Curricular information is subject to change.
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 general mathematically and statistically literate audience.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Project Supervision | 12 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 588 |
| Total | 600 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thesis/Dissertation: Dissertation on a topic of quantitative finance | Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
No |
| Assignment(Including Essay): Presentation of the dissertation | Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Individual weekly feedback at academic supervisor meetings. Individual feedback from oral presentation to be incorporated into written dissertation.