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Title: A Warm Welcome to All Students on MSc Econ, E


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A Warm Welcome to All Students on MSc Econ,
EIFE and EIO2009/10
2
Who Am I?
Ben Lockwood Director of Taught Postgraduate
Programmes S1.111 B.Lockwood_at_warwick.ac.uk Office
Hours Mon Fri 2-3
3
Introductory Meeting
  • Immediate things to do
  • Identify key people
  • Course structure Registration
  • House Rules
  • Pastoral support system
  • Other learning opportunities
  • Research workshops and seminars
  • IT and Library
  • Life-skills

4
You should have already .
  • Registered with IT Services
  • Hope you said YES to the ATHENS option
  • received a user id, password and email address
  • Important we will communicate with you via your
    university email address only

5
Today (Oct 5th)
  • Check out our MSc web pages
  • www.warwick.ac.uk/go/economics/pg/
  • Spend some time reading the Handbook
  • Orientate yourself figure out location of PG
    Office (S2.133), notice-board, pigeon-holes etc.
  • Introduce yourself to fellow students (36
    countries)
  • Find the bar

6
Week 1
  • Research Methods module
  • Sign up for library classes on MSc Notice board
    (Social Studies, first floor) by Thursday ,8th
    Oct
  • First lecture Friday 5.00-6.00 in H0.52 (see MSc
    Timetable online).
  • All other teaching starts on Monday of week 2
  • Note timetable change for Msc Micro Monday 2-4
    now Monday 1-2, Friday 1-2, H0.52.

7
Head of Department
  • Abhinay Muthoo
  • a.muthoo_at_warwick.ac.uk


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Postgraduate Directors


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Deputy Director of Taught Programs


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Admin Support
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  • Sue Rattigan
  • Postgraduate/Admissions Secretary
  • S2.133
  • S.Rattigan_at_...
  • Ext 23027

12
IT Support
Neil Gatty n.j.gatty_at_... Ext 23501
Andrew Taylor andrew.l.taylor_at_ .. Ext 23501
13
My.economics
  • Departmental Information gateway for students
  • Communicate with staff, sign up for classes,
    module evaluations, see exam results, etc
  • Click on my.economics

14
Basic course structure
  • See the Handbook for the full details Note
    exceptions

15
Basic course structure
  • M.Sc EIFE and M.Sc EIO
  • will have additional workshops in Term 2.
  • Further details will be given out later.

16
Econometrics A or B ?
  • 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 N, t, chi-squared, and F
    distributions
  • Multicollinearity, Prediction
  • Autocorrelation, Heteroscedasticity, Weighted
    Least Squares
  • Dummy variables, Endogeneity
  • If in doubt, see Natalie Chen.

17
Econometrics A or B ?
  • Econometrics A/B choice needs to be made by 23rd
    October (end of week 3) via OMR (Online Module
    Registration)
  • No swapping afterwards.

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Term 2 Option Modules ?
  • See Handbook and the PG Webpages
  • Advice session Friday 2-4pm. 4th December(week
    9) Room ACCR, Arts Centre
  • Email me to do something not listed in the
    Handbook (not encouraged)
  • PROVISIONALLY choose THREE from your list
    (differs between variants)

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Term 2 Option Modules ?
  • Then, you must register your provisional option
    choices with University via OMR
  • Go to http//www.warwick.ac.uk/ and click on
    my.warwick
  • follow the onscreen instructions and see
    help-sheet
  • deadline Friday 23rd October (week 3)
  • OMR choices automatically update on my.economics

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Term 2 Option Modules ?
  • Note that initial choices are only provisional
  • Mandy can make changes on OMR for you during
    first three weeks of spring term
  • Possible an option may not run due to low numbers
  • For Msc Econ, only one IB coded module can be
    chosen, and no IBs for variants

21
House Rules
  • Absences at exams tests and deadline extensions
  • Very Important Medical notes
  • Be here during term-time contact points
  • NO Summer internships or any other jobs
  • Dissertation deadline - absolute
  • Lecture Notes practice varies

22
Pastoral Support
  • Personal tutors
  • Already allocated
  • See your PT every term PT Week Oct 12th-17th
    and Feb 10th

Adviser to overseas students Kelly Taylor
Adviser to women students Natalie Chen
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Institutional support
  • 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, Tel
    22199

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Institutional support
  • 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 , 22761

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Teaching quality
  • Our teaching is research-led
  • Top marks in last RAE exercise
  • (with UCL, LSE, Essex and Oxford)
  • Top marks in the last national TQA
  • Along with UCL and Essex

26
Teaching quality
  • But it doesnt 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 ..

27
Staff-Student Liaison
  • We need student reps on GSSLC
  • 4 MSc Economics, 2 Diploma, 2 PhD students
  • Ethnic/geographic/gender mix
  • Please think about standing for this office
  • See the Graduate SSLC web pages
  • Dont be shy - nominate yourself or a friend
  • Fill-in online form by Oct 16th
  • a few words of background and a photo
  • Vote from Oct 19th to Oct 21st
  • We will email details to the winners
  • First meeting to be confirmed

28
Research workshops and seminars
  • Research Seminar
  • External (often international) speakers
  • Thursdays 16.00-17.30 in S2.79
  • and join us for drinks in Common Room afterwards
  • Specialist Seminars
  • Tuesdays (Empirical) 16.00-17.30 in S2.79
  • Wednesdays (Theoretical) 16.00-17.30 in S2.79
  • See our webpages for details

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IT facilities
  • PC facilities
  • S2.81b reserved for ecpxxx logins
  • Also open access computer rooms e.g. in library
  • Connect from a campus residence
  • Learn how to connect from off-campus

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IT Services
  • 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 930am to 600pm,
    Monday to Friday.

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Library
  • 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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Life Skills
  • Warwick Skills Certificate
  • Short courses in
  • IT, Communications
  • Creativity, Personal development
  • Career development, Academic skills
  • http//www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/skills/masters/
  • Foreign language skills
  • http//www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/
  • English Language skills
  • email CELTE

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Life after Warwick
  • Jobs
  • Check out the Careers Service
  • http//www.warwick.ac.uk/careers/
  • PhD
  • Briefing in November at the University PG open
    day
  • Careers Service can help with this too
  • Staff have many connections elsewhere
  • Discuss with your PT

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And dont forget ..
  • IT Services on-line registration (if not done
    already)
  • Module Registration and Econometrics A/B on OMR
    (deadline 23rd Oct)
  • Research Methods
  • sign-up for workshops on MSc Noticeboard
  • First lecture this Friday
  • Check out the handbook for details

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  • Good luck with the
  • EC961 Introductory Maths
  • Stats Exam on
  • Wed 14th Oct,3-5pm in room MS.01
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