Welcome to the NU Library course guide for ECO 203: Microeconomics. This guide is designed to help students find resources to complete the weekly assignments.
While this guide will provide you with support to complete the research aspects of your assignment, please address all questions regarding content, formatting, and grading to your instructor.
For more information and library resources see the Economics Research Guide.
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1. Read all materials and familiarize yourself with the paper requirements.
2. Choose your topic.
3. Review the company background and history considering your choice of option below.
a. Choose demand/supply option.
OR
b. Market structure option.
This week is the "deep dive" into your project. Following the APA style outline, find resources that support your argument (issues), analysis, evidence, and the theoretical perspective that provides the lens through which your project is viewed.
During this week, if you have any questions, please contact your Library Liaison, Stephanie Johnson (sjohnson10@nu.edu), to review research needs. To schedule an appointment, please go to our Consultation Page and choose your librarian and the date and time that work best for you.
Time to polish the report...
Submission may be extended up to the end of Week 4 with instructor approval.
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