Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Quantitative Methods in Finance

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
ECON1095	City Campus	Postgraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 2 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 2 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 2 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 2 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021, Sem 1 2022
ECON1097	Malaysia Institute of Managemt	Postgraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	Offsh 1 09
ECON1098	Singapore Inst of Management	Postgraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	Offsh 4 11, Offsh4 12
ECON1284	Open Learning Australia	Non Award	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Distance / Correspondence	OUAS3PG18, OUAS1PG19, OUAS3PG19, OUAS1PG20, OUAS2PG20

Course Coordinator: Dr. Michael Wang

Course Coordinator Phone: +613 99254140

Course Coordinator Email: michael.wang3@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Melbourne Campus, Building 80

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment via email

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course introduces mathematical and statistical techniques used in the finance industry. These techniques will be applied to problems that are relevant in Accounting, Economics, Finance and Financial Planning, with a specific focus on the Quantitative Methods body of knowledge recommended by Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

CLO1: Analyse financial data using various mathematical and statistical procedures.   CLO2: Appraise the results from financial data using descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing and inference, correlation analysis and regression.   CLO3: Evaluate the relationships between financial variables and forecast their future value to provide recommendations for strategic decisions.   CLO4: Interpret quantitative findings to decision makers, stakeholders and the general public.

Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities. These will include; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems and producing written work.

Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 

Overview of Assessment

The assessment alignment list below shows the assessment tasks against the learning outcomes they develop.

Assessment Task 1: 40% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2

Assessment Task 2: 40%
Linked CLOs: 3, 4

Assessment Task 3: 20%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.