Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Fin. Math.) (MATH11013)
Course Outline
School |
School of Mathematics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Dissertation |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
60 |
Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Financial Mathematics |
Course website |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk |
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Course description |
The aim is to conduct a sustained piece of work on a single topic in financial mathematics and to write a substantial report which communicates the results of this work to other financial mathematicians. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the student should:
- be able to access, use and demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate research literature
- have broadened their knowledge of financial mathematics;
- Have improved their skills in reading research papers in financial mathematics;
- Detailed and critical understanding of a selected recent development in financial mathematics;
- Demonstrate expertise in applying a variety of financial mathematics techniques in the context of the problem;
- Demonstrate the ability to learn independently;
- Manage time, work to deadlines and prioritise workloads;
- conduct a sustained piece of work on a single topic over a period of weeks ;
- discuss the detail of their project with their supervisor;
- perform numerical calculations using a suitable computer language or package as required for the project;
- write a well-structured and coherent report on their work in a way which can be easily be understood by their examiners;
- assess issues with working as part of a team, as required for the project. |
Assessment Information
Dissertation 100% |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Sotirios Sabanis
Tel: (0131 6)50 5084
Email: S.Sabanis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Katherine Mcphail
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
Email: k.mcphail@ed.ac.uk |
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