ECON42370 Behavioural Economics Thesis

Academic Year 2019/2020

Students will conduct a supervised research dissertation in any area of behavioural economics. The student will be responsible for designing their own research project in collaboration with one (or two) supervisor(s). This project may take the form of an empirical analysis or else a theoretical analysis of a specific topic.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

The key learning outcomes for the MSc thesis are for the student to demonstrate:

- Specialist knowledge in the area of their research.
- The ability to initiate research and to formulate viable research questions.
- The capacity to design, conduct and report original research.
- The ability to evaluate and synthesize research-based and scholarly literature.
- The ability to critique literature and conduct analyses at a Masters level.
- The ability to undertake and present empirical/theoretical work.
- Present research findings and argument in a suitably structured and sequenced thesis that conforms to protocols of academic presentation and research practice.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

400
Total

400
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will receive detailed instructions in class settings on how to approach and develop their MSc dissertation. They will also be assigned an individual supervisor to guide them on the process. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: Thesis Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will be provided with detailed individual feedback from their dissertation supervisor.