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… Analysis of Financial Markets*/Elective Writing the Master’s Thesis Completing the master’s thesis * At least one of the two indicated courses Quantitative Techniques for Financial Economics • Econometric techniques for modeling financial time series with empirical applications • Pricing, construction of (derivative) securities and their use by market practitioners (hedging, speculation) ECB and Monetary Policy • What is money and why do we need it? Is money “neutral”? • “Transmission” channels … Institutional investors - Pension funds, mutual funds, hedge funds - Asset liability management, strategic asset allocation, shareholder activism and responsible investing • Empirical Analysis of Financial Markets - predictability of financial returns with special focus on advances in artificial intelligence and big data. Do these enable investors to uncover and exploit new data patterns and thus profitable trading strategies? Specialisation courses Banking • Global Banking - Why do banks exist? - … • Accounting for Financial Markets Master’s Thesis • Skills training: Develop a high quality research proposal for a master’s thesis • In-depth study of financial economics problem (academic relevance, practical relevance, relevance to you) • Team up with staff member (supervisor) before or after skills training ‘Writing a Master’s Thesis’ • Cover 2 of 3 main orientations (monetary economics, finance, quantitative techniques) Is Financial Economics right for you? • Have a keen interest in financial …

… of the two indicated courses Quantitative Techniques for Financial Economics • Pricing, construction of (derivative) securities and their use by market practitioners (hedging, speculation) • Econometric techniques for modeling financial time series with empirical applications ECB and Monetary Policy • Why does money exist in an economy? • “Transmission” channels between monetary /real sphere of the economy • How effective is monetary policy? • Position, policies of the ECB (including a visit to … • Accounting for Financial Markets Master’s Thesis • Skills training: Develop a high quality research proposal for a master’s thesis • In-depth study of financial economics problem (academic relevance, practical relevance, relevance to you) • Team up with staff member (supervisor) before or after skills training ‘Writing a Master’s Thesis’ • Cover 2 of 3 main orientations (monetary economics, finance, quantitative techniques) Is Financial Economics right for you? • Have a keen interest in financial markets and financial institutions • Have a keen interest in the economic environment in which companies have to operate • Show familiarity with quantitative techniques Graduates employed in 19 countries Consultant Financial Advisor Statistical Analyst CEO MSc – Financial Economics (no specialisation) Careers of our alumni MSc graduates SBE Financial Economics period 2004-2017 Graduates …

… Analysis Seminars (LECON2476, LECON 2416, LECON 2486, LECON2824/ECONM824)  Contemporary Economic Issue Seminars (LECON2446, LECON 2373, LECON 2382, LECON2820/ECONM820)  Empirical Analysis Courses (LECON2352, ECONM833) 10 3 Electives to be selected within all the courses of the programme 15 1 Option to be selected from:  OS7 : Finance: Markets  OS3: Development: Poverty and Institutions  OS9: Economic of Public Intervention  OS4: Firm’s strategy  OS11: International Economics 15 UCLouvain/UM (online) Sep – Jun LECON2910 Thesis EMTH0001 Master's Thesis 15 Total ECTS credits 120 https://code.unimaas.nl/Code/Display?intCalendarID=30&intBAMA=2&SearchString=EBC4276 … programmes. SELECTION PROCEDURE Eligibility and admission requirements  Who can apply: (prospective) students in the MSc Economics Selection procedure Students can start their application for the Double Degree Programme with UCLouvain as soon as they have a valid registration for the MSc Economics.  Before application: o Interested students have to request an application form via e-mail to doubledegree- sbe@maastrichtuniversity.nl.  Application: o Applicants have to submit the filled-out and …

… Authors: S. Heeneman, M. van Lierop, J. Reijnders, J. Sieben, J. Vernooy, A. Zanting August 2023 Engaging with patient variety in health professions education - VISION In line with FHML’s educational mission ‘Fit for the future’ (2022) and ‘the Dutch blueprint’ (Raamplan geneeskunde 2020) for medical curricula, we want our medical graduates to be prepared … used (policy) term is ‘diversity’, referring to aspects such as sex, ethnicity, and religion. Since our approach wants to steer away from these standardized categories, and in order to better align with medical terminology, we choose to use ‘variety’ when referring to differences among patients. This overview consists of two paragraphs: it outlines the challenges healthcare professionals face when treating a diverse patient population, followed by an attempt to unravel this patient variety. A … aimed at raising awareness and practical implementation are: information for teacher and curriculum builders with tools how to integrate the ‘patient variety’ approach in their educational materials, a Canvas database with relevant resources, and workshops for teachers and curriculum developers. i See for example: • https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/21/bias-that-blinds-medical-research-treatment-race-gender-dangerous-disparity • Caroline Criado Perez, 2020, Invisible women – exposing …

… department Accounting & Information Management • E-mail: m.vluggen@maastrichtuniversity.nl Education • Master: Cases in MIS (EBC4038) • Postgraduate: EMFC (Maastricht), EMMA (Paramaribo, Suriname) Research • Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Online reviews, Technology Acceptance • Member editorial board International Journal of Accounting Information Systems • Track co-chair at European Conference on Information Systems Dr. Mark Vluggen mailto:m.vluggen@maastrichtuniversity.nl Today’s … (Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, 1994) Moore’s Law Mainframe (80’s) versus smartphone Ease of Use C:\>DIR C:\DOS\M*.EXE IT and Business: A Problematic Relationship Some “Geeks” Get Involved… or accept the consequences • IT investments not aligned with business strategy • Prioritization of IT projects missing • Lack of standardisation in IT-applications • No return on IT investments • ‘Blaming & shaming’ Why this Master? Why should you choose Information Management & Business Intelligence? • … sales reports, Profitability analysis, Customer surveys  Data analytics: IT delivers a platform to enable creative discovery, then Business Explores what questions could be asked  Example of data analytics tasks: Sentiment analysis, analysis of clickstream patterns Ethical issues Dat a Ana lytic s Data Analytics 1 Block IB/IMBI Data Management 2 Cases in MIS 3 Data Analytics Elective What is the specialisation structure? (Start: SEPT) Skills Training: Writing a Master’s Thesis What is the …

… 9 Article 4.2 Flexible programme ..................................................................................................... 9 Section 5 Fraud and irregularities within the scope of exams and examination, also understood to include plagiarism and passing off work or assignments (partially) generated by artificial intelligence software, such as ChatGPT, as their own work … detriment, the Board of Examiners will seek a solution. 3. Contrary to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article, the curriculum and the associated exam components as set out in the Education and Examination Regulations that applied when the student commenced the programme will continue to apply to the student. 4. The rules and regulations are established by the Board of Examiners on an annual basis. Article 1.2 Board of Examiners 1. According to the Higher Education and … examiner. The examiner can, without losing full responsibility, have other members of the teaching staff perform tasks belonging to an exam component. 3. The Board of Examiners appoints staff members as examiners of the internship and master thesis. They should hold a PhD title. Newly appointed thesis examiners (i.e. first appointment as a thesis examiner for the current academic year) should hold the certificate of the Role specific training for thesis examiners. The Board of Examiners is …