ECON 2504 - Intermediate Econometrics II
North Terrace Campus - Summer - 2020
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ECON 2504 Course Intermediate Econometrics II Coordinating Unit Economics Term Summer 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 Assumed Knowledge Maths as taught in ECON 1005; and ECON 1000 and ECON 1004, or ECON 1012 Restrictions Not suitable for BCompSc, BCompGraphics or BEng(Software Engineering) students Assessment Typically group and individual assignments, tests and final exam. Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Patricia Sourdin
Summer School and Semester 2
Course Coordinator: Dr Patricia Sourdin
Email: patricia.sourdin@adelaide.edu.au
Office hours: By appointment
Office location: Nexus 10, Level 4, Room 4.28
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, 5th 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
Extensive use is made of MyUni; please check the announcements regularly. Lecture notes, practical questions, and past exam paper solutions will be made available on MyUni.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Classes will meet three times a week: twice for a 2-hour lecture and once for a 2-hour tutorial.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Weekly assignments are issued each week. The assignments are not graded, but as class participation, students may (mostly likely will) be asked to present their solutions during tutorial discussion.
Learning Activities Summary
Teaching & Learning Activities Related Learning Outcomes Lectures 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 will require access to STATA statistical software. 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. Questions over the telephone are strongly discouraged.
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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
Students will be assessed based on the following criteria:
Assessment Task Due Weighting Learning Outcome Class participation and exercises TBA
30% TBA Mid-term test TBA 20% TBA Final examination Examination period 50% TBA Assessment Related Requirements
Attendance in class and tutorials is required.Assessment Detail
There will be four hand-up exercises that will involve Stata software to be completed in class and outside class. Hand-up exercises are worth a total of 30% of the overall assessment and involve attendance at tutorials and completion and hand up of the assigned material.
The mid-term test is worth 20% of the final grade. Students may not miss the mid-term test. Unless there are valid reasons and appropriate documentation, a missed test or examination will be graded zero. Valid reasons for missing a test include medical or compassionate grounds. In the case where the mid term test is missed for one of these reasons, a replacement test will not be offered but the weight will be added to the final exam.Submission
Submission of the exercises for assessment is required via MyUni on or before the due date.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
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
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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