Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - ECO7427
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- 2005-11-10
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- Department and Contact Information
Tracking Number Date & Time Submitted 1872 2005-02-10 Department College Budget Account Number Economics BA 00-1403-00 Contact Person Phone Email Michael Loewy 46532 mloewy@coba.usf.edu
- Course Information
Prefix Number Full Title ECO 7427 Econometrics IV Is the course title variable? N Is a permit required for registration? N Are the credit hours variable? N Is this course repeatable? If repeatable, how many times? 0 Credit Hours Section Type Grading Option 3 C - Class Lecture (Primarily) R - Regular Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum) Econometrics IV Course Online? Percentage Online - Prerequisites
ECO 7426 or CC
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Course Description
Advanced econometric techniques with emphasis on applying the proper method to actual data and to situations where various techniques are appropriate.
- Justification
A. Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course.
This course covers econometric techniques that are important for doing empirical dissertations in economics and finance and provides students with hands-on experience using them.
B. What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service?
This is the fourth semester of a four semester sequence in econometrics. It commonly serves as one-half of an econometrics field in our PhD program. This course also draws students from finance and statistics.
C. Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times?
Yes. Three times.
D. What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.)
Instructor must have a PhD in economics and undertake empirical research.
- Other Course Information
A. Objectives
Students will complete an empirical project in which they formulate a research question, identify the appropriate data and methodology in which to examine it and review previous related research.
B. Learning Outcomes
Students will become familiar with the process of formulating a research question, finding appropriate data and methodologies needed to answer the question, and how to write up their results in a research paper.
C. Major Topics
Varies with the topics of research undertaken by students.
D. Textbooks
Wooldridge, JM. "Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data." MIT Press, 2002.
E. Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases
F. Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy
G. Assignments, Exams and Tests
H. Attendance Policy
I. Policy on Make-up Work
J. Program This Course Supports
- Course Concurrence Information
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.
