The course is carried out in project form. The project is carried out as a cooperation between the Department of industrial economics and organisation and an actor in the finance sector.
The emphasis for the project is in the finance mathematics field with projects that typically require some form of computer programming. The computer programming is done to build models and applications to solve actual problems that the companies have within the fields of finance and economics. Leadership issues deal with placing the problem and its solution in an organisational context and about making the group function and complete the project task and deliver the Project results on time and according to the specification of the company. The interaction with the project provider is important. Each participant should evaluate the members of his/her project group using an established template. The evaluation is sent to the examiner and is part of the examination.
The project is carried out in groups. A systematic investigation and examination methodology is applied. Problem formulation, and intermediate seminars are included, in addition to the final presentation that takes place in the form of one or two project reports and an oral presentation for the project provider. In certain cases, a complete computer model with user manual is included in the report . The company that provides the project decides the format of the final presentation at the company after having consulted the KTH supervisor. Furthermore, an individual reflecting report that deals with the work process, as well as an oral review of another project work, are included.
The nature of the project will define the contents of the course. The ambition is that the projects should be designed in consultation between students, the departments and the project provider from the the financial sector.