Director of Taught Postgraduate
Programmes
S0.79
Jennifer.Smith@warwick.ac.uk
Office Hours: 10-11 and 2-3 Mondays
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• External Speakers
– 9.10am: Linda Squirrell, IT Services
– 9.20am: Christopher Manley, Warwick Careers and Skills
– 9.30am: Helen Riley, Library
– 9.40am: Philip Gaydon, Learning Grid
– 9.50am: Stephen Soanes, PG Hub
• Break
• 10.10: My Presentation
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• Immediate things to do
• Identify key people and places
• Course structure & module choices
• House rules, pastoral support system
• Other learning opportunities
– Research workshops and seminars
– IT and Library
– Life-skills
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• Enrolled with the Department and University
• Registered with IT Services
• received a user id, password and email address
• Important: we will communicate with you via your university email address only
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• Checked out our MSc web pages: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/economics/pg/
• Spent some time reading the MSc Handbook
• Orientated yourself: figure out location of PG Office
(S0.91), notice-board, pigeon-holes etc.
• Introduced yourself to fellow students (over 30 countries)
• Found the bar …
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Week 1
• Question Time: today in Butterworth Hall – please arrive by 4.30pm.
• EC961 Introductory Maths/Stats Exam: Thursday 3 rd Oct
10.00-12.00 in Panorama Room, Rootes Building. PG Office will hand out barcodes this week, which you need to bring to the exam.
• Careers and Skills Session: Thursday 3 rd Oct 2pm, 3pm or 4pm. Group allocations are at www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/pg/incoming/mscarrival
• Sign up for Library Introduction and Database Training sessions by Wednesday
2 nd Oct 2013 using this link: www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/pg/incoming/mscarrival/libintro
•
Sign up for STATA Classes by Friday 4 th October 2013 using this link: www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/pg/modules/ec910/arulampalam/stata/tutorial
Week 2
• All MSc teaching starts on Monday of week 2.
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• MSc EIFE: with Course Leader Juan Carlos Gozzi, 10.00-
11.00am in room MS0.4
• MSc EDG: with Course Leader Bishnu Gupta, 10.00-
11.00am in room S2.86
• MSc BES (Economics Track): with Course Leader
Eugenio Proto; 10.00-11.00am in room S2.79
• MSc BES students also have a Psychology Induction today at 1pm in room H1.48
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Abhinay Muthoo a.muthoo@warwick.ac.uk
Jeremy Smith jeremy.smith@warwick.ac.uk
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Jennifer Smith
Jennifer.Smith@warwick.ac.uk
Gianna Boero
Gianna.Boero@warwick.ac.uk
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Programme Manager Postgraduate Coordinator
Carolyn Andrews
C.Andrews@warwick.ac.uk
Room S0.89
Ext 22983
Mandy Eaton economics.pgoffice@warwick.ac.uk
Room S0.91
Ext 23048
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Postgraduate
Secretary
Teaching Programmes
Assistant
S0.91
Sue Rattigan
S0.91
Ext 23027
Caroline Woodhouse
S0.91
Ext 28126 economics.pgoffice@warwick.ac.uk
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• Please send a single email message to economics.pgoffice@warwick.ac.uk
when you would like to get in touch, or visit us in person in room
S0.91
• We will then direct your query to the appropriate person who can help
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• Departmental
Information gateway for students
• Sign up for classes, submit module evaluations, see exam results, etc
• From Msc homepage, click on my.economics
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Basic course structure (all except BES)
• See the Handbook for the full details
Maths & Stats
Economic Analysis
Econometrics
Options
Research
Pre-term
Pre-sessional
Maths and
Stats
Term 1
Micro and Macro
Econometrics A or B
Term 2
Research Methods
Three Optional Modules from list (varies between variants)
Term 3
Dissertation
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MSc Behavioural & Econ Science
• See the Handbook for the full details
Pre-term Term 1 Term 2
Maths & Stats Pre-sessional
Maths and
Stats
Economic Analysis Micro
Econometrics A or B Econometrics
Issues & Psychological
Science
Methods and Analysis in Behavioural Science
Experimental Economics
Psychological Models of
Choice
Behavioural Science:
Implications and
Applications
Research
Term 3
Research Proposal
Research Project
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• Published online: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/pg/timetable/
• Please check regularly as the timetables are subject to change at short notice.
