Problem solve

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Cognitive skills are developed across the modules within the degree programme. The numerical and statistical components of the modules focus particularly on problem solving, logical reasoning and data management and analysis using statistical packages. Independent enquiry, critical evaluation and interpretation, abstraction and assimilation are key elements in all modules. Self-assessment and reflection are developed by formative feedback particularly on tutorial presentations and within the group work assignments.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of cognitive skills, both summative and formative, occurs in the form of course homework, oral presentations, project work and examinations.

Reason logically

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Cognitive skills are developed across the modules within the degree programme. The numerical and statistical components of the modules focus particularly on problem solving, logical reasoning and data management and analysis using statistical packages. Independent enquiry, critical evaluation and interpretation, abstraction and assimilation are key elements in all modules. Self-assessment and reflection are developed by formative feedback particularly on tutorial presentations and within the group work assignments.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of cognitive skills, both summative and formative, occurs in the form of course homework, oral presentations, project work and examinations.

Conduct independent enquiry

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Cognitive skills are developed across the modules within the degree programme. The numerical and statistical components of the modules focus particularly on problem solving, logical reasoning and data management and analysis using statistical packages. Independent enquiry, critical evaluation and interpretation, abstraction and assimilation are key elements in all modules. Self-assessment and reflection are developed by formative feedback particularly on tutorial presentations and within the group work assignments.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of cognitive skills, both summative and formative, occurs in the form of course homework, oral presentations, project work and examinations.

Critically evaluate and interpret

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Cognitive skills are developed across the modules within the degree programme. The numerical and statistical components of the modules focus particularly on problem solving, logical reasoning and data management and analysis using statistical packages. Independent enquiry, critical evaluation and interpretation, abstraction and assimilation are key elements in all modules. Self-assessment and reflection are developed by formative feedback particularly on tutorial presentations and within the group work assignments.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of cognitive skills, both summative and formative, occurs in the form of course homework, oral presentations, project work and examinations.

Self-assess and reflect

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Cognitive skills are developed across the modules within the degree programme. The numerical and statistical components of the modules focus particularly on problem solving, logical reasoning and data management and analysis using statistical packages. Independent enquiry, critical evaluation and interpretation, abstraction and assimilation are key elements in all modules. Self-assessment and reflection are developed by formative feedback particularly on tutorial presentations and within the group work assignments.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of cognitive skills, both summative and formative, occurs in the form of course homework, oral presentations, project work and examinations.

Organise and manage their time

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Transferable skills development will permeate the teaching and learning on the degree programme. Successful completion of coursework requires students to gather information from a range of sources, select and assimilate relevant information and to complete tasks within deadlines.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of coursework requires students to use a range of media (e.g., worked solutions and proofs, essays, presentations, statistical based project work) to demonstrate their learning. Completion of the dissertation or applied research project develops skills in independent research enquiry, data analysis and presentation.

Synthesise and evaluate information/data from a variety of sources including from databases, books, journal articles and the internet

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Transferable skills development will permeate the teaching and learning on the degree programme. Successful completion of coursework requires students to gather information from a range of sources, select and assimilate relevant information and to complete tasks within deadlines.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of coursework requires students to use a range of media (e.g., worked solutions and proofs, essays, presentations, statistical based project work) to demonstrate their learning. Completion of the dissertation or applied research project develops skills in independent research enquiry, data analysis and presentation.

Work both independently and in groups

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Transferable skills development will permeate the teaching and learning on the degree programme. Successful completion of coursework requires students to gather information from a range of sources, select and assimilate relevant information and to complete tasks within deadlines.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of coursework requires students to use a range of media (e.g., worked solutions and proofs, essays, presentations, statistical based project work) to demonstrate their learning. Completion of the dissertation or applied research project develops skills in independent research enquiry, data analysis and presentation.

Make effective use of information technology including relevant subject-specific packages

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Transferable skills development will permeate the teaching and learning on the degree programme. Successful completion of coursework requires students to gather information from a range of sources, select and assimilate relevant information and to complete tasks within deadlines.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of coursework requires students to use a range of media (e.g., worked solutions and proofs, essays, presentations, statistical based project work) to demonstrate their learning. Completion of the dissertation or applied research project develops skills in independent research enquiry, data analysis and presentation.

