Study Trip: Integrated Excursion Project - Finance
level of course unit
2. Master study cycle
Learning outcomes of course unit
The students:
• become familiar with companies and institutions during a study trip lasting several days.
• are able to compare national and multinational companies from a profitability point of view and analyze practical cases.
• Are able to work on management challenges in the field of marketing or finance actively and with their previously-acquired specialist and methodological knowledge, develop and present strategic solution proposals and deal constructively with feedback from the companies.
prerequisites and co-requisites
Course: Corporate Finance, Applied Financial Management
course contents
• Study trip lasting several days with a visit to one or more companies or institutions.
• Students are confronted with current and specific challenges.
• Students analyze the situation and work out potential solutions, which are presented and discussed with company representatives.
recommended or required reading
• Berk, Jonathan; DeMarzo, Peter: Corporate Finance. Pearson (latest edition)
• Brealey, Richard A.; Myers, Stewart C.; Allen, Franklin: Principles of Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill (latest international edition)
• Harrison, Walter T.; Horngren, Charles T.; Thomas, C. William & Tietz, Wendy M.: Financial Accounting. Pearson (latest international edition)
• Kaiser, Kevin; Young, David S. (2009): Need Cash? Look Inside Your Company. Harvard Business Review May 2009, 64-71.
assessment methods and criteria
Term paper, presentation
language of instruction
English
number of ECTS credits allocated
3
eLearning quota in percent
15
course-hours-per-week (chw)
2
planned learning activities and teaching methods
Excursion
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
4
name of lecturer(s)
Prof. (FH) Dr. Peter Dietrich
course unit code
04.MV.SIF.4
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory elective
work placement(s)
none