Master
2020/2021
Research Seminar in Financial Economics
Type:
Compulsory course (Financial Economics)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
International College of Economics and Finance
When:
2 year, 1-3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Instructors:
Мищенко Вячеслав Владимирович,
Alexis V. Belianin,
Alexei Boulatov,
Sofya Budanova,
Sylvain Carré,
Emiliano Catonini,
Dean Fantazzini,
Vincent Fardeau,
Markus Gebauer,
Sergey Victorovich Gelman,
Luca Gelsomini,
Runjie Geng,
Vitalijs Jascisens,
Steven Kivinen,
Natalia Kogutovskaya,
Maria S. Kokoreva,
Victor A Lapshin,
Dmitry Makarov,
Tatiana Mayskaya,
Maxim Nikitin,
Udara Peiris,
Aleksandr Shirobokov,
Fabian Slonimczyk,
Vladimir Sokolov,
Sergey Stepanov,
Anna Yurko,
Roman Zakharenko,
Peio Zuazo-Garin
Master’s programme:
Financial Economics
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
8
Contact hours:
128
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Master ‘s research seminar is a compulsory part of the curriculum of the ICEF master’s programme “Financial Economics”. The main goals of the seminar is to teach students research techniques used in modern economics and finance, to familiarize them with the research agenda of ICEF faculty as well as the research methodology they employ , and help students to develop their research and presentation skills. The seminar is attended by both MSc student cohorts. It is conducted in English.
Learning Objectives
- To acquaint students with contemporary research topics, in particular those developed by their potential supervisors
- To expose them to up-to-date research techniques in economics and finance
- To motivate students towards an early start on their research projects
- To develop students’ academic writing skills
- To develop their presentation skills and abilities to participate in academic discussions
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Critically analyze contemporary research topics
- Apply up-to-date research techniques in economics and finance
- Able to set pace of the research project
- Use up-to-date research techniques in economics and finance;
- Able to participate in academic discussions
Course Contents
- Presentations of research supervisors.Research supervisors present potential MSc Thesis topics, their own research agenda and research methodology to the incoming MSs 1st year students (and 2nd year students who wish to change their topic/supervisor). Attendance is mandatory for MSc 1st year.
- Introduction into research workResearch question and structuring of the paper, organization of work, working with data sources, software, etc. Series of introductory lectures for the 1st year students.
- Thematic and Reading group meetings2nd and 1st year students present their plan of research and discuss it under the guidance of ICEF full-time and part-time teachers.
- Bloomberg terminal training session
- Spring mini research conference
Assessment Elements
- Presentations2 presentations in total (Modules 2 and 3). Students who missed a presentation due to a valid reason are assigned an additional date to make it.
- AttendanceTo get maximal grade for attendance a student should attend at least 2 thematic group meetings (excluding meetings where he presents and debates). In case there are no sufficient number of meetings of particular theme, a student should attend meetings of different themes
- Participation in seminar discussions
- Work as an assigned discussant
- Bloomberg terminal training session
