Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2025-2026
Module FINN45615: Quantitative Methods
Department: Finance
FINN45615: Quantitative Methods
| Type | Tied | Level | 4 | Credits | 15 | Availability | Available in 2025/2026 | Module Cap | None. |
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| Tied to | N2PC09 |
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| Tied to | N3KD09 |
Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- To provide students with essential knowledge and skills in quantitative analysis to pursue empirical research.
Content
- Introduction to mathematics, statistics and data fundamentals
- Probability concepts and distributions
- Sampling and the Central Limit Theorem
- Point estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing
- Linear regression analysis and applications
- Other types of regression analysis
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Have knowledge of both theoretical and practical elements of key principles and methods in quantitative analysis.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Ability to apply quantitative methods to data and interpret results
- Ability to conduct empirical research using knowledge acquired
- Ability to conduct quantitative analysis using appropriate software
Key Skills:
- Computer literacy (through using appropriate software)
- Interpersonal and written communication skills
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Planning, organising and time management skills (through meeting the multiple deadlines for formative and summative assignments of the module)
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The module is delivered through a combination of lectures and workshops to facilitate the balance of theory and practice.
- The students are assessed through summative and formative assignments. The formative assignment consists of an online quiz containing multiple-choice questions and true/false questions.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Lectures | 10 | 1 per week | 2 hours | 20 | |
| Workshops | 10 | 1 per week | 1 hour | 10 | ■ |
| Preparation and Reading | 120 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Written Assignment | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Assignment | 2000 words | 100% | same |
Formative Assessment:
Online quiz.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University