No 6570
Wednesday 4 December 2019
Vol cl No 12
pp. 137–166
Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2019–20, by comparison with those examinations in 2018–19, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Faculty Board of English gives notice that the form and conduct of the following papers available for Parts I and II of the English Tripos in the academic year 2019–20 will be as stated below.
This paper will be assessed by a three-hour examination. The paper will be divided into two sections.
All candidates are required to answer Section A Question 1, part (a) and either part (b) or part (c). In addition, candidates are required to answer two questions from Section B.
Section A 1 (a). All candidates are required to translate a passage from the prescribed text for translation. The translation should be into good, modern English prose. Candidates are advised that this exercise will carry one third of the marks for this section, and they should allocate their time accordingly.
Section A 1 (b) or (c). Candidates are required to answer questions on a passage from one of the prescribed texts for commentary. They cannot then answer a Section B question on this text. Candidates will be required to show detailed knowledge of the set passage and knowledge of the text as a whole. Questions will ask candidates to comment on various features that may include such things as diction, style and basic grammar used in the passage, and will invite candidates to comment on the literary qualities of the passage and on themes in the work. Candidates will be required to translate certain phrases or words into good, modern English prose. Candidates are advised that this exercise will carry two thirds of the marks for Section A, and they should allocate their time accordingly.
Prescribed text for translation: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in The Works of the Gawain Poet. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, ed. Ad Putter and Myra Stokes (London: Penguin, 2014), pp. 237–406, lines 1–490). Prescribed texts for commentary: Geoffrey Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde, ed. B. A. Windeatt (Harmondsworth, 2004) or in The Riverside Chaucer, gen. ed. Larry D. Benson (Oxford, 1987). Set passage: Book 2, lines 1541–1757 and Book 3, lines 1–889; and William Langland, Piers Plowman: A New Annotated Edition of the C‑text, ed. D. Pearsall (University of Exeter Press, 2008), Passus 5, line 1 to Passus 7, l. 308.
Section B will contain questions on literature of the period 1300–1550 and its contexts. Each answer in Section B will carry one third of the marks for the paper as a whole.
This paper will be assessed by a three-hour examination. Candidates will be required to answer any three questions.
Each individual answer must deal substantially with material from the period 1740–1824, although candidates are welcome to bring in material from outside these dates where appropriate.
In answering any question, candidates may discuss other media in addition to (or instead of) written material. However, the greater part of a candidate’s script taken as a whole should concentrate on written material.
Candidates are also free to discuss writings not originally written in English. However, again, the greater part of a candidate’s script taken as a whole should concentrate on works originally written in English.
This paper will be assessed by a three-hour examination.
The paper will be divided into two sections. All candidates are required to answer Section A and two questions in Section B. At least one of the answers in Section B must include substantial discussion of two or more authors.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages gives notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2020, the form of the examination for the following papers for the History and Modern Languages Tripos will be as specified below.
The Faculty Board is satisfied that no student’s preparation for the examination will be adversely affected by the changes.
The paper has been restructured to include additional topics with crossover with Ge.1 Introduction to German Studies.
Candidates will be asked to answer three questions out of five instead of all three sections.
The number of words required in answer to Question 8 (argued response) will be reduced from 350–400 to 250–300 words.
All other aspects of the examination paper are unchanged.
Section A, Question 7 will be reworded from ‘Replace который-clauses with participial clauses’ to ‘Replace который-clauses with participial phrases’.
Section A, Question 8 will be reworded from ‘Replace the underlined section with clauses containing verbal adverbs’ with ‘Replace the underlined sections with phrases containing verbal adverbs’.
The question in Section C (a) Content will be reworded from ‘Answer the following questions in Russian’ to ‘Answer the following questions in Russian, using your own words’.
The number of words required in answer to Question 8 (argued response) will be reduced from 350–400 to 250–300 words.
All other aspects of the examination paper are unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics gives notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2020, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos will be as specified below.
The Faculty Board is satisfied that no student’s preparation for the examination will be adversely affected by these changes.
The paper has been restructured to include additional topics with crossover with Ge.1 Introduction to German Studies.
Candidates will be asked to answer three questions out of five instead of all three sections.
