Course ScheduleAEC991F: Research Methodologies in Agricultural Economics Dr. John Hoehn Spring, 1997 |
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| Week | Date | Lecture (L): 10:20 am to 11:40 am
Workshop (W): 11:50 am to 1:10 pm |
Item Due |
| 1. | 1/13 | L: Why Study Methodology?(download lecture WP5.1/5.2, ASCII) | |
| 2. | 1/20 | L: Planning Research (download
lecture WP5.1/5.2,
ASCII)
W: Discussion of research issues |
Investment 1 (download WP5.1/5.2, ASCII) |
| 3. | 1/27 | L: Philosophical Constraints on Research (download
lecture WP5.1/5.2,
ASCII)
W: Guest Speaker: Dr. Thomas Reardon, Research on Ag. Development |
Investment 2 (download WP5.1/5.2, ASCII) |
| 4. | 2/3 | L: Philosophical Foundations: What issues are researchable?
(download lecture
WP5.1/5.2, ASCII)
W: Evaluation of research topic, literature review, and hypotheses |
Investment 3 (download WP5.1/5.2, ASCII) |
| 5. | 2/10 | L: Positivistic Boundaries of Science and Non-Science
(download lecture
WP5.1/5.2, ASCII)
Evaluation of proposal to date |
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| 6. | 2/17 | L: Empirical Economics: Hypothesis Testing, Replication,
and Prediction (download
lecture WP5.1/5.2,
ASCII)
W: Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert Myers on Financial Market Research (download notes WP5.1/5.2, ASCII) |
Investment 5 (download WP5.1/5.2, ASCII) |
| 7. | 2/24 | Midterm | |
| 8. | 3/3 | Spring break | |
| 9. | 3/10 | L: Literary Structure of Economic Knowledge (download
lecture WP5.1/5.2,
ASCII)
W: Guest Speaker: Dr. Scott Swinton (download notes WP5.1/5.2, ASCII) |
Investment 6 (download WP5.1/5.2, ASCII) |
| 10. | 3/17 | L: Normativism: Value and Normative Knowledge (download
lecture WP5.1/5.2,
ASCII)
W: Dr. Ian Gray, Associate Vice Provost and Director, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station |
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| 11. | 3/24 | L: Pragmatism (download lecture WP5.1/5.2)
W: Guest Speaker: Dr. Sandra Batie (download lecture WP5.1/5.2) |
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| 12. | 3/31 | L: Economic Research in Support of Policy Judgements
(download notes
WP5.1/5.2,
ASCII)
W: Guest Speaker: Dr. Stephen Harsh |
Investment 6 Due:
Draft Proposal |
| 13. | 4/7 | L: Review and Evaluation of Research (download
lecture WP5.1/5.2,
ASCII)
W: Guest Speaker: Dr. Lindon Robison |
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| 14. | 4/14 | Graduate Research Proposals | Presentation |
| 15. | 4/16 | Graduate Research Posters, 12 noon to 1:30 pm | Posters |
| 16. | 4/28 | Final examination (3 p.m. to 5 p.m). The final will be in room 16 Ag Hall. | Final Draft Proposal |
Links to Research Methodologies Pages |
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