SA475E – SQE Capstone – Time Series – Spring 2003

Instructors:

Dr. G. Fowler, gof@usna.edu, Chauvenet 325, 3-6732

Dr. S. McCoskey, mccoskey@usna.edu, Nimitz 75, 3-6893

Graded assignments

1)      Short oral presentation

a)      Approximately 10 minutes

b)      Statement of problem and associated economic theory

c)      Description of data

d)      February 4 and 6

e)      10% of grade (this will be your 6 week grade)

2)      Short paper

a)      Five pages

b)      Statement of problem and associated economic theory

c)      Literature review including a detailed review of one paper from economic literature

d)      Description of data

e)      Due March 6

f)        15% of grade (this averaged with short oral report grade will be 12 week grade)

3)      Oral presentation of final report

a)      Approximately 15 minutes plus 5 minute for questions

b)      Overview of the report

c)      Detailed discussion of one significant result

d)      April 8, 10 and 15

e)      25% of grade

4)      Written report

a)      Style of profession economics paper

i)        Abstract

ii)       Problem statement

iii)     Review of literature

iv)     Review of time series methodology needed in report

v)      Description of data

vi)     Complete discussion of analysis

vii)   Conclusion

viii)  Bibliography

ix)     Appendix on disk containing data and code used in analysis (it should be possible to reproduce your analysis with submitted code and data)

b)      Submit report on paper and on disk

c)      Due April 28

d)      50% of grade