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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Mathematics : Mathematics

Postgraduate Course: Research-Linked Topics (MATH11151)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryResearch linked material presented to the students so as to allow them to work on particular active problems in financial mathematics.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 18, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 79 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework 100%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Communicate their ideas on research topics effectively using written and verbal means.
  2. Develop skills in project planning and time/task management.
  3. Develop numerical and problem solving skills appropriate to a financial mathematician.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements MSc Financial Modelling and Optimization and MSc Computational Mathematical Finance students only.
KeywordsRLT
Contacts
Course organiserDr Goncalo Dos Reis
Tel: (0131 6)51 7677
Email: g.dosreis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sarah McDonald
Tel: (0131 6)50 5043
Email: sarah.a.mcdonald@ed.ac.uk
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