2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 4400 - Economics Capstone I


Prerequisite: senior standing in economics. This course is the first component of a two-part senior capstone project sequence. The capstone experience provides the student with an understanding of research methodology in economics. In the first semester, EC 400, the students will be taught how to conceive and carry out the first steps of a formal research project. You will formulate the capstone project research plan, which will include topic selection, conjecture or hypothesis, literature review and data source identification. The written deliverable, the capstone project research proposal; is due at the end of the first semester. 3 credits.