Session 2 Learning and Teaching Update
The decision has been made to conduct study online for the remainder of Session 2 for all units WITHOUT mandatory on-campus learning activities. Exams for Session 2 will also be online where possible to do so.
This is due to the extension of the lockdown orders and to provide certainty around arrangements for the remainder of Session 2. We hope to return to campus beyond Session 2 as soon as it is safe and appropriate to do so.
Some classes/teaching activities cannot be moved online and must be taught on campus. You should already know if you are in one of these classes/teaching activities and your unit convenor will provide you with more information via iLearn. If you want to confirm, see the list of units with mandatory on-campus classes/teaching activities.
Visit the MQ COVID-19 information page for more detail.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor and Lecturer
Jackie Li
4ER, Level 7
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
STAT810 or STAT8310 or STAT806
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit explores the use of statistical models in insurance: loss distributions with and without risk sharing, compound distributions and their applications in risk modelling, introduction to copulas, extreme value theory. The concepts underlying time series models and actuarial applications of time series models are also studied. Students gaining a weighted average of credit across all of ACST8084, ACST8085 and the CS2-related components of the assessment in ACST8086 (minimum mark of 60% on all three components) will satisfy the requirements for exemption from the professional subject CS2 of the Actuaries Institute. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assessment criteria for all assessment tasks will be provided on the unit iLearn site.
It is the responsibility of students to view their marks for each within-session-assessment on iLearn within 20 days of posting. If there are any discrepancies, students must contact the unit convenor immediately. Failure to do so will mean that queries received after the release of final results regarding assessment tasks (not including the final exam mark) will not be addressed.
Late submissions of assessments
Sometimes unavoidable circumstances occur that might prevent you from submitting an assessment on time and, in that case, you may be eligible to lodge a Special Consideration request.
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, please note that no extensions to assessment deadlines will be granted. Assessments that are submitted late will attract a late penalty:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment | 20% | No | Week 3 and Week 12 |
Class Test | 20% | No | Week 7 |
Final Exam | 60% | No | University Examination Period |
Assessment Type 1: Quantitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 3 and Week 12
Weighting: 20%
There are two individual written assignments on problem solving using R.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
The test will be approximately 90 minutes, to be held during class time.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 28 hours
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 60%
The final examination will be closed book, a three-hour written paper with ten minutes reading time, to be held during the University Examination period.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
The timetable for classes can be found on:
https://timetables.mq.edu.au/2021/
Lecture notes are available for download from iLearn. You will need to print the lecture notes and bring them to classes to complete.
The major references include:
Dickson, D. (2016). Insurance Risk and Ruin. Cambridge University Press.
Tsay, R. (2002). Analysis of Financial Time Series. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Nelsen, R. (2006). An Introduction to Copulas. Springer-Verlag New York.
Embrechts, P., Kluppelberg, C., Mikosch, T. (1997). Modelling Extremal Events for Insurance and Finance. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Students will be required to use iLearn, R, Excel, PDF, Word, and a non-programmable calculator.
Week | Topic |
1 | Loss Models |
2 | Loss Models |
3 | Loss Models |
4 | Risk Models |
5 | Risk Models |
6 | Risk Models |
7 | Premium Principles |
Session Break | |
8 | Extreme Value Theory |
9 | Extreme Value Theory |
10 | Copulas |
11 | Copulas |
12 | Time Series Models |
13 | Time Series Models |
TBC in lectures
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Supplementary exams
Information regarding supplementary exams, including dates, is available at:
http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/current_students/undergraduate/how_do_i/disruption_to_studies
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Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook