6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Department of Banking and Finance
Chief examiner(s)
Not offered in 2019
Co-requisites
Students must be enrolled in course B6003.
Synopsis
Special subjects may be offered from time to time which are tailored to the interests of permanent and/ or visiting members of staff. This unit introduces advanced finance theory and/or methodology in various areas of applied and theoretical finance. Topics will be tailored to special research needs of students, and may include, but not be limited to, advanced corporate finance theory, asset pricing, funds management, applied financial modelling, experimental or behavioural finance.
Outcomes
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- develop an understanding in a specific subject area of advanced finance of the main theories or methods used in the current academic literature
- learn how to apply the specific area of finance theory or methodology to a research problem.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 100%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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