Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
This course is meant to provide students an opportunity to apply the knowledge and expertise they have acquired by writing an original piece of work on some aspects of financial economics.
The MA coordinator - Mauro Papi - is PROVISIONALLY put down as course coordinator.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Students will have a chance to write an original piece of work within the subject of financial economics by applying the knowledge and concepts they have learnt throughout their years at University of Aberdeen. The topic to be investigated will be identified by the student and approved by the Dissertation Coordinator and Dissertation Supervisor. With the help of a supervisor, the student will review the relevant literature, formulate a research question, choose the appropriate methodology to investigate the selected topic, and write their analysis. The Dissertation has a word limit of 10,000 words.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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10000 word dissertation |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Remember | Developing the ability to recall concepts/theories/methods previously studied with the objective to applying them |
| Procedural | Understand | Developing the ability to present the main message of a paper/strand of literature |
| Procedural | Apply | Developing the ability to apply previously acquired knowledge to a specific relevant topic of interest |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Developing the ability to understand and organise a branch of literature |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Developing the ability to critique data/literature |
| Reflection | Create | Developing the ability to formulate original thoughts/critique/analysis/results |
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