This project is broken up into several pieces to help keep you on task. Throughout the semester you will need to turn in your choice of topics, a hypothesis, an outline of the paper, a rough draft, and the final version of your paper. In addition, we’ll be doing a peer review of the drafts before turning in the finished product. The total project is worth 150 points, but each segment will be graded separately and has its own point value and rubric.
Due in Module #
Major Milestones / Final Deliverables
2
Topic Selection and Statement (13 points)
4
Hypothesis and Literature Review (18 points)
6
Outline (28 points)
12
Peer Review of Course Project (28 points)
14
Final Project Submission (63 points)
The Sample Writing Assignment (pdf) will show you what I’m looking for. Please note that this sample is a professional publication and this complex level of formatting is not required, however please note the content. The paper should also contain the following elements:
1. A statement of what you intend to research.
2. A hypothesis about what you think you will find in the literature regarding the topic.
3. A review of the current literature on the chosen topic.
4. A summation of what other authors have written or researched regarding the topic.
5. Your own response detailing what you learned about the topic after researching it. For example were your original ideas about the topic confirmed by the research? If not, why?
Topic Selection and Statement
In Module 2, you will select your topic for the course project as well as provide a statement of what you intend to research.
Here are some suggested topics for your Macroeconomics Project:
Compare and Contrast Universal Health Care Between Various Countries
Compare and Contrast The Social Security System Between Various Countries
Globalization and Unemployment
Global Warming
Youth Crime and The Effects On The Macro economy
The National Debt
Effectiveness of Monetary Policy In A Stagnant Economy
Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy In A Stagnant Economy
Hypothesis and Literature Review
In Module 4, you will select a hypothesis about what you think you will find in the literature regarding the topic as well as a review of the current literature on the chosen topic. Your literature review should contain the following:
a. The author’s main points.
b. An economic translation of these points. Whenever possible, use graphs.
c. Specific textbook references that show the relationship between the article and the text book.
d. Your comments.
Good research typically includes a variety of sources including scholarly materials, the popular press, documentaries, etc., – the Wilson Select Plus database is often a good starting point as is the World-Wide Web (I recommend using Google to search the web, including Google News for current events). Additionally the links below may be good starting resources. NOTE: The sources you use in completing your project need to be credible.
The Wall Street Journal
Business Week
The New York Times
The Economist
Washington Post
Financial Times
