ECON 40601 - Senior Seminar

Assessment of the current state of economic knowledge and discussion of how economics is applied to study the problems facing modern society.

Preparation for Course
P: ECON 32100 and 32201 with grades of C- or better.
Senior class standing.

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Access existing knowledge: Ability to retrieve information (research or data) on a particular topic of economic issue.
2. Display command of existing knowledge and interpret existing knowledge: Ability to explain and evaluate key economic concepts, economic policy, or current economic condition of the economy.
3. Interpret existing data: Ability to explain and understand economic data and ability to perform and interpret output from linear regression.
4. Apply existing knowledge: Ability to critically assess economic policy and analyze economic problem.
5. Create new knowledge: Ability to conduct independent research.