Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2011–12, by comparison with those examinations in 2011, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2012, the conduct of the examination for all written papers within Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb of the Chemical Engineering Tripos will be changed as follows:
Candidates will be admitted to the examination room 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the examinations and will be given 10 minutes of ‘reading time’ before being allowed to commence writing.
The form of the examinations is otherwise unchanged.
Lecture course |
Paper |
Mechanical engineering |
Paper 1 |
Thermofluid mechanics and heat transfer (24L) |
Section A (4 short questions and 2 long questions) |
Mechanics and mechanical vibrations (28L) |
Section B (4 short questions and 2 long questions) |
Structures and materials |
Paper 2 |
Structures (24L) |
Section A (4 short questions and 2 long questions) |
Materials (20L) |
Section B (4 short questions and 2 long questions) |
Electrical and information engineering |
Paper 3 |
Linear circuits and devices (22L) |
Section A (3 short questions and 2 long questions) |
Digital circuits and information processing (16L) |
Section B (3 short questions and 1 long question) |
Electromagnetics (12L) |
Section C (2 short questions and 1 long question) |
Mathematical methods |
Paper 4 |
Michaelmas Term material (24L) |
Section A (3 short questions and 2 long questions) |
Lent/Easter Term material (16L) |
Section B (3 short questions and 2 long questions) |
Computing |
Section C (2 short questions) |
Candidates will be admitted to the examination room 15 minutes before the scheduled time of the examinations and will be given 10 minutes’ reading time before being allowed to start writing.
Examination |
Number of questions |
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Paper 1 – Mechanics |
6 |
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Paper 2 – Structures |
6 |
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Paper 3 – Materials |
6 |
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Paper 4 – Thermofluid mechanics |
6 |
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Paper 5 – Electrical engineering |
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Linear circuits and devices |
2 |
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Electrical machines |
3 |
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Electromagnetic fields and waves |
2 |
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Paper 6 – Information engineering |
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Linear systems and control |
3 |
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Communications, and signal and data analysis |
3 |
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Paper 7 – Mathematical methods |
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Vector calculus |
3 |
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Linear algebra and probability |
3 |
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Paper 8 – Selected topics |
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Paper 8 is divided into eight sections. |
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Section A: |
Introductory business economics |
2 |
Candidates are required to answer one question only. |
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Sections B–H: |
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(B) |
Civil and structural engineering |
3 |
(C) |
Mechanics, materials, and design |
3 |
(D) |
Aerothermal engineering |
3 |
(E) |
Electrical engineering |
3 |
(F) |
Information engineering |
3 |
(G) |
Engineering for the life sciences |
3 |
(H) |
Manufacturing, management, and design |
3 |
Candidates will be admitted to the examination room 15 minutes before the scheduled time of the examinations and will be given 10 minutes’ reading time before being allowed to start writing.
For Papers 2–3: Candidates are required to answer not more than four questions, which may be taken from either section.
For Papers 1, 4, 6, and 7: Candidates are required to answer not more than four questions. The questions should be from two sections only and not more than two questions should be answered from either section.
For Paper 5: Candidates are required to answer not more than four questions and must answer at least one question from each section.
For Paper 8: Candidates who are not offering a foreign language as an option are required to answer four questions, taken from only two of sections B–H. Not more than two questions from each section may be answered. Candidates who are offering a foreign language as an option are required to answer not more than two questions from one of sections B–H.
Paper 8 will be of two and a half hours’ duration, or of one and a half hours’ duration in the case of candidates who are offering a foreign language.
