The evolution of undergraduate economics education and the use of flipped classroom pedagogy.

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Project
Academic experience or paid work
120 hours per student
Student
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Intermediate level

Project scope

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Creative writing Education
Skills
flipped classroom model pedagogy azure machine learning salesforce einstein jupyter artificial intelligence chatgpt generative artificial intelligence google cloud platform (gcp) economics
Details

The project is about the evolution of undergraduate economics teaching and the use of flipped classroom pedagogy. As the title states, the project has two parts. One is the study of the evolution of undergraduate economics, from the origin of the discipline of economics to the modern content and pedagogy. This needs an extensive study of the review of literature from the inception of the discipline of economics to modern-day economics. The other is to evaluate the flipped classroom technique on its successes, failures, and adaptations. We also plan to figure out how modern artificial intelligence (Chat GPT, Viso Suite Platform, Jupyter Notebooks, Google Cloud AI Platform, Azure Machine Learning Studio, Infosys Nia, Salesforce Einstein, etc.) and pedagogical software (blackboard, moodle, etc.) can affect the flipped classroom pedagogy. Our particular interests are twofold: from students' perspectives and from learning effectiveness. 

Deliverables

The students will do library searches, collect literature, catalog it, review the most relevant pieces, and prepare a draft report. The students will be trained on how to look for appropriate literature, prioritize those, and then scheme those to obtain relevant information. They will also be trained on how to review and report those in a logically organized manner. 

Mentorship

I will be working closely with the student, typically meeting once a week. Before beginning the project work, I will provide extensive training so the student has a clear idea of what to do, how to do, and what product is expected. The student will access the library through his computer, but share works through network drives. This will ensure continuous communication, monitoring, and physical meeting every week. 

About the company

Our interdisciplinary department is home to 24 full-time faculty members from three social science disciplines: Anthropology, Economics and Political Science. Taking direction from the strengths and areas of scholarship of our faculty members, emerging trends in the social sciences and global social and cultural needs, we offer students diverse opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. Enriching opportunities include an annual interdisciplinary undergraduate conference on emerging global issues and trends, our award-winning Model United Nations Club, a field placement and competition participation in economics and archeological field training and an anthropological field seminar in alternating years. In addition, our anthropology lab is a valued teaching and research facility that houses the university's human evolution and skeletal cast collection, as well as faunal specimens and artifacts such as pottery and stone tools.