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FINANCE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | |||
2018-2019 | FrIESEG School of Management
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IÉSEG
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Code Cours : | 1819-IÉSEG-M1S1-FIN-MA-TE52UE | FINANCE |
Niveau | Année de formation | Période | Langue d'enseignement |
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Master | 1 | S1 | FrEnglish |
Professeur(s) responsable(s) | J.LEFEBVRE |
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Intervenant(s) | Farooq Ahmad (Paris), Fabrizio Casalin (Lille), Hicham Daher (Lille), Jérémie Lefebvre (Lille) |
- Ce cours apparaît dans les formations suivantes :
- IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 1 > 2,00 ECTS
Pré requis
Bachelor level knowledge related to finance (corporate finance and financial markets), as well as mathematics and econometrics.
Objectifs du cours
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
-Master the appropriate techniques and display expertise in finance (AACSB Learning Objective)
-Design a research project in finance that follows the hypothetico-deductive method
-Write a relevant problem statement for a master thesis
-Search for information from the academic literature on a given topic, and write a literature review
-Determine an appropriate conceptual framework related to the thesis topic, and formulate hypotheses that are potential solutions to the problem statement
-Empirically test financial theories using econometric methods and specialized computer software, especially:
-The Capital Asset Pricing Model and related factor models applied to stock returns
-The trade-off theory of capital structure applied to French companies
Contenu du cours
The purpose of this course is learn objectivity and rigor in writing professional reports in the fiels of finance. In practice, this course helps to prepare for the master thesis in finance.
1) What is the hypothetico-deductive research method in the field of finance?
2) What is academic literature, how to search for literature, and how to write a literature review?
3) Overview of theories in the field of corporate finance and market finance, and test the validity of these theories with real world data
4) How to define hypotheses that lead of an empirical evaluation of a research problem?
Modalités d'enseignement
Organisation du cours
Type | Nombre d'heures | Remarques | |
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Face to face | |||
Coaching | 1,00 | ||
Tutorials | 5,20 | ||
Interactive class | 10,40 | ||
Independent work | |||
E-Learning | 1,00 | ||
Reference manual 's readings | 5,00 | ||
Research | 10,00 | ||
Independent study | |||
Estimated personal workload | 5,00 | ||
Group Project | 12,00 | ||
Charge de travail globale de l'étudiant | 49,60 |
Méthodes pédagogiques
- Coaching
- E-learning
- Interactive class
- Presentation
- Project work
- Research
- Tutorial
Évaluation
The main evaluation for this course is based on group research project called the "mini-thesis". The written document and the oral presentation at the end of the semester will count for 40% of the final grade. During the course of the semester, some assignments will be asked: searching and reading academic articles and showing the progress of the work on the mini-thesis. Additional evaluations will be made in the setting of 2 computer tutorials.
Type de Contrôle | Durée | Nombre | Pondération |
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Final Exam | |||
Oral exam | 0,50 | 1 | 10,00 |
Others | |||
Group Project | 1,00 | 1 | 30,00 |
Written Report | 1,00 | 4 | 40,00 |
Case study | 2,00 | 2 | 20,00 |
TOTAL | 100,00 |
Bibliographie
- Course notes provided by the professor -
Ressources internet
* Informations non contractuelles et pouvant être soumises à modification