No 6543
Wednesday 17 April 2019
Vol cxlix No 25
pp. 454–482
The Chair 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 on Thursday, 9 May 2019, in the Riley Auditorium, Clare College, for the purpose of considering the Lecture List for 2019–20 and any other teaching matters. The conference will be incorporated within the Faculty’s Away Day.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that, in the Easter Term 2019, 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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MBA15 |
Operations management |
Examination – 1.5 hours plus 15 mins reading time (50%); group assignment – max. 1,500 words (30%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA108 |
Business and society |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA54 |
Macroeconomics |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (75%); group assignment – 2,000 words (25%) |
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MBA35 |
Concentration and project (students must choose one of): |
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MBA35A |
Culture, arts and media management |
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 |
Healthcare strategies |
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 |
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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MBA35I |
Marketing |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA35J |
Digital transformation |
Group project and presentation – 15 mins, plus Q&As (100%) |
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MBA36 |
Summer activity (students must choose one of): |
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(a) Individual project |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(b) Research paper |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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(c) Work placement |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA112 |
Equity valuation |
Group assignment – max. 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA113 |
Advanced digital business |
Group presentation – deck of max. 20 slides (100%) |
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MBA121 |
Organising healthcare |
Group presentation – deck of max. 20 slides, 20 mins (100%) |
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MBA123 |
Disruptive technology and innovation |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA124 |
Strategic change and renewal |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA127 |
Fintech strategies for non-financial firms |
Group assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA23 |
Global marketing |
Group presentation – deck of max. 15 slides, 15 mins, and report – max. 1,500 words (100%) |
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MBA25 |
Lean Six Sigma process improvement |
Individual in-class test – 2 hours (100%) |
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MBA28 |
Private equity |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA38 |
Consumer behaviour |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA43 |
Entrepreneurship: how to start a company |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA48 |
Liquid alternatives and hedge funds (MGM12/MFIN47) |
Group presentation – deck of 20 slides, 15 mins (25%); individual assignment – max. 2,000 words (75%) |
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MBA57 |
Mergers and acquisitions |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA60 |
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
Individual assignment – max. 2,500 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA64 |
Strategic brand management |
Group assignment – deck of max. 15 slides, 15 mins (100%) |
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MBA66 |
The liberalisation and regulations of international financial markets |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA70 |
Cases in corporate finance |
Group assignment – max. 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA71 |
Asian capital markets (MGM12/MFIN33) |
Individual assignment – max. 1,500 words (100%) |
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MBA73 |
The international film and screen industries |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA88 |
Strategies for energy and climate |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (70%); class participation (30%) |
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MBA94 |
Real estate finance and investments |
Individual assignment – max. 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA97 |
Supply chain strategy |
In-class test – 2 hours plus 10 mins reading time (100%) |
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MBA98 |
Advanced strategy |
Group assignment – max. 3,500 words (100%) |
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EMBA10 |
Marketing management |
Group assignment (50%); individual assignment (50%) |
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EMBA32 |
Macroeconomics |
Group assignment (25%); individual assignment (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 2019, 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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MFIN47 |
Liquid alternatives and hedge funds (open to M.B.A.) |
Group presentation – deck of 20 slides, 15 mins (25%); individual assignment – 2,000 words max. (75%) |
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MFIN31 |
Infrastructure finance |
Individual assignment – 1,500 words max. (100%) |
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MFIN33 |
Asian capital markets (open to M.B.A.) |
Individual assignment – 1,500 words max. (100%) |
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MFIN35 |
Further econometrics: time series (open to M.Phil. in Finance) |
In-class test – 3 hours (100%) |
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MFIN40 |
Principles of financial regulation |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words max. (100%) |
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MFIN4 |
Further derivatives |
In-class test – 1.5 hours (100%) |
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MFIN42 |
Advanced credit |
Individual assignment – 2,000 words max. (50%); group case-study – 2,500 words max. (50%) |
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MFIN48 |
Understanding the international economy and financial system |
Individual assignment – 1,000 words max. (100%) |
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MBA94 |
Real estate finance and investments |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words max. (100%) |
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MFIN50 |
Key topics in finance system innovation |
Group presentation (25%); individual assignment – 2,000 words max. (75%) |
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MFIN46 |
Alternative channels of finance |
Individual assignment – 2,000 words max. (100%) |
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MFIN53 |
The purpose of finance |
Group presentation (10%); group presentation (10%); group presentation (10%); in-class test – 1 hour (35%); individual assignment – 1,500 words max. (35%) |
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MFIN54 |
Quantitative asset allocation |
Group assignment – 2,000 words max. (60%); group presentation (40%) |
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MFIN26 |
Group consulting project |
Group project, assessed by group presentation – 1 hour (100%) |
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MFIN37 |
Individual project (optional) |
Report of 12,000 words max. (100%) |