Module FINN3112: Dissertation in Finance

Department: Finance

FINN3112: Dissertation in Finance

Tied To

• N302: Accounting and Finance with Placement Year
• N304: Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad
• N305: Finance
• N306: Finance with Placement Year
• N307: Finance with Study Abroad
• N311: Accounting and Finance
• N312: Accounting and Finance with Placement Year
• N313: Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad
• NN43: Accounting and Finance

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• The dissertation should be a substantial piece of work that provides a detailed and critical examination of a particular topic. Empirical research is encouraged where appropriate to the topic and programme of study, though, is not compulsory.
• Additional aims are:
• to provide students with an opportunity to undertake a substantial research project on an approved topic of interest and present their findings and conclusions in an extended and coherent piece of work.
• to develop students' abilities to plan and manage their own learning.
• to facilitate students' development of research skills and provide the opportunity to apply their knowledge to an appropriate topic associated with their degree.

Content

• The topic and scope of the dissertation will be decided in consultation with an appropriate member of staff, should be of relevance to their degree and is subject to approval.
• Lectures and consultations will address basic issues of methodology and method, data gathering and data analysis, reviewing literature, structure and presentation of argument, academic writing.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the module students are expected:
• to have acquired in-depth knowledge of a relevant topic in finance and relevant research methods in finance

• The ability to carefully review and identify relevant literature in finance to develop coherent theoretical arguments, research questions and/or hypotheses.
• The ability to identify appropriate research methods in finance and apply them competently.
• The ability to appreciate how different research methods or research contexts might impact on the results and/or the interpretation of the results of research in finance.

• Written communication - through summative assessment.
• Planning, Organisation and Working to deadlines.
• Problem Solving and Analysis - by designing research, manipulating concepts and applying analytical skills.
• Initiative - by gaining access to relevant sources.
• Computer literacy - by production of the dissertation in word processed form, accessing literature and other sources via electronic means and as relevant use of computer-based analysis methods.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Learning is facilitated by lectures, consultations and support for private study.
• Formative assessment is by means of preparation of dissertation outline and draft chapters for discussion at consultations.
• Summative assessment is through the production of a dissertation of 12,000 words. Students will have individual consultation sessions with a named dissertation supervisor throughout the year.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Preparation of dissertation outline for discussion at consultations and submission of a draft chapter in the Epiphany term.