EC4526: ECONOMICS DISSERTATION (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

The dissertation presents students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and research skills of Economics to an individual piece of research, focusing on a topic which has been chosen by the student and approved by the Dissertation coordinator and Dissertation supervisor. Over the course of the Dissertation, with guidance from the supervisor, the student will study a particular topic, conduct a literature review of relevant material, select appropriate theoretical and/or empirical methods to address the topic and write a final analysis in the form of the Dissertation of up to 10,000 words.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	4
Session	Second Sub Session	Credit Points	30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr John Skatun

Qualification Prerequisites

Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Either Economics (EC) (Studied) or Master Of Arts In Philosophy, Politics And Economics
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

EC4001 Economics Dissertation (Studied)
EC4026 Economics Dissertation (Studied)
EC4501 Economics Dissertation (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

There are no explicit rules regarding the subject matter of the dissertation but the topic must be approved by the Course Co-ordinator.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Oral and written feedback from supervisors.

Learning Outcomes

Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on MyAberdeen or with the Course Coordinator
Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.