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Economics 303
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Course Description
The complementary purposes of this course are to
enhance your ability to read, interpret, and evaluate research in economics and
business and to increase skills for carrying out your own research projects.
As such, the course will look at basic topics in research methods,
examine the research of others, and introduce the tools of modern library
research.
The
course will also enhance students’ skills
in searching, identifying, managing and analyzing business and economic data.
These skills include: (1) identifying and using appropriate statistical
sources; (2) developing and manipulating data sets on the personal computer
(including online searches, downloading and transferring files); (3) using basic
statistics and regression analysis for interpreting data; (4) graphing, charting
and tabulating data for both analysis and presentation; and (5) oral
presentation of research results.
The over-arching goal of the course is to help students develop the skills and critical habits of mind necessary to access the validity of hypotheses through research.