Year:11/12
Department:Economics
Level:Part II (any yr)
Learning Hours:150
Credit Points:15
Weight:0.5
Course Convenor:Professor R Crouchley
Status:Live
Syllabus Rules
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The following modules may not be taken:
Assessment Rules
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CMod description
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This half-unit course covers key issues in econometrics
and focuses on least square regression techniques and their economic applications.
The course is required for ECON 306. Course prerequisites are ECON 210 or
grade 'C' (or better) in 'A' level Statistics or Pure Mathematics/Statistics;
or Modular Mathematics I; or Operational Research I.
Learning Outcomes: General: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
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By the end of this course, students should have a knowledge and understanding of:
- Relevant mathematical and statistical techniques
- Statistical data and their manipulation and presentation by verbal, graphical, mathematical and econometric means
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Apply theoretical, historical and quantitative methods to the analyses of public policy problems
- Plan and manage their time effectively in relation to deadlines whilst displaying individual initiative and enterprise
- Conduct individual assignments and perform effectively in a group environment by demonstrating leadership and team-building qualities
- Demonstrate a logical argument, analyse and interpret data and evaluate alternative perspectives on the basis of objective reasoning
- Communicate and present complex arguments in oral and written form with clarity and succinctness
- Present, interpret and analyse information in numerical form
- Utilise effectively statistical and other packages
- Work effectively both individually and within a team environment
