ECON 4201

Honours Thesis I

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This course is required for honours students, and helps students define, research, and write an original research project under the supervision of an economics faculty member. Students develop a topic, critique current literature, run statistical tests, or research and write a policy paper, and present results in a public conference.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Fall 2025 syllabus by Christos Ntantamis. Fall 2026 is taught by Yuksel M., so details may differ. Open the PDF

Grading

5%Identifying topicsDue September 26
5%Finalizing the topicDue October 6
10%Knowledge gap and related literatureDue October 24
15%Planning the argumentDue November 19
10%Sources of evidenceDue December 4

Textbooks

  • Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers, Kate L. Turabian
  • The Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate Analysis, Jane E. Miller (optional)

Course rules

Late work
Late assignments lose 20 percent per day; exceptions require a legitimate reason under the Academic Regulations.
Assignments
All assignments must be submitted because they are required steps toward writing the thesis.
Submission
Submit assignments electronically as PDFs through Brightspace.
Generative AI
Students should refrain from using generative AI and large language models.
Editing
Professional editing is not permitted.
Style
Use Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date.

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