Internship Stochastics and Financial Mathematics

Course manual 2020/2021

Objectives

• gain work experience
• put his knowledge into practice
• learn how to solve problems in real life
• work in a group of people.

Teaching methods

The student works on a project during an internship in a company (s)he chooses. The company can be for example a bank, insurance, consultancy company or other. The student can look for the internship herself/himself. The course coordinator can also assist with finding the right internship. During the internship the student will get the opportunity to apply her/his skills outside of academia and work on a real life problem.

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Learning activities

Attendance

Additional requirements for this course:

Attendance is compulsory

Assessment

The student will prepare a summary of her/his project in the company. Then she/he will present the project  in the Master Seminar SFM if possible. Otherwise she/he will present it to the course coordinator. The grade will be based on the description, presentation, and on the input of the company supervisor.

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Contact information

Coordinator

• dr. A. Khedher