Coursework Brief :
Discuss the three forms of market efficiency and use anomalies as examples to discuss their implications for the efficient market hypothesis. (One anomaly corresponding to weak form of market efficiency and two anomalies corresponding to semi-strong form of market efficiency; three anomalies in total)
Key Marking criteria will include:
-Initiative: originality, innovativeness of answer
-Assignment Structure: clarity of aims, objective, structure and presentation
-Quality of Writing: Readability and ability to convey key message(s) concisely
-Quality/Scope of Literature Review: Understanding of established knowledge
-Suitability of Literature: Use of suitable sources, focused to answer key research aims
-Literature Analysis: Quality/level of analytical skill demonstrated
-Insightfulness of Analysis: Interest and usefulness of findings, conclusions drawn.
-Understanding: Assignment demonstrates students have understood key topics
-Data Analysis: Interest and usefulness of data discussions
-Overall Quality of Assignment
Sample structure for main assignment:
1)Introduction (Introduction of efficient market hypothesis and the various effects)
2)Main contents (Discuss the efficient market hypothesis (various forms of market efficiency) and the various effects in details. Use some evidence from textbooks or research papers (e.g., papers listed in lecture notes or books) to support your arguments. Use data to support the discussions)
3)Conclusion (Sum up the key points)
Some helpful links:
http://www.chicagobooth.edu/capideas/magazine/winter-2013/eugene-fama-efficient-markets-and-the-nobel-prize
http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pages/faculty/ken.french/data_library.html (portfolio data related to various effects)
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