (eg
[email protected]). Lecturers use the news forum in Wattle to make announcements to the whole class, and these messages are sent to your ANU email account. You can choose to receive these Wattle messages singly or as a daily digest (the default setting). You must regularly access messages sent to your ANU email account. If you wish to forward your ANU email to another address please go to http://anumail.anu.edu.au, then go to Options, Settings and use the Mail Forwarding box at the bottom of that page. Announcements made through email and on the Wattle course site are deemed to be made to the whole class.
ANU Policies ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. You can find the University’s education policies and an explanatory glossary at: http://policies.anu.edu.au/ (http://policies.anu.edu.au/) Key policies include: Code of Practice for Student Academic Integrity Academic Progress Assessment of Student Learning Assessment Review and Appeals Course Assessment: Consultation and Finalisation Student Feedback on Teaching and Learning
Academic Honesty Students are expected to have read the ANU's Code of Practice for Student Academic Integrity before the commencement of their course. (https://policies.anu.edu.au/ppl/document/ANUP_000392 (https://policies.anu.e du.au/ppl/document/ANUP_000392)) The following is an extract from the Code of Practice for Student Academic Honesty: Any work by a student of the Australian National University must be work: that is original that is produced for the purposes of a particular assessment task
that gives appropriate acknowledgement of the ideas, scholarship and intellectual property of others insofar as these have been used. It is the responsibility of each individual student to ensure that: they are familiar with the expectations for academic honesty both in general, and in the specific context of particular disciplines or courses work submitted for assessment is genuine and original appropriate acknowledgement and citation is given to the work of others they declare their understanding of and compliance with the principles of academic honesty on appropriate proformas and cover sheets as required by the academic area, or by a statement prefacing or attached to a thesis they do not knowingly assist other students in academically dishonest practice. All breaches, careless or deliberate, are addressed. Careless breaches are addressed through academic penalties, such as deduction of marks and resubmission. Deliberate breaches are subject to action under t he Discipline Rules of the ANU (http://about.anu.edu.au/__documents/rules/disciplinerules.pdf (http://about.anu.ed u.au/__documents/rules/disciplinerules.pdf)). Penalties for a deliberate breach may include failing the piece of work involved, failing the course, or having candidature terminated. Further information can be found at http://academichonesty.anu.edu.au/ (http://academichonesty.anu.edu.au/)
Student Support Services Students experiencing academic or personal problems are welcome to discuss these with any member of the Faculty or to utilise the ANU’s student support services links to which can be found at http://students.anu.edu.a u/ (http://students.anu.edu.au/), including: Academic Skills and Learning Centre at http://www.anu.edu.au/academicskills/; (http://www.anu.edu.au/ academicskills/) the Counselling Centre at http://www.anu.edu.au/counsel/; (http://www.anu.edu.au/counsel/) the Disability Support Unit at http://www.anu.edu.au/disabilities/. (http://www.anu.edu.au/disabilities/)
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Student Appeals and Complaints Students who want to lodge an appeal or make a complaint associated with delivery this course should consult the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific CAP process described here: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/app eals-and-complaints (http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/appeals-and-complaints).
Student Feedback ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. One of the key formal ways students have to provide feedback is through Student Experience of Learning Support (SELS) surveys. The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement.
For more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses, go to h ttp://unistats.anu.edu.au/surveys/selt/students/ (http://unistats.anu.edu.au/surveys/selt/students/) and http://unist ats.anu.edu.au/surveys/selt/results/learning/ (http://unistats.anu.edu.au/surveys/selt/results/learning/).
Crawford Student Services The Crawford Student Services Office is located at the lower entrance of the JG Crawford building, Level 1, and is open between 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Academic Skills Advisers can be contacted via the Crawford Academic Skills Wattle site http://wattlearchive.anu. edu.au/course/view.php?id=1985 (http://wattlearchive.anu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1985)