The number of words required in answer to Question 8 (argued response) will be reduced from 350–400 to 250–300 words.
All other aspects of the examination paper are unchanged.
Section A, Question 7 will be reworded from ‘Replace который-clauses with participial clauses’ to ‘Replace который-clauses with participial phrases’.
Section A, Question 8 will be reworded from ‘Replace the underlined section with clauses containing verbal adverbs’ with ‘Replace the underlined sections with phrases containing verbal adverbs’.
The question in Section C (a) Content will be reworded from ‘Answer the following questions in Russian’ to ‘Answer the following questions in Russian, using your own words’.
The number of words required in answer to Question 8 (argued response) will be reduced from 350–400 to 250–300 words.
All other aspects of the examination paper are unchanged.
The topic heading at Section A will be renamed from ‘The Passions and Theories of Literature’ to ‘Gender Politics and Soundscapes’.
All other aspects of the examination paper are unchanged.
The mode of assessment for this paper has changed.
There will be three cultural topics covered by the paper. Candidates will be required to take a two-hour written cultural examination (Sp.10C – format unchanged from Tripos 2019) and a twenty-minute oral examination conducted in Catalan. The topic for discussion in the oral examination will be one of the three cultural topics covered in the course. Students will select the topic they wish to discuss in the oral examination in advance. Students may not answer questions on the topic selected for the oral examination in the written examination.
The Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos gives notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2020, the form of the examinations for the following papers will be changed as follows:
Assessed practicals will carry 25% of the total mark. All practicals (with the exception of the first Michaelmas Term practical) will be assessed. The Examiners may require the assessed practical work to be handed in for inspection.
One written examination paper will be set, of three hours’ duration. The paper will consist of seven questions, from which candidates will be required to answer any five.
The written examination paper will count for 85% of the total mark for Part Ia Materials Science. Practical work will be continuously assessed throughout the year and will count for 15% of the total mark for Part Ia Materials Science.
There will be one written paper of three hours’ duration carrying 80% of the total marks. Section A will consist of questions on material covered in the first half of the Michaelmas Term; Section B of questions on material covered in the second half of the Michaelmas Term; Section C of questions on material covered in the first half of the Lent Term; Section D of questions on material covered in the second half of the Lent Term; and Section E of questions on material covered in the Easter Term. There will be two questions in each section. Candidates will be required to answer eight questions, selecting at least one question from each section. No more than one of the questions in Section B will require material covered in the last six lectures of the Michaelmas Term. No questions in Section E will require material covered in the first four lectures of the Easter Term, which will instead be assessed by exercises undertaken during practical classes; both questions in Section E on the written paper will therefore focus on material covered in the last eight lectures of the Easter Term.
Assessment of the practical component of the course will carry 20% of the total marks. Candidates will be required to submit a total of three exercises for assessment. The first exercise – accounting for 8% of the total marks – will be set on the material covered during the Michaelmas Term. This first exercise must be submitted for assessment by the beginning of Week 3 of the Lent Term. The second exercise – again accounting for 8% of the total marks – will be set on the material covered during the Lent Term. This second exercise must be submitted by the beginning of Week 3 of the Easter Term. The third exercise – accounting for 4% of the total marks – will focus on the material taught in the first four lectures of the Easter Term. This third exercise must be submitted by the beginning of Week 4 of the Easter Term.
Section A will no longer contain a question related to the optical indicatrix. The question on phase diagrams for igneous systems that has usually been found in Section B will move to Section A. In Section B, an additional quantitative question will examine a new five-lecture block entitled ‘Earth’s Internal Structure and Mineralogy’, which replaces the five-lecture block entitled ‘Metamorphic mineralogy’ in Lent Term 2020. This question will relate to the use of seismology and other geophysical observations to constrain the structure, dynamics and composition of the deep Earth.
Section A will contain a question examining both crystal symmetry and optics, which may involve a ball and spoke model.
Full details of the examination can be found in the Course Guide: https://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/teaching/earth-sciences-course/part-iba/iba-course-guide.pdf
All other parts of the examination remain unchanged. All other papers remain
unchanged.
Two written papers will be set, each of three hours’ duration. Each paper will consist of seven questions, from which candidates will be required to answer any five.
The written examination papers will count for 80% of the total mark for
Part Ib Materials Science. Practical work will
be continuously assessed throughout the year and will count for 20% of the total mark
for Part Ib Materials Science.
Paper 1 will contain four sections; all questions will be compulsory. Section A will contain five short questions, and is worth about one fifth of the total marks for the paper; Section B will contain two problem questions on Quantum physics; Section C will contain one question on Quantum physics; this question can be an essay, brief notes, or a largely descriptive question; Section D will contain one problem question on Experimental methods.
Paper 2 will contain four sections; all questions will be compulsory.
Section A will contain five short questions, and is worth about one fifth of
the total marks for the paper; Section B will contain two problem questions on
Oscillations, waves, and optics; Section C will contain one problem question on
Condensed matter physics; Section D will contain one brief notes question on
Oscillations, waves, and optics and/or Condensed matter physics.
Paper 1 will contain three sections; all questions will be compulsory. Section A will contain five short questions, and is worth about one fifth of the total marks for the paper; Section B will contain two problem questions on Electromagnetism; Section C will contain two problem questions on Classical dynamics.
Paper 2 will contain three sections; all questions will be compulsory. Section A will contain five short questions, and is worth about one fifth of the total marks for the paper; Section B will contain one question on Electromagnetism and one question on Classical dynamics, these questions being essays, brief notes, or largely descriptive questions; Section C will contain two problem questions on Thermodynamics.
Four written papers will be set, each of three hours’ duration.
Paper 1 will be a general paper covering a range of topics from the course. On Paper 1, there will be a single question and candidates should answer all parts of the question.
Papers 2–4 will each consist of eight questions, based primarily on a grouping of lecture courses. On each of Papers 2–4, candidates should answer five questions, each of which carry equal credit.
All four written papers carry equal credit and in total the written examinations count for 70% of the total mark for Part II Materials Science.
Continuously-assessed work will count for 30% of the total mark for
Part II Materials Science.
The examination will consist of a three-hour written paper, consisting of multiple sections. Each section will correspond to a different eight-lecture topic from the course, and there will be as many sections as there are eight-lecture topics. The following rubric will be used:
Answer three questions, taking not more than one from a single section.
The examination will consist of a three-hour written paper, consisting of multiple sections. Each section will correspond to a different eight-lecture topic from the course, and there will be as many sections as there are eight-lecture topics. The following rubric will be used:
Answer three questions, taking not more than one from a single section.
The Research Project Proposal will comprise 6% of the final mark. The research project proposal shall be on a subject chosen by the candidate from a list of approved subjects announced by the Head of the Department of Zoology not later than the end of the first quarter of the Michaelmas Term. The research project proposal shall be submitted to the Examiners on a date which the Head of the Department shall announce not later than the end of the first quarter of the Michaelmas Term.
As of 2020 final marks will be composed of the following:
1. 64% – four written papers of three hours each;
2. 24% – project work or practical work, or both;
3. 6% – presentation of their project work;
4. 6% – a research project proposal of not more than 2,000 words, excluding
tables and bibliography.
Three written papers will be set, each of three hours’ duration.
Section A of Paper 1 will contain questions based on the short (six-lecture) modules, there being one question from each such module. Section B of Paper 1 will contain five essay titles. Candidates should answer three questions from Section A and one question from Section B.
Paper 2 will contain a section for each Michaelmas Term twelve-lecture course, each section consisting of two questions. Candidates must answer a total of five questions, selected from at least four different sections.
Paper 3 will contain a section for each Lent Term twelve-lecture course, each section consisting of two questions. Candidates must answer a total of five questions, selected from at least four different sections.
In total, the written examinations count for 61% of the total mark for Part III Materials Science. Paper 1 will be worth 17% of the total marks for Part III Materials Science, and Papers 2 and 3 will each be worth 22% of the total marks for Part III Materials Science.
The Vacation Report and Presentation will be worth 2% of the total marks for Part III Materials Science.
The Individual Research Project will count for 37% of the total mark for Part III Materials Science.
