MSLV4800 The State and Municipalities as Market Actors – Public Procurement, State Aid, and Corporate Organization Course description

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After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• understand the fundamental principles of financial accounting and their use in valuation
• apply valuation techniques to evaluate corporate performance and value creation.
• understand how ESG factors influence financial analysis and corporate valuation
• is able to implement the valuation of a company using techniques and tools covered during the course

Skills

The student will

• extract critical insights from financial statements
• analyze financial performance using key ratios like ROE, ROIC, and liquidity measures
• prepare forecasts and pro forma financial statements
• conduct valuations using multiple methods and critically assess the results
• integrate ESG factors and strategic analysis into financial analysis and valuation models

General competence

The student has

• completed case work as constructive members of a student group.

Learning approaches include lectures, in-class problem solving, class discussions, and group work.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1: One written group assignment (maximum two pages)

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline for the student to take the exam. If the coursework requirement has not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version by a given deadline.

The following aids are permitted:

• Calculator (see regulations for the use of calculators in the program description)

Grade scale A - F

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Rudresh Pandey

The course focuses on Financial Accounting, covering topics related to Advanced Financial Accounting, Accounting Theory, Annual Accounts, and Corporate Finance, but these are not the prerequisites for taking the course.

Ingun Sletnes