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Economics UPDATE
The monthly Economics Network Email Newsletter
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9th May 2005
Welcome to UPDATE the Economics Network Email Newsletter. This newsletter
is intended to inform ECON-LTSN subscribers about our activities and to
provide other information that may be of interest. Economics UPDATE will be
distributed on the first Monday of each calendar month.
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CONTENTS
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1. WHAT'S NEW
Economics Book Catalogue
Handbook Guide on Groupwork and Assessment
2. NOTICEBOARD
Don’t Forget……
Obituary: George Blazyca
3. AND FINALLY.....
Deep Trouble
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1. WHAT'S NEW
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ECONOMICS BOOK CATALOGUE
After a long overhaul, our guide to Economics books is back and 50% bigger.
More than 3750 books available in the UK are categorised by subject, title,
author name and geographical relevance. There is also a new search engine.
As well as publisher's information, we link to COPAC information on each
book so that you can search for it in the UK's major academic libraries. If
you buy a book through the site's Amazon links, a percentage of the price
goes to the Kamibia Hospital Appeal in Sierra Leone.
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/books/
HANDBOOK GUIDE ON GROUPWORK AND ASSESSMENT
A new chapter of our Handbook is available online in both PDF and Web
forms. Rob Watkins, an economics lecturer at Kingston University, provides
advice on designing group activities, motivating students in groupwork and
marking group assessments. More new guides will appear in coming weeks.
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/handbook/groupwork/
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2. NOTICEBOARD
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DON’T FORGET……
We have several deadlines approaching. This is a reminder about some of the
centre initiatives/events that you can get involved in:
MINI-PROJECTS
If you are thinking of submitting a bid for a mini-project don't miss the
deadline of 13th of May. Further details can be found at:
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/projects/mini/call2005.htm
ECONOMICS LECTURER SURVEY
We would like to thank those of you who have already taken the time to
complete this questionnaire. If you haven’t yet participated, please take
just a few minutes to make your views known to us:
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/projects/lec_survey2005.htm
The survey closes on the 27th of May. Three respondents, chosen at random,
will receive a Palm Zire 72 handheld:
http://tinyurl.com/cuqeu
DEBE 2005
You can submit a proposal for a session at the forthcoming Developments in
Economics and Business Education (DEBE) Conference. A session can be a
paper, workshop or poster, or a hybrid between a presentation and workshop
and should relate to one or more of the conference themes. Further details
including an online submission form are available at:
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/debe2005/call.htm
The deadline for proposals is the 31st May
LEARNING AND TEACHING AWARDS 2005
Nominations for our annual economics learning and teaching awards are still
open. There are three categories this year: Outstanding Teaching, Student
Nominated and eLearning. Additional information, including submission
guidelines and on-line nomination forms are available at:
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/awards/
The closing date for nominations is 17th June 2005. The result will be
announced on 4th July 2005. Winners in each category will receive GBP 250
in gift vouchers.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS WANTED
We are still looking to pay lecturers to create animated PowerPoint
presentations in core intermediate and advanced micro and macro; the work
to be done during this summer. Three lecturers have agreed to provide
content and we are looking for more to provide a total of two dozen slide
presentations that will be available freely on our Web site. We will be
paying GBP 200 each for presentations that illustrate a core model with
animated graphs and algebra. For further details contact Martin Poulter,
Web Editor, ([log in to unmask]).
OBITUARY: GEORGE BLAZYCA
Earlier this year George Blazyca, Economist and long time supporter of
CHEER, died of cancer at the age of 52:
http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/cheer/obituary_blazyca.htm
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3. AND FINALLY....
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DEEP TROUBLE
Lecturer promises "deeper trouble than you or any student has ever been in"
for the student who stole his laptop the day before.
http://blastradius.blogspot.com/2005/04/world-of-pain.html
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CONTACT US
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If you have any suggestions, feedback or comments please contact:
Bhagesh Sachania, Information Officer, Economics Network
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel.: (0117) 928 7071
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