Project

All Curricular Units taught throughout the academic component.

In this subject, it is intended to make the student aware of some of the main methodological tools to support the preparation of a dissertation and to familiarize him with the applied research work in finance that has been carried out, serving as a basis for reflection and motivation for the development of the non-teaching component of the master’s degree. At the end of the curricular unit, students should be prepared to initiate and structure research independently, although on a smaller scale in relation to the requirements of the final dissertation work. Other fundamental specific learning objectives are: knowing how to explain the relevance of the concrete subjects under analysis and the motivation for the development of research in the area; identify and model fundamental theoretical relationships; develop testable hypotheses; research and evaluate sources of information and data; interpret the results of empirical tests and assess their significance; structure and write a research report.

For this, before the beginning of the work of the students in the elaboration of the research project, a set of classes on research methodologies will be lectured intensively. These will form the basis for the development stage of the project. In these classes, the nature of research in finance and how to write and structure a research report will be discussed. Lectures will focus on research methods and data management. Then, during classes, students will have the opportunity to select a topic to study with a certain degree of depth based on a guided review of the academic literature. At this stage, tutorial meetings will be provided to students in order to discuss problems and difficulties that arise in the development of the research proposal work. The evaluation of the curricular unit will be based on the final written report of the project (research proposal) and its oral defense.

In this course, the aim is to sensitize the student to some of the main methodological tools to support the elaboration of a dissertation and to familiarize him with the applied research work in finance that has been carried out, serving as a basis for reflection and motivation for the development of the non-teaching component of the master’s degree. At the end of the course, students should be prepared to initiate and structure research independently, albeit on a smaller scale in relation to the demands of the final dissertation work. Other specific fundamental learning objectives are: knowing how to explain the relevance of the specific issues under analysis and the motivation for the development of research in the area; identify and model fundamental theoretical relationships; develop testable hypotheses; research and evaluate sources of information and data; interpret the results of empirical tests and assess their significance; structure and write an investigation report.

1 – Introduction: what is a Dissertation, Project and Report

2 – Panoramic view of the different research methodologies applied to finance.

3 – Seminar “research design in finance”: main steps and ethics

4- Case study

5 – Research seminars

. Questionnaires

. Panel data, using various estimation methods

. Factorial Analysis and Principal Components

. ESG and Green Finance

. DEA & SFA

.Banking system and performance

. Corporate Governance

. Ownership and corporate control

. Investments: ETFs; Mutual Funds

. Risk management and Governance

. Intellectual capital and financial performance

. CSR and Sustainability 

Green vs Black Funds 

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