FINANCIAL DATA ANALYSIS

Paper Code: 
DFSG 813
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (Cos):

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO241 Examine the tools of financial data and classify the data in finance and costing

CO242 Examine Processing, organising, cleaning and validation of financial Data

CO243 Compare different Graphical and Visualization tools to present financial and non-financial data

CO244 Analyse time series visualization and trend analysis techniques

CO245 Examine Financial Modelling, forecasting and Investment Analysis techniques

Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Workshops and question preparation

Quiz, test, assignments and viva-voce

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Data Science for Financial Decision Making

Data Science for Financial Decision Making
• Meaning, Nature, Properties and Scope of Data
• Types of Data in Finance and Costing
• Digitalization of data and Information
• Transformation of data to decision relevant information
• Communication of Information for quality decision Making
• Professional Scepticism regarding data
• Ethical use of data and information
Data Processing, organisation, cleaning and validation
• Development of data processing
• Functions of data processing
• Data organisation and Distribution
• Data cleaning and validation

12.00
Unit II: 
Data presentation: Visualization and graphical Presentation

Data presentation: Visualization and graphical Presentation
• Data Visualization of Financial and Non-Financial Data
• Objective and Function of data presentation
• Data Presentation Architecture
• Dashboard, graphs, Diagrams, Tables Report Design
• Tools and Techniques of Visualization and Graphical Presentation

12.00
Unit III: 
Data Analysis and Modelling

Data Analysis and Modelling
• Process Benefits and Types of Data Analysis
• Data mining and Implementation of Data Mining
• Analytics and Modelling
• Standards of data tagging and Reporting
• Cloud Computing, Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning
• Model vs Data Driven Decision Making

12.00
Unit IV: 
Time Series Analysis

Time Series Analysis
• Understanding time series data and its characteristics
• Time series visualization and trend analysis
• Seasonality and cyclical patterns
• Introduction to forecasting techniques

12.00
Unit V: 
Investment Analysis and Evaluation

Investment Analysis and Evaluation
• Introduction to portfolio theory
• Measuring Risk and return
• Technical analysis and indicators
• Sentiment analysis techniques for investor sentiment measurement

Essential Readings: 

SUGGESTED TEXT BOOKS
• Albright, S. C., Winston, W. L., & Zappe, C. (2019). Data Analysis and Decision Making (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.
• Chen, C., & Zhang, L. (2020). Financial Data Analysis with Python: Analyzing, Visualizing and Modeling Financial Data with Python. Apress.
• Montgomery, D. C., Peck, E. A., & Vining, G. G. (2020). Introduction to Linear Regression Analysis (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
• Ruey S. T., & Tsay, R. S. (2012). Analysis of Financial Time Series (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
• Sharma, J. (2020). Financial Analytics with R: Building a Laptop Laboratory for Data Science. Springer.

SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS
• De Jong, E., & Wilmott, P. (2017). Financial Modeling and Valuation: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity. John Wiley & Sons.
• Greene, W. H. (2017). Econometric Analysis (8th ed.). Pearson.
• Johnson, R. A., & Wichern, D. W. (2020). Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis (7th ed.). Pearson.
• Kuhn, M., & Johnson, K. (2013). Applied Predictive Modeling. Springer.
• McDonald, R. L. (2014). Derivatives Markets (3rd ed.). Pearson.

e-RESOURCES:
http://ww1.shodhganga.com/
https://shodhgangotri.inflibnet.ac.in/
https://www.scopus.com/home.uri
http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
https://www.doaj.org/

REFERENCE JOURNALS:
• Journal of Financial Econometrics, Oxford University Press
• Journal of Financial Data Science, Global Association of Risk Professionals

Academic Year: