COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: THESIS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECO 500	F	4	3	0	0	3	30

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Eglantina Hysa , Tuesday, 13.30-15.15
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	18.00-20.45, Wednesday
Course Description:	Directed research leading to a term paper on a topic of interest to the student, chosen with the approval of the adviser.
Course Objectives:	- Students will be able apply advanced knowledge in economic and explain the interaction between related disciplines and economics; - Students will be able to develop economic models and formulate policy options; - The research will support the literature review and will be accessible for third interested parties.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Determination of advisors and topic of thesis
2	Graduation thesis format?
3	How to write abstract of thesis?
4	How to write introduction part of thesis?
5	How to write literature review of thesis?
6	Research data and methodology
7	Conclusion
8	References/Resources
9	Regular Meetings
10	Regular Meetings
11	Regular Meetings
12	Regular Meetings
13	Regular Meetings
14	Review Session

Prerequisite(s):	-
Textbook:	Todaro, Michael P. and Stephen C. Smith. Economic Development 12th Edition, Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2015.
Other References:
Laboratory Work:	-
Computer Usage:	-
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students apply advanced knowledge in economic and explain the interaction between related disciplines and economics.
2	Students define existing theory in a specialized branch of economics and Students apply scientific methods to address economic problems.
3	Students develop economic models and formulate policy options.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Economics Program
1	Students apply advanced knowledge in economics	5
2	Students explain the interaction between related disciplines and economics	5
3	Students apply scientific methods to address economic problems	5
4	Students define existing theory in a specialized branch of economics	5
5	Students critically evaluate knowledge in economics and carry out advanced research independently	5
6	Students develop economic models and formulate policy options	5
7	Students make an original contribution to the discipline	5
8	Students effectively communicate in a variety of professional and academic contexts	5
9	Students will develop new strategic approaches for unexpected, complicated situations in economics and take responsibility in solving them	5
10	Students uphold and defend ethical values data collection, interpretation and dissemination	5
11	Students use advanced empirical analyses to address social problems	5
12	Students interact with professional networks in their field of specialization	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Term Paper	1	70
Other	1	30
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	4	64
Mid-terms	1	500	500
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	138	138
Other			0
Total Work Load:			750
Total Work Load/25(h):			30
ECTS Credit of the Course:			30