The Faculty Board of Biology gives notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2020, the form of the examination for certain papers in the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos will be changed as follows:
Sections A and B will be removed. The following rubric will be used:
The examination will consist of a three-hour written paper.
Candidates must answer four questions from the selection
given.
The examination will consist of a three-hour written paper, consisting of multiple sections. Each section will correspond to a different eight-lecture topic from the course, and there will be as many sections as there are eight-lecture topics. The following rubric will be used:
Answer three questions, taking not more than one from a single section.
The examination will consist of a three-hour written paper, consisting of multiple sections. Each section will correspond to a different eight-lecture topic from the course, and there will be as many sections as there are eight-lecture topics. The following rubric will be used:
Answer three questions, taking not more than one from a single section.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that in the Lent Term 2020 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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Subject |
Form of assessment |
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MBA83 Behavioural finance |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA126 Building customer centric organisations |
Group project and presentation – 15 minutes, deck of up to 20 slides (100%) |
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MBA70 Cases in corporate finance |
Group assignment – 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA40 Creative arts and media management |
Group assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA79 Digital marketing |
Group presentation – deck of 15 slides (100%) |
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MBA52 Doing good well: leading social innovation for local and global impact |
Group assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA41 Energy and emissions markets and policies |
Class participation (20%); individual assignment – 2,500 words (80%) |
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MBA129 Entrepreneurship in practice |
Individual assignment – 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA128 Entrepreneurship through acquisition |
Class participation (20%); group assignment and presentation – 1,500 words (80%) |
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MBA122 International business |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA85 Introduction to options, futures and other derivatives |
Two-hour in-class test (100%) |
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MBA125 Leadership in organisations |
Class participation (20%); individual assignment – 2,500 words (80%) |
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MBA81 Leading effective projects |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA110 Managing big data analysis |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA114 Managing for sustainability |
Individual presentation – 7 minutes, deck of 12 slides, 2,000 words (100%) |
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MBA14 Managing innovation strategically |
Individual assignment – 2,000 words (80%); individual class participation (20%) |
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MBA96 Marketing and innovation in emerging economies |
Group presentation –15 minutes, deck of 20 slides (100%) |
|
MBA58 New venture finance |
Individual class participation (20%); group presentation – 15 minutes, deck of 16 slides, 2,000-word write-up (80%) |
|
MBA27 Philosophy of business |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA103 Risk management and strategic planning |
Individual assignment – 2,000 words (80%); individual class participation (20%) |
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MBA107 Strategic pricing |
Group presentation – 15 minutes, deck of 20 slides (100%) |
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MBA78 Topics in financial statement analysis |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
MFIN16 Topics in investment management (open to M.B.A.) |
Group assignment – 3,000 words (50%); 1.5-hour in‑class test (50%) |
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EMBA24 Fast strategy, intrapreneurship, and business instinct |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA26 Philosophy of business |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA39 Strategic change and renewal |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA40 Project finance: innovative techniques in valuing and raising financing for large scale projects |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA42 Understanding consumers |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA44 Entrepreneurship and new venture creation |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA45 From the savannah to the boardroom: the evolutionary roots of decisions and leadership |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA53 How to think strategically |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA54 Entrepreneurial finance |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA55 Leading effective projects: a managerial perspective |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA56 Managing big data analysis |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA57 Building customer centric organisations |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA60 The effective director |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA61 Creative arts and media management |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA62 Complex financial transactions: structure, valuation and impact on the corporation |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA63 Design thinking and innovation |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA64 Strategies in disruptive technological environments |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA65 Strategy in ecosystems |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA68 Financial market analysis and trading |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA69 Brexit, Trump, and the backlash against globalisation: why the international economic system is at risk |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA70 Deep dive into fourth Industrial Revolution: how it will trigger the emergence of new business models |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA71 Behavioural finance: psychological insights into financial markets and organisations |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA50 Beyond calls to action: pathways to sustainable business |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA73 The rise of fintech |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA72 Enterprising families and family offices |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA59 Long term investing |
Individual assignment (100%) |
None.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that in the Lent Term 2020 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.
