Bachelor
2024/2025
Research Seminar "Empirical Research"
Type:
Compulsory course (International Bachelor's in Business and Economics)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
School of Economics and Finance
Where:
Faculty of Management
When:
3 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Within this research seminar, students are given the opportunity to delve into the contemporary areas of research within economics and corporate finance, whilst also studying the tools utilized within these fields. The course serves to introduce students to the main models used in analyzing causal relationships in economics and corporate finance, through the examination of articles published in esteemed international peer-reviewed journals. The main objective of this course is to cultivate a passion for research amongst students, whilst also developing their analytical abilities and critical thinking skills through the process of self-setting a research problem, data analysis, interpretation of results, and further discussion. It is expected that students have successfully completed courses in financial management and possess a basic understanding of data analysis in R, as well as familiarity with the fundamentals of econometrics.
Learning Objectives
- Formation of analytical thinking skills necessary for successful professional activity.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Knows how to justify the relevance of a research question.
- Knows the structure of empirical research.
- Knows a number of advanced research methods for analyzing causal relationships and can justify the choice of method.
- Knows the main publicly available sources, knows how to work with databases.
- He is able to logically present the conducted research, interpret the results, formulate conclusions.
- Is able to independently conduct empirical research in the field of corporate finance and economics
Course Contents
- Empirical research in the field of economics and corporate finance
- Structure of empirical research
- Research methods the field of economics and corporate finance
- Data collection and analysis
- Presentation of an empirical research project
- Development of the research project
Assessment Elements
- Самостоятельная работаВключает в себя анализ статей и участие в научных мероприятиях
- ЭкзаменТест с открытыми и закрытыми вопросами
- Аудиторная работаОценивается количество и качество выполненных заданий от максимума по группе. Задания включают микроконтроли, доклады, присутствие на занятиях, выполнение заданий в командах и индивидуально
- Проект исследованияСтуденты представляют проект исследования. Задание выполняется в командах. Каждый студент из команды получает одинаковую оценку (за исключением тех, кто отсутствует на командной защите). Тема исследования должна быть связана с экономикой или корпоративными финансами и сфокусирована на России. Исследование, предлагаемое в проекте, должно быть реализуемым.
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 2nd module0.25 * Аудиторная работа + 0.25 * Проект исследования + 0.2 * Самостоятельная работа + 0.3 * Экзамен
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Baltagi, B. H. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Panel Data. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=864682
- Baltagi, B. H. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Panel Data. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.oxp.obooks.9780199940042
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Prokopczuk, M., Brooks, C., & Bell, A. R. (2013). Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Empirical Finance. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=495699