2013/2014
KAN-FSM_FS53 Project
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Finn Østrup - Department of International Economics and
Management (INT)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
06-08-2013
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| Learning objectives |
Aim of the course is to provide a
real-life experience in the form of a consulting report, researched
and written by a team of junior consultants (students). The student
should apply the analytical skills acquired during the first year
on a problem of relevance to a company or an organisation.
The business project is written in the course of one month. The
project takes place in May. Groups are formed of two students. The
size of the project must not exceed 30 pages for groups of 2. For
groups of 3 the size of the project must not exceed 45 pages. The
department provides each group with a supervisor.
The aim of the course is to:
- provide the participants with an in-depth knowledge in areas of
finance, economics, and corporate strategy
- train the participants with respect to writing a report within
a limited time period based on teamwork
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| Examination |
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Project:
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| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam, max. 3 students in the
group |
| Size of written product |
Max. 30 pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
May/June |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
The project is conducted in groups over
a period of 1 month with 2 or 3 students per group. For groups of 2
the report must not exceed 30 standard pages excluding
appendices. For groups of 3 the report must not exceed
45 standard pages excluding appendices. As each student
receives an individual grade, each group member must identify the
exam sections he/she has authored, please refer section 6 (3) in
the Programme Rules and Regulations. The deadline for handing in
the project is in June and will be announced by the programme
secretary. Make-up/ re-exam will take place in September. If the
student was ill during the exam period or did not pass the regular
exam a new project must be handed in to a new deadline in September
announced by the programme secretary. The make-up/re-exam
report can be written individually or in groups (provided that
other students are taking the
make-up/re-exam).
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| Course content and
structure |
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Course status
The course is a foundation course and complementary to all courses
taught in the first year of the FSM concentration.
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| Teaching methods |
| Supervision |
| Expected literature |
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All of the literature in the FSM concentration’s first-year
curricula.
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Last updated on
06-08-2013
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