Module title |
Written paper (p); course-work (c) |
Number of questions on the paper |
Number of questions to be attempted |
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3A1 |
Fluid mechanics I (double module) |
p |
8 |
5 |
3A3 |
Fluid mechanics II (double module) |
p |
8 |
5 |
3A5 |
Thermodynamics and power generation |
p |
4 |
3 |
3A6 |
Heat and mass transfer |
p |
4 |
3 |
3B1 |
Radio frequency electronics |
p |
4 |
3 |
3B2 |
Integrated digital electronics |
p |
4 |
3 |
3B4 |
Electric drive systems |
p |
4 |
3 |
3B5 |
Semiconductor engineering |
p |
4 |
3 |
3B6 |
Photonic technology |
p |
4 |
3 |
3B7 |
Present and future energy systems |
p |
4 |
3 |
3C1 |
Materials processing and design |
p |
4 |
3 |
3C5 |
Dynamics |
p |
4 |
3 |
3C6 |
Vibration |
p |
4 |
3 |
3C7 |
Mechanics of solids |
p |
4 |
3 |
3C8 |
Machine design |
p |
4 |
3 |
3C9 |
Fracture mechanics of materials and structures |
p |
4 |
3 |
3D1 |
Geotechnical engineering I |
p |
4 |
3 |
3D2 |
Geotechnical engineering II |
p |
4 |
3 |
3D3 |
Structural materials and design |
p |
4 |
3 |
3D4 |
Structural analysis and stability |
p |
4 |
3 |
3D5 |
Water engineering |
p |
4 |
3 |
3D8 |
Building physics and environmental geotechnics |
p |
4 |
3 |
3D7 |
Finite element methods |
p |
4 |
3 |
3E1 |
Business economics |
p |
4 |
2 |
3E2 |
Marketing |
p |
4 |
2 |
3E3 |
Modelling risk |
p |
4 |
2 |
3E5 |
Human resource management |
p |
4 |
2 |
3E6 |
Organizational behaviour |
p |
4 |
2 |
3E10 |
Operations management for engineers |
p |
4 |
2 |
3F1 |
Signals and systems |
p |
4 |
3 |
3F2 |
Systems and control |
p |
4 |
3 |
3F3 |
Signal and pattern processing |
p |
4 |
3 |
3F4 |
Data transmission |
p |
4 |
3 |
3F5 |
Computer and network systems |
p |
4 |
3 |
3F6 |
Software engineering and design |
p |
4 |
3 |
3G1 |
Introduction to molecular bioengineering |
p |
4 |
3 |
3G2 |
Mathematical physiology |
p |
4 |
3 |
3G3 |
Intoduction to neuroscience |
p |
4 |
3 |
3G4 |
Medical imaging and 3-D computer graphics |
p |
Section A: 2 Section B: 2 Section C: 2 |
1 1 1 |
3G5 |
Biomaterials |
p |
4 |
3 |
3I1 |
Data structures and algorithms (CST) |
p |
Section A: 1 Section B: 3 |
1 2 |
3M1 |
Mathematical methods |
p |
4 |
3 |
4C4 |
Design methods |
p |
4 |
3 |
4D8 |
Pre-stressed concrete† |
p and c |
Section A: 2 Section B: 3 |
1 2 |
4M12 |
Partial differential equations and variational methods |
p |
4 |
3 |
4M16 |
Nuclear power engineering |
p |
4 |
3 |
† The written paper for module 4D8 will be divided into sections as follows:
4D8 |
Section A questions have a weighting of 50% |
Section B questions have a weighting of 25% |
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Both sections may contain questions on any relevant topic |
Single module examinations will last one hour and 30 minutes. Double module examinations (3A1 and 3A3) will last three hours. There will be ten minutes of ‘reading time’ before each module (including double modules). Candidates should present themselves in the examination room 15 minutes before the advertised start time of each paper. Late arrivals disturb other candidates: please arrive in plenty of time.
The style of new module papers will be similar to those of any ‘sample papers’ issued to students during the year.
The Examiners will take into account course-work produced by candidates according to the scheme published by the Faculty Board.
Standard databooks will be available at all examinations. Where additional data sheets or databooks were provided for a particular course they will be attached to the relevant examination paper.
Candidates will be allowed to take into the Examination Hall only officially marked calculators as set out in the notice concerning calculators published by the Faculty Board (July 2011).
In the working of all questions and in the evaluation of numerical quantities candidates should show a sufficient number of steps to allow the Examiners to make a proper assessment of their answers.
