Research Report (Finance) (FNCE90009)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Semester 2
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The subject involves the development of students’ skills in accessing large financial databases, computer programming to manipulate and analyse, critical thinking, and writing skills. The required  assignments should demonstrate mastery of the skills of accessing large financial databases, manipulating data and analytical writing. 

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Develop a research question to address a financial issue;
  • Determine the data necessary data to conduct the research;
  • Access and manipulate common financial databases using SAS and R;
  • Undertake a research project;
  • 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;
  • 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: 16 April 2025