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A Warm Welcome to All Students on MSc Econ, MSc EIFE & MSc BES 2017-18

A Warm Welcome to All Students on MSc Econ, MSc EIFE & MSc BES 2017-18. Who Am I?. Jennifer Smith Director of Taught Postgraduate Programmes S0.79 Jennifer.Smith@warwick.ac.uk Advice and Feedback Hours: 10.30-12.30 Thursdays (term time only). This Presentation. Immediate things to do

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  1. A Warm Welcome to All Students on MSc Econ, MSc EIFE & MSc BES 2017-18

  2. Who Am I? Jennifer Smith Director of Taught Postgraduate Programmes S0.79 Jennifer.Smith@warwick.ac.uk Advice and Feedback Hours: 10.30-12.30 Thursdays (term time only)

  3. This Presentation • Immediate things to do • Identify key people and places • Course structure and module choices • House rules • Assessment, exams and feedback • Pastoral support system • Other support and learning opportunities

  4. You should have done already …. • Met your fellow students! • Enrolled with the Department and University • Registered with IT Services • Received a user id, password and email address. Important: we will communicate with you via your university email address only

  5. Things to do …. • Check out our MSc web pages: go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current • Check out My.Warwickhttp://warwick.ac.uk/students • Spend some time reading the MSc Handbook • Orientate yourself: figure out location of PG Office (S0.89), Common Room etc. • Attend the Library Induction at 4.00pm today • Start Introductory Maths and Stats tomorrow

  6. Week 1 • Question Time: Monday 2nd Oct in Butterworth Hall – please arrive by 5.00pm • Introductory Maths/Stats • Test 1 on Monday 25th Sep 9.00am-12.00noon 1 hour online test • Test 2 on Thursday 5th Oct 9.45am-12.00noon in Panorama Room, Rootes Building. PG Office will hand out barcodes next week, which you need to bring on 5th Oct • Careers and Skills Session: Thursday 5th Oct 1pm or 2pm. Sign-up by Mon 2nd Oct. • Sign up for Library Database Training sessions by Wednesday 4th Oct • Sign up for STATA Classes by Friday 6th Oct

  7. Week 1 MSc EIFE: • Additional Induction Meeting: Wednesday 4th Oct with Course Leader; 10.00-11.00am in room MS.04. MSc BES (Economics Track): • Additional Induction Meeting: Wednesday 4th Oct with Course Leader; 12.00-1.00pm in room R3.25 (Ramphal)

  8. Week 1 • Presentation of Options Meeting: Friday 6th October 3.00 – 5.00pm in MS.01 • Week 2 • All MSc teaching starts on Monday of week 2

  9. Head of Department Jeremy Smith Jeremy.Smith@warwick.ac.uk Deputy Head of Department Sascha Becker S.O.Becker@warwick.ac.uk

  10. Director, MSc Deputy Director, MSc & Director of Academic & Pastoral Support Alex Karalis Isaac a.karalis-isaac@warwick.ac.uk Jennifer Smith Jennifer.Smith@warwick.ac.uk

  11. MSc Admin Team Postgraduate Secretary Sue Rattigan Ext 23027 Postgraduate Coordinator Teaching & Learning Manager Mandy Eaton Ext 23048 Carolyn Andrews Ext 22983

  12. How to contact the MSc Admin Team • Please send a single email message to economics.pgoffice@warwick.ac.ukwhen you would like to get in touch, or visit us in person in room S0.89 • We will then direct your query to the appropriate person who can help

  13. Basic course structure (all except BES) See the Handbook for the full details

  14. MSc Behavioural & Economic Science

  15. Tabula • Departmental information gateway for students • Sign up for classes • Submit coursework • View attendance records • Request deadline extensions • View feedback and marks • tabula.warwick.ac.uk

  16. Teaching Timetables • Personal timetable published in Tabula • Online summary for all lectures/classes: go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/msc/resources/timetable/ • Please check regularly as the timetables are subject to change at short notice. • MSc EIFE will have additional workshops in Term 2 – more details at the EIFE induction meeting

  17. Econometrics A or B ? • Take B if you are familiar with (or are prepared to fill in any gaps on your own): • Ordinary Least Squares • Tests of linear restrictions (F-tests, t-tests, chi-squared tests) • Dummy variables as explanatory variables • Heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation • Endogeneity and IV estimation • If in doubt, see Wiji Arulampalam (Wiji.Arulampalam@warwick.ac.uk; Room S2.118).

  18. Econometrics A or B ? Econometrics A/B choice needs to be made by Friday 13th October 2017 (end of week 2) via eMR (E-vision Module Registration) Sign-up for Econometrics A/B Classes via Tabula. No swapping afterwards.

