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Course overview; [AWEC]
Thesis Statement / Free-writing
Assignment -
HW 1:
Paper Outline and Free-writing
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How to give
an oral presentation
(notes by Wei-jen Hsu)
Assignment -
ORAL: Presentation Slides
(Weekly
presentations hereafter)
Useful Links:
Youtube:
How NOT to use PowerPoint
(with Chinese caption);
Principles of
economics, translated (Transcription)
10 most common presentation mistakes
Graphic Representation of Data:
1812
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[AWEC]
Summarizing / Paraphrasing; HW1 and ORAL discussion
Assignment -
HW 2:
Summary
Presentation:
Wang, Spezio and Camerer
(2010), by Joseph (slides)
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[AWEC]
Writing the Introduction;
Introduction writing in
economics
Assignment - HW 3:
Introduction Section
Presentation:
Mayda
and Rodrik (2005), by
Vivienne
(slides)
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Sample introductions in
economics; HW3 discussion
Assignment -
revise HW 3
Presentation:
Card and Lemieux (2001), by
Adan (slides)
Useful Links: Mankiw on
How to
Write Well?
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[AWEC]
Describing Data Collection Methods and Model; Methods in economics
Assignment - HW
4: Data Description and Model Section
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Theoretical
Predictions in economics; HW4 discussion
Assignment -
revise HW 4
Presentation:
Estrella and Fuhrer (2003), by Cynthia (slides)
Presentation:
Beine,
Docquier and Rapoport (2008), by
Sarah
(slides)
Useful Links:
Youtube:
Life After Death by
PowerPoint 2010 (2010 update of "How NOT to use PowerPoint")
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[AWEC]
Writing Results: Problem, Process, Solutions and
Data Commentary; Result Description in economics
Assignment - HW
5: Results Section
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[AWEC] Data commentary in economics; HW5 discussion
Assignment -
revise HW 5
Presentation:
Lai, Riezman and
Ping (2009), by Sean(slides)
Presentation:
Plott and
Zeiler (2005) and
Isoni, Loomes and Sugden (2010), by
Vivian (slides)
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[AWEC] Writing Critique; Robustness Discussion in
economics
Assignment - HW
6: Discussion Section (or Result Section, Part 2)
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[AWEC] Other Discussions in economics; HW6 discussion
Assignment -
revise HW 6
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[AWEC] Writing Conclusion; Concluding remarks in economics
Assignment - HW 7: Conclusion Section
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[AWEC] Re-writing the Introduction; HW7 discussion
Assignment - HW 8: Introduction Revision
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[AWEC]
Sample introduction revisions in economics; HW8 discussion
Assignment - FINAL PROJECT: First draft due
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[AWEC] Writing Abstract; Abstract writing in economics; the submission process
in economics
Assignment - HW 9: Abstract
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Holiday
Assignment -
FINAL PROJECT: Second draft due
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Final Presentation
Assignment -
FINAL PROJECT: submission proof due
Last
modified on
January 15, 2011