MTH5810 · Industry research project

Overview

This unit is designed to provide you with industry research experience and project-based learning. Through the research project, you 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. You must complete a 12 week industry research project at the Masters level.

Offerings

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. 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.

Workload

No workload detail published.

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