Кто читает:: Международный институт экономики и финансов

Статус:: Курс обязательный

Когда читается:: 1-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Преподаватели

Воскобойников Илья Борисович

Когутовская Наталия Евгеньевна

Лагиос Николас

Малеин Виктор Михайлович

Рожкова Анна Михайловна

Фантаццини Деан

Федорова Елена Анатольевна

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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

Apply up-to-date research techniques in economics and finance
Able to set pace of the research project
Critically analyze contemporary research topics

Course Contents

Presentations of research supervisors.
Introduction into research work
Thematic and Reading group meetings
Data bases training session
Spring mini Research conference

Assessment Elements

Introductory lectures test
Reports on students' presentations
1st Presentation MSc Thesis
Data bases test
2nd Presentation MSc Theisis
Presentations course paper
attendance of the seminars Year 1
In case of on-line meetings only students with their camera on are accounted as attended by the Study office manager. Those students who do not have all necessary reports and those who have all reports but would like to increase their grade can attend extra sessions and write extra reports at the Spring conference. They will get 1 point for each report (1 session- all participants presentations reported) with a weight 0.15.
attendance of the seminars Year 2
In case of on-line meetings only students with their camera on are accounted as attended by the Study office manager. If the 2nd year students would like to increase their grade, they also can attend extra sessions and write reports. (1 point per session with all presentations reports with the weight 0.15).

Interim Assessment

2025/2026 4th module
0.1 * Data bases test + 0.15 * Introductory lectures test + 0.5 * Presentations course paper + 0.15 * Reports on students' presentations + 0.1 * attendance of the seminars Year 1
2026/2027 3rd module
0.4 * 1st Presentation MSc Thesis + 0.5 * 2nd Presentation MSc Theisis + 0.1 * attendance of the seminars Year 2

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Wayne C. Booth et al. The Craft of Research (4th ed.). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2016.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

A guide for the young economist : writing and speaking effectively about economics, Thomson, W., 2001

Authors

Kogutovskaia Nataliia EVGENEVNA
Nikitin Maksim Igorevich

Магистерская программа «Финансовая экономика»

Research Seminar in Financial Economics