Economics and Business Administration. Study Guide 2009/2010

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1 Economics and Business Administration Study Guide 2009/2010

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3 Contents 1 General Information for Master's Students General Student Facilities Information Blackboard Computer Facilities Study Advice Library Special Examination Facilities International Students Student Society The Faculty Research Education Committees Alumni Rules and Regulations Purpose and Final Attainment Levels of Master's students Academic Calender MSc Programme Accounting and Control General Description of the Programme Structure of the Programme Enrolment Teaching 31 3 Exam parts 33 4 MSc Programme Business Administration General Description of the Programme Teaching Enrolment MSc Business Administration: Specialization Entrepreneurship MSc Business Administration: Specialization Financial Management MSc Business Administration: Specialization Human Resource Management MSc Business Administration: Specialization Information and Knowledge Management MSc Business Administration: Specialization Management Consulting MSc Business Administration: Specialization Strategy and Organization MSc Business Administration: Specialization Transport and Supply Chain Management 61 5 Exam parts 65 Contents 5

4 6 MSc Programme Econometrics and Operations Research General Description of the Programme Structure of the Programme Enrolment Thesis Thesis seminar Writing the thesis Teaching Entry requirements Exam parts MSc Programme Economics General Description of the Programme Structure of the Programme Overview Specilisation Courses Enrolment Teaching Exam parts MSc Programme Finance General Description of the Programme Structure of the Programme Enrolment Teaching Exam parts MSc Finance - Honours Track Quantitative Finance General Description of the Programme Structure of the Programme Enrolment Teaching Goals of the Programme Entrance Requirements Exam parts MSc Programme Marketing General Description of the Programme Structure of the Programme 210

5 Enrolment Teaching Exam parts MSc Programme Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics General Description of the Programme Structure of the Programme Enrolment Teaching Self-study programme Exam parts MPhil Programme Economics and Finance (Tinbergen Institute) Tinbergen Institute The Graduate Programme Admission requirements Information and application Premasters Economische Wetenschappen en Bedrijfskunde De premasteropleiding Programmabeschrijving Werkvormen Programma premasters Premaster Accounting and Control Premaster Business Administration Premaster Finance Premaster Marketing Praktische regels ten aanzien van de premasteropleiding Informatievoorziening Onderwijs- en examenregeling Regels en richtlijnen voor tentamens en examens (Rules and Regulations) Speciale tentamenfaciliteiten Toelatingsvoorwaarden premaster Assessment Meer informatie Exam parts 251 Contents 7

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7 1 General Information for Master's Students 1.1 General Address VU University Amsterdam Faculty of Economics and Business Administration De Boelelaan HV Amsterdam (0) Faculty Board Prof. dr. H. Verbruggen, dean Prof. dr.e.t. Verhoef, research Mr. P. Sneep, MSc, education Ms. L. Jurjens, student-representative Managing Director Mr. F.A.M. Snijders, MSc 1.2 Student Facilities Information Most information concerning your studies you will find in this study guide and on the faculty website If you cannot find the information you need, you can visit the programme secretariat on the second floor of the main building, room 2A-16. Its staff can provide additional information on exams, registration, diplomas, et cetera. On the monitor screens across the secretariat you find last-minute announcements, changes in time schedule, locations of examination and other information relevant to your studies. See also > roosters & data. It is important to check these regularly. Important information on registration, deadlines or changes in the programme is sent to you by . Every student is provided with his own University address. Information is sent to this address only! As you are also responsible for proper maintenance of your account, be certain to check this regularly. Information is also published in the faculty section of the University's newspaper Ad Valvas. This paper appears every Thursday and can be collected free of charge from several distribution points in the main building. Every student is supposed to be familiar with announcements made in Ad Valvas. Finally, relevant course information is published on Blackboard. You are advised to check this regularly Blackboard Blackboard is the faculty's digital learning environment. A large part of the teaching is supported by this. Blackboard is used to hand out assignments, lecture sheets, General Information for Master's Students 9

