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Selected Topics in Business Mathematics B (Seminar)
(dt. Ausgewählte Themen der Wirtschaftsmathematik B („Seminar“))

Level, degree of commitment Advanced module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Seminar (2 SWS),
90 hours (30 h attendance, 60 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 3 CP
Presentation with written assignment
Language,
Grading		 German,
The module is ungraded in accordance with the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Business Mathematics.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each semester
Person in charge of the module's outline All lecturers of Mathematics

Contents

  • Advanced mathematics topics, which approach the state of the art in research
  • Topics are distributed to individual students or subject areas are distributed to small groups of students
  • Familiarisation with the topic on the basis of scientific literature in self-study, supported by feedback from the lecturer
  • One lecture per participant on the respective topic, largely free and comprehensible for the seminar participants
  • Discussion about the lectures

Qualification Goals

The students

  • work independently on an advanced mathematical topic,
  • develop their ability to carry out independent scientific work,
  • practice preparing mathematical contents and supplementing them with explanatory information,
  • inprove skills for dealing with scientific literature and literature search,
  • practice giving a structured lecture on an advanced mathematical topic,
  • deepen the handling of presentation media,
  • deepen the ability for structured discussion of mathematical content in groups,
  • further qualify in the use of mathematical text typesetting programs for the lecture notes.

Prerequisites

Translation is missing. Here is the German original:

Keine. Empfohlen werden die Kompetenzen, die in den mathematischen Basismodulen und Aufbaumodulen (themenabhängig) vermittelt werden.


Applicability

The module can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)

  • B.Sc. Business Mathematics

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

Die Wahlmöglichkeit des Moduls ist dadurch beschränkt, dass es den Schwerpunkten Numerik/Optimierung and Stochastik zugeordnet ist.


Recommended Reading

  • According to the topic of the respective seminar



Please note:

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