Assessment Brief 2025/26
1. Question
Question paper is attached at the end of this document. Please ensure you read the assessment question or task carefully and fully understand what is being asked.
If anything is unclear or you have questions, please post them on the course Moodle Discussion Forum, and a member of the teaching team will respond directly there.
2. Further Information
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Course Code
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ECON5163
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Course Title
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Financial Econometrics
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Assessment Weighting
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50%
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Question release date
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20 October 2025
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Submission date:
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20 November 2025
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Grades and Feedback to be released on:
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11 December 2025
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Word limit
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5 pages (exc. tables/figures/appendix)
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Action to be taken if the word limit is exceeded
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Content exceeding 5 + 10% pages will be disregarded
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3.Assessment Rubric/Criteria
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Assessment Criteria*
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Excellent (A1-A5)
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Very Good (B1-B3)
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Good (C1-C3)
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Satisfactory (D1-D3)
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Weak/Poor (E1 or
below)
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Evaluation of Models
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Demonstrates
comprehensive and
critical evaluation of
technical and
practical issues in
financial markets with well-supported
arguments.
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Strong evaluation
with clear
understanding of
technical and
practical issues;
shows good
awareness of
financial market
applications but with minor gaps in critical insight.
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Adequate discussion of models and
practical issues,
though analysis is mostly descriptive with limited critical evaluation or
incomplete links to financial markets.
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Basic description of
models; lacks depth,
with minimal evaluation of technical/practical
aspects or weak
connection to financial markets.
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Very limited or
inaccurate discussion; fails to identify relevant technical/practical
issues or their significance.
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4. Feedback
For this assignment, individual feedback will be provided via Moodle. Generic (class-level) feedback and grade profiles will be posted on Moodle.
Students can use academic staff office hours for additional feedback on your work
5.Submitting
Submit your coursework using the named submission link in the Assessment Section of your Course Moodle page. Take care to submit by the deadline or you may face lateness penalties.
Document creation- Individual Written
1. Please name files in the following way: StudentID_CourseCode_QuestionNo. e.g.
7299019_ACCFIN4029_1. If there is no question choice, use 1 as the default.
2. The file type must be saved as .doc, .doxc, .xls, .xlsx or .pdf.
3. Include your student ID in your document, ideally in the header on each page with the course code and title, e.g. 2489545_ACCFIN1003_Finance1.
4. The maximum file size limit on Moodle is 230MB
1. The maximum file size limit on Moodle is 230MB.
Referencing and bibliography
For information, please go to the University Library webpage.
Plagiarism
For advice and more information, please go to:
• Student Learning Development web pages
• University Plagiarism Statement
If you make use of AI at any point in your research or writing process, no matter at what stage, you must acknowledge the use of that source/platform as you would any other piece of evidence/material in your submission.
Turnitin
Your coursework will be processed through Turnitin for similarity checking. You can submit a draft of your coursework to Turnitin before submitting your final copy. You will findinformation about using Turnitin in the Student Information Point Moodle PSIP