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Graduate (Research) Project Accounting and Finance
(dt. Graduate (Research) Project Accounting and Finance)

Level, degree of commitment Specialization module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Seminararbeit,
(attendance: 40 hours, Vorbereitung and Ausarbeitung der schriftlichen Projektarbeit: 300 hours: preparation of the presentation: 200 hours)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 18 CP
Course requirement(s):
Examination type: Presentation (9 CP) and Term paper (9 CP). IMPORTANT: This module is offered by FB02; the exam can only be retaken twice.
Language,
Grading		 z.B. German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Business Administration.
Duration,
frequency		 Two semesters,
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Sascha H. Mölls, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Nietert, Prof. Dr. Marc Steffen Rapp, Prof. Dr. Oscar A. Stolper

Contents

Students should get to know and work on a major project from the field of accounting and finance. The project can also serve as preparation for the Master's thesis. In the ''Case Study'' part, students familiarize themselves with the basics of the project, either by spending several weeks in the field, by attending a research course lasting several weeks or by creating the data set.

Students learn to break down a large project into solvable subtasks and to work out its various facets as well as to summarize it in writing in a report including an executive summary and orally in a presentation, also in front of responsible practitioners.


Qualification Goals

On completion of the module, students are able to

  • summarize a larger project in writing by means of a report including an executive summary,
  • present it in a short presentation, also in front of responsible practitioners, and
  • discuss results and deal constructively with professional criticism.

Prerequisites

None.


Applicability

Module imported from M.Sc. Business Administration.

When studying M.Sc. Business Informatics, this module can be attended in the study area Compulsory Elective Modules in Business Administration.

The module is assigned to the focus area Accounting and Finance. Further information on eligibility can be found in the description of the study area.


Recommended Reading

(not specified)



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