The Board of History and Philosophy of Science give notice that the written papers available for examination in 2016 are as follows:
Paper 2: |
Early medicine |
Paper 3: |
Sciences in transition: Renaissance to Enlightenment |
Paper 4: |
Science, industry, and empire |
Paper 5: |
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences |
Paper 6: |
Metaphysics, epistemology, and the sciences |
Paper 7: |
Ethics and politics of science, technology, and medicine |
Paper 8: |
History and philosophy of the physical sciences |
Paper 10: |
Human and behavioural sciences |
Paper 11: |
Topics in the history of twentieth century science |
Further details are available on the Department of History and Philosophy of Science website: http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management give notice that in the Easter Term 2015 the subjects for examination for the degree of Master of Business Administration will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
Subject |
Form of assessment |
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MBA12. |
Corporate governance and ethics |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (60%); class participation (40%) |
MBA13. |
Leadership in action |
Attendance only |
MBA35. |
Concentration and Capstone project (students must choose one of the following): |
|
(a) Cultural arts and media |
Individual assignment – 2,000 words (25%); group project and presentation – 15 minutes, plus Q&As (50%); class participation (25%) |
|
(b) Energy and environment |
Group project and presentation – 15 minutes, plus Q&As (80%); class participation (20%) |
|
(c) Entrepreneurship |
Group project and presentation – 15 minutes, plus Q&As (50%); individual assignment – 2,000 words (50%) |
|
(d) Health strategy |
Group project and presentation – 15 minutes, plus Q&As (70%); class participation (30%) |
|
(e) Finance |
Group project and presentation – 15 minutes, plus Q&As (55%); individual assignment – 2,000 words (15%); class participation (30%) |
|
(f) Global business |
Group project and presentation – 15 minutes, plus Q&As (40%); individual assignment – 2,000 words (40%); class participation (20%) |
|
(g) Strategy and marketing |
Group project and presentation – 15 minutes, plus Q&As (70%); individual assignment – 2,000 words (30%) |
|
(h) Social innovation |
Group project and presentation – 15 minutes, plus Q&As (40%); individual assignment – 2,000 words (40%); class participation (20%) |
|
MBA36. |
Summer activity (students must choose one of the following): |
|
(a) Art markets |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
(b) Dissertation |
Individual assignment – 8,000 to 10,000 words (100%) |
|
(c) Entrepreneurship course |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
(d) Individual project |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
(e) Islamic finance |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
(f) Lean Six Sigma project |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
(g) Private equity |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
(h) Work placement |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
MBA54. |
Macroeconomics |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (75%); group assignment – max. 250 words (25%) |
MBA23. |
Global marketing |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (50%); group presentation – max. 2,500 words (30%); class participation (20%) |
MBA28. |
Private equity |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (35%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (40%); in‑class test – one hour (25%) |
MBA31. |
The coming of modern capital markets |
In-class test – two hours (70%); individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (30%) |
MBA38. |
Consumer behaviour |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (60%); group presentation – max. 15 minutes (40%) |
MBA40. |
Special topics in culture, arts, and media |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (40%); group presentation – max. 15 minutes (40%); class participation (20%) |
MBA41. |
Energy and emissions markets and policies |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (75%); individual presentation – max. 15 minutes (25%) |
MBA43. |
Entrepreneurship: how to start a technology company |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
MBA44. |
Venture capital and the entrepreneurial world |
Group assignment – max. 2,500 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
MBA46. |
Strategic fundraising for the CEO |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (30%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (60%); class participation (10%) |
MBA48. |
Hedge funds |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (85%); class participation (15%) |
MBA50. |
International business and Chinese firms |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (50%); group presentation – max. 15 minutes (40%); class participation (10%) |
MBA57. |
Mergers and acquisitions |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (25%); group presentation – max. 15 minutes (50%); class participation (25%) |
MBA58. |
New venture finance |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (50%); group assignment – max. 15 minutes (20%); class participation (30%) |
MBA60. |
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
MBA64. |
Strategic brand management |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (50%); group presentation – max. 15 minutes (50%) |
MBA66. |
The liberalization and regulations of international financial markets |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
MBA71. |
Asian capital markets |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
MBA83. |
Behavioural finance |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (60%); class participation (40%) |
MBA84. |
Cases in corporate finance II |
Group assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
MBA85. |
Introduction to options, futures, and other derivatives |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (60%); class participation (40%) |
MBA94. |
Real estate finance and investments |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (60%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (20%); class participation (20%) |
MBA95. |
Financial market trading simulation |
In-class test – two hours (60%); class participation (40%) |
MBA96. |
Innovation and marketing in emerging economies |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (70%); group presentation – max. 15 minutes (30%) |
MBA97. |
Supply chain strategy |
In-class test – two hours (100%) |
MBA98. |
Advanced strategy |
Group assignment – max. 2,500 words (40%); group presentation – max. 15 minutes (40%); class participation (20%) |
MBA106. |
Creativity and innovation management for start-ups |
Group presentation – max. 20 minutes (100%) |
MBA117. |
Global business environment |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (50%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (35%); class participation (15%) |
MBA119. |
Value-driven leadership as the new professional attitude |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (40%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (40%); class participation (20%) |
EMBA10. |
Marketing management |
Three-hour written examination (60%); group assignment: 12–15 PowerPoint slides (40%) |
EMBA32. |
Macroeconomics |
Group assessment: Max. length one page (25%); individual assignment: up to 2,500 words (75%) |
EMBA20. |
Negotiation skills |
Attendance only |
EMBA17. |
Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
EMBA19. |
Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |