Postgraduate Course: Research-Linked Topics (MATH11079)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 5 | 
 
| Home subject area | Mathematics | 
Other subject area | Financial Mathematics | 
   
| Course website | 
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Research linked material presented to the students so as to allow them to work on a particular active problem in financial mathematics. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |  
| First Class | 
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
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. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 100% coursework |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Reading list | 
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| Keywords | RLT | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Sotirios Sabanis 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5084 
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Course secretary | Mrs Kathryn Mcphail 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885 
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