  19. Term 2 Option Modules See Handbook and the MSc webpages for available options PROVISIONALLY choose THREE from your list (differs between variants) – FIVE for MSc BES Then, you must register your provisional option choices with University via eMR Go to: www.warwick.ac.uk/evision and then to Module Registration page. Follow the onscreen instructions and see help-sheet: go.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/examinations/emr Deadline Friday 20th October 2017 (end of week 3) eMR choices automatically update on Tabula

  20. Term 2 WBS Modules • For MSc Econ, MSc EIFE: one IB-coded module can be chosen • This year, three are available: • IB9X7 Derivative Securities, IB9Y2 Behavioural Finance,IB967 International Financial Markets • You must register for one of these WBS modules by Friday 20th Oct 2017 on eMR if you are interested • BUT: numbers on these are capped, random selection used in the case of excess demand! • If you are selected, you can’t then change your mind.

  21. Term 2 WBS Modules • These WBS modules are challenging technical courses  • 3 year average mark for EC modules is 62%, whilst WBS modules is 54% • To take these modules, you must have a strong mathematics and statistics/econometrics ability, and have studied relevant topics at UG level e.g. Asset Pricing/ Corporate Finance • If you have done little maths or stats/econometrics before your MSc, please avoid these modules. • If, by 20 October, you realise you have struggled/are struggling in our Pre-Sessional Maths/Stats or the Term 1 core modules, do not sign up for, or do withdraw from, these modules.

  22. Term 2 Option Modules ? • Advice session: Friday 6th October 2017 • Note that initial choices are only provisional (an eMR constraint!) • Mandy can make changes on eMR for you during first two weeks of spring term (apart from IB-coded modules). • Possible an option might not run due to low numbers.

  23. House Rules • If you miss an exam or test, or need a deadline extension, due to illness or personal problems: • If possible, see the PG Teaching and Learning Manager or your Personal Tutor to explain • Get medical notes before, not after the exam • The same applies if you feel your performance in an exam may be affected due to illness or personal problems • Complete the Mitigating Circumstances Declaration Form and provide evidence before June Exam Board

  24. House Rules • Be here during term-time: monitoring points (exams, personal tutor meeting, support and feedback classes - see MSc Handbook) • September dissertation deadline – absolute • Progression to dissertation – not automatic, depends on the number of failed exams • Lecture notes – practice varies

  25. House Rules • Plagiarism: reproducing or copying ideas without correct referencing • Some examples of plagiarism are: • reproducing ideas from another published work without citing the source; • copying another student's work and pretending it is yours, with or without their permission, and whether they are a present or past student at this or any other university; • including sections from a piece of work that you have submitted previously at Warwick or another institution, • downloading part or all of a document or ready-made essay from an internet website and pretending it is your own work.

  26. House Rules • Assignments and dissertations will be checked through Turnitin plagarism software • Don’t use software at other institutions or online for your work – may result in plagiarism investigation • Always state the author and publication, date and page number for: • Direct quotations • Reworked data • Paraphrased arguments or theories • Penalties are severe for plagiarism, collusion and other forms of cheating (e.g. cheating in tests or exams) • Online tutorial: http://plato.warwick.ac.uk/

  27. Assessment and Exams • Module pass mark is 50% • Degree classifications based on weighted award average: • ≥ 70.0% Distinction • 60.0-69.9% Merit • 50.0-59.9% Pass • ≤ 49.9 Fail • This marking scale is typical for the UK, but might be unexpected for anyone who has studied abroad. Please become familiar with it. • The mean mark for our core modules is typically around 62%. • To obtain a mark of 70, your work needs to be very good. • Although we do use the full marking scale of 0% to 100%, in practice marks of above 80 are quite rare (<10%, typically).

  28. Assessment and Exams

  29. Assessment and Exams

  30. Assessment and Exams

  31. Assessment and Exams • Minimum credit to be taken at Masters level is 180 CATS • Need to pass at least 150 CATS and achieve at least 40% in any failed module(s). • Need to pass at least half the taught modules at the first attempt to be allowed to resit • Economic Analysis • Marks received in the Microeconomics and Macroeconomics sections of the module form the overall mark for EC901 (50% each). • Econometrics A/B are assessed by coursework and exam • Introductory Mathematics and Statistics is part of this module. • Optional Modules normally have some coursework • MSc Assessment and Exam Schemes: go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/msc/handbook

  32. Exam preparation • Read the exam rubric on the module website • Familiarise yourself with the exam regulations: go.warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/calendar/section2/regulations/examregs • Check if calculators are permitted • Only answer the required questions • Write legibly • Past papers at: go.warwick.ac.uk/services/exampapers • Note any syllabus changes • Attend Exam Writing Lecture in week 9 – details will be circulated nearer the time

  33. Exam preparation • For some question types (e.g. algebraic or numerical problems), marks are given for correct answers. • Errors in one part are not subsequently carried forward • Marks are awarded for answers that would have been correct if the initial error had not been made. • Where workings are important they may be awarded some marks even if the final answer is incorrect. • For other question types, we use agreed criteria to mark your work.

