Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2024-2025
Module ECON3012: DISSERTATION IN ECONOMICS
Department: Economics
ECON3012: DISSERTATION IN ECONOMICS
| Type | Tied | Level | 3 | Credits | 40 | Availability | Available in 2024/2025 | Module Cap | Location | Durham |
|---|
| Tied to | L100 |
|---|---|
| Tied to | L106 |
| Tied to | L109 |
| Tied to | L103 |
| Tied to | L104 |
| Tied to | L105 |
| Tied to | LL12 |
| Tied to | LL02 |
| Tied to | LL01 |
| Tied to | L1R1 |
| Tied to | VL52 |
| Tied to | VLL6 |
| Tied to | VLLA |
| Tied to | CFG0 |
| Tied to | CFC0 |
| Tied to | FGC0 |
| Tied to | CFG1 |
| Tied to | CFC1 |
| Tied to | FGC1 |
| Tied to | CFG2 |
| Tied to | CFC2 |
| Tied to | LMVA |
| Tied to | LMV0 |
| Tied to | LMVP |
Prerequisites
- Microeconomics (ECON2021) AND Macroeconomics (ECON2011) AND Econometrics (ECON2061) OR Economic Theory (ECON2291) AND Econometrics (ECON2061)
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- The dissertation should be a substantial piece of work that provides a detailed and critical examination of a particular topic. Empirical research is encouraged where appropriate to the topic but is not compulsory.
- The dissertation aims to encourage students to acquire the skills of independent research by pursuing a substantial project requiring research reading and/or data collection.
Content
- There is a highly structured plan of work involving lectures and consultations between individual students and their dissertation supervisors.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Enhance student's knowledge of a specific topic in economics
Subject-specific Skills:
- By completing a dissertation, students will learn to plan and design a substantial piece of written work on an area of economics of their choice which requires literature searches, and the collection/analysis of relevant data.
Key Skills:
- Written communication - by completing the summative assessment
- Planning Organisation and time management - by observing strict deadlines
- Initiative - by searching relevant literature and other information
- Computer literacy - by word-processing the dissertation
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Teaching is by lectures and consultations. Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for and participation in consultations and private study. Formative assessment is by means of preparation of a draft chapter. Summative assessment is by means of a written piece of 12000 words.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 4 | Across both years 2 and 3 | 1 hour | 4 | |
| Consultations | 6 | 20 mins | 2 | ■ | |
| Student Preparation and Reading | 394 | ||||
| Total | 400 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Coursework | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Dissertation | 12,000 words | 100% | Same |
Formative Assessment:
Submission of draft chapter
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University