Evaluate the field of Behavioural Finance with comparisons to traditional finance, and identify a research question you believe Behavioural Finance should address

Evaluate the field of Behavioural Finance with comparisons to traditional finance, and identify a research question you believe Behavioural Finance should address
Assignment Title and Description:

Evaluate the field of Behavioural Finance with comparisons to traditional finance, and identify a research question you believe Behavioural Finance should address

Mark scheme:
You need to demonstrate that you have carried out extended research on this topic using wide range of references (books and journal papers) and that you understand these references.

Weighting
1. You can form your discussion by looking into the following areas (but need not to be limited to these): an overview of Behavioural Finance; the differences in basic assumptions between Behavioural Finance and standard finance; the development of Behavioural Finance; the advantages and limitations of Behavioural Finance compared to standard finance.
50%
2. Identify and present your proposed research question in Behavioural Finance with clarity. Provide reasons why you think this question has significance in Behavioural Finance, supporting your argument with literature. Make suggestions on how this research question may be solved.
30%
3. Your report should be well structured, original (eg. no copy and paste), written with clarity, coherent, correctly referenced, and free from grammar and spelling mistakes. Team member contribution should be equal with effective collaboration.
20%
Total 100%Specific instructions:
Length of Report: about 800 (+/- 10%) words
Include your student numbers on the front page of your report.
The word processed report should be around 800 words (excluding references, appendices and numerical/data tables) plus or minus 10 per cent. No abstract, executive summary or conclusion is needed. Report outside this length will be penalised by 10 per cent for every further 10 per cent deviation in length.

Use 1.5 line spacing and a font size of no less than 12 in your report. Include your student numbers and the word count on the front page of your report. Failure to follow any of these formatting instructions will incur a penalty of up to 5% of the coursework mark.

Structure of Report and Headings:
Title page (Title and student numbers)
Main chapters/sections:
1. An evaluation of Behavioural Finance (marking scheme point 1)
2. A proposed research question in Behavioural Finance (marking scheme point 2)
References