Communicate ideas in both written and presentational forms

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Transferable skills development will permeate the teaching and learning on the degree programme. Successful completion of coursework requires students to gather information from a range of sources, select and assimilate relevant information and to complete tasks within deadlines.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of coursework requires students to use a range of media (e.g., worked solutions and proofs, essays, presentations, statistical based project work) to demonstrate their learning. Completion of the dissertation or applied research project develops skills in independent research enquiry, data analysis and presentation.

Confidently engage with the world of practice

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Transferable skills development will permeate the teaching and learning on the degree programme. Successful completion of coursework requires students to gather information from a range of sources, select and assimilate relevant information and to complete tasks within deadlines.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment of coursework requires students to use a range of media (e.g., worked solutions and proofs, essays, presentations, statistical based project work) to demonstrate their learning. Completion of the dissertation or applied research project develops skills in independent research enquiry, data analysis and presentation.

Appreciate diversity and be capable of placing issues within their local and international contexts.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Risk and Investment Management follows a structured curriculum based upon current thinking in asset pricing, research methods in finance, corporate finance, derivatives, time-series financial econometrics, financial regulation and risk management as well as credit risk management.

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is through structured exposition based on lectures, directed reading of academic journals which are particularly applied to student presentations and group projects, tutorials, computer-based laboratory work, group work, and private study.

Methods of Assessment

Examinations, individual and group projects, oral presentations and case study investigations are used to assess student learning.

Engage with issues around ethics, responsibility and sustainability

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Risk and Investment Management follows a structured curriculum based upon current thinking in asset pricing, research methods in finance, corporate finance, derivatives, time-series financial econometrics, financial regulation and risk management as well as credit risk management.

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is through structured exposition based on lectures, directed reading of academic journals which are particularly applied to student presentations and group projects, tutorials, computer-based laboratory work, group work, and private study.

Methods of Assessment

Examinations, individual and group projects, oral presentations and case study investigations are used to assess student learning.

The theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of risk management and financial regulation.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Risk and Investment Management follows a structured curriculum based upon current thinking in asset pricing, research methods in finance, corporate finance, derivatives, time-series financial econometrics, financial regulation and risk management as well as credit risk management.

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is through structured exposition based on lectures, directed reading of academic journals which are particularly applied to student presentations and group projects, tutorials, computer-based laboratory work, group work, and private study.

Methods of Assessment

Examinations, individual and group projects, oral presentations and case study investigations are used to assess student learning.

The fundamental principles of stochastic processes and time series econometrics in financial regulations and risk analysis

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Risk and Investment Management follows a structured curriculum based upon current thinking in asset pricing, research methods in finance, corporate finance, derivatives, time-series financial econometrics, financial regulation and risk management as well as credit risk management.

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is through structured exposition based on lectures, directed reading of academic journals which are particularly applied to student presentations and group projects, tutorials, computer-based laboratory work, group work, and private study.

Methods of Assessment

Examinations, individual and group projects, oral presentations and case study investigations are used to assess student learning.

The evaluation and assessment of different types of financial risk

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Risk and Investment Management follows a structured curriculum based upon current thinking in asset pricing, research methods in finance, corporate finance, derivatives, time-series financial econometrics, financial regulation and risk management as well as credit risk management.

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is through structured exposition based on lectures, directed reading of academic journals which are particularly applied to student presentations and group projects, tutorials, computer-based laboratory work, group work, and private study.

Methods of Assessment

Examinations, individual and group projects, oral presentations and case study investigations are used to assess student learning.

The evaluation, assessment and use of financial instruments to mitigate financial risk

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Risk and Investment Management follows a structured curriculum based upon current thinking in asset pricing, research methods in finance, corporate finance, derivatives, time-series financial econometrics, financial regulation and risk management as well as credit risk management.

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is through structured exposition based on lectures, directed reading of academic journals which are particularly applied to student presentations and group projects, tutorials, computer-based laboratory work, group work, and private study.

