Undergraduate Catalogue of Courses 2012/2013
ACCOUNTANCY
AC 4028
EMPIRICAL METHODS IN FINANCE
CREDIT POINTS 30
Course Co-ordinator: Dr J Williams
Pre-requisite(s): AC 3047.
Building upon a mathematical, statistical modelling and decision making, the course examines in greater detail the analysis and interpretation of models of quantitative data.
The course comprises:
- A series of 10 two-hour lectures, introduction and revision
- A series of 12 one-hour computer classes at which students will have to prepare, present and discuss their work.
1st Attempt: There are two elements to assessment:
- One piece of in course assessment: Assignment (20%)
- 1 two-hour closed book examination (80%).
Resit: 1 two-hour closed book examination. Previous coursework will be taken into account unless doing so would cause a student who passed the resit exam to fail the course overall, in which case the overall mark will be CAS 9.

