ENT4520 Startup funding Emneplan

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

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Knowledge

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After completing this course, students will have

• broad knowledge of key topics in corporate finance, including; theories, tools and methods within the field,
• understanding of the role of corporate finance in society.

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Skills

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After completing this course, students will be able to

• apply professional knowledge and relevant results from research to practical and theoretical issues in order to take informed decisions
• to reflect on their own professional practice (in finance or non-finance profiles)
• to find, evaluate and refer to information and use it to shed light on basic finance issues
• to use basic professional tools and techniques

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General competence

After completing this course, students will;

• have insight into relevant professional and ethical issues related to finance,
• be able to plan and carry out varied work tasks and projects that extend over time, alone and as a participant in a group,
• be able to convey key theories, problems and solutions both in writing, orally and through other relevant forms of expression, and
• be aware of new thinking and innovation trends present in the field.

In order to be able to register for the exam, the students must have two approved work requirements. First, students will take the tools proposed in the classroom and will adapt those tools to different setups in a practical excel exercise. Second, students will be asked to make a presentation of a given "real-life" financial management challenge using a business case. Students will present the main take-homes to the rest of the class.

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• Coursework 1: Tools, excel templates.
• Coursework 2: "Real-life" case presentation.

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Compulsory activities must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. The approval of the coursework is defined as "Pass". The lack of approval of the coursework is defined as "Fail".

If one or more coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a new given deadline. The deadlines for the above mentioned course requirements will be specified at the start of the course.

Excel

All handwritten and printed support material is allowed.

Grading scale A-F.

An internal and an external examiner will grade the exam.

A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners.

The exam in the course consists of two parts:

• Term paper

The term paper is a pitch deck presentation of 15-20 slides that communicate an entrepreneurial project to potential external investors. The term paper is written in groups of 2-5 students. This deck should include: problem, solution, value propositions, trends, market size, business model, value chain, traction, sustainability, financial planning, IP documentation and team and operation evaluation.

• Portfolio

The portfolio is a digital "Data Room" of both actual and drafts documents, which would fulfill the requirement of a Due Diligence. The portfolio is written in groups of 2-5 students. The students should demonstrate that they are able to document their pitched claims through financial models and statements, relevant documentation, contracts, and property rights. Where these do not yet exist, they need to demonstrate the ability to draft these documents.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

If a student has to resit the exam, the student can retake each part separately. It is not necessary to take both parts.

Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the term paper and portfolio for assessment.

All aids are permitted as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Pass/Fail

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

At least 25 per cent of the exam paper is 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.