No written papers offered in Lent Term
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MFIN39 Fundamentals of credit |
2-hour in-class test (60%) and case study (40%) |
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MFIN3 Econometrics |
2-hour mid-term test (40%); 2-hour final test (60%) |
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MFIN5 Management lecture series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
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MFIN22 Management practice |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
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MFIN23 City speaker series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
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MFIN49 Advanced financial accounting |
2-hour in-class test (80%); group project – max. 8 pages (20%) |
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MFIN16 Topics in investment management (open to M.B.A.) |
Group assignment – max. 3,000 words (50%); 1.5-hour in-class test (50%) |
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MFIN19 Private equity |
Four individual assignments – max. 2,500 words each (40% in total); two group projects – max. 2,500 words each (30%); 1-hour individual in-class quiz (30%) |
|
MFIN34 Advanced corporate finance |
Group project – max. 8 pages (50%); 3-hour in-class test (50%) |
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MFIN14 Fixed income analysis (open to M.Phil. Finance) |
Individual essay – max. 2,500 words (50%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (50%) |
|
MFIN52 The circular economy |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (50%); group assignment – max. 2,500 words (50%) |
|
MFIN27 Mergers and acquisitions |
1.5-hour in-class test (40%); group case write-up – max. 2,500 words (40%); group presentation (20%) |
|
MBA83 Behavioural finance |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
|
MFIN24 Equity research project |
Group presentation (50%); report – max. 2,500 words (50%) |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for the examination in Finance for the degree of Master of Philosophy will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
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(1) |
MF5A |
Corporate finance I [one three-hour class test] |
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(2) |
MF6A |
Asset pricing I [one three-hour class test] |
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(3) either |
MF5B |
Corporate finance II [one three-hour class test (45%), 1,000-word written referee report (25%), presentation (15%), and class participation (15%)] |
|
or |
MF6B |
Asset pricing II [one three-hour class test] |
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(4) either |
SMO6 |
Fundamentals of competitive markets [one two-hour class test] |
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or |
R100 |
Microeconomics [two-hour written examination] |
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Either |
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(5) |
E300 |
Econometric methods [two-hour written examination] and |
|
(6) |
R301A |
Advanced econometrics II: time series [two-hour written examination] or |
|
(7) |
R301B |
Advanced econometrics II: cross-section and panel data[two-hour written examination] |
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Or |
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(5) |
MF2 |
Econometrics I [two three-hour class tests] and |
|
(6) |
MF2A |
Econometrics II [two three-hour class tests] |
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MF1 |
Topics in accounting [group-based assignment write-up (2,000 words exluding tables)] |
|
MF10 |
How to do finance [two written referee reports (75%), class participation (17%), attendance (8%)] |
|
S140 |
Behavioural economics [two-hour written examination] |
|
S150 |
Economics of networks [two-hour written examination] |
|
S170 |
Industrial organisation [two-hour written examination] |
|
MFin14 |
Fixed income [individual essay – 2,500 words max. (50%), group assignment – 2,500 words max. (50%)] |
|
MFin35 |
Further econometrics [TBC: as per M.Fin. Notice to be published in Lent Term 2020] |
|
202 |
Stochastic calculus and application [one three-hour written examination] |
|
205 |
Modern statistical methods [one three-hour written examination] |
|
211 |
Advanced financial models [one three-hour written examination] |
|
341 |
Numerical solution of differential equations [one three-hour written examination] |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management gives notice that in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for the examination in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation for the degree of Master of Philosophy will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
|
Either |
ISO-4 |
Statistical concepts for management researchers [1,000-word assignment (80%) and half-hour seminar presentation (20%)] |
|
or |
MF2 |
Econometrics I [two 3-hour tests] |
|
ISO1 |
Information systems, innovation and organisational change [3,000-word essay (75%), 20-minute seminar presentation and group facilitation: leading and facilitating discussion of a research theme during the course (25%)] |
|
|
ISO2 |
Organisations and strategic innovation [3,000-word essay (70%) and half-hour seminar group presentation (30%)] |
|
|
ISO3 |
Organisations theory [3,000-word essay (70%) and half-hour seminar group presentation (30%)] |
|
|
ISO5 |
Qualitative research methods [four research exercises, of 1,000 words each] |
|
|
ISO12 |
Individual research project [4,000-word essay] |
|
ISOE6 |
Strategic organising of digital and social innovation [individual 3,000-word essay (60%), 20-minute case-study group presentation (25%), 10-minute individual presentation and class participation (15%)] |