Methods of Assessment

Examinations, individual and group projects, oral presentations and case study investigations are used to assess student learning.

The ability to construct arguments and exercise problem solving skills in the context of theories of finance and risk management

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Mathematical skills, through problem solving, and computer application, are at the core of the work undertaken by specialists in financial regulation and risk management. Consequently, these are core elements in each semester of the degree and are built upon across modules and throughout the course of the programme. The economic and financial environment both influences and generates the work in which risk specialists are involved and therefore in these areas problem solving, data analysis and computer application skills are developed and built upon across modules. In addition, up-to-date finance, economic and risk related literature is integrated into the curriculum, with an important element being the ongoing development of the students’ ability to communicate, debate and critique this literature.

Methods of Assessment

Both summative and formative assessment methods are used throughout modules.

Formative assessment takes two main forms. First, homework is aimed at promoting understanding, logic and accurate calculation. Secondly, discussion of key theories and academic readings develop understanding, logical argument and critical assessment.

Summative assessment also takes a variety of forms. End-of-term examinations are used to gauge and assess understanding and the acquisition of knowledge. Cumulative assessment is also built into modules to assess ongoing understanding. A variety of forms of cumulative assessment is employed:-

(i) practical Trading-Room-based;

(ii) a mixture of class tests, presentations, essays and case investigations.

The ability to use computer-based mathematical / statistical / econometric packages to analyse and evaluate relevant data

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Mathematical skills, through problem solving, and computer application, are at the core of the work undertaken by specialists in financial regulation and risk management. Consequently, these are core elements in each semester of the degree and are built upon across modules and throughout the course of the programme. The economic and financial environment both influences and generates the work in which risk specialists are involved and therefore in these areas problem solving, data analysis and computer application skills are developed and built upon across modules. In addition, up-to-date finance, economic and risk related literature is integrated into the curriculum, with an important element being the ongoing development of the students’ ability to communicate, debate and critique this literature.

Methods of Assessment

Both summative and formative assessment methods are used throughout modules.

Formative assessment takes two main forms. First, homework is aimed at promoting understanding, logic and accurate calculation. Secondly, discussion of key theories and academic readings develop understanding, logical argument and critical assessment.

Summative assessment also takes a variety of forms. End-of-term examinations are used to gauge and assess understanding and the acquisition of knowledge. Cumulative assessment is also built into modules to assess ongoing understanding. A variety of forms of cumulative assessment is employed:-

(i) practical Trading-Room-based;

(ii) a mixture of class tests, presentations, essays and case investigations.

The ability to read and evaluate finance academic literature

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Mathematical skills, through problem solving, and computer application, are at the core of the work undertaken by specialists in financial regulation and risk management. Consequently, these are core elements in each semester of the degree and are built upon across modules and throughout the course of the programme. The economic and financial environment both influences and generates the work in which risk specialists are involved and therefore in these areas problem solving, data analysis and computer application skills are developed and built upon across modules. In addition, up-to-date finance, economic and risk related literature is integrated into the curriculum, with an important element being the ongoing development of the students’ ability to communicate, debate and critique this literature.

Methods of Assessment

Both summative and formative assessment methods are used throughout modules.

Formative assessment takes two main forms. First, homework is aimed at promoting understanding, logic and accurate calculation. Secondly, discussion of key theories and academic readings develop understanding, logical argument and critical assessment.

Summative assessment also takes a variety of forms. End-of-term examinations are used to gauge and assess understanding and the acquisition of knowledge. Cumulative assessment is also built into modules to assess ongoing understanding. A variety of forms of cumulative assessment is employed:-

(i) practical Trading-Room-based;

(ii) a mixture of class tests, presentations, essays and case investigations.

The ability to appreciate, construct and analyse mathematical, statistical, financial and economic models of finance and risk management

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Mathematical skills, through problem solving, and computer application, are at the core of the work undertaken by specialists in financial regulation and risk management. Consequently, these are core elements in each semester of the degree and are built upon across modules and throughout the course of the programme. The economic and financial environment both influences and generates the work in which risk specialists are involved and therefore in these areas problem solving, data analysis and computer application skills are developed and built upon across modules. In addition, up-to-date finance, economic and risk related literature is integrated into the curriculum, with an important element being the ongoing development of the students’ ability to communicate, debate and critique this literature.

