Otto Janschek & Claudia Marini
contact hours: Tuesday at 17:15 at (virtual) Dienstagsbier (IfU/Dienstagsbier) or by appointment
Syllabus
Title
0729 Course III - Business Analysis Project
Instructors
Ass.Prof. Dr. Otto Janschek, Claudia Marini, MSc (WU)
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/13/21 to 09/15/21
Registration via LPIS
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Bachelor Programs
Dates
| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 09/28/21 | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.2.02 |
| Tuesday | 10/05/21 | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | D3.0.218 |
| Tuesday | 10/12/21 | 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM | TC.2.02 |
| Tuesday | 10/19/21 | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | D5.1.004 |
| Tuesday | 11/02/21 | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.3.06 |
| Tuesday | 11/09/21 | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | D2.0.030 |
| Tuesday | 11/16/21 | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | TC.2.02 |
This class is project-based. Together with a group of valuation professionals, we will explore how the increasing focus on ESG impacts business valuation. The goal of this course is to develop concepts for empirical studies that will be implemented in the linked course 4.
After completing this class students will be able to:
- analyze the impact of a major exogenous change on different industries and firm strategies
- interpret financial reports and identify ESG related information
- use databases like Bloomberg or Refinitiv to access key financial data
- calculate and interpret financial ratios and KPIs
- combine financial and non-financial data to analyze value drivers
- conduct a literature review
- describe and interpret different ESG ratings
- identify basic linkages between classic value drivers and ESG measures
Apart from that, completing this course will contribute to students' abilities to:
- be an effective, hard- and soft-skilled team member
- work effectively in a team-based structure
- develop a project structure for a loosely defined project and prioritize tasks
- give presentations on complex topics
Attendance: In order to successfully pass this course, your absence is limited to 20% of all our appointments including online sessions.
- Lectures
- Material for self-study
- Quizzes
- Coachings
- Group discussions
- Group assignments
The course uses a problem-based learning approach. This implies that students will need to develop solutions to complex questions on an individual and/or group level. To support this process, a mix of instruments will be used: Input lectures and other learning materials will provide basic concepts for the next steps, coaching sessions will provide early feedback, and presentations and reports will demonstrate the ability of students to successfully structure problems and provide meaningful answers.
The course grading system is based on:
- Kick-off presentations 30%
- Quiz 10%
- Presentation of intermediate results including the literature review and proposal for empirical part, incl. components of grading from peer-review 50%
- Participation 10%
Grading scheme
- excellent/Sehr gut ≥87,5%
- good/Gut ≥75,0%
- satisfactory/Befriedigend ≥62,5%
- sufficient/Genügend ≥50,0%
- not sufficient/Nicht genügend <50,0%
required: SBWL Course I
recommended: SBWL Course II, AMC III
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Last edited: 2021-09-07
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