澳洲风险管理和金融工程作业 MSc Risk Management a

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
PROJECT GUIDELINES
MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering 2008/09
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CONTENTS:
I General guidance
II Administrative matters
III Recommended reports
IV Writing up your Project
V Appendix
1. Sample Title Page
2. Referencing Notes
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MSc RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ENGINEERING
PROJECT 2008/09 - SUMMARY:
• The project comprises 20% of the overall mark for the MSc.
• The project must be submitted via Blackboard by 25 August 2009 (4:00pm).
• Projects will be marked by mid-October before the final Examiners meeting, which takes place at
the end of the month.
• Final grades for the MSc should be available in November.
The project is an original piece of research, which must not exceed 10,000 words (excluding tables,
refs, etc). There is no reason for students to aim for 10,000; that is an upper limit. A perfectly good
project might only comprise about 7,000 or 8,000 words. What matters is content, not length.
The Timetable
Fri 13 March Students submit dissertation topic via Blackboard by 4:00pm
Mon 20 April Students are assigned a supervisor
Tues 5 May Students submit literature survey via Blackboard by 4:00pm
W/c 11 May Students meet their supervisors and discuss their survey and project
Fri 3 July Students submit a progress report via Blackboard by 4:00pm
W/c 6 July Students meet their supervisors and discuss their progress & project
Mon 27 July Last date for final meeting with supervisor
Tues 25 August Submit completed project via Blackboard by 4:00pm
Your first major task, after deciding on and submitting your project topic, will be to complete a short
literature survey (maximum length 800 words) by 5th May. This literature survey is important in
order to focus your project and will be discussed with your supervisor during the week commencing
11th May. Your second task is to produce a progress report (maximum length 1000 words) by the
3rd July. During the week commencing 6th July you will meet your supervisor again in order to discuss
your progress report.
The literature survey and progress report are not formally assessed (the final project is weighted at
100%) but the subsequent two meetings are compulsory and will be organised by your supervisors,
who will expect this work to be completed before you meet.
Students are entitled to three additional meetings with their supervisors in June-July. These optional
meetings should be arranged by the students. Each meeting should not exceed 30mins.
Resit students are only required to submit their final project (i.e. they are not required to submit a
literature review or progress report). Resits students are entitled to the optional meetings with their
supervisor.
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I. GENERAL GUIDANCE