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Special Topics in Finance A (FNCE90043)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
March
Federico Nardari
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | March |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Special subjects may be offered from time to time which are tailored to the interests of permanent and/ or visiting members of staff.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Explain the key issues associated with the special topic;
- Analyse the relationship of the special topic to broader financial principles such as, where appropriate, asset pricing, corporate finance, market efficiency and/or empirical finance.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Collaborative learning
- Problem solving
- Team work
- Statistical reasoning
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Synthesis of data and other information
- Evaluation of data and other information
- Using computer software
- Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission to the PhD program in Finance
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Project report
| End of the teaching period | 100% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- March
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 18 hours Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 13 March 2020 to 1 May 2020 Last self-enrol date 23 March 2020 Census date 27 March 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 April 2020 Assessment period ends 15 May 2020 March contact information
Federico Nardari
Time commitment details
85 hours.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Doctor of Philosophy - Business and Economics Course Master of Commerce (Finance) - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022