Special Topics 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