8 additional literature and information on courses. Students are normally required to hand in assignments through Blackboard. All students are required to be familiar with this programme. Manuals can be found on the faculty website: Computer Facilities The Faculty has ten computer rooms with 217 computers available to students. They are located on the third floor and in rooms 1B-04/14. All computers are equipped with standard software relevant to economic and business sciences. All students have free use of the computer network. This includes storage capacity and room for a personal web page on the network. Students all have their personal e- mail address. Opening hours are: Monday to Friday from and Saturday from hrs. The computer rooms may be closed for personal use when they are needed for teaching purposes. During holidays, the computer rooms are closed in the evenings. The computer helpdesk will assist you if you experience difficulties. It also sells printing credits. Problems or questions can also be reported by heldpdesk@feweb.vu.nl; the helpdesk is located in room 3A-16 opening hours of the helpdesk are: Monday to Thursday from and Friday from Besides faculty facilities, the University offers computer facilities that are relevant to students of all faculties. Examples of this are workplaces across the campus, TIS (the automated Examination Information System), Blackboard, changing personal information such as address, etc. For more information, visit the University s digital helpdesk at Study Advice The Faculty has four study advisors for student counselling. They offer assistance in planning your studies, and give information on courses and the programmes. They may also offer help when students are confronted with exceptional personal circumstances that hamper their progress. The study advisers for Economics and Business Administration are: Ms. Karin Loos, MA Ms. Ella Noordhoek, MA Ms. Marjolein Paap, MA Ms. Marloes Theuns MA The study advisors can be contacted daily from hours or by appointment in room 2A-24. Contact is also possible by telephone daily from hours and by study-advisor@feweb.vu.nl. Appointments are to be made through the students' desk of the programme secretariat; The study advisor for Econometrics & Operations Research is: Dr. R. Nobel rnobel@feweb.vu.nl consultation by appointment only 10 Economics and Business Administration

9 1.2.5 Library The University Library Finding and consulting academic literature is an essential part of your studies. The university library will be glad to assist you in finding the right resources to help you in your studies. Please visit our website or stop by the information desk in the library (main building, room 2B-01). Below you will find a summary of general library services and facilities, as well as details of the library department relevant to your course(s). For more information, visit General services and facilities Finding literature: Our interactive web courses in Information Literacy help you to find the right literature in a whole range of disciplines. Go to > Help, advice> Online Courses. Select your area of study. If it is not listed, choose "Other courses". The University Library also offers free workshops. For details, go to > Help, advice > Workshops. Borrowing and ordering literature: To borrow from the library, you need your VU Chip Card. See > Borrowing, reserving > Borrowing. Items not held at the University Library can be ordered through the Interlibrary Loans System, IBL. For more information, visit > Borrowing, reserving > Inter-library loans (ILL). You can also join any other university library in the Netherlands free of charge upon presentation of your student card and an official identity document. Working from home For details of how to gain access to all our online resources and e-journals from home, see > Facilities > Working from home. Other facilities The University Library offers 1500 study places, as well as photocopying, printing and computer facilities. For locations, see > Facilities > Reading rooms and computer rooms. Questions Questions about the University Library can be submitted to > Help, advice> Ask a question. Economics and Business Administration Library Your subject library is the section of the University Library where you will find the literature and related expertise you need for your studies. Feel free to contact it with both general and specific queries. Address: VU Main Building General Information for Master's Students 11

10 De Boelelaan HV Amsterdam Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, h Friday h Saturday h Facilities: 2nd floor: Books & Exams literature 3rd floor: Printed journals 4th floor: Reference books & IOS Collection (incl. EDC material) Telephone: Desk: General questions: > Help, advice> Ask a question. Subject specific questions: m.pratslopez@ubvu.vu.nl Website: > Academic Disciplins> Economics and Business Administration The collection The Economics and Business Administration Library holds collections covering General Economics, Business Economics, Econometrics and Business Administration. Jointly with the Law Library, it serves as a European Documentation Centre (EDC). At least one copy of every publication designated as required reading is available. The majority of the collection is available in digital form on the website: > E-journals or E-resources. Courses and instruction Instruction in how to use the library is included in your course curriculum. In addition, you can take the following optional courses online, in English. Level A web course in Information Literacy (BA-students; first-year) Level B web course in Information Literacy for Business Administration (BAstudents) Level C online course Information Literacy (MA-students) Newsletter The library submits items for every edition of Newsflash and also s them directly to all staff and students in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. Queries Please submit any queries about the collection or acquisition suggestions to the information specialist for Economics and Business Administration, Ms Montserrat Prats López ( M.PratsLopez@ubvu.vu.nl tel ) Special Examination Facilities If you are dyslexic or suffer from a physical or sensory disability that may hinder you when taking exams, you can contact one of the study advisors to see what special facilities are available. Your request must be accompanied by a medical certificate, issued no more than one year previously, from a physician or a psychologist. In cases 12 Economics and Business Administration

11 of dyslexia, your request should be accompanied by a statement from a generally recognised dyslexia testing institute. If your request is granted, you should report to the programme secretariat (room 2A-14) 40 minutes prior to the commencement of the examination International Students The faculty is fortunate to welcome many international students to its Master's programmes. An experienced International Office will help you register and settle in quickly into your new surroundings. Facultary International Officer The facultary International Officer is in charge of the co-ordination of the Master's programmes for international students. International students are advised to contact her on arrival in the Netherlands. She will assist you with any queries you might have concerning the study programme and enrolment for courses. You can find additional information at Ms. W. Maat, MA Room 2E-70 (2nd floor of the main building) masterprogramme@feweb.vu.nl, Telephone: (0) VU University Amsterdam Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, 2E-70 De Boelelaan HV Amsterdam The Netherlands Central Office of International Affairs Central Office of International Affairs (respectively the International Programmes Officer) is in charge of all the practicalities which need to be arranged before and on arrival. You can contact the Central Office of International Affairs by at admissions-support@vu.nl (0031 (0) ) or visit the Information desk in room A0-11. The most important practicalities to be arranged are visa, health insurance, housing and registration. Please make sure you read under mentioned information carefully before setting out for Holland. If you have any questions concerning these topics please contact your International Programmes officer or check Residence permit and visa requirements The rules for obtaining a residence permit vary, depending on your country of origin. Please check the information below at the Dutch embassy in your own country, or surf to Details of the procedure outlined in this section may have changed by the time you read this. For more information check > Visa/Residence permit, or contact your International Programmes Officer. Health and Liability insurance Before coming to the Netherlands, you should contact your own insurance company to find out whether it can provide extra medical cover for your stay abroad and General Information for Master's Students 13

12 whether you can take out a personal public liability policy. If you cannot obtain supplementary coverage in your home country, you can take out a policy in the Netherlands. Without health insurance you will not be accepted for the MVV procedure (see above). For more information check > insurance. Accommodation The VU University Amsterdam has a limited number of rooms available for foreign students. The standard furnishing of these study bedrooms includes a bed, a desk and cupboard. Bathroom and kitchen facilities are shared. Upon arrival, students are required to pay the housing organisation a housing deposit and the first month's rent in advance. For more information check > accommodation. Before arrival in the Netherlands Before travelling to the Netherlands you must arrange the following documents: a valid passport a visa or Authorisation for Temporary Stay (MVV), if applicable a letter of acceptance confirming that you are taking part in a master programme at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of VU University Amsterdam. proof that you have the financial means to cover your stay in the Netherlands (MVV students) legalized birth certificate (in Dutch, English, German or French) if you are married, a marriage certificate three recent colour passport photographs (for requirements with regard to passport photographs check > Travel Documents. a medical insurance policy with extra medical cover for treatment abroad, and a personal public liability policy. If you cannot obtain supplementary cover in your own country, you can take out a policy in the Netherlands (see above, under 'Health and Liability Insurance'). On arrival in the Netherlands After arrival in the Netherlands, you will need to apply for a residence permit (if applicable) and register with the local authority (obligatory for all international students). The two documents you will obtain are essential for the enrolment at the university. Please note that, to register with local authority, you will require a copy of your legalized birth certificate, whether or not you are an EU citizen. This certificate needs to be in Dutch, English, German or French. If not, it has to be translated in one of the four languages by a sworn translator. To do list on arrival: visit the University Information desk in room A0-11 contact your International Programmes Officer of the Central Office of International Affairs attend the information meetings during the introduction week prior to the start of the academic year contact your facultary International Officer to complete your application if you are still conditionally accepted 14 Economics and Business Administration

