Course ID: | ECON 5900S. 2 hours. |
Course Title: | Senior Thesis, Service Learning |
Course Description: | An extensive economics research paper, written about a service-
learning project under the direction of a faculty member. The
research paper will address a question of concern to the local
communities in Georgia. This course should be taken during the
term just prior to the student's planned graduation. |
Oasis Title: | Senior Thesis SL |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECON 5900, ECON 5900H |
Nontraditional Format: | The course includes a service-learning project, community-based
research, that either employs skills or knowledge learned in
the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to the
course objectives. Student engagement in the service-learning
project will comprise up to 25% of instructional time and up to
50% of the student's independent research time. |
Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | In this class, which fulfills the senior thesis requirement for
the Economics degree, students work with community partners to
research an economic question of significance to that community.
Over the semester, students will produce a researched and
documented analysis of the question, to be shared with the
community partner. The paper will demonstrate mastery of
economic concepts and proficiency in writing. It should be an
original synthesis of material, primarily in the student's
own words, and cannot have been submitted for credit in another
course. |
Topical Outline: | A. Course introduction
B. Working with community partners to identify topics
C. Working with community partners to develop research
questions
D. Writing a research proposal
E. Finding relevant sources
F. Writing a literature review
G. Writing about data
H. Writing a working introduction
I. Writing a first draft
J. Revising |