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MATH40750

Academic Year 2024/2025

Financial Work Placement (MATH40750)

Subject:
Mathematics
College:
Science
School:
Mathematics & Statistics
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
30
Module Coordinator:
Dr Andrea Monaco
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Professional/Work Placement Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This is a graduate level research project in financial mathematics. The student will have the opportunity to engage with a significant project in financial mathematics at a host financial firm, as part of a summer work placement. They are expected to write a dissertation giving an original exposition of the topic which demonstrates an in-depth mastery of its theoretical and/or applied elements, and an understanding of its relevance and applicability to real world scenarios. The project will be completed under the co-supervision of a member of the host firm and a member of the UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics. Registration to this module is subject to an interview process with potential host firms and a sufficiently high performance in Autumn Trimester modules.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the module students will have:
1. gained an in-depth knowledge of a particular topic in financial mathematics;
2. written a dissertation on the topic demonstrating critical judgement and evaluation skills of theoretical and/or applied financial mathematical techniques;
3. given an oral presentation communicating the key elements of the dissertation to a broadly mathematically literate audience.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Project Supervision

12

Autonomous Student Learning

588

Total

600


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Scientific writing for written dissertation preparation, reflective learning, literature review, oral presentation preparation.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students can take this module subject to the approval of the Programme Director and host firm (sufficiently high GPA in autumn trimester and interview process).


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
MATH40760 - Financial Dissertation


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Report(s): Report based on the internship project Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
60
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Presentation of the internship project Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
No
Individual Project: Journal about the internship activities Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
10
No
Individual Project: Feedback from company supervisor Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
10
No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Individual weekly feedback at academic supervisor meetings. Individual feedback from oral presentation to be incorporated into written dissertation.