• MSc EIFE will have additional workshops in Term 2 – more details at the EIFE induction meeting
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• Take B if you are familiar with (or are prepared to fill in any gaps on your own):
– Ordinary Least Squares
– Tests of significance (t & F), Tests of linear restrictions
– Properties of Normal, t, chi-squared, and F distributions
– Multicollinearity, Prediction
– Autocorrelation, Heteroscedasticity, Weighted Least
Squares
– Dummy variables, Endogeneity
• If in doubt, see Wiji Arulampalam (Room S2.118).
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• Econometrics A/B choice needs to be made by
Friday 11 th October 2013 (end of week 2) via eMR (E-vision Module Registration)
• Sign-up for Econometrics A/B Classes via my.economics by Friday 11 th October 2013 .
• No swapping afterwards.
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• See Handbook and the MSc webpages for available options
• PROVISIONALLY choose THREE from your list (differs between variants)
• Then, you must register your provisional option choices with University via eMR
• Go to: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/evision and then to the module registration page.
• Follow the onscreen instructions and see help-sheet:
( http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/examinations/emr/ )
– Deadline Friday 18 th October 2013 (end of week 3)
– eMR choices automatically update on my.economics
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• For MSc Econ, Msc EIFE: one IB-coded module can be chosen
• This year, three are available:
• Derivative Securities (IB9X7)
• Behavioural Finance (IB9Y2)
• International Financial Markets (IB967)
• You must register for one of these WBS modules by
Friday 18 th Oct 2013 on eMR if you are interested
• BUT: numbers on these are capped, random selection used in the case of excess demand!
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• Note that initial choices are only provisional (an eMR constraint!)
• Advice session: 3-5pm Friday 29 th November
2013 (week 9) – Room MS0.1
• Mandy can make changes on eMR for you during first three weeks of spring term.
• Possible an option may not run due to low numbers.
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• Research Seminar
– External (usually international) speakers
– Thursdays 16.00-17.30 in S2.79
• and join us for drinks in Common Room afterwards
• Specialist Seminars
– Mondays (Political Econ) 16.00-17.30 in S2.79
– Tuesdays (CAGE/Empirical) 16.00-17.30 in S2.79
– Wednesdays (CRETA/Theoretical) 16.00-17.30 in S2.79
• See our webpages for details
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• At least one lecture in each of Terms 1 and 2
• Lecture given by distinguished professional or academic economist
• A chance to meet with the speaker afterwards
• This year:
- Chris Walters from OFT confirmed to talk on Thursday 24 th October
• Last year:
– Professor Omer Moav (Economics).