Methods of Assessment

Both summative and formative assessment methods are used throughout modules.

Formative assessment takes two main forms. First, homework is aimed at promoting understanding, logic and accurate calculation. Secondly, discussion of key theories and academic readings develop understanding, logical argument and critical assessment.

Summative assessment also takes a variety of forms. End-of-term examinations are used to gauge and assess understanding and the acquisition of knowledge. Cumulative assessment is also built into modules to assess ongoing understanding. A variety of forms of cumulative assessment is employed:-

(i) practical Trading-Room-based;

(ii) a mixture of class tests, presentations, essays and case investigations.

The ability to use Excel and Visual Basic

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Mathematical skills, through problem solving, and computer application, are at the core of the work undertaken by specialists in financial regulation and risk management. Consequently, these are core elements in each semester of the degree and are built upon across modules and throughout the course of the programme. The economic and financial environment both influences and generates the work in which risk specialists are involved and therefore in these areas problem solving, data analysis and computer application skills are developed and built upon across modules. In addition, up-to-date finance, economic and risk related literature is integrated into the curriculum, with an important element being the ongoing development of the students’ ability to communicate, debate and critique this literature.

Methods of Assessment

Both summative and formative assessment methods are used throughout modules.

Formative assessment takes two main forms. First, homework is aimed at promoting understanding, logic and accurate calculation. Secondly, discussion of key theories and academic readings develop understanding, logical argument and critical assessment.

Summative assessment also takes a variety of forms. End-of-term examinations are used to gauge and assess understanding and the acquisition of knowledge. Cumulative assessment is also built into modules to assess ongoing understanding. A variety of forms of cumulative assessment is employed:-

(i) practical Trading-Room-based;

(ii) a mixture of class tests, presentations, essays and case investigations.

The ability to use the Trading Room and the Bloomberg platform

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Mathematical skills, through problem solving, and computer application, are at the core of the work undertaken by specialists in financial regulation and risk management. Consequently, these are core elements in each semester of the degree and are built upon across modules and throughout the course of the programme. The economic and financial environment both influences and generates the work in which risk specialists are involved and therefore in these areas problem solving, data analysis and computer application skills are developed and built upon across modules. In addition, up-to-date finance, economic and risk related literature is integrated into the curriculum, with an important element being the ongoing development of the students’ ability to communicate, debate and critique this literature.

Methods of Assessment

Both summative and formative assessment methods are used throughout modules.

Formative assessment takes two main forms. First, homework is aimed at promoting understanding, logic and accurate calculation. Secondly, discussion of key theories and academic readings develop understanding, logical argument and critical assessment.

Summative assessment also takes a variety of forms. End-of-term examinations are used to gauge and assess understanding and the acquisition of knowledge. Cumulative assessment is also built into modules to assess ongoing understanding. A variety of forms of cumulative assessment is employed:-

(i) practical Trading-Room-based;

(ii) a mixture of class tests, presentations, essays and case investigations.

The principles of asset pricing and derivatives

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Risk and Investment Management follows a structured curriculum based upon current thinking in asset pricing, research methods in finance, corporate finance, derivatives, time-series financial econometrics, financial regulation and risk management as well as credit risk management.

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is through structured exposition based on lectures, directed reading of academic journals which are particularly applied to student presentations and group projects, tutorials, computer-based laboratory work, group work, and private study.

Methods of Assessment

Examinations, individual and group projects, oral presentations and case study investigations are used to assess student learning.

The relevant computational, quantitative and statistical techniques

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Risk and Investment Management follows a structured curriculum based upon current thinking in asset pricing, research methods in finance, corporate finance, derivatives, time-series financial econometrics, financial regulation and risk management as well as credit risk management.

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is through structured exposition based on lectures, directed reading of academic journals which are particularly applied to student presentations and group projects, tutorials, computer-based laboratory work, group work, and private study.

Methods of Assessment

Examinations, individual and group projects, oral presentations and case study investigations are used to assess student learning.