Question.2278 - Completion of a group assignment is a partial requirement for completing this course, i.e. FIN370 Financial Markets and Commercial Banks. For this group assignment, each group will form a group of 4 students (not more and not less), and choose among the topics related to “calendar anomalies in stock markets” only (strictly one topic per group – with approval of the instructor), and research (collect the relevant data, and run some analysis) the topic as a team. They include: List of available anomalies to research: · Holiday effect · Halloween indicator · January effect · The Congressional effect · Super Bowl indicator · Day-of-the-week effect · Sunshine effect There will be no submission of a formal written report, but each group is expected to present their research findings in class for 15 minutes, and share the presentation material (as well the excel spreadsheet where all calculations are performed) with the instructor prior to the presentation. The presentation will be scheduled during the last week of class. Kindly refer to the presentation guidelines below to organize your research project presentation. The intended learning outcomes expected to be achieved by students via this group assignment include knowledge acquisition, written and oral communication skills’ development, teamwork skill, conducting library research, and undertaking data collection and analysis. Points To Observe 1. Type of assignment: Group assignment. No request for individual work will be entertained, regardless of excuses. 2. Presentation date: Presentations will be scheduled during the last week of class. 3. Non-submission/presentation: This will result in an automatic "0". 4. Length of presentation: A maximum of 15 minutes (strictly observed, and students will be penalized for mis-management of time). Therefore, groups are advised to rehearse their presentations to ensure that they manage their presentations well. 5. Grading or Assessment: Based on the presentation guidelines attached/provided below. All members are required to be present and to get involved during the presentation.
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