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Empirical Investments (FNCE90077)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Students enrol in Empirical Investments after the completion of Empirical Corporate Finance, these subjects are completed in two consecutive semesters. A number of seminars will be held during the semester to discuss various aspects of the program including bibliographic and other resources available to students and a range of analytical and empirical research methods and techniques used in Finance. Among other things, the workshops provide a forum for students to discuss and develop their own research proposals, and to develop seminar and conference presentation ability.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Identify contemporary issues in finance;
- Identify principles of finance research;
- Formulate and solve financial problems.
Generic skills
- Oral communication including presentation skills
- 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
- Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
- Using computer software
Last updated: 31 January 2024