13 University Registration Following your arrival, you should first contact the Central Office of International Affairs in order to complete your registration at room A0-11 or deliver the missing or complete package (if not yet received by us) at the general student desk or in their mailbox. Your registration cannot be completed until VU University Amsterdam has received both the requisite documents and the amount owed for tuition fee. For more information check > Registration. Information on the Netherlands Information about the Netherlands can be found in the booklets entitled An introduction to Living in Holland and Practical Guide to Living in Holland, both of which can be ordered from Nuffic (Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education). You can also find a lot of information on studying in the Netherlands on the international Nuffic site International IBA students Students with a Bachelor degree in International Business Administration from VU University have direct admission to the master programme of their choice, provided they meet the entry requirements. See IBA study guide at for an overview of these requirements. In applying for admission IBA students follow the same procedure that holds for regular VU-students. For more information you can go to the Student Desk at room OA-11 at the main building. Conditional Admission If you are a 3rd year IBA student and have not completed your bachelor s programme yet, you can be conditionally admitted to the master s programme if you meet the required conditions for conditional admission (see the IBA study guide). Re-registration Under the Dutch law you have to register yourself each academic year. For getting registered as master student at VU University you first need to re-register between June, 15th and September, 1st. You have to use the internet application If you have not yet obtained your degree, you must reregister as IBA-student. Once your application for the Master of your choice has been accepted (after your official graduation) your registration as IBA student will be altered into Master student. On the application form for graduation you can enter the Master programme of your choice. Residence Permit and change of study programme You have obtained your residence permit for a specific purpose of stay, namely studying at VU University Amsterdam and a certain study programme. If anything changes in your purpose of stay, such as your study programme, you will need to apply for changing the purpose of stay at the IND. You can find additional information on the VU's website for current students > Practical Information > Changing your study course. Reminder: you are officially registered as a student only after you have filled in your re-registration form and paid the tuition fee ( General Information for Master's Students 15

14 Assistance for international IBA students The International Office will help international prospective master students with housing, visa and important registrations needed for studying in the Netherlands. When you are planning to continue your studies at VU University after your IBA, please contact our Master coordinator (ms. W. Maat at for details on the application or housing and for scholarships (see You can find additional information on the VU's website for prospective students > International Master s Student Society Aureus Aureus is the student association for all students of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at VU University Amsterdam, except for econometrics students. Aureus functions as an intermediary between the students, the faculty and business life. It has 3000 members of which 125 are actively involved in our organization. Together they organize an array of activities, offering members selfdevelopment opportunities and valuable social contacts. Aureus aims to offer all Economics and Business students' additional value during their studies by organizing academic, career, international and social activities in which they can participate. In this way students get to know fellow-students, learn vital job-application skills, gain organizational experience and get in touch with business life. Bookstore The Aureus Bookstore (room 2A-11 Main Building) offers study books, subtracts and summaries to Aureus members with a discount of 10-15%. The bookstore opening hours: Monday Tuesday Friday Membership To become an Aureus member you only have to pay a one time membership fee of 35,-. After payment you are an Aureus member for the entire duration of your study period. The bookstore discounts add up so quickly that the membership fee can be earned back well within six months! Furthermore the passive membership enables you to make use of the Aureus intranet where you can find old exams and the internship database. Subscription forms can be found at the Aureus Bookstore. Active Membership All Aureus activities are organized by active members. They can be seen as the employees of Aureus. Becoming an active member of Aureus gives you the opportunity to gain great organizational experience, get to know other students and cooperate with renowned names in Dutch business life. You learn how to work in a team and how to set up an activity successfully. It is a greatest opportunity to put into practice what you learn in class! Aureus organizes monthly drinks for its active members and an active-member-weekend once a year. 16 Economics and Business Administration

15 If you wish to become an active Aureus member, fill in the subscription form in the Aureus Bookstore, drop by the office (room 6A-03 Main Building) or send an to International Aureus organizes several activities aimed especially at International Business Administration students and English speaking participants. Examples of this are: European Study Trip SVS International Research Project Amsterdam Career Days exchange activities introduction week These activities are organized by English-speaking students and are conducted in English as well. Are you interested in organizing or participating in one of these activities, write an to Contact Study association Aureus De Boelelaan 1105 Room 2A HV Amsterdam Tel Kraket Kraket organizes study-related activities for students of Econometrics and Operations Research. Business excursions to for example Price Waterhouse Coopers, ING, KLM or other enterprises serving as prospective working environment for econometrists are part of the programme. It also organizes study travels abroad. Kraket also publishes Aenorm, the faculty magazine on Econometrics, in which staff, students and alumni publish regularly on a variety of econometrical topics. The society works closely together with other student societies for students of Econometrics of other universities. Finally, Kraket makes sure that there is enough room for entertainment, drinks, sports tournaments and fun in general. Membership is cheap and gives you a 10% discount on study books, available from the Kraket bookshop. Contact Kraket VU University Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1105 Room 1A-19 Main Building 1081 HV Amsterdam tel info@kraket.nl General Information for Master's Students 17

16 Faculty Student Council The Faculty Student Council (FSC) represents the interests of all faculty students. It consists of six members, yearly elected by students of the faculty through the University's election procedure. It participates together with members of staff in the joint assembly, which advises on, or approves of, decisions made by the Faculty Board. The FSC is also responsible for student participation in various committees, such as selection of students for membership of programme committees and a student representative attending meetings of the Faculty Board. All students can contact the FSC directly at studentenraad@feweb.vu.nl. 1.3 The Faculty The Faculty of Economics of the VU University Amsterdam was established in In 1987 the Faculty merged with the Faculty of Actuarial Science and Econometrics to form the Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics. Currently the Faculty is referred to as FEWEB (which stands for the Dutch equivalent of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration). FEWEB is a medium-sized faculty, with approximately 4000 students, 1500 postgraduate students and about 400 academic and non-academic members of staff. The faculty is headed by the Faculty Board, consisting of the dean, the director of education and the director of research. A student-representative attends the Faculty Board meetings in an advisory capacity. Members of staff are organized into eight departments, each headed by a professor. These departments are responsible for the research and education programmes of the faculty: Department Economics and Development Economics Department Accounting Department Finance and Financial Sector Management Department Management and Organisation Department Marketing Department Spatial Economics Department Econometrics and Operations Research Department Information Systems and Logistics Research Research at the faculty is organized into 16 research programs. All education programs are supported by scientific research. The major research fields of the faculty are regional economics, labour economics, econometrics and development economics. In these areas the faculty has relatively large, internationally outstanding research groups. Furthermore, there are four research institutes affiliated to the faculty: The Tinbergen Tinbergen Institute (TI) is the graduate school and institute for economic research of the economics departments of Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR), University of Amsterdam (UvA) and VU University Amsterdam (VU). It was founded in 1987 by 18 Economics and Business Administration

17 these three economics departments and is located in both Amsterdam and Rotterdam. TI currently has an annual influx of around 30 MPhil students, who receive training and supervision from the Institute s senior research fellows. Centre for World Food Studies (SOW-VU): concerned with contract research in the field of food supply. Amsterdam Centre for Business and Economic Research (AMBER): concerned with contract research for companies and not-for-profit organisations in the fields of general economics and business economics. Amsterdam Research Centre in Accounting (ARCA): carries out research into financial accounting, management accounting and auditing Education The Faculty offers four undergraduate, eight full-time master, three part-time master and fourteen postgraduate programmes. Three undergraduate-programmes and the part-time and postgraduate programmes are taught in Dutch, the bachelor's programme International Business Administration and the full-time Master's programmes are in English. Admission to any of the postgraduate programmes is dependent on the master you have taken. It leads to further specialisation and professional education. For more information on the postgraduate programmes see the website: For more information on Research and Education you can contact Onderwijscentrum VU, telephone: onderwijssecretariaat@ond.vu.nl, website: Undergraduate programmes (Dutch-taught) BSc in Economics and Business BSc in Econometrics and Operations Research BSc in Business Administration Undergraduate programme IBA (English-taught) Bsc in International Business Administration Master's programmes full-time (English-taught) MSc in Accounting and Control MSc in Business Administration MSc in Econometrics and Operations Research MSc in Economics MSc in Finance, both regular and honours track Quantitative Finance MSc in Marketing MSc in Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics MPhil in Economics, Econometrics or Finance (two-year research master) Masterprogrammes part-time (Dutch-taught) MSc in Accounting and Control (in combination with post-master programme Accountancy) MSc in Business Administration General Information for Master's Students 19

18 MSc in Marketing Postgraduate programmes (Dutch-taught) Accountancy (Registered accountant) Certified Management Accountant Certified Financial Manager Change Management Chartered Financial Analyst Controller (Registered Controller) Controller in public en non-profit sector Corporate Compliance Financial and Investments Specialist Health Care Management IT-Audit (Registered) Management Consultant (Basic- and Postgraduate programme) Treasury Management Research and Education (teacher training programme, full-time and part-time) Teacher's education (full-time / part-time) Within the bachelor-master programme structure the certification of first grade teacher in Economics or Management and Organization (entitled to work at all levels of secondary education) in the Netherlands can be obtained through the teacher training programmes MSc Teaching Economics and MSc Teaching Management Organization. Only students who already have a MSc in the field of Economics or Business Administration are eligible for admission. For more information about these Teacher training programme (eerste-graads-lerarenopleidingen) you can contact: Onderwijscentrum VU University Amsterdam tel lerarenopleiding@ond.vu.nl Committees There are several committees, often including student members, active within the faculty. These advise the Faculty Board. The Faculty places great emphasis on student participation. Any student following a course of study within the Faculty is eligible to participate in a committee. This usually involves the intercession of the Faculty s Student Council. The following committees are of importance to students: Programme Committee Each programme has its own programme committee. These committees advise the Faculty Board on issues relating to teaching, such as the design of the programme, the Academic and Examination Regulations, and bottlenecks in teaching. The programme committee consists of members of the academic staff and students. Examination Board The examination board is responsible for maintaining proper procedure during examinations and for awarding the results. The examination board makes decisions concerning exemptions, and gives approval for the inclusion of extra-faculty optional subjects in the examination programme. In addition, they can consent to departures 20 Economics and Business Administration

