2015/2016
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 |
| 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 |
- Claus Munk - Department of Finance (FI)
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| Contact information:
https://e-campus.dk/studium/kontakt |
| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
16-12-2015
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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 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 |
Spring, 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
the Fall semester. 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 |
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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
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| Teaching methods |
| Work in student groups with an
associated academic supervisor |
| Student workload |
| Reading, analyzing, |
103 hours |
| discussing, writing |
103 hours |
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Last updated on
16-12-2015
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