|
ISOE7 |
Seminar in strategic management content research [weekly essays (7 x 3 pages each, double spaced) (20%), class participation (15%), leading discussion (15%), and 3,000-word individual coursework (50%)] |
|
ISOE8 |
Organisationl research methods [5,000-word essay (90%) and class participation (10%)] |
|
ISOE10 |
Marketing strategy [3,500-word essay (70%), 20-minute individual presentation (20%) and class participation (10%)] |
|
SMO2 |
Introduction to operations and technology management research [participation in discussion (15%), homework assignment up to 15 mathematical questions (50%) and paper on research opportunities up to 3,000 words (35%)] |
|
SMO6 |
Fundamentals of competitive markets [one two-hour class test (100%)] |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for the examination in Management for the degree of Master of Philosophy will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
|
MM1 |
Quantitative techniques for management [2-hour written examination with additional 10 minutes of reading time] |
|
MM2 |
Marketing [2-hour written examination with additional 10 minutes of reading time (50%), plus 10‑minute group project presentation (50%)] |
|
MM3 |
Business economics [2-hour written examination with additional 10 minutes of reading time] |
|
MM4 |
Strategy [2-hour written examination with additional 10 minutes of reading time (70%), and 3,000-word group assignment (30%)] |
|
MM5 |
Organisational analysis [2-hour written examination with additional 10 minutes of reading time (80%), and 10-minute group presentation with 5-minute Q&A and 500-word executive summary (20%)] |
|
MM6 |
Finance [2-hour written examination with additional 10 minutes of reading time] |
|
MM7 |
Accounting [2-hour written examination with additional 10 minutes of reading time] |
|
MM8 |
Operations management [2-hour written examination with additional 15 minutes of reading time] |
|
MM9 |
Management consulting project [25-minute group presentation with 5,000-word report (75%) and 1,500-word essay (25%)] |
|
MME20 |
Business innovation in a digital age [15-minute group case study presentation with 5-minute discussion (30%), and 3,000-word individual assignment (70%)] |
|
MME21 |
Ethics [3,000-word individual assignment (70%) and 15-minute group presentation with 5-minute Q&A (30%)] |
|
MME22 |
Supply chain management [2-hour written examination with additional 10 minutes of reading time (70%) and 3,500-word group assignment (30%)] |
|
MSE7 |
Human resources management [individual take-home essay (65%), two in-class tests (15% each), class participation (5%)] |
|
MSE9 |
International business economics [3,000-word essay] |
|
TPE25 |
Strategic valuation: uncertainty and real options in system design [project of no more than 4,000 words, comprising computer modelling and associated questions, and the preparation of a 6-slide PowerPoint presentation] |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management gives notice that in the academic year 2019–20 the nine subjects for examination in Strategy, Marketing and Operations for the M.Phil. Degree will be chosen from the list below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
|
MF2 |
Econometrics I [two 3-hour class tests] |
|
MF2A |
Econometrics II [two 3-hour class tests] |
|
SMO1 |
Advanced topics in operations and technology management research [class participation (12%), 30–40-minute presentation of mathematical proofs (14%), homework assignment of up to five mathematical questions (14%), two referee reports on working papers of no more than 2,000 words (60%)] |
|
SMO2 |
Introduction to operations and technology management research [homework assignment of up to 15 mathematical questions (50%), participation in discussions (15%), and paper on research opportunities up to 3,000 words (35%)] |
|
SMO3 |
Classics of operations and technology management research [class participation (20%), presentation (20%), up to 2,500-word research proposal (30%), and up to 2,000-word reviewer’s report (30%)] |
|
SMO5 |
Individual research project [5,000-word essay] |
|
SMO6 |
Fundamentals of competitive markets [one two-hour class test] |
|
ISO1 |
Information systems, innovation and organisational change [3,000-word essay (75%), 20-minute group seminar presentation and group facilitation: leading and facilitating discussion of a research theme during the course (25%)] |
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ISOE6 |
Strategic organising of digital and social innovation change [individual 3,000-word essay (60%), and 20-minute case study group presentation (25%), and 10-minute individual presentation and class participation (15%)] |
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ISOE7 |
Seminar in strategic management content research [weekly essays (7 x 3 pages each, double spaced) (20%), class participation (15%), leading discussion (15%), and 3,000-word individual coursework (50%)] |
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ISOE8 |
Organisational research methods [5,000-word essay (90%) and class participation (10%)] |
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ISOE10 |
Marketing strategy [3,500-word essay (70%), 20-minute individual presentation (20%), and class participation (10%)] |
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S140 |
Behavioural economics [two-hour written examination] |
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S170 |
Industrial organisation [two-hour written examination] |
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MFin35 |
Further econometrics [M.Fin. Notice to be published in Lent Term 2020] |
In addition, students can also opt to write a dissertation of not more than 12,000 words in length.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for the examination in Technology Policy for the degree of Master of Philosophy will be as listed below.
