Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lance Fisher
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
MQBS8040
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit focuses on advanced statistical approaches used in Business and Economics and related disciplines. Topics include statistical modelling, time series analysis, structural VAR models, ARCH and GARCH models of asset return volatility, and panel data models. The unit will consider applications of these models to economic and financial data. |
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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In Class Analysis & Discussion | 20% | No | Ongoing |
Class Test (2) | 40% | No | Week 6 and Week 13 |
Quantitative Analysis Task | 40% | No | Week 10 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 24 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 20%
Students will analyse and discuss quantitative processss and examples.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 6 and Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Two within session tests of 60 minutes each, worth 20% each. These will occur in week 6 and week 13.
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 40%
Students will be given a set of questions to analyse and interpret. Your analysis will number up to 2,000 words.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Lecture and Tutorial times
Technology used and required
Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials
The recommended textbooks for MQBS7040 are:
Hill, C. H., Griffiths, W. E. and Lim, G. C. (2018) Principles of Econometrics (5th ed.) Wiley.
Notes and/or materials materials provided by the lecturer.
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Information
Details of the assessment tasks will be given in lectures and posted on iLearn. You should check iLearn regularly.
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Date | Description |
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04/07/2022 | Removed myself (Melissa Hubbard) as unit convenor. Incorrect. |
Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook