Welcome to MBS and MAFG Dr' Stuart Hyde Dr'MariaTeresa Marchica Dr' Mahbub Zaman

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Welcome to MBS and MAFGDr. Stuart
HydeDr.Maria-Teresa MarchicaDr. Mahbub Zaman

• Ph. D. Training Programme Introduction

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Manchester Accounting and Finance Group (MAFG)

• Ph.D. in Accounting, Finance or Accounting and
  Finance.
• PGR Coordinator Prof. Ser-Huang Poon
• ser-huang.poon_at_mbs.ac.uk
• Accounting Dr. Mahbub Zaman
• mahbub.zaman_at_mbs.ac.uk
• Finance Dr. Stuart Hyde Dr.Maria Marchica
• stuart.hyde_at_mbs.ac.uk
• maria.marchica_at_mbs.ac.uk
• Administrator Graham Cockerill
• graham.cockerill_at_mbs.ac.uk

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Communication/How to address concerns

• Administrative matters
• Graham Cockerill
• Academic matters
• Supervisors
• Accounting Dr. Mahbub Zaman
• Finance Dr. Stuart Hyde Dr.Maria Marchica

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Ph.D. Structure

• Year 1
• Register for Ph.D.
• Undertake Research Training Programme (RTP)
• Presentation of your pilot project/paper around
  mid-July (depending on the availability of the
  review panel members).
• If successful continue to Year 2.
• If unsuccessful downgrade to MPhil.
• Year 2
• Progress review committees every 6 months
• in September (before the registration)
• around March/April

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Ph.D. Structure (contd)

• Year 3
• Progress review committees every 6 months
• in September (before the registration)
• around March/April
• Job Market
• Year 4
• Apply for extension conditional on a positive
  committee review report
• Progress review committees every 6 months until
  submission
• Job Market

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Research Training Programme (RTP)

• All PhD students in Manchester Business School
  must accumulate 180 credits in year 1 to complete
  the Research Training Programme.
• AF is the only division with a different
  structure of the RTP.
• The following web-link includes general
  information on the PhD programme at MBS
• http//www.pgr.portals.mbs.ac.uk/
• There is a link to the research method course
  units offered by MBS for the RTP.
• IS students can find useful modules for their
  training in the MBS general programme (i.e.,
  Qualitative data Analysis Survey Design, etc).
• ?Discuss this with your supervisor and then with
  the Programme Directors.

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Research Training Programme (RTP)

• For the AF Research Training Pogramme you can go
  to the following link
• http//www.fp7.portals.mbs.ac.uk/mafg-phd.aspx
• There, you will find all the information and
  forms you need for the entire PhD period. (see
  more later)
• An important and useful document for you is the
  Guidance Note.
• http//fp7.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Portals/59/docs/Guida
  nce20for20End20of20First20Year20Reviews20co
  nsolidated.pdf

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Research Training Programme (RTP)

• Students specialising in quantitative and/or
  mathematical finance may replace "Advanced
  Corporate Finance" with another elective.

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Research Training Programme (RTP)

• Accounting students decide with their supervisors
  whether to take 1 or 2 Elective modules.
  "Advanced Corporate Finance module is taken by
  Accounting students if this is agreed with the
  supervisors.

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Research Training Programme (RTP)

• AccountingFinance students have to discuss the
  structure of their programme with the
  supervisors.
• 2 Elective courses OR "Advanced Corporate
  Finance module and 1 Elective course.

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Research Training Programme (RTP)Elective courses

• Think that at the end of your PhD you have to be
  able to publish.
• Elective course help to build your foundations,
  your background.
• Dont choose any elective module just to comply
  to the RTP!
• Most elective courses can be chosen from the MSc
  modules.
• Alternatively, you could think about a self-study
  training useful for your research topic.
• i.e. those without any knowledge in MATLAB may
  attend a MATLAB course and write down a programme
  useful for their papers.
• This has to be coordinated with your supervisor.

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Research Training Programme (RTP)Elective
courses (contd)

from http//fp7.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Portals/59/docs
/Recommended_Optional_Electives.pdf
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Research Training Programme (RTP)Advanced
Seminars I II

• The Advanced Seminars in semester I is meant to
  provide you with knowledge on research methods
  and recent developments both in the Finance and
  Accounting areas.
• For the Advanced Seminars in semester II, it is
  YOU presenting papers that are related to your
  research topic.
• You choose few papers of your interest and
  present to your peers and staff.
• REMEMBER when you present, not all your peers
  are into your own research area.
• Possibly, this year a peer review processed will
  be introduced.

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Research Training Programme (RTP)Literature
Review and Research Proposal

• These have to be submitted by the end of
  June/early July.
• Plan this well in advance!
• Start thinking and reading papers in your
  (potential) research area from early semester I.
• Literature Review has to be substantial and
  critically discussed.
• REMEMBER the literature review will be one of
  the first chapters of your thesis.

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Research Training Programme (RTP)Pilot
project/Paper 1

• You will present this around mid-July.
• Plan this well in advance!
• REMEMBER the pilot project is the first draft of
  one of the main chapters in your thesis.

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Research Seminars

• There are regular research seminars in Accounting
  and Finance usually Wednesday afternoon
• http//www.mbs.ac.uk/research/accountingfinance/se
  minars.aspx
• Marie Curie - Financial Risk Conference, November
  4-5, 2009
• http//fp7.portals.mbs.ac.uk/NetworkeventsFinancia
  lRiskConference/tabid/1027/Default.aspx

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PhD students web-profile

• You can have your own web-page where to include
  information about your research area/topics, past
  experiences (work and education), accredited
  certifications, etc, and CV and job market
  paper when you will be in Year 3 and you wan to
  go to the Job Market.
• Please go to the following link
• http//intranet.mbs.ac.uk/MyTools/PhDProfiles/tabi
  d/207/Default.aspx
• and contact Ian.Mitchell_at_mbs.ac.uk for all the
  details.