A Warm Welcome to All Students on MSc

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 S 0. 79 Jennifer. Smith@warwick. ac. uk Advice and Feedback Hours: 10. 30 -12. 30 Thursdays (term time only)

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

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

Things to do …. • Check out our MSc web pages: go. warwick. ac. uk/economics/current • Check out My. Warwick http: //warwick. ac. uk/students • Spend some time reading the MSc Handbook • Orientate yourself: figure out location of PG Office (S 0. 89), Common Room etc. • Attend the Library Induction at 4. 00 pm today • Start Introductory Maths and Stats tomorrow

Week 1 • Question Time: Monday 2 nd Oct in Butterworth Hall – please arrive by 5. 00 pm • Introductory Maths/Stats – Test 1 on Monday 25 th Sep 9. 00 am-12. 00 noon 1 hour online test – Test 2 on Thursday 5 th Oct 9. 45 am-12. 00 noon in Panorama Room, Rootes Building. PG Office will hand out barcodes next week, which you need to bring on 5 th Oct • Careers and Skills Session: Thursday 5 th Oct 1 pm or 2 pm. Sign-up by Mon 2 nd Oct. • Sign up for Library Database Training sessions by Wednesday 4 th Oct • Sign up for STATA Classes by Friday 6 th Oct

Week 1 MSc EIFE: • Additional Induction Meeting: Wednesday 4 th Oct with Course Leader; 10. 00 -11. 00 am in room MS. 04. MSc BES (Economics Track): • Additional Induction Meeting: Wednesday 4 th Oct with Course Leader; 12. 00 -1. 00 pm in room R 3. 25 (Ramphal)

Week 1 • Presentation of Options Meeting: Friday 6 th October 3. 00 – 5. 00 pm in MS. 01 Week 2 • All MSc teaching starts on Monday of week 2

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

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

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

How to contact the MSc Admin Team • Please send a single email message to economics. pgoffice@warwick. ac. uk when you would like to get in touch, or visit us in person in room S 0. 89 • We will then direct your query to the appropriate person who can help

Basic course structure (all except BES) See the Handbook for the full details Pre-term Economic Analysis Quantitative Methods: Econometrics Research Term 2 Term 3 Micro and Macro Pre-sessional Maths and Stats Options Term 1 Econometrics A or B Research Methods Three Optional Modules from list (varies between courses) Dissertation

MSc Behavioural & Economic Science Pre-term Economic Analysis Quantitative Methods: Econometrics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Micro Pre-sessional Maths and Stats Econometrics A or B Issues in Psychological Science Methods and Analysis in Behavioural Science Options (5 modules) Research Experimental Economics Behavioural Economics Psychological Models of Choice Behavioural Science Principles of Cognition Neuroeconomics Research Project

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

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

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, chisquared 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 S 2. 118).

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

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 e. MR • 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 20 th October 2017 (end of week 3) • e. MR choices automatically update on Tabula

Term 2 WBS Modules • For MSc Econ, MSc EIFE: one IB-coded module can be chosen • This year, three are available: • IB 9 X 7 Derivative Securities, IB 9 Y 2 Behavioural Finance, IB 967 International Financial Markets • You must register for one of these WBS modules by Friday 20 th Oct 2017 on e. MR 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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/

Assessment and Exams • Module pass mark is 50% • Degree classifications based on weighted award average: • • ≥ 70. 0% 60. 0 -69. 9% 50. 0 -59. 9% ≤ 49. 9 Fail Distinction Merit Pass • 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).

Assessment and Exams

Assessment and Exams

Assessment and Exams

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 EC 901 (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

Exam preparation • Read the exam rubric on the module website • Familiarise yourself with the exam regulations: go. warwick. ac. uk/services/gov/calendar/section 2/re gulations/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

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.

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

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

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 • 9 pm to 9 am student-run listening service, Ext 22199

Institutional support • 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

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 2 nd in last REF exercise for the proportion of research meriting the top rankings

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! • Ho. D is also happy to hear thoughts from students regarding all operations within the Department. • And you can help …………. .

… Staff-Student Liaison • We need student reps on GSSLC • 4 x MSc. Econ, 2 x MSc. EIFE, 1 x MSc. BES • 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 9 th Oct 2017 (week 2) A few words of background a photo • go. warwick. ac. uk/fac/soc/economics/current/shared/gsslc/nominations • Vote for your representatives • Date of first meeting to be confirmed

Departmental Research Seminars • Research Field Seminars – External (usually international) speakers – Mondays through Wednesdays 16. 00 -17. 30 in S 2. 79; Thursdays 14. 00 -15. 30 in S 2. 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

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 open 9: 00 am to 5: 30 pm, Monday to Friday

IT Support Neil Gatty Andrew Taylor Ext 23501 S 0. 81 Peter Kane

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 6 th October 2017. • Useful STATA videos at • • go. warwick. ac. uk/economics/current/modules/ec 910/details/arulampalam/stata • S 0. 84 has 3 Bloomberg Terminals – bookable in advance

Facilities MSc Study Areas • S 2. 80 Common Room - daily newspapers and some periodicals will be supplied, and coffee machine! • S 2. 81 a work space with 16 PCs for MScs and printing facilities • S 2. 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

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

• 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 22 nd September 2017 • go. warwick. ac. uk/economics/current/msc/resources/englishlanguage • MSc BES class organized by Psychology

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

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