No 6419
Wednesday 16 March 2016
Vol cxlvi No 24
pp. 419–428
Further to the Notice published on 17 June 2015 (Reporter, 6391, 2014–15, p. 635) the Faculty Board of Divinity have announced a reduction in prescribed texts for Paper A1. D. Qur’anic Arabic as follows:
Paper A1. Scriptural languages and texts
D. Qur’anic Arabic
Sura LIII 1–23, in place of 1–40;
Bukhari, 2–6, in place of 1–10;
Isfara’ini 45–46.
Other passages of the Qur’an (from Sura II and IV) will be as previously announced. The prescribed texts for this paper will therefore be:
The Qur’an, I: 1–7, II: 1–23, IV: 93–100, LIII: 1–23; al-Bukhari, al-Jami’al-Sahih (Cairo, 1313 AH), Vol. I, pp. 2–6; al-Isfara’ini, al-Tabsir fi’l-din (Beirut, 1983 CE), pp. 45–46.
An updated list of all the special subjects and prescribed texts for the Tripos is available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2015–16/weekly/6419/Theo-RS-Tripos-set-texts-2016-amend.pdf.
The Faculty Board of Divinity are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2016 will be affected.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives Notice that in the Easter Term 2016 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.
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MBA12. |
Corporate governance and ethics |
Individual assignment – max. 2,000 words (60%); Group presentation – max. 15 mins (40%) |
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MBA13. |
Leadership in action |
Attendance only |
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MBA108. |
Business and society |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA109. |
Business law workshop |
Attendance only |
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MBA54. |
Macroeconomics |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (75%); Group assignment – min. 250 words (25%) |
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MBA35. |
Concentration and Capstone project (students must choose one of the following): |
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MBA35A. Cultural arts and media |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA35B. Energy and environment |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA35C. Entrepreneurship |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA35D. Health strategy |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA35E. Finance |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA35F. Global business |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA35G. Strategy and marketing |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA35H. Social innovation |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA36. |
Summer activity (students must choose one of the following): |
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(a) Bootcamp: case writing |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(b) Bootcamp: entrepreneurship |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(c) Bootcamp: private equity |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(d) Bootcamp: creative arts management |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(e) Bootcamp: Lean Six Sigma |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(f) Dissertation |
Individual assignment – 8,000 to 10,000 words (100%) |
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(g) Individual project |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(h) Research paper |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(i) Work placement |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA23. |
Global marketing |
Individual assignment – max. 2,000 words (10%); individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (50%); group presentation – max. 15 mins (20%); group assignment – max. 1,500 words (20%) |
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MBA28. |
Private equity |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (30%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (40%); individual in‑class test – one hour (30%) |
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MBA31. |
The coming of modern capital markets |
In-class test – 1.5 hours (100%) |
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MBA38. |
Consumer behaviour |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (60%); group presentation – max. 15 mins (40%) |
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MBA43. |
Entrepreneurship: how to start a technology company |
Individual assignment – max. 5,000 words (100%) |
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MBA48. |
Liquid alternatives and hedge funds |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (75%); class participation (25%) |
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MBA57. |
Mergers and acquisitions |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (40%); group assignment and presentation – max. 3,000 words, max. 15 mins (60%) |
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MBA58. |
New venture finance |
Individual assignment – max. 1,000 words (50%); group assignment – max. 15 mins (20%); class participation (30%) |
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MBA60. |
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA64. |
Strategic brand management |
Individual assignment – max. 3,500 words (40%); group presentation – max. 30 mins (60%) |
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MBA66. |
The liberalization and regulations of international financial markets |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA71. |
Asian capital markets |
Individual assignment – max. 1,500 words (100%) |
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MBA73. |
International film business |
Group presentation – max. 15 mins (40%); individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (60%) |
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MBA83. |
Behavioural finance |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (75%); class participation (25%) |
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MBA84. |
Cases in corporate finance II |
Group assignment – max. 3,000 words (40%); group assignment – max. 3,500 words (60%) |
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MBA88. |
Strategies for energy and climate |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (70%); individual presentation – max. 15 mins (30%) |
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MBA94. |
Real estate finance and investments |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (60%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (20%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA95. |
Financial market trading simulation |
In-class test – two hours (70%); class participation (30%) |
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MBA96. |
Marketing and innovation in emerging economies |
Individual assignment – max. 1,000 words (70%); group presentation and report – max. 15 mins, max. 1,000 words (30%) |
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MBA97. |
Supply chain strategy |
Group assignment – max. 3,000 words (30%); individual assignments – max. 2,500 words (70%) |
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MBA98. |
Advanced strategy |
Group assignment – max. 5,000 words (100%) |
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MBA106. |
Creativity and innovation management for start ups |
Group presentation – max. 20 mins (100%) |
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MBA114. |
Strategies and tools for managing environment sustainability |
Individual assignment – max. 1,500 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA117. |
Global business environment |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA118. |
Islamic finance |
Individual assignment – max. 2,000 words (50%); group assignment – max. 2,000 words (50%) |
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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%) |
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EMBA10. |
Marketing management |
Three-hour written examination (60%); group assignment: 12–15 PowerPoint slides (40%) |
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EMBA32. |
Macroeconomics |
Group assessment: max. length one page (25%); individual assignment: up to 2,500 words (75%) |
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EMBA20. |
Negotiation skills |
Attendance only |
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EMBA17. |
Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
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EMBA19. |
Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
None.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that in the Easter Term 2016 the subjects for examination for the degree of Master of Finance will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
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MFIN5. |
Management lecture series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
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MFIN23. |
City speaker series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
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MFIN20. |
Risk management |
Individual assignment of 2,000 words max. (100%) |
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MFIN21. |
The coming of modern capital markets (open to M.B.A.) |
In-class test of 1.5 hours (100%) |
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MFIN31. |
Infrastructure finance |
Individual assignment of 1,500 words max. (100%) |
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MFIN33. |
Asian capital markets (open to M.B.A.) |
Individual assignment of 1,500 words max. (100%) |
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MFIN35. |
Further econometrics: time series (open to M.Phil. in Finance) |
In-class test of three hours (100%) |
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MFIN38. |
Global hedge fund value investing |
Individual assignment of 2,000 words max. (70%); group report of 2,000 words max. (20%); oral presentation of one hour (10%) |
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MFIN40. |
Principles of financial regulation (open to M.Phil. in Finance) |
In-class test of 1.5 hours (100%) |
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MFIN41. |
Advanced derivatives |
In-class test of 1.5 hours (100%) |
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MFIN42. |
Advanced credit |
Individual assignment of 2,000 words max. (50%); group case study of 2,500 words max. (50%) |
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MBA83. |
Behavioural finance |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words max. (75%); class participation (25%) |
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MBA94. |
Real estate finance and investments |
Individual assignment – 2,500 words max. (60%); group assignment – 2,500 words max. (20%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA58. |
New venture finance |
Individual assignment – 1,000 words max. (50%); group assignment – 15 mins max. (20%); class participation (30%). |
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MBA118. |
Islamic finance |
Individual assignment – 2,000 words max. (50%); group assignment – 2,000 words max. (50%) |
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MFIN37. |
Individual project (optional) |
Report of 12,000 words max. (100%) |