MTH5810 - Industry research project - 2019

24 points, SCA Band 2, 0.500 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

School of Mathematical Sciences

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Gregoire Loeper

Coordinator(s)

Professor Gregoire Loeper

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students must have passed the following units: MTH5210, MTH5510, MTH5520 and MTH5530

Prohibitions

Incompatible with MTH5820, MTH5830 and MTH5840

Synopsis

This unit is designed to provide students with industry research experience and project-based learning. Through the research project, students will be able to apply financial thinking, modelling techniques and mathematical and statistical skills acquired throughout the Masters programme to solve real-life problems in finance and related areas. In the process they will acquire invaluable experience and knowledge working either independently or collaboratively on an applicable industry project.

Students must complete a 12 week industry research project at the Masters level.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Put into practice financial thinking, modelling techniques and mathematical and statistical skills acquired throughout the programme;
  2. Analyse financial and/or insurance data using tools developed throughout the programme;
  3. Construct models and solutions in specific settings relating to financial and/or insurance problems;
  4. Recommend solutions to real-life problems in finance and related areas;
  5. Design solutions to real-life problems in finance and related areas based on financial thinking, modelling techniques and mathematical and statistical skills acquired throughout the programme;
  6. Exhibit effective reporting and writing skills at an industry standard.

    At the end of this capstone unit, students are expected to gain graduate placements in relevant industries.

Assessment

Three minor reports (10% each): 30%

Oral presentation: 20%

Final report: 50%