FORK 1015 Preparatory course for Quantitative Methods for Finance

FORK 1015 Preparatory course for Quantitative Methods for Finance

Course code: 
FORK 1015
Department: 
Finance
Credits: 
0
Course coordinator: 
Patrick Konermann
Bruno Gerard
Course name in Norwegian: 
Preparatory course for Quantitative Methods for Finance
Product category: 
Master
Portfolio: 
Master - Preparatory course
Semester: 
2024 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching language: 
English
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

This preparatory course is meant to help students with the transition from the bachelor to the master level. It reviews four important topics in quantitative methods that students are assumed to be familiar with at the beginning of the first semester.

The course is an online course designed for students on MSc in Finance and MSc in Sustainable Finance, but it will be available for students on all MSc programmes. No ECTS credits are awarded, and there is no exam, but it is possible to do a multiple choice test at the end of the course.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

By the end of this course, students should have a grasp of four important topics in quantitative methods.

Course content
  • Probability theory (about two hours of videos plus exercises)
  • Probability distributions (about two hours of videos plus exercises)
  • Sampling and estimation (about two hours of videos plus exercises)
  • Hypothesis testing (about two hours of videos plus exercises)
Teaching and learning activities

This is an online course with videos, notes, exercises, and solutions.

All students should take the online multiple-choice test. There will not be a requirement to pass this test, but the performance will indicate to students how much time they should spend on this preparatory course and how much they need to work going forward.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Qualifications

All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have specific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.

Disclaimer

Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.

Type of Assessment: 
None
Total weight: 
0
Sum workload: 
0

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