Course Overview

- Introductory course on the fundamental aspects of research methods
and research areas in Economics and Management. - 
- Three different researchers will present to students the key
elements of a research paper in English (review of literature,
hypotheses, variables, findings, etc.) and the specific methodology
used in the paper, such as : 

- econometric analysis 
- qualitative design based on multiple sources of data 
- artefactual field experiments (LFEs), natural field experiments
(RCTs)
- o etc. 

- This year, students will look at topics ranging from social
entrepreneurship, cheap talk and coordination applied to collective
commercialization in Senegal, and an econometric analysis of the
determinants and specificities of eco innovations. 
- Students will also acquire academic phrases, vocabulary, word lists
and sentence starters that can be readily used in research papers in
Economics and Management.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

- One hour and a half final exam 
- MCQ format 
- Two parts: seminar 
- Related questions and questions about the content of online
exercises.

Course schedule

The course is based on the Content and Language Integrated Learning
(CLIL) approach where students learn a subject and a second language
(English) at the same time. The main purpose of the course is to
enable students understand the content of the lesson,as well as the
language through which the information is being conveyed. 
- The researcher selects key passages that students must read inthe
research paper before the seminar session  - An English teacher will
create customized online exercises that will help students understand
each research paper better by studying specific background vocabulary,
academic English phrases (transitioning words and phrases, essay and
sentence structure, etc.), and boost their general English skills as
well.

Course type

Lecture course, seminars

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

Duration: 17.5 hours

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Distance-based

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