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DRFS Research Report Part 1 (FNCE90071)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On 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
Semester 1
Subject Coordinators
Professor Peter Bossaerts / Dr Carsten Murawski
peter.bossaerts@unimelb.edu.au / carstenm@unimelb.edu.au
9035 3257 / 8344 9077
Semester 2
Subject Coordinators
Professor Peter Bossaerts / Dr Carsten Murawski
peter.bossaerts@unimelb.edu.au / carstenm@unimelb.edu.au
9035 3257 / 8344 9077
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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The Research Report involves a two-semester program of study, to be taken over two consecutive semesters of study. The Research Report is supervised and each student will be allocated an adviser. Students will be required to conduct and present the results of an independent piece of research in decision, risk and financial sciences.
Note: Students must enrol in this subject in two consecutive semesters.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Develop a research question in the area of decision-making in the face of uncertainty and complexity;
- Design and implement an appropriate experimental protocol with human participants;
- Analyse the experimental data with the appropriate statistical tools in view of the research question;
- Effectively communicate the results both orally and in writing.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral communication;
- Written communication;
- Problem solving;
- Statistical reasoning;
- Application of theory to practice;
- Experimental design;
- 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
None
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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Submission of a formal written proposal
| Week 3 | 10% |
Progress report (oral presentation)
| From Week 7 to Week 8 | 10% |
Additional details
The Research Report itself is examined. The Research Report involves a two-semester program of study (completed over two semesters). The Research Report is supervised and each student will be allocated an adviser. Students will be required to conduct and present the results of an independent piece of research in decision, risk and financial sciences.
Refer to FNCE90072 DRFS Research Report Part 2 for second semester assessment.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Seminars held at various times throughout the year. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Subject Coordinators
Professor Peter Bossaerts / Dr Carsten Murawski
peter.bossaerts@unimelb.edu.au / carstenm@unimelb.edu.au
9035 3257 / 8344 9077 - Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Seminars held at various times throughout the year. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Subject Coordinators
Professor Peter Bossaerts / Dr Carsten Murawski
peter.bossaerts@unimelb.edu.au / carstenm@unimelb.edu.au
9035 3257 / 8344 9077
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Commerce (Decision, Risk and Financial Sciences)
Last updated: 3 November 2022