Teams are expected to meet regularly outside of class. For each project, the team must submit a written report describing (among other things) the problem that was investigated, the model used and the justification for it, results from analysis and simulation of the model, and the conclusions drawn from the results. To get a better idea of what is expected, take a look at this sample report for this sample project. Teams will also give a brief oral report summarizing their methods and findings. Teams must submit an electronic copy (pdf) of the slides used in their oral presentation. Teams must submit both a paper copy and an electronic copy (pdf) of their written report. Each team member must participate in the team's oral presentation as well as in its written report. The maximum score for these components are given by the following table.
| Oral Presentation | Written Report | Total | |
| First Project | 10 points | 30 points | 40 points |
| Second Project | 15 points | 45 points | 60 points |
For each oral presentation, every person not in the team is expected to submit a paragraph or two on a separate sheet of paper summarizing and critiquing the report -- what did you feel were the main points of the report, what was hard to understand, what did you find particularly effective, etc. The quality of your summaries will contribute up to 5 points to your class participation score.
| Topics for Project One | Version | Team | Data | Presentation Date | |
| Portfolio Models: | Rolling Frontiers | February 15 | Ryan Quinn Shihao Sun |
A: VFINX, VBTIX, VGSLX B: VWIGX, VFICX, VFSTX C: Intel, JP Morgan Chase, General Electric |
Tuesday, March 13 |
| Efficient Market Hypothesis | February 15 | Samuel Kolodrubetz Jiahui Liao |
A: VFINX, VBTIX, VGSLX B: VFITX, VFICX, VBTLX C: Apple, Citigroup, Procter & Gamble |
Tuesday, March 13 | |
| Solvent Portfolios | February 15 | Jonathan Morley Matthew Petraites |
A: VFINX, VBTIX, VGSLX B: VTRIX, VGTSX, VBTLX C: Google, Wells Fargo, Johnson & Johnson |
Tuesday, March 13 | |
| Leveraged Portfolios | February 15 | Jonathan Eby William Hewlett |
A: VFINX, VBTIX, VGSLX B: VTRIX, VFIDX, VFSTX C: Microsoft, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway |
Thursday, March 15 | |
| Structure Discovery: | Geometric or Random | March 6 | Pranjal Gupta Zichao Liu |
File 1 , File 2 | Thursday, March 15 |
| Geometric or Random | March 6 | Aaron Stanley Michael Stevens |
File 1 , File 2 | Thursday, March 15 |
| Topics for Project Two | Version | Team | Data | Presentation Date | |
| Portfolio Models: | IID Uncertainies | May 3 | Johnathan Morley Ryan Quinn |
A: VFINX, VBTIX, VGSLX B: VWIGX, VFICX, VFSTX C: Intel, JP Morgan Chase, General Electric |
May 8 |
| Estimator Uncertainies | May 3 | Samuel Kolodrubetz Shihao Sun |
A: VFINX, VBTIX, VGSLX B: VFITX, VFICX, VTRIX C: Apple, Citigroup, Procter & Gamble |
May 10 | |
| Economic Uncertainies | May 3 | Matthew Petraites Aaron Stanley |
A: VFINX, VBTIX, VGSLX B: VTRIX, VGTSX, VFSTX C: Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Johnson & Johnson |
May 10 | |
| Structure Discovery: | Social/Communication Network | March 22 | Johnathan Eby Zichao Liu |
W1_CA-AstroPh.txt | May 8 |
| Social/Communication Network | April 19 | Pranjal Gupta Michael Stevens |
W2_CA-AstroPh.txt | May 8 | |
| Social/Communication Network | April 19 | William Hewlett | W3_CA-AstroPh.txt | May 10 |
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