ECC4860

Issues seminar ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Associate Professor Ian Wills

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis: Topics for seminar presentation are selected in consultation with the coordinator. A list of possible topics will be distributed but students are encouraged to propose subjects of interest to them, based in their own discipline. Students present one paper, act as formal discussant on another, and are expected to engage in discussion of others.

Assessment: Written (2500-word seminar paper and oral presentation): 70% + Performance as formal discussant and in class participation: 30%

Contact Hours: 1.5 hour seminar per week

Prerequisites: admission to fourth year honours, Graduate Diploma in Economics or preliminary masters in the Departments of Economics, Econometrics or Accounting and Finance