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                 Main Reference               (1) Brooks, C. 2014. Introductory Econometrics for Finance,
                                                   rd
                                                  3  edition. Cambridge University Press.
                                              (2) Canova,  F.  2007.  Methods  for  Applied  Macroeconomic
                                                  Research, Princeton University Press.
                                              (3) Kok.  K.L  and  Goh  K.L.  1995.  Malaysian  Securities
                                                  Market:  Indicator,  Risk,  Return,  Efficiency  and  Inter-
                                                  market Dependence, Pelanduk Publications.
                                                                                                        rd
                                              (4) Enders, W. 2009.  Applied Econometric Time Series, 3
                                                  ed. John Wiley
                                              (5) Campbell, J., Lo, A.W. and MacKinlay, A.C.  1997. The
                                                  Econometrics of Financial Markets, Princeton University
                                                  Press.
                                              (6) J.D. Hamilton, Time Series Analysis, Princeton University
                                                  Press, 1994.
                                              (7) Tan,  H.B.    and  Hooi,  C.W.  2005.  Understanding  the
                                                  Behaviour of the Malaysian Stock Market, UPM Press.


                                     EQC 7015 READINGS IN APPLIED STATISTICS
                 Learning Outcomes            At the end of the course, students are able to:

                                              (1)  Discuss  the  strong  theoretical  underpinnings  in
                                                    studying a statistical problem of interest;
                                              (2)  Study the application of different statistical methods in
                                                    solving a statistical problem of interest;
                                              (3)  Synthesize the information from the relevant literature
                                                    for  examining a statistical problem of interest; and
                                              (4)  Prepare the project paper in a timely manner.

                 Synopsis of Course           The  main  objective  of  this  course  is  to  explore  the
                 Contents                     application  of  various  statistical  methods  in  data  analysis
                                              through the evaluation  of a number of articles. The course
                                              exposes students to efficient literature search. The focus is
                                              on  a  statistical  problem  of  interest.  Through  the  critical
                                              evaluation of journal articles and other works, the student will
                                              be  able  to  gain  a  greater  understanding  about  the  various
                                              statistical  methods  used  in  the  analysis  of  data.    Students
                                              will be guided in searching for, identifying, summarizing and
                                              managing the necessary reading materials.

                 Assessment                   Continuous Assessment : 100%

                 Main Reference               (1) Cooper,  Harris.  Synthesizing  Research:  A  Guide  for
                                                  Literature  Reviews,  3rd  ed.  (Applied  Social  Research
                                                  Methods  Series,  v.  2)  Thousand  Oaks,  Calif:  Sage
                                                  Publications, 1998.
                                              (2) Galvan, Jose L. Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for
                                                                                                     th
                                                  Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. 6  ed,
                                                  Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak, 2014.



                           EQC 7016 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

                 Learning Outcomes            At the end of this course, the students are able to:

                                               (1)  Explain  role  of  statistical  methodology  in  quality
                                                   management in field of social science;
                                               (2)  Apply  various  statistical  tools  and  techniques  in



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