Business Project

About the course

Subjects

Microeconomics Macroeconomics International economics Finance

Course content

This course is a foundation course and complementary to all courses taught in the first year of the AEF concentration.

There will be an introduction to the project in early February aiming at getting students to find a corporate partner as well as getting them to form teams.

The business project is a way of getting to apply the economics and finance skills acquired during the first year courses of the programme. We recommend that each group finds a corporate supervisor, i.e. a contact person withing a company.

The deadline of the project is common to all projects. There will thus be approximately four working weeks available for researching, analysing and writing up the project. The academic supervisor (which the groups need to find themselves - supervisor catalogue will be provided) will assist the group in academic issues and possibly in team dynamics. Each group will be given 1,5 hours supervision per student.

See course description in course catalogue

What you will learn

To provide a real-life experience in the form of a scientific-based report for consultancy purposes in economics and finance. The project is written by a team of junior consultants (students). The student should apply the analytical skills and the theories acquired during the first year on a problem connected to at least two courses in the program (one in Finance and one in Economics). The project can be also related to specific company and/or organization. Upon completion of the course/project the student must be able to:

Apply the economics and finance skills and analytical competences acquired during the first year courses at a high level on a relevant business problem.
Apply a relevant and practically oriented perspective on the business problem selected for the project.
Explain and argue for the relevance of the problem for the company and the value added of the economic and/or financial analysis.
Communicate the results clearly taking both the consultancy and the academic aspects into account.

Facts

Level

Master

Type

Mandatory course

ECTS

7.5

Code

CEAPO2004U

Teaching periods

Spring – semester

Academic year

2024/2025

Status

Available places

Teaching language

English

Teaching Format

On campus

Exams

Written assignment and oral exam on campus
Group exam, summer

Assessment type

7 point grading scale