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Seminar Advanced Management Accounting
(dt. Seminar Advanced Management Accounting)

Level, degree of commitment Specialization module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Seminar (2 SWS),
(attendance: 20 hours, Analyse and Vorbereitung der Präsentation: 100 hours, Verschriftlichung der Ergebnisse (Hausarbeit): 60 hours)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 6 CP
Course requirement(s):
Examination type: Presentation (3 CP) and Term paper (3 CP). IMPORTