BFF5910 · Special topics in finance

Overview

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 you, and may include, but not be limited to, advanced corporate finance theory, asset pricing, funds management, applied financial modelling, experimental or behavioural finance.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. develop an understanding in a specific subject area of advanced finance of the main theories or methods used in the current academic literature
2. learn how to apply the specific area of finance theory or methodology to a research problem.

Workload

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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.