Research Methods for Finance (770N1)
Research Methods for Finance
Module 770N1
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
Provide students with the necessary training to undertake research.
Provide students with an understanding of the relevance and importance of alternative epistemological positions in the social sciences and the nature of both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research.
Develop students¿ understanding of the nature of research in the social sciences by examining the study skills necessary to manage and undertake a research project.
Provide students with opportunities to be familiar with frontier empirical and theoretical research.
Provide students with a good foundation for undertaking a dissertation.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of this module, students should be able to: have gained an understanding and be aware of the nature and scope of advanced research in accounting, banking and finance;
Be able to effectively and independently organise, structure and manage a research project at an advanced level, including undertaking critical appraisal of relevant literature and apply critical judgement to previous studies;
Have further developed the skills of research design, data collection and information retrieval, bibliographic search, measurement and analysis, interpretation and presentation, self-discipline and time-management and the ability to work autonomously.
Demonstrate an awareness of the wider ethical issues related to the professional practices and both the theoretical and empirical research in accounting, banking and finance. interpretation and presentation, self-discipline and time-management and the ability to work autonomously.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Portfolio | T2 Week 11 | 100.00% |
| Take Away paper | Semester 2 Assessment | 80.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Workshop | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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