General Information
Course Code | E_FIN_THS |
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Credits | 18 EC |
Period | Ac. Year (sept) |
Course Level | 500 |
Language of Tuition | English |
Faculty | School of Business and Economics |
Course Coordinator | dr. T. Artiga Gonzalez |
Examiner | dr. T. Artiga Gonzalez |
Teaching Staff |
Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself
Teaching Methods | Lecture |
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Course Objective
The thesis is an important part of your academic training where all theprevious elements come together: knowledge, skills, attitude, and
creativity. The thesis gives you the opportunity to engage in your own
independent academic research and to give your distinctive `signature’
of what you are up to in a relatively short period of time. This can be
a valuable signal towards the labor market.
Course Content
You are going to define your own research project and subsequently gothrough all necessary steps like: gathering literature, getting a sharp
research question, gathering and manipulating data, choosing the right
empirical methodology and getting results, interpreting them, doing
robustness checks and writing down everything crisply and concisely, and
being able to communicate effectively about your results.
Teaching Methods
You will work on your own and will be supervised by one of the membersof the department of Finance. You will have regular meetings with your
supervisor
Method of Assessment
Your thesis will be assessed by your supervisor and a second readerEntry Requirements
At least two core courses and the Research Project should be passedLiterature
Academic papers from the top academic finance journals, dependent onyour research question
Additional Information
You can write your thesis in two periods: either in Spring or in Fall.There are entry requirements: two core courses passed and the Research
Project.