Paying for college:
| Title change | Description change | Prerequisite change | |||
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| EC 315 | Economic Analysis and Report Writing | 4 - 0 |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| EC 315 | Econometric Analysis and Report Writing | 0 - 0 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS |
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Current Course Description: : Basic methods of economic analysis; data sources, collection and presentation; report writing; projects to develop these skills. |
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New Course Description: Basic methods of econometric analysis; data sources, collection and presentation, with a project to develop these skills. Using economic theory to examine current issues. Prerequisites: EC 202 and MTH 243, BA 243, or consent of instructor. |
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Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): While the primary focus of this course has been on econometrics for the last twenty years, which has not been explicitly identified in the course title. Students applying to graduate school and for economist positions in government agencies are required to have an identified course in econometrics. A required econometrics course will also align our program with those at all of our comparator institutions and within OUS. EC 460, Econometrics, will be available for students who want a more advanced course. In our experience, student success in this course depends on previous exposure to basic principles of probability, particularly normal and t distributions. Students may be able to demonstrate this background in other ways, such as courses that employ regression analysis. |
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Students/Program affected: All economics majors and those minors that choose this course as an upper division elective. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Hamid Bahari-Kashani | Approved | January 14 2011 |
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Comments: This course will be offered as "W" class. EC315W
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| 2 - Division | Hamid Bahari-Kashani | Approved | January 18 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Kristina Frankenberger | Approved | January 19 2011 |
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Comments: This is title and description change
Course is 4 credit hours
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| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Robert Monge | Approved | February 09 2011 |
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Comments: Approved with Prerequisites change to EC 202, Mth 243 or BA 243, or consent of instructor
Credits should be 4-0 (no change to current credits)
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| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | March 08 2011 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | March 15 2011 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | March 16 2011 |
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