– Professor David Miles (Bank of England)
– Professor Lord Meghnad Desai (LSE)
– Professor Andrew Oswald (Warwick)
– Professor George Akerlof (Berkeley)
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 If you miss an exam or test, or need a deadline extension, due to illness or personal problems:
 if possible, see your Personal Tutor to explain
 get medical notes etc before , not after the exam
 Com[p
 The same applies if you feel your performance in an exam may be affected due to illness or personal problems:
 if possible, see your Personal Tutor to explain
 get medical notes etc before , not after the exam
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 Be here during term-time: contact points (exams, personal tutor, seminars - see MSc Handbook)
 NO Summer internships or any other jobs
 September dissertation deadline – absolute
 Progression to dissertation – not automatic, depends on the number of failed exams
 Lecture notes – practice varies
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• Personal tutors
– Already allocated
– See your PT every term
– PT Week 7 th -11 th Oct 2013 and 3 rd -7 th Feb 2014
Senior Tutor
Gianna Boero
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• The University Health Centre
– Make sure you are registered with a GP – before you get sick
– NHS Direct 0845 4647 and http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
• The Students’ Union
– Advice and Welfare Services fact sheets on many subjects
• study skills, changing/leaving your course,….emergency contraception
– Nightline service
• 9pm to 9am student-run listening service, Ext 22199
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• The University International Office
– Language and visa problems, accommodation and financial problems
• University Counselling Service
– Senior Tutor's office
• Personal/emotional problems, disability etc
• www.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors , Ext 22761
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• Our teaching is “research-led”
– Top marks in last “RAE” exercise
– (with UCL, LSE, Essex and Oxford)
– University of Warwick
49.6 staff submitted, 40% of work 4*
• Top marks in the last national “TQA”
– Along with UCL and Essex
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• But it doesn’t always go right
– We want feedback
• Module assessment via my.economics
• End-of-year survey
– If you are having problems on a module, see the lecturer first
– Then, bring it up with your GSSLC rep
– If all else fails – see me!
• And you can help …………..
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• We need student reps on GSSLC
– 2 x MScEcon, 1 x MScEIFE, 1 x MScEDG,
1 x MScBES, 2 x Diploma & 2 x M/Res/PhD students.
– Ethnic/geographic/gender mix.
• Please think about “standing” for this office
– See the Graduate SSLC web pages.
– Don’t be shy - nominate yourself or a friend.
– Fill-in online form by Fri 11 th Oct 2013 (end of week 2)
• a few words of background and a photo
• www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/pg/gsslc/nominations/
– Vote from Mon 14 th Oct to Fri 18 th Oct 2013
• We will email details to the “winners”
• Date of first meeting to be confirmed
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• See what IT Services offers
– http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/its/
• Help
– telephone to the Service Desk on Ext 73737,
– Email the ServiceDesk
– Visit the Drop-In Centre on the first floor of the Library normally open 9:30am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday.
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Ext 23501 Ext 23501 Ext 23501
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MSc Study Area
• S2.81a Common Room
• PC and printing facilities reserved for ecpxxx logins.
• Daily newspapers and some periodicals will be supplied, and coffee machine!
Computing
Connect from a campus residence.
Learn how to connect from off-campus.
Also “open access” computer rooms e.g. in library.
STATA CD - both Econometrics A and B use it exclusively. Sign up for
STATA classes by Friday 4 th October 2013 .
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• The basics of library usage is part of
Research Methods module
– Electronic journals
– Bibliographic databases
– http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/
• Opening hours
– 08.30 – 00.00 (Weekdays & weekends)
– Different in vacations
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• Warwick Skills Certificate
– Short courses in
• IT, Communications
• Creativity, Personal development
• Career development, Academic and writing skills
• http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/msp/
• Foreign language skills
• http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/
• English Language skills
• email Centre for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
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• Jobs
– Check out the Careers Service
– http://www.warwick.ac.uk/careers/
– Attend the Careers Session on Thursday afternoon
• MRes/PhD
– Talk to Omer Moav/Thijs van Rens
– Careers Service can help with this too
– Staff have many connections at other universities
• Discuss with your PT
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• IT Services on-line registration (if not done already)
•
Sign up for Library classes (deadline Wednesday 2 nd October 2013 )
• EC961 Introductory Maths/Stats Exam, Thursday 3 rd October 2013 10.00-12.00
in
Panorama Room, Rootes Building.
•
Sign up for STATA classes (deadline Friday 4 th October 2013 )
• Econometrics A/B (deadine Friday 11 th Oct 2013 on eMR and sign up for classes via my.economics)
•
Module Registration on eMR (deadline Friday 18 th Oct 2013 )
• Teaching starts Monday of Week 2
• Check out the handbook for details 39

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