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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