ECON 2504 - Intermediate Econometrics II
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ECON 2504 Course Intermediate Econometrics II Coordinating Unit Economics Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week. Intensive (up to 6 hours per week) in Summer Semester. Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites ECON 1008 or ECON 1011 or STATS 1000 or equivalent Incompatible ECON 2006 & STATS 2002, STATS 2003 & MATHS 2103 Assumed Knowledge ECON 1004, ECON 1000, Maths as taught in ECON 1005 Restrictions Not suitable for BCompSc, BCompGr or BEng(Software Engineering) students Assessment Typically group and individual assignments, tests and final exam. Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Nadya Baryshnikova
Summer School and Semester 2
Course Coordinator: Dr Patricia Sourdin
Office hours: TBA
Office location: TBA
Telephone: TBA
Semester 1
Course Coordinator: Dr Nadya Baryshnikova
Email: nadezhda.baryshnikova@adelaide.edu.au
Office hours: TBA
Office location: Nexus 10, Level 4, Room 4.04
Telephone: 8313 4821Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Conduct basic statistical and econometric analysis.
- Explain and interpret econometric results.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1,2 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
1,2 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
TEXT BOOK
The required textbook is Principles of Econometrics, 4th Edition, Wiley by R. Carter Hill, William E. Griffiths and Guay C. Lim.Recommended Resources
The recommended book to accompany the required text is Using Stata for Principles of Econometrics, 4th Edition, by Adkins and Hill.
Online Learning
MyUni Course WebPage provides lecture notes and other course materials. Please check this page frequently for important announcements and corrections.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Classes will meet for 2 hours a week for the lecture and once for a 1-hour tutorial depending on the time slot students sign up for. Office hours with the lecturer and tutors will be announced in due course. Please adhere strictly to the designated office hours.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The standard undergraduate workload for a full-time student is 48 hours per week which equates to 12 hours per 3 unit course. This course has three hours of lectures and tutorials each week, which means that students should undertake nine hours of self-study each week of the teaching term.
Homework assignments are issued each week. Students are expected to work in groups on these assignments. In addition to the weekly group questions there will be two assignments to be submitted individually for a grade. All students may be asked to present their solutions during each tutorial session.Learning Activities Summary
Teaching & Learning Activities Related Learning Outcomes Lectures 1,2 Tutorials 1,2
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE (subject to change)
Topics Title Chapters Topic 1 Introduction to Econometrics Chapter 1 (HGL) Topic 2 Introduction to Basic Statistics and Probability Probability Primer Topic 3 The Simple Linear Regression Model Chapter 2 Topic 4 Interval Estimation and Hypothesis Testing Chapter 3 Topic 5 Prediction, Goodness of Fit and Modeling Issues Chapter 4 Topic 6 The Multiple Linear Regression Model Chapter 5 Topic 7 Further Inference in the Multiple Regression Model Chapter 6 Topic 8 Using Indicator Variables Chapter 7 Topic 9 Heteoskedasticity Chapter 8
Specific Course Requirements
Homework completion may require access to STATA. If you do not have STATA at home, you may use the computer labs on campus. Please refer to http://www.adelaide.edu.au/its/student_support/labs/ for further details.
For course related questions, students are encouraged to utilise the designated office hours of the lecturer and the tutors or post their questions on the discussion board. Questions over the telephone and email are strongly discouraged. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Due Date/ Week Weight Learning Outcomes Homework Assignments (in groups) Week TBA 20% 1,2 Individual Homework Assignments Week TBA 30% 1,2 Small Research Project Week TBA 5% 1,2 Final Exam Week TBA 45% 1,2 Total 100% Assessment Related Requirements
Assessment Detail
1. Homework will be posted each week. The students will be asked to form groups at the beginning of the course and do the exercises in these groups. 5 of these homeworks will be graded, the rest are not graded. The homeworks that will be graded will be announced on the course page in advance and will have a clearly marked due date. No individual work will be accepted for this component. The group homework is submitted online. The tutor will mark one question of his/her choice in each graded homework. At the end of the course, best 3 out of 5 marks will count toward the semester grade for this component.
2. There will be 2 homework assignments to be submitted individually throughout the course. The dates and submission guidelines will be announced on the course page. At the end of the course, best 1 out of 2 marks will count toward the semester grade for this component.
3. Small Research Project: This is mainly an in-tute project. There will be two Small Research Project sessions during tutorials (most likely in weeks 9 and 10). The dates will be announced on the course page closer to the time. Activity will be assessed at the end of the session. Missed sessions will count as 0. If you cannot attend your tutorial session at that time, please come to any other tutorial during that week. If you are late by more than 10 minutes, you will be marked as absent (you may be able to make up that session by attending another session during that week, if it is still available).
Unless there are valid reasons and documentation, missed homework, projects, tests or examinations will be graded 0. Please refer to the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/3303 (and the Schedule to the Policy)
for further details about eligibility and application forms. Missed or late submissions of any assignments will not be accepted and will be graded 0.Submission
Submission of the assignments is required as per instructions on the course web page.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
Additional Assessment
If a student receives 45-49 for their final mark for the course they will automatically be granted an additional assessment. This will most likely be in the form of a new exam (Additional Assessment) and will have the same weight as the original exam unless an alternative requirement (for example a hurdle requirement) is stated in this semester’s Course Outline. If, after replacing the original exam mark with the new exam mark, it is calculated that the student has passed the course, they will receive 50 Pass as their final result for the course (no higher) but if the calculation totals less than 50, their grade will be Fail and the higher of the original mark or the mark following the Additional Assessment will be recorded as the final result. -
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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