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Магистратура 2025/2026

Научно-исследовательский семинар "Финансовая экономика"

Язык: английский
Кредиты: 6
Контактные часы: 42

Course Syllabus

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

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

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

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

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Introductory lectures test
  • non-blocking Reports on students' presentations
  • non-blocking 1st Presentation MSc Thesis
  • non-blocking Data bases test
  • non-blocking 2nd Presentation MSc Theisis
  • non-blocking Presentations course paper
  • non-blocking 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.
  • non-blocking 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

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

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