Supporting university teachers of economics The Economics Network Supporting university teachers of economics www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk
Background to the Economics Network Supporters The Economics Network is supported by the Royal Economic Society (RES), the Scottish Economic Society (SES), the London School of Economics, the University of Exeter and UK economics department contributions The Network is hosted by the University of Bristol Objectives Supporting learning and teaching in Economics Sharing experiences and resources within the community www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk
Economics Network Activities Publications Teaching handbook, international peer-reviewed journal (IREE), newsletter, email news Initiatives Teaching resources for undergraduate economics (TRUE project), surveys, awards Events Workshops, conferences, visits, training Networking Departmental contacts, external examiners’ database Resources Case studies, assessment question bank, book catalogue www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk
Web resources Reflections on teaching (link) Question bank (link) Textbook and software catalogue (link) Range of teaching and learning materials (link) Links to data (link) Links to departments (link) Official documentation (QAA, A-level, etc) (link) External examiners database (link) www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk
Web resources (continued) Maths resources for Economics - METAL (link) Statistical resources for the social sciences - DeSTRESS (link) Textbook and software catalogue (link) Support for students – Studying Economics (link) Teaching cost benefit analysis (link) Web section for GTAs (link) www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk
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