Courses Master Display 2016-2017

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Course title Writing a Master's Thesis Proposal: Financial Economics
Course code EBS4029
ECTS credits 4,0
Assessment Pass / Fail
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
3 16-1-2017 27-1-2017
6 19-6-2017 30-6-2017
Level Advanced
Coordinator Carl Vandenboorn, Sjoke Merk
For more information: c.vandenboorn@maastrichtuniversity.nl; j.merk@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
The objective of this practical course is to put you in the position to identify and analyse a financial problem
on your own and to apply for that purpose the tools, techniques and concepts you have learned in the
previous courses. The main goal of this skill is to develop a thesis proposal that serves as a blueprint to write the master-thesis.
After the skills you should be able to finalize and submit your thesis proposal and to continue working
on your master-thesis with the limited guidance of a supervisor.
Description
The purpose of the Master thesis is to independently conduct an empirical study. The objective of this
practical course is to put you in a position to identify and analyse a financial problem on your own and to
apply for that purpose the tools, techniques and concepts you have learned in the previous courses.
After the skills you should be able to finalize and submit your thesis proposal and to continue working
on your master-thesis with the limited guidance of a supervisor.
Literature
package of articles
Prerequisites
Keywords
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Assignment / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Attendance / Participation
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Master Financial Economics Asset Pricing
Master Financial Economics Banking
Master Financial Economics Financial Analysis
SBE Non Degree Courses Master Skills