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ØABED4800 Advanced Corporate Finance and Research Methodology Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Advanced Corporate Finance and Research Methodology
- Study programme
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Master Programme in Business AdministrationOslo Business School, Exchange Programme
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2021/2022
- Curriculum
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FALL 2021
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
Corporate finance consists of the financial activities related to running a corporation with a focus on maximizing shareholder value. This course in advanced corporate finance looks at current research articles published in top academic journals to identify how companies implement corporate finance activities in practice.
Recommended preliminary courses
Grade scale A-F.
Required preliminary courses
None
Learning outcomes
The bachelor’s thesis is the final academic in-depth paper in the nursing programme. Through the work on the bachelor’s thesis, the student will delve into a delimited area of research, and have the opportunity to develop his/her own academic independence. The topic must be linked to the nursing profession, patients and/or next-of-kin. The bachelor’s thesis must include systematic literature searches to apply results from recent research related to the chosen research question. The bachelor’s thesis must be presented in a systematic and clear manner. The title of the bachelor’s thesis will also be included on the diploma.
In the autumn semester, some teaching will be set up in connection with, for example, the development of a preliminary topic and problem for the bachelor thesis, cf. the work requirement Project description for the bachelor thesis.
Content
One internal and one external examiner.
Teaching and learning methods
Passed course SKOMP1000 and SKOMPPRA10.
Course requirements
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
- can discuss the nurse’s role and responsibilities in a chosen area of specialisation
- can summarise relevant research and professional development in the chosen specialisation
Skills
The student
- can create a project description, including a time schedule and how he/she intends to complete the bachelor’s thesis with the resources available
- can formulate a clear research question relating to nursing, which is possible to answer within the framework of the thesis
- can carry out an independent systematic literature review in accordance with the applicable research standards
- can clarify concepts, analysing and assessing different sources of information, and using these sources to formulate relevant argumentation
- can present specialist literature in an independent, logical, critical and systematic manner
General competence
The student i
- can disseminate and arguing for strengths and weaknesses of his/her own study in a substantial and methodical manner
- can reflect on relevant research ethics issues
Assessment
Lectures, seminars, supervision, and self-study. All students will be allocated a supervisor.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
The following coursework requirement must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:
- Project description for the bachelor’s thesis, scope 1,000 words (+/- 10%).
- Completed supervision, three compulsory supervision sessions out of the four sessions offered.
Grading scale
Bachelor’s thesis.
- Literature review.
- Normally written in group with 2-3 students.
- Scope of 8,000 words (+/- 10%).
Resits/rescheduled exam: If the bachelor’s thesis is awarded a fail grade, the student has the right to submit a reworked version once.
Examiners
All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.