NBS8995 : Critical Skills for Finance
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Andrei Stancu
- Lecturer: Dr Xueqi Dong, Dr Minh Nguyen
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
ECTS Credits: | 0.0 |
European Credit Transfer System |
Aims
The module aims to provide a series of present in person sessions (with the possibility of online delivery) to students on the MSc Finance, MSc Banking and Finance, and MSc Quantitative Finance and Risk Management programmes. The sessions will be designed to provide students with essential academic skills required for the modules taught on the programmes. The module also seeks to create cohort identity and support student learning related to applied and theoretical financial analysis.
Outline Of Syllabus
The syllabus outline supports academic learning on the MSc Finance, MSc Banking and Finance, and MSc Quantitative Finance and Risk Management programmes. It provides essential academic skills. The main topics to be covered are (i) study skills (ii) foundation mathematical and statistical skills (iii) data collection using electronic databases.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 5 | 0:00 | 0:00 | Online block teaching 5 workshops of one hour each |
Total | 0:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
N/A
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Portfolio | 1 | M | 100 | There is no assessment for this module |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
There is no assessment for this module
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NBS8995's Timetable