ECON 496S
Honors Seminar
Michelle Connolly
Description from DukeHub
Honors seminars are two semesters of guided research on a student-selected and developed topics using economics research tools and techniques. 495/496 can be taken in either order. A thesis is planned, researched, drafted, and revised over two semesters. Includes iterative presentations and writing assignments. First of two-semester sequence requires completion of research proposal culminating in a substantive research project. Second of two-semester sequence requires the completion of a substantive research project suitable for submission as an honors thesis. Open to juniors and seniors.
Skills
- research methodsAI review: "guided research on a student-selected and developed topics"
- writingAI review: "A thesis is planned, researched, drafted, and revised over two semesters"
- public speakingAI review: "Includes iterative presentations and writing assignments"
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 12 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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