2016/2017
KAN-CASCO1006U Business Project
| English Title |
| Business Project |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Peter Skærbæk - Department of Accounting and Auditing
(AA)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
17-08-2016
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: The objective of the course is to provide the
students with a competence in the application of the theories,
models and tools taught at the program. The students are encouraged
to carry out case studies to analyse and reflect upon the various
accounting issues in practice, and develop analytical, design and
implementation competencies.
At the exam the students must be able to:
Formulate relevant accounting problems.
Apply theories to an empirical setting.
Solve real practical issues.
Show an ability to choose relevant theories.
Critically reflect upon accounting practices. |
| Examination |
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Business
Project:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual oral exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
3-5 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 50 pages |
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5 persons: 50 pages
4 persons: 40 pages
3 persons: 30 pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| 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 3-5 students per group. The report must not exceed the allowed
number of standard pages (10 pages per student) excluding front
page and appendix. Individual oral examination. ach group will
receive 5 hours of supervision. The deadline for handing in
the project is in May. The oral exam will take place in June.
Make-up/ re-exam will take place in August. The following applies
to the Make-up/re-exam:
Make-up/re-exam will take place in the Fall with a report
submission deadline in October. If the student did not pass the
regular exam, a new or a revised project, cf. advice from the
examiner of the ordinary exam, must be handed in by the new
deadline.
* if a student is absent from the oral exam due to documented
illness but has handed in the written group product she/he does not
have to submit a new product for the re-take. However the
group product must be uploaded once again on Digital Exam.
* if a whole group fails the oral exam they must hand in a
revised product for the re-take.
* if one student in the group fails the oral exam the course
coordinator chooses whether the student will have the oral exam on
the basis of the same product or if he/she has to hand in a revised
product for the re-
take.
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| Course content and
structure |
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The student should formulate relevant accounting problems and
use theories to solve these problems
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| Teaching methods |
The aim of the course is to train the
students in the use of the different theories and models used in
the concentration. The course provides an opportunity to apply the
theoretical foundation in a real life setting, and develop their
analytical, design and implementation competencies.
Additionally, it is sought to train the student in the application
of theory through the writing process.
Development of individual and social skills (competencies)
Writing and cooperative skills are developed through teamwork and
the writing process. |
| Student workload |
| Deltagelse i undervisning |
5 hours |
| Eksamensforberedelse |
20 hours |
| Forberedelse |
181 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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This course is a foundation course and complementary to all
courses taught in the first year of the
ASC concentration.
Materials from the other courses
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Last updated on
17-08-2016
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