No 6735
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Vol cliv No 25
pp. 447–464
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice, in accordance with the regulations for the degree of Master of Business Administration, that the elective modules available for examination in the Easter Term 2024 will be as stated below. The method of assessment is shown for each module.
4. (a) One-year course
6. (b) Elective modules
Easter Term 2024:
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Module |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
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MBA16 |
Cost management and control |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA113 |
Design sprint for digital innovation |
Group assignment, deck of 20 slides (100%) |
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MBA114 |
Managing for sustainability |
Individual presentation and script, deck of 10–12 slides, 2,000 words (100%) |
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MBA123 |
Disruptive technology and multisided platforms |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA130 |
International finance |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA131 |
Decision making for leaders |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA132 |
The art of CEO leadership |
Individual assignment, 2,000 words (100%) |
|
MBA136 |
Digital currency and block chains |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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MBA23 |
Global marketing |
Group presentation, deck of 15 slides, 15 minutes (70%); individual assignment, 1,500 words (30%) |
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MBA28 |
Private equity |
Individual assignment (65%); group assignment, deck of 10 slides or 1,500 words (35%) |
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MBA38 |
Consumer behaviour |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA43 |
Entrepreneurship: How to start a company |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA44 |
Venture capital and the entrepreneurial world |
Group presentation and report: 6–8 slides, 1,500 words (100%) |
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MBA57 |
Mergers and acquisitions |
In-class test, 90 minutes (80%); case study/final role play exercise (20%) |
|
MBA60 |
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
|
MBA64 |
Strategic brand management |
Group report and presentation: deck of 15 slides, 15 minutes (70%); individual assignment, 1,500 words (10 pages) (30%) |
|
MBA73 |
The entertainment industries |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (100%) |
|
MBA88 |
Strategies for energy and climate |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (80%); debate 20% |
|
MBA97 |
Supply chain strategy |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
|
MFin16 |
Topics in financial statement analysis |
In-class test (100%) |
|
MFin40 |
Principles of financial regulation |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MFin53 |
The purpose of finance |
Individual assignment, 2,000 words (70%); class participation (30%) |
|
MBA138 |
AI in business ethics |
Individual assignment (100%): 1,500 words each for parts (1) and (2), so a total of up to 3,000 words, and 10 slides for part (3). Students will be allowed to use GenAI to create both the text and pictures used in their assignment, but they must provide logs of their prompts. |
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MBA139 |
Sustainable finance |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (100%) |
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that, in the Easter Term 2024, the subjects for examination for the degree of Master of Finance will be as stated below. The method of assessment is shown for each subject.
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Module |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
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Group 1 – core subjects |
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MFIN5 |
Management lecture series |
Seminar, assessed by online attendance |
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MFIN23 |
City speaker series |
Seminar, assessed by online attendance |
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Group 2 – specialist subjects |
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MFIN27 |
Mergers and acquisitions |
In-class multiple choice questions exam (80%); class participation, in‑class case studies and final role play (20%) |
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MFIN31 |
Infrastructure finance |
Individual assignment, 1,000 words (100%) |
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MFIN33 |
Asian capital markets |
Individual assignment, 1,500 words (100%) |
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MFIN35 |
Further econometrics: Time series (open to the M.Phil. in Finance) |
End of course three-hour in‑class test (100%) |
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MFIN42 |
Advanced credit |
Individual assignment, 2,000 words (50%); group case study/write-up, 2,500 words (50%) |
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MFIN47 |
Liquid alternatives and hedge funds |
Individual assignment, 2,000 words (100%) |
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MFIN53 |
The purpose of finance |
Individual assignment, 2,000 words (70%); class participation (30%) |
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MFIN56 |
Algorithmic trading |
Completion of Python Data Science and Finance online courses (30%); individual project (50%); class project contribution (20%) |
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MFIN57 |
Blockchain and digital assets |
Individual essay, 2,000 words (100%) |
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MFIN58 |
International finance and exchange rates |
Individual essay, 2,000 words (100%) |
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MFIN63 |
Sustainable finance |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (100%) |
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MFIN64 |
Financial entrepreneurial acquisitions |
Class participation (30%); two individual essays of 750 words each (35% each) |
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Projects |
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MFIN26 |
Group consulting project |
Group project, assessed by group presentation (100%) |
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MFIN37 |
Individual project (optional) |
Report, 5,000 words (100%) |