19 from normal procedure on the ground of exceptional circumstances. The examination board consists of members of the academic staff. Students can contact the examination board via Library Committee The library committee consists of four members appointed from among the academic staff, and one student appointed at the intercession of the faculty's Student Council. The library committee's task is to make recommendations concerning any written information pertaining to the Faculty s teaching and research activities, and regarding the way in which the Faculty s funds for collection building are dispensed Alumni All alumni receive the faculty s relation magazine Vuurwerk and the University s alumni magazine Gewoon Bijzonder twice a year. In addition, activities for graduates are organised regularly to promote contact between graduate economists, econometricians, and the staff of the Faculty. For us to contact you it is important that we have your proper address. If you wish to remain informed, send any change of address also to: Alumni Office VU University Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1105, Room 2A HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands attn: Iris Visser tel alumni@feweb.vu.nl Econometrics Alumni Association The Econometrics Alumni Association at the VU University Amsterdam was founded in Its purpose is to help graduates to stay in touch, both with one another and with the Econometrics Department. In addition to publishing the alumni newsletter Econometristen in Actie (Econometricians in Action), the Association organizes an annual reunion which is attended by many graduates who are keen to find out how everyone is getting on. A list of graduates is also published. The alumni can all use this to find out what their contemporaries are doing these days, and where they are working. 1.4 Rules and Regulations All formal rules pertaining to teaching and examinations are laid down in the Academic and Examination Regulation. This document is accessible via the faculty's website: Below you will find a summary of the most important rules and regulations. You cannot derive any rights from the summary below. 1. Registration for exams Students must register for exams at least eight days prior to the commencement of the examination in question. Registration is by means of the University's registration system TIS. TIS is accessible via General Information for Master's Students 21

20 Failure to register may result in your being unable to take part in the exam. You can only take part if there is room in the examination hall and if there are sufficient examination papers. You can only get the result of your exam after you have paid a fine. Only in very exceptional cases can the examination board deviate from this examination registration regulation, at the request of the student concerned. 2. Examination timetable Students are given details of the examination timetable well in advance. This is done via the website When drawing up the timetable for examinations, the examination board can only take in account those public holidays and other free days that have been designated as such by the Executive Board of the VU University Amsterdam. 3. Starting times and examination halls On the day of the examination, the starting times and examination hall layout will be displayed on the monitors in the hall near the programme secretariat. Information displayed on the monitor is also accessible via the faculty website: 4. Code of conduct for examinations 1. During a written examination, students are required to hand over their university registration card (or other means of identity bearing a photograph) so that their student number can be checked against the list of students registered for the examination 2. During written examinations, students are required to follow the invigilator's instructions concerning the maintenance of order in the examination room 3. There is no free choice in seating: seating is allocated 4. You may only bring with you: pen, pencil, pencil sharpener, eraser, ruler and calculator. Sometimes a graphic calculator may be used, subject to approval by the examiner. Other attributes may not be used and may not be present on your writing desk 5. Students arriving after the examination has started may be excluded from participating in the examination 6. Students may not leave the examination room within thirty minutes of the start of the examination 7. The use of mobile phones or the possibility that it could be used or other communication equipment during the written examination is prohibited. 8. Students must hand in their examination papers to one of the invigilators and are required to sign the list of registered examination candidates 9. Students are prohibited from removing examination writing paper after the examination has ended 10. At the end of the examination students must remain seated until the invigilators have collected all examination papers 11. If fraudulent acts are detected during a written examination, the relevant article of the Academic and Examination Regulations comes into effect 5. Examinations 1. The descriptions of each subject in the study guide include details of the examination format used for that course 2. The material to be covered by the test includes lecture material, which can also be available in written or digital form 22 Economics and Business Administration