Module details
CF968-7-SP: INDUSTRY EXPERT LECTURES IN FINANCE
Year: 2013/14
Department: Computational Finance and Economic Agents
Essex credit: 15
ECTS credit: 7.5
Available to year(s) of study:
Available to Study Abroad / Exchange Students: Yes
| Staff |
| Supervisor: |
Dr Nick Constantinou |
| Teaching Staff: |
Invited Industry Expert, Dr Nick Constantinou and CCFEA Academic Staff |
| Contact details: |
nconst (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)
Ext: 3919
Room 5S.4.20 |
| Module is taught during the following terms |
| Autumn |  | Spring |  | Summer | |
Module Description
Module Description
The module is taught by leading industry experts. This module will give students a unique opportunity to appreciate the latest developments and issues faced by leading practitioners in the areas of quantitative finance and risk management. The contents of the lectures are detailed and rigourous; some lectures may require hands on laboratory sessions.
On successful completion students will have a rounded knowledge and appreciation of the current issues facing the finance industry. Students that perform very well in this module may have the opportunity to continue the work as a dissertation with an industry component.
STUDENTS SHOULD NOTE THAT THIS MODULE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND CHANGE
Learning & Teaching Methods
Lectures by industry experts and laboratory sessions
Assessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Coursework:
TBC
Exam Duration and Period
Bibliography
- Slides will be provided by the Expert Lecturer. The quantitative elements to the lectures will generally be of the level found in the standard text below.
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1. Quantitative Methods in Finance, T.J. Watsham & K. Parramore, Thomson 1997
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2. Hull, J. (2008) Option, Futures and Other Derivatives, Prentice Hall 2002
Further information
External Examiner Information
- Name: Prof Robert Berry
- Institution: THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
- Academic Role: The Boots Prof of Accounting and Finance
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