  34. Feedback Coursework • Marks returned within 20 days through Tabula with written feedback on work • Generic feedback for larger modules with CDF showing mark distribution Exams • Marks released after June Exam Board • Generic feedback in September • Those resitting can request exam script Other sources of feedback • Problem set solutions; Support and feedback classes; Advice and feedback hours

  35. Pastoral Support • Personal tutors • Allocated tutor will be shown on Tabula • See your PT every term • PT Week • 9th -13th Oct 2017 • 5th - 9th Feb 2018 • Director of Academic and Pastoral Support – Dr Alex Karalis Isaac

  36. Institutional support • The University Health Centre • Make sure you are registered with a GP – before you get sick • NHS 111 service: dial 111 for non-emergency fast help • The Students’ Union • Advice and Welfare Services fact sheets on many subjects • study skills, changing/leaving your course,….emergency contraception • Nightline service • 9pm to 9am student-run listening service, Ext 22199

  37. Institutionalsupport • The University Office for Global Engagement • Language and visa problems, accommodation and financial problems • Wellbeing Support Services go.warwick.ac.uk/services/supportservices • University Counselling Service • Dean of Students/Faculty Senior Tutors • go.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors

  38. Teaching quality • Warwick Economics ranked third in The Times and The Sunday Times University League Tables for 2016-17 • Our teaching is “research-led” • Ranked 2ndin last REF exercisefor the proportion of research meriting the top rankings

  39. Teaching quality • But it doesn’t always go right • We want feedback • Module evaluation • Graduate Student-Staff Liaison Committee (GSSLC) • Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey in the Summer Term • If you are having problems on a module, see the lecturer first • Then, bring it up with your GSSLC rep • If all else fails – see me! • HoD is also happy to hear thoughts from students regarding all operations within the Department. • And you can help …………..

  40. … Staff-Student Liaison • We need student reps on GSSLC • 4 x MScEcon, 2 x MScEIFE, 1 x MScBES • Ethnic/geographic/gender mix • Please think about “standing” for this office • See the Graduate SSLC web pages • Don’t be shy - nominate yourself or a friend • Fill-in online form by Mon 9th Oct 2017 (week 2) • A few words of background and a photo • go.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/current/shared/gsslc/nominations • Vote for your representatives • Date of first meeting to be confirmed

  41. Departmental Research Seminars Research Field Seminars External (usually international) speakers Mondays through Wednesdays 16.00-17.30 in S2.79; Thursdays 14.00-15.30 in S2.79 and maybe join us for drinks in Common Room afterwards Field days: Mondays (Political Economy) Tuesdays (CAGE/Empirical) Wednesdays (CRETA/Theoretical) Thursdays (Macro/International) See our webpages/events calendar for details

  42. IT Services • See what IT Services offers • go.warwick.ac.uk/services/its • Help • Telephone the Service Desk on Ext 73737 • Email the Service Desk • Visit the Drop-In Centre on the first floor of the Library - normally open9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday

  43. IT Support Neil Gatty Andrew Taylor Peter Kane Ext 23501 S0.81

  44. Computing Connect from a campus residence Learn how to connect from off-campus. Also “open access” computer rooms e.g. in library. STATA - both Econometrics A and B use it exclusively. Sign up for STATA classes by Friday 6th October 2017. Useful STATA videos at go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/modules/ec910/details/arulampalam/stata S0.84 has 3 Bloomberg Terminals – bookable in advance

  45. Facilities MSc Study Areas S2.80 Common Room - daily newspapers and some periodicals will be supplied, and coffee machine! S2.81a work space with 16 PCs for MScsand printing facilities S2.82 is a computer lab with 20 PCs, which can be used by MSc students when experiments aren’t taking place. PG Hub Study space and bookable meeting rooms for group-work On Track workshops supporting academic development/ research Mentorship https://pgmentoring.warwick.ac.uk/ Cultural events

  46. Library • The basics of library usage is part of Research Methods module • Electronic journals • Bibliographic databases • go.warwick.ac.uk/services/library • Opening hours • 08.30 – 00.00 (weekdays & weekends) • Different in vacations

  47. Masters Skills Programme • Short courses in IT, communications, creativity, personal development, career development, academic & writing skills • go.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/msp • Foreign language skills • go.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre • English Language skills • Centre for Applied Linguistics (CAL) • Tailored English language class for MSc Economics and EIFE Limited places – sign up by Friday 22nd September 2017 • go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/msc/resources/englishlanguage • MSc BES class organized by Psychology

  48. Life after the Warwick MSc • Jobs • Check out our website and the Careers Service • go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/prospective/msc/msc-careers-employability • go.warwick.ac.uk/careers • Attend a Careers Session on Thursday 5th October • MRes/PhD • Talk to Thijs van Rens (Director MRes/PhD) • Careers Service can help with this too • Staff have many connections at other universities • Discuss with your PT

  49. And don’t forget ….. • IT Services on-line registration (if not done already) • Sign up for Library classes (deadlineWednesday 4th October 2017) • Introductory Maths/Stats Tests, Monday 25th September 2017 and Thursday 5th October 2017 • Sign up for STATA classes (deadline Friday 6th October 2017) • Econometrics A/B (deadline Friday 13th Oct 2017 on eMR and sign up for classes via Tabula) • Module Registration on eMR (deadline Friday 20th Oct 2017) • Teaching starts Monday of Week 2 • Check out the handbook for details

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