The method of examination is shown for each subject. Students must take twelve modules (six core modules, two Sectorial and Skills electives, two Enterprise Stream electives, and two Open electives). Students are also required to complete a Final Group Project.
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TP1 |
Technology policy: concepts and frameworks [2-hour end-of-term written in-class test (80%) and blog/Twitter contributions (20%)] |
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TP2 |
Economic foundations of technology policy [2-hour end-of-term written in-class test (100%)] |
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TP3 |
Case studies and simulations [3,000-word essay (90%) and class participation (10%)] |
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TP4 |
Business, government, and technology in emerging markets [2-hour end-of-term written in-class test (100%)] |
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TP5 |
Policy design and evaluation [2-hour end-of-term written in-class test (100%)] |
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TP6 |
Deciphering the European Union: business-government relations [policy analysis (80%) and a debate presentation (20%)] |
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FGP |
Final group project [12,000-word written report (70%) and a 90-minute client presentation (30%)][double-weighted] |
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TPE22 |
Electricity and environment [one piece of written coursework in two parts: a 1,500-word paper (50%) and a 1,500-word paper (50%)] |
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TPE23 |
Negotiation skills [3,000-word essay (100%)] |
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TPE25 |
Strategic valuation: uncertainty and real options in system design [project of no more than 4,000 words, comprising computer modelling and associated questions, and the preparation of a six-slide PowerPoint presentation (100%)] |
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TPE20 |
Managing the innovation process [a case write-up of up to 1,000 words (50%), and a group project of up to 2,000 words (<10 pages and no more than one video) (50%)] |
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TPE21 |
Entrepreneurial science and innovation policy [one 1,000–1,500-word essay (50%) and two one-page short group reports (25% each)] |
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TPE24 |
Competitive strategy in the digital age: platform markets, network effects and the new rules of strategy [2,000-word essay (100%)] |
M.Phil. in Technology Policy students are permitted to borrow any of the following modules as an Open Stream elective:
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ISO2 |
Organisations and strategic innovation [3,000-word essay (70%) and half-hour seminar group presentation (30%)] |
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MME20 |
Business innovation in a digital age [15-minute group case study presentation with 5-minute discussion (30%) and 3,000-word individual assignment (70%)] |
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MME21 |
Ethics and corporate social responsibility [3,000-word individual assignment (70%) and 15-minute group presentation with 5-minute Q&A (30%)] |
The following modules offered on Part IIb of the Engineering Tripos in 2019–20; details of available modules and formats of examination were published in the Notice of 12 June 2019 (Reporter, 6551, 2018–19, p. 676). For those modules shown as assessed by coursework, students should contact the Department of Engineering for precise details of the requirements.
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4E4 |
Management of technology |
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4E5 |
International business |
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4E6 |
Accounting and finance |
The following modules offered on the M.Phil. in Engineering for Sustainable Development in 2019–20; details of available modules and formats of examination were published in the Notice of 24 July 2019 (Reporter, 6557, 2018–19, p. 856)
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ESD360 |
Resilience and hazard mitigation in future cities |
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ESD450 |
Policy, legislation and government |