BANK3011 Bank Financial ManagementMatlab

Java Python Research project description: BANK3011 Bank Financial Management

General:

The aim of this project is to overview the current academic literature in areas of banking of your choosing and to develop elementary skills for academic research. This is an individual project.

Topic:

Open. As a first step, search for a research topic that suits your interests. As long as the chosen topic falls within the banking related topic, it is acceptable. The list of academic journals for your reference is as follows.

•     Journal of Finance

•     Review of Financial Studies

•     Journal of Financial Economics

•     Review of Finance

•     Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

•     Management Science

•     Journal of Banking and Finance

•     Journal of Corporate Finance

•     Journal of Financial Markets

•     Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

•     Journal of Financial Intermediation

Project progress report

Article Selection: Choose one EMPIRICAL research article of your interest from the provided list of academic journals.

Literature Review: Read the selected article along with related articles to gain a comprehensive understanding of the topic.

Progress Report: Prepare a progress report based on your readings and initial research findings. The report should be typed with double or 1.5 spacing and not exceed one A4 page (excluding footnotes and references). Submit the progress report electronically via Turnitin in CANVAS as a PDF format document.

The progress report (font size 11) should contain the following sections:

•     Title

•     Short summary of the article of your choosing

•     Short description of your research idea

•     References

The project progress report is due 11:59pm Sun 22 September 2024.

Final Report

As a final step, prepare a research proposal. The proposal should be typed with double or 1.5 spacing, font size 11, and not exceed A4 10 pages (excluding footnotes and references). Your project must be submitted electronically via Turnitin in CANVAS (only a PDF format document will be accepted) .

The final report should contain the following sections:

•     Title

•     Abstract

•     Introduction + Literature review

•     Hypothesis + Methodology

•     References

The final report is due 11:59pm Sun 13 October 2024.

Breakdown of marks:

Project progress report

2 areas assessed for a total of 5 marks

1)   Research question and its importance clearly explained (3 marks)

0=remotely addressed, 1=OK but little effort shown, 2=Good effort, 3=Totally exceeded expectations

2)   Literature appropriately selected and evaluated (2 marks)

0=remotely addressed, 1=OK but little effort shown, 2=Good effort

Final report

4 areas assessed for a total of 20 marks

1)   Research question and its importance clearly explained (6 marks)

1=remotely addressed, 3=OK but little effort shown, 4=Good effort, 6=Totally exceeded expectations

2)   Literature appropriately selected and evaluated (6 marks)

1=remotely addressed, 3=OK but little effort shown, 4=Good effort, 6=Totally exceeded expectations

3)   Appropriate selection of research method (data, analysis, etc