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No 6303

Wednesday 17 April 2013

Vol cxliii No 26

pp. 436–464

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Examination for the degree of Master of Business Administration, Easter Term 2013

The Faculty Board of Business and Management give notice that in the Easter Term 2013 of academical year 2012–13 the subjects for examination for the M. B. A. Degree will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.

4 (a) One-year course

6. (b) Course-work (compulsory subjects)

MBA12 Corporate governance and ethics

Individual assignment (60%), class participation (40%)

MBA13 Leadership in action

Attendance only (100%)

MBA54 Macroeconomics

Group assignment (25%), individual assignment (75%)

MBA35 Concentration capstone project

The concentration capstone project is split between the following subjects. Each student is required to choose one project:

(i)Beyond profit

Individual presentation (50%), individual assignment (30%), class participation (20%)

(ii)Cultural, arts, and media management

Class participation (30%), group presentation (30%), individual assignment (40%)

(iii)Energy and environment

Class participation (40%), group assignment (20%), group presentation (40%)

(iv)Entrepreneurship

Group presentation (50%), individual assignment (50%)

(v)Finance

Class participation (35%), group presentation (55%), individual assignment (10%)

(vi)Global business

Group presentation (80%), class participation (20%)

(vii)Health

Class participation (30%), individual assignment (50%), individual presentation (20%)

(viii)Strategy and marketing

Group presentation (75%), individual assignment (25%)

MBA36 Summer activity

All students are required to undertake one of the following:

(i)Intensive courses

Individual assignment (100%)

(ii)Study trip abroad

Individual assignment (100%)

(iii)Practical (internship, dissertation, project, case study, MBA specific language course at CULC)

Individual assignment (100%)

(iv)Independent

Individual assignment (100%)

MBA76 Participation peer review

Peer review (100%)

6. (b) Course-work (elective subjects)

MBA98 Advanced strategy

Group assignment (40%), individual assignment (60%)

MBA71 Asian capital markets (MGM12 Paper MFIN33)

Individual assignment (100%)

MBA83 Behavioural finance

Individual assignment (50%), class participation (50%)

MBA84 Cases in corporate finance II

Group assignment (50%), class participation (10%), in-class test (40%)

MBA37 Changing the game: business models, innovation, and strategy

Individual assignment (100%)

MBA38 Consumer behaviour

Individual assignment (60%), group presentation (40%)

MBA41 Energy and emissions markets and policies

Individual presentation (25%), individual assignment (75%)

MBA42 Entrepreneurship: emerging technologies (ETECH projects)

Individual assignment (80%), group presentation (20%)

MBA43 Entrepreneurship: how to start a technology company

Individual assignment (100%)

MBA95 Financial market trading simulation

Class participation (40%), in-class test (60%)

MBA23 Global marketing

Individual assignment (50%), group presentation (30%), class participation (20%)

MBA105 Growing your start-up

Individual assignment (100%)

MBA48 Hedge funds

Individual assignment (85%), class participation (15%)

MBA75 Infrastructure finance (MGM12 Paper MFIN31)

Individual assignment (30%), in-class test (70%)

MBA96 Innovation and marketing in emerging economies

Group presentation (50%), individual assignment (50%)

MBA50 International business and management

Group assignment (70%), class participation (30%)

MBA73 International film business

Individual assignment (60%), group presentation (40%)

MBA53 Managing service operations

Class participation (30%), individual assignment (70%)

MBA57 Mergers and acquisitions

Individual assignment (50%), group assignment (50%)

MBA58 New venture finance

Individual assignment (50%), group assignment (20%), class participation (30%)

MBA85 Options, futures, and derivatives

Individual assignment (70%), class participation (30%)

MBA60 Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology

Individual assignment (80%), class participation (20%)

MBA28 Private equity

Individual assignment (45%), group assignment (30%), in-class test (25%)

MBA103 Risk management and strategic planning

Class participation (10%), individual assignment (90%)

MBA40 Special topics in cultural, arts, and media management

Class participation (20%), group presentation (40%), individual assignment (40%)

MBA64 Strategic brand management

Group presentation (50%), individual assignment (50%)

MBA65 Supply chain strategy

In-class test (100%)

MBA31 The coming of modern capital markets (MGM12 Paper MFIN21)

In-class test (50%), individual assignment (50%)

MBA66 The liberalization and regulation of international financial markets

Individual assignment (100%)

MBA44 Venture capital and the entrepreneurial world

Individual assignment (80%), class participation (20%)

4 (c) Executive M. B. A. course

2012–14 Class

6 (a) Written papers

EMBA10 Marketing

Three-hour written examination (60%)

6 (b) Course-work

EMBA10 Marketing

Individual assignment (40%)

EMBA17 Leadership in action

Not formally assessed, attendance required at dinners

EMBA19 Personal and professional development

Not formally assessed

EMBA20 Negotiation skills

Not formally assessed

EMBA9 Macroeconomics

Individual assignment (75%), group assignment (25%)

Examination for the degree of Master of Finance, Easter Term 2013

The Faculty Board of Business and Management give notice that in the Easter Term 2013 the subjects for examination for the Master of Finance Degree will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.

No written papers are offered in the Easter Term

Group 1– core subjects

MFIN5 Finance and organizations

Seminar, assessed by attendance

MFIN23 City speaker series

Seminar, assessed by attendance

Group 2 – specialist subjects

MFIN41 Advanced derivatives

In-class test (100%)

MFIN33 Asian capital markets (open to M.B.A.)

Three-part individual assignment (100%)

MFIN35 Further econometrics

Two open-book individual tests (40% and 60%)

MFIN38 Hedge fund value investing

Individual assignment (70%), presentation (10%), group project (20%)

MFIN31 Infrastructure finance (open to M.B.A., prerequisite)

Individual assignment (30%), in-class test (70%)

MFIN30 International macroeconomics and finance

Individual essay (50%), group work (50%)

MFIN27 Mergers and acquisition

Individual assignments (50%), group work and presentation (50%)

MFIN20 Risk management and hedging in markets

Individual essay (100%)

MFIN40 Overview of financial regulation

In-class test (100%)

MFIN21 The coming of modern capital markets (open to M.B.A.)

In-class test (50%), individual course-work (50%)

MBA44 Venture capital and the entrepreneurial world (MGM12 Paper MBA44)

Group assignment (80%), class participation (20%)

MBA83 Behavioural finance (MGM12 Paper MBA83)

Individual assignment (50%), class participation (50%)

MBA94 Real estate finance and investments (MGM12 Paper MBA94)

Class participation (20%), case briefs (20%), formal assessment (60%)

Projects

MFIN37 Individual project (optional)

Submitted in the form of a report and can be marked by a project Supervisor but will not be counted towards overall grade

Meeting of the Faculty Board of Economics: Notice

The Chairman of the Faculty Board of Economics gives notice that a conference of University officers in the Faculty and others giving lectures in the Faculty of Economics will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, 1 May 2013 in the Meade Room, Austin Robinson Building, Sidgwick Avenue, for the purpose of considering the Lecture List for 2013–14 and any other matters.