2014/2015
KAN-CFIVO1008U 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 |
| Course period |
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 |
- Claus Munk - Department of Finance (FI)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
04-07-2014
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| Learning objectives |
The aim of the business project is to provide
students with the following skills:
- to develop an in-depth knowledge of a specific financial
topic
- to clearly state, delimit, and motivate a specific problem
- to apply the concepts and analytical skills acquired during the
first year to a specific problem
- to search for relevant literature and/or data
- to organize group work with a given deadline
- to write a report that follows academic standards and clearly
communicates the problem, analysis, and
conclusions
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| Examination |
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Business
Project:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam, max. 4 students in the
group |
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The report is written by a group of 3 or 4
students. As each student receives an individual grade, each group
member must identify the exam sections he/she has
authored |
| Size of written product |
Max. 60 pages |
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Max. 15 pages per student in the group |
| 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, Deadline for the handing in the report
will be in June and will be announced by the programme
secretary |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Make-up/re-exam will take place in
August. 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 a new deadline 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 |
The students work in groups of 3-4 students on a
financial problem or topic relevant for the financial industry
using the analytical skills acquired in the courses taken so far.
Based on the analysis, the students write a report of at most 15
pages per student. CBS appoints an academic supervisor who can
assist the group in the exact problem formulation, in the problem
analysis, and in ensuring that the report lives up to academic
standards. The problem can be formulated by a company in which case
the report resembles a consulting report, researched and written by
a team of junior consultants (students), but the analysis and
report still have to meet academic standards. Alternatively
the problem can be formulated by the students in corporation with
the academic supervisor without involving a company. The
business project is written in the course of 5-6 weeks. The report
is evaluated by the academic supervisor. If a company is involved
in the project, the students must also prepare an executive summary
for the company.
An introductory information meeting is held early in the semester
where the procedures for choice of topics, the formation of groups,
and the allocation of supervisor, as well as the relevant deadlines
are announced |
| Teaching methods |
| Work in student groups with an associated
academic supervisor |
| Student workload |
| Reading, analyzing, discussing, writing etc. |
206 hours |
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Last updated on
04-07-2014
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