Postgraduate Course: Dissertation Part 2 (MSc in Finance and Investment) (CMSE11185)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 45 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a core element of the MSc in Finance and Investment Programme. A dissertation will be undertaken during the summer on a topic of current interest to the finance and investment communities |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. - Study finance topics in detail;
2. - Identify and define pertinent research questions - synthesise, critically evaluate and analyse a body of literature;
3. - Choose and use correctly an appropriate research methodology to approach a research problem;
4. - Structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research. |
Assessment Information
A dissertation of approximately 10,000 words in length.
The marks for these courses will in future be finalised at the October exam board rather than the June exam board
The dissertation will be marked independently by two members of the academic staff one of whom will be the dissertation supervisor.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jens Hagendorff
Tel: (0131 6)50 2796
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Course secretary | Ms Natalie Honeyman
Tel: (0131 6)51 1458
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