DRE 7016 Topics in Corporate Finance
DRE 7016 Topics in Corporate Finance
A one semester course comprised of 2-3 different topics in the area of Corporate Finance. The course will primarily be taught by faculty from BI's finance department who will teach a topic of their own choosing, typically, but not necessarily, a topic related to the lecturers own research agenda. The course is intended for students who wish to write their thesis in corporate finance and related topics.
- To give students insights into current research topics in the area of Corporate Finance.
- To give students insights into how to structure a research question and write papers.
- To help students formulate and get started on their own research.
- To help students get acquainted with the research areas of the finance faculty and to promote interaction between faculty and PhD students.
By the end of the course, students should be able to understand and present the most recent research in corporate finance, to identify gaps in the existing literature and set up their own research agenda.
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Each topic may be comprised of standard lectures and/or research paper reading sessions and student presentations of research papers. It may be part of a lecturers topic that students submit a research proposal or other smaller assignments.
The exact topics of the courses may vary from year to year depending on which faculty teaches the course. A complete list of articles and book chapters will be distributed in advance of the course.
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Enrollment in a PhD programme is a general requirement for participation in PhD courses at BI Norwegian Business School.
External candidates are kindly asked to attach confirmation of enrollment in a PhD programme when signing up for a course. Other candidates may be allowed to sit in on courses by approval of the course leader. Sitting in on a course does not permit registration for the course, handing in exams or gaining credits for the course. Course certificates or confirmation letters will not be issued for sitting in on courses.
DRE7009 Corporate Finance theory or similar.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Duration: 1 Month(s) Exam code: DRE70161 Grading scale: Pass/fail Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
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Student's own work with learning resources | 130 Hour(s) | Specified learning activities (including reading) |
Teaching | 30 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of at least 160 hours.