Group Project BSP2005

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Group Project (BSP2005)

• A rough guide
• and
• the Dos and the Donts.

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Contents

• Two important things to keep in mind
• Critical analysis --- whats that?
• The Dos
• The Donts
• An interesting checklist to consider
• Avoiding Accidental Plagiarism
• Project Presentation Schedule

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Two important things to keep in mind

• Whos your audience?
• Whats the objective of this exercise (the
  Project)?

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Whos your audience?

• A senior Business student who has taken all the
  basic economics courses
• and
• the APB course.
• Someone who reads The Economist regularly.

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Whats the objective of this exercise?

• To see how you choose and focus on a specific
  problem.
• To see how you critically analyze the problem.
• To see how you use the materials presented in
  class to analyze the problem.

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Critical analysis --- whats that?

• Some essential components
• the ability to focus on particular issues of
  interest which can be analyzed objectively.
• the ability to present different opposing views
  on a particular topic.
• the ability to take a stand and defend that
  position objectively
• the ability to come up new ideas (very hard!!)

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The Dos

• Focus. Choose fewer questions/issues and do a
  thorough job. If you are having difficulty
  finding a focus, ask these questions to yourself
• What stuck you about this topic?
• What do you think is the most important idea?
• What do you think the reader wants to know?
• Are there any possible interesting angles that
  can be emphasized?
• Suggestions prepared by Writing Consulting
  at Kansas University, USA.

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The Dos --- continued

• Ask one or more questions. We want to see how to
  you analyze a question.
• Present opposing views and defend your view.
• Use data and other evidences to substantiate your
  arguments

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The Dos --- continued

• Start with an Executive Summary and a table of
  content.
• Must have a structure (sections, sub-sections).
• Graphs and charts must have numbers and titles
  and a mention of the source.
• Mention all sources clearly.

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The Dont(s)

• Dont choose a very broad topic.
• Dont give me a survey paper (very important).
• Avoid any form of plagiarism. Beware of
  accidental plagiarism.
• Dont give me a document thats full of
  grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.

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An interesting checklist to consider

• Check the website of the Purdue University Online
  Writing Lab. Read the following document
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_
  hocloc.html

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Avoiding Accidental Plagiarism

• Please read this document. It will help you avoid
  accidental plagiarism.
• http//tutorial.lib.umn.edu/infomachine.asp?module
  ID10lessonID28

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Project Presentation Schedule (15 minutes for
each Group)

• Tutorial Section 1