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2017/2018  MA-MMBAO1521U  Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance

English Title
Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance

Course information

Language English
Course ECTS 5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Part Time Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn, Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Master of Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Jesper Rangvid - Department of Finance (FI)
Main academic disciplines
  • Finance
Last updated on 30-06-2017

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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:
  • Be able to solve real-world problems and cases using the tools and theoretical concepts from basic corporate finance and entrepreneurial finance
  • Explain alternative approaches that can be used to solve these problems and cases
  • Discuss advantages and disadvantages of such approaches and how the choice among these might influence the solution to the porblem
  • Relate the choice between various approaches to theoretical and empirical findings in corporate finance and entrepreneurial finance
Examination
The exam in the subject consists of three parts:
Part 1 - Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance:
Sub exam weight10%
Examination formWritten sit-in exam on CBS' computers
Individual or group examIndividual exam
Assignment typeMultiple choice
Duration2 hours
Grading scale7-step scale
Examiner(s)One internal examiner
Exam periodSummer and Winter
AidsClosed book: no aids
However, at all written sit-in exams the student has access to the basic IT application package (Microsoft Office (minus Excel), digital pen and paper, 7-zip file manager, Adobe Acrobat, Texlive, VLC player, Windows Media Player), and the student is allowed to bring simple writing and drawing utensils (non-digital). PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate with others during the exam.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take examination will be held as an oral examination instead.
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take examination will be held as an oral examination instead.
Part 2 - Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance:
Sub exam weight10%
Examination formWritten sit-in exam on CBS' computers
Individual or group examIndividual exam
Assignment typeMultiple choice
Duration2 hours
Grading scale7-step scale
Examiner(s)One internal examiner
Exam periodSummer and Winter
AidsClosed book: no aids
However, at all written sit-in exams the student has access to the basic IT application package (Microsoft Office (minus Excel), digital pen and paper, 7-zip file manager, Adobe Acrobat, Texlive, VLC player, Windows Media Player), and the student is allowed to bring simple writing and drawing utensils (non-digital). PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate with others during the exam.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take examination will be held as an oral examination instead.
Part 3 - Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance:
Sub exam weight80%
Examination formOral 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 examIndividual exam
Size of written productMax. 5 pages
Assignment typeWritten assignment
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
Grading scale7-step scale
Examiner(s)Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam periodSummer and Winter
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Course content and structure

This course consists of both regular corporate finance and entrepreneurial finance. A more thorough explanation of the course may be added at a future point.

Teaching methods
The course has diverse teaching methods using lectures, cases, readings, and discussions. The class meetings are interactive and require ongoing engagement of the students.
Feedback during the teaching period
Feedback is given to the student together with the grade when written and oral exams have been evaluated.
Student workload
Lectures 40 hours
Preparation + Exam 97.5 hours
Last updated on 30-06-2017