Project Skills

Project Skills for Finance

During the period from June to August, candidates for the MSc work on a project on an approved topic and write a dissertation based on this work. The project gives the student the opportunity to apply skills developed earlier in the programme to real problems in Computational Mathematical Finance and Financial Mathematics and Optimization. Projects either take the form of a consultancy exercise for a sponsoring organisation or an academic project aimed at developing practical skills relevant for the financial industry.

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Writing Skills Workshops

The objectives of the session are:

  • Understanding expectations for your project: unpacking the criteria.​
  • Understanding your audience.

Resources: 


Session 1 - Marking Scheme (2.8 MB / PPTX)
Peer Review (93 KB / DOCX)

Maths MSc Dissertation Writing Skills: Session 1 - Understanding the Marking Scheme and your Audience

The objectives of the session are:

  • Understanding the report structure​
  • Developing and communicating a central argument​
  • Using appropriate language to clearly state your objective

Resources:


Dissertation Planning (88.98 KB / DOCX)
Example 1 (1.51 MB / PDF)
Example 2 (7.06 MB / PDF)

Maths MSc Dissertation Writing Skills: Session 2 - Structure and Line of Argument

The objectives of the session are:

  • Understanding style and clarity of writing in relation to your dissertation

Resources: 


Session 3 (1.91 MB / PPTX)

ALL Maths Dissertations Session 3

Other resources

The IAD has general advice and resources to support you throughout your dissertation.

All the information can be found here: Dissertations and research projects | The University of Edinburgh

You can also sign in to different Workshops: Open workshops | The University of Edinburgh


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