PhD Workshop Series in Advanced Quantitative Methods
PhD Workshop Series in Advanced Quantitative Methods. The first event is held on 18th January 2010.
The School of Economics & Finance of the University of St Andrews is pleased to announce that the first event of the 2nd PhD – Workshop Series in Advanced Quantitative Methods in Economics & Finance is scheduled for Monday 18th January 2010.
The Workshop Series serves as a vehicle to provide additional training to young researchers willing to develop their skills at an advanced level and to apply them in various fields. International scholars present a portfolio of techniques. Young researchers have the opportunity to present and discuss their own research, exchange ideas, interact with the guest lecturer and participate in discussions.
The Workshop Series is sponsored by SIRE and GRADskills.
Workshop Series Aims and Objectives
The Workshop Series seeks to develop clarity in the conceptualisation of the research process. It especially encourages the use of rigorous techniques. It raises researchers’ awareness of their use in various fields. It promotes efforts to look for problems in the real world which can be solved by using these techniques.
The Workshop Series aims at developing the presentation skillsof the participants. They are encouraged to present their own work and interact with the guest lecturers. It also fosters networking between young researchers from various fields.
Workshop Series Structure and Content
The Workshop Series consists of an Inaugural Event and four intensive workshops held by renowned experts coming from inside and outside Scotland. It provides a forum of discussion of quantitative methods and their applications in economics and finance.
Each workshop has two lectures on specific techniques given by the guest lecturer. Some PhD students can present case studies applying these techniques issued from their own work or the literature. There is time for a special Question and Answer session in which participants can ask any questions (basic questions, recommended articles and books, problems with own research… etc) related to the seminar topic.
Questions can also be sent via e-mail prior to the Workshop Series e-mail address: seminar.network@st-andrews.ac.uk.
The two lectures are podcasted. Lectures notes and guest speakers’ presentations will be made available from the SIRE website.
More information is available at:
http://www.sire.ac.uk/AQMworkshop.html
