Consolidation Project (Merger and Acquisition) (5 cr)
Code: HB00BI14-3001
General information
Timing
14.09.2020 - 30.11.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Face-to-face, 60 % Online learning
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 20
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Shabnamjit Hundal
Groups
-
HBI19S1Degree Programme in International Business
Time and location
The project is held in the autumn semester. There will be a one hour long workshop per week.
Learning materials and recommended literature
Lectures slides, template spreadsheet and other relevant material will be provided by the lecturer. Any text book covering fundamental issues of finance will be useful.
The following online resources will be explored:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZf5FUwF9LrvdnjXhiCGKQ/videos
The above channel is run by the lecturer himself.
https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/
http://www.worldbank.org/
https://www.bloomberg.com
http://www.reuters.com/
www.bbc.co.uk
http://ssrn.com
http://www.imf.org/external
http://www.worldbank.org/
http://www.ifc.org
http://www.reuters.com/
www.bbc.co.uk
https://www.investing.com
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/
https://finance.yahoo.com/
http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com
http://www.nytimes.com
Teaching methods
The primary modes of delivery are both online and classroom meetings (lectures, workshops, meetings and presentations) and blended learning.
Exam dates and retake possibilities
Students will form five groups and they will have weekly meetings with their counterparts in the foreign universities via Skype/Zoom/Microsoft Teams, for example. One final presentation at the end of the project.
International connections
This project is fully international since students will be interacting their counterparts based in the foreign universities.
Alternative completion methods
None
Student workload
You will be required to required to invest 135 hours approximately and the break up of the total time is as below:
Lectures: 20 hours
Workshop: 15 Hours
Assignment Preparations: 60 Hours
Meetings and Presentations 30 Hours
Miscellaneous: 10 Hours
Evaluation scale
0-5