Candidates are reminded that illegible writing may result in loss of marks.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management give notice that in the Lent Term 2012 of academical year 2011–12 the subjects for examination for the M.B.A. Degree will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
MBA5. Financial reporting |
one-hour written examination |
MBA14. Managing innovation strategically |
(assessed by individual assignment (65%), group assignment and group presentation (35%)) |
MBA15. Operations management |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA16. Financial management |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA33. Negotiation skills |
(attendance only) |
MBA34. Global consulting project |
(assessed by group assignment and presentation (80%) and peer review (20%)) |
MBA77. Accounting and working capital for start up firms |
(assessed by individual assignment (50%), group assignment (30%), and class participation (20%)) |
MBA78. Advanced financial reporting |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA18. Advanced data analysis for management |
(assessed by individual assignment (45%), group assignment (45%), and class participation (10%)) |
MBA70. Cases in corporate finance I |
(assessed by individual assignment (40%), group assignment (40%), and class participation (20%)) |
MBA20. Climate leadership |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA39. Corporate social responsibility |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA79. Digital marketing |
(assessed by individual assignment (80%) and class participation (20%)) |
MBA80. Entrepreneurship: launching new ventures |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA24. Globalization and international business |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA25. Lean Six Sigma process improvement |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA27. Philosophy in business |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA28. Private equity (MGM12 Paper MFIN19) |
(assessed by individual assignment (35%) and group assignment (65%)) |
MBA81. Project management |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA29. Service design and innovation |
(assessed by individual assignment (55%) and group assignment (45%)) |
MBA30. Strategic human resources management |
(assessed by individual assignment (60%) and group assignment (40%)) |
MBA22. Strategic performance management |
(assessed by individual assignment (70%) and group presentation (30%)) |
MBA31. Topics in financial history (MGM12 Paper MFIN21) |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
MBA32. Topics in investment management (MGM12 Paper MFIN16) |
(assessed by individual assignment (70%) and group assignment (30%)) |
EMBA4. |
Management practice |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA14. |
Corporate governance and ethics |
(individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA15. |
Elective I |
(see below) |
EMBA16. |
Elective II |
(see below) |
EMBA17. |
Leadership in action |
(not formally assessed, attendance required at dinners) |
EMBA18. |
Individual project |
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EMBA19. |
Personal and professional development |
(not formally assessed) |
EMBA24. |
Fast strategy, intrapreneurship, and business instinct |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%) and two non-graded exercises to also be undertaken in class) |
EMBA31. |
Global energy security |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%), max. 2500 words) |
EMBA32. |
Macro economics |
(assessed by individual assignment ((75%), max. 2500 words) and group assignment (25%)) |
EMBA23. |
Strategic performance management |
(assessed by individual assignment (70%) and group presentation (30%)) |
EMBA22. |
Venture capital, private equity, and acquisitions |
(assessed by group assignment (40%) and individual assignment (60%)) |
EMBA28. |
Advanced strategy |
(assessed by individual assignment (60%) and group assignment (40%)) |
EMBA33. |
Consumer behaviour |
(assessed by one group assignment (50%) and individual assignment (50%)) |
EMBA25. |
ETech projects |
(assessed by group presentation (40%) and individual report (60%)) |
EMBA21. |
How to start companies |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA29. |
International real estate |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA26. |
Philosophy in business |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA34. |
(MBA77.) |
Accounting and working capital for start up firms |
(assessed by individual assignment (50%), group assignment (30%), and class participation (20%)) |
EMBA35. |
(MBA18.) |
Advanced data analysis for management |
(assessed by individual assignment (45%), group assignment (45%), and class participation (10%)) |
EMBA36. |
(MBA78.) |
Advanced financial reporting |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA37. |
(MBA70.) |
Cases in corporate finance I |
(assessed by individual assignment (40%), group assignment (40%), and class participation (20%)) |
EMBA38. |
(MBA79.) |
Digital marketing |
(assessed by individual assignment (80%) and class participation (20%)) |
EMBA39. |
(MBA80.) |
Entrepreneurship: launching new ventures |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA40. |
(MBA24.) |
Globalization and international business |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA41. |
(MBA25.) |
Lean Six Sigma process improvement |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA42. |
(MBA81.) |
Project management |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA43. |
(MBA30.) |
Strategic human resources management |
(assessed by individual assignment (60%) and group assignment (40%)) |
EMBA44. |
(MFIN21.) |
Topics in financial history |
(assessed by individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA45. |
(MFIN16.) |
Topics in investment management |
(assessed by individual assignment (70%) and group assignment (30%)) |
EMBA 1. |
Analysis of financial reports (Accounting) |
(1.5-hour written examination (100%)) |
EMBA 5. |
Management science |
(1.5-hour written examination (50%) and one group assignment (50%)) |
EMBA 2. |
Corporate finance |
(one group project (analysis of case studies) (40%) and 1.5-hour written examination (60%)) |
EMBA 6. |
Organizational behaviour |
(1.5-hour written examination (70%) and group project (30%)) |
EMBA4. |
Management practice |
(one individual assignment (100%)) |
EMBA7. |
Operations management |
(two individual written assignments (80% total) and class participation (20%)) |
EMBA17. |
Leadership in action |
(not formally assessed, attendance required at dinners) |
EMBA19. |
Personal and professional development |
(not formally assessed) |