2020/2021
MA-MMBAV2004U Concentration in Finance
| English Title |
| Concentration in
Finance |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
10 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Part Time Master |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for Master of Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Jesper Rangvid - Department of Finance (FI)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
18-01-2021
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| Learning objectives |
After completing this course students should be
able to:
- Combine and apply insights from the syllabus to solve financial
problems and take financial decisions
- Demonstrate ability to reflect upon financial challenges
- Apply financial techniques to quantify the impact of strategic
decisions on company value
- Explain the assumptions needed when applying a certain theory /
method / model
- Independently combine and logically structure the finance
vocabulary / theories / methods / models/
regulatory/institutional/practical knowledge, and empirical
evidence when discussing challenges in finance
- Show and explain all relevant calculations
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| Course prerequisites |
Pre-course/readings/blended learning.
(Mandatory for students not having had the mandatory corporate
finance course.)
• Basic capital structure knowledge.
• Cost of capital, WACC
• NPV/DCF and multiples
• Time-value of money |
| Examination |
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
| Part 1 -
Concentration in Finance: | | Sub exam weight | 70% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual exam | | Size of written product | Please see text below | | Multiple-choice tests in each of the four areas
at a given time and duration. | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. | | Grading scale | 7-point grading scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | Spring and Summer | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Oral Exam | | Duration: 15 min. per student,
including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus
explaining the grade | | Preparation time: No
preparation | | Examiner(s): If it is an internal
examination, there will be a second internal examiner at the
re-exam. If it is an external examination, there will be an
external examiner. |
| Part 2 -
Concentration in Finance: | | Sub exam weight | 30% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Group exam
Please note the rules in the Programme Regulations about
identification of individual contributions. | | Number of people in the group | 2-3 | | Size of written product | Max. 10 pages | | Assignment type | Essay | | Duration | Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. | | Grading scale | 7-point grading scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | Spring | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Oral Exam | | Duration: 20 min. per student,
including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus
explaining the grade | | Preparation time: No
preparation | | Examiner(s): If it is an internal
examination, there will be a second internal examiner at the
re-exam. If it is an external examination, there will be an
external examiner. |
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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Courses
International Financial
Management:
Risk Management:
Valuation and M&A:
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Exam
:
The exam consists of two parts, where the first part is divided
into four subparts:
- Four multiple choices, one in each course. Each multiple-choice
counts 17.5% of the final grade. In total, multiple choices count
70% of the final grade.
- A group essay. Two-three students in each group. Groups are
formed by faculty. 10 standard pages maximum (no appendices
allowed). Students should use theories and tools from at least two
of the four courses to analyze a finance issue in one company.
Groups decide on the courses themselves as well as the company they
want to analyze.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| Mix of keynote, in-class participation and group
work |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Ongoing feedback during class hours |
| Student workload |
| Preparation/self-studies |
135 hours |
| Teaching hours |
44 hours |
| Exam |
30 hours |
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Last updated on
18-01-2021
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