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Seminar Empirical Finance
(dt. Seminar Empirical Finance)

Level, degree of commitment Specialization module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Seminar,
180 hours (attendance: 10 hours Anfertigung seminararbeit: 160 hours Vorbereitung Vortrag: 10 hours)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 6 CP
Term paper (3 CP) and presentation (3 CP)
Language,
Grading		 English,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Business Administration.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each summer semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Oscar A. Stolper

Contents

The Assistant Professor of Accounting & Finance regularly offers a master's seminar in the summer semester in which the participating students independently prepare, present and critically assess papers on current topics in the field of financial market research.


Qualification Goals

In the seminar, students learn to independently prepare, present and critically evaluate papers on current topics in the field of financial market research. The course aims to impart skills in building and structuring information and to apply this knowledge with a view to a specific problem. In addition, the module promotes students' presentation and discourse skills and prepares them for their final thesis.


Prerequisites

None


Applicability

Module imported from M.Sc. Business Administration.

When studying M.Sc. Business Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Specialization Modules.

Die Wahlmöglichkeit des Moduls ist dadurch beschränkt, dass es dem Schwerpunkt Accounting and Finance zugeordnet ist.


Recommended Reading

  • Relevant literature will be announced in the course.



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