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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2012/13 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
|
WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
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% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | D_FM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sotirios Sabanis
Tel: (0131 6)50 5084
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Kathryn Mcphail
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
Email: |
|
© Copyright 2012 The University of Edinburgh - 6 March 2012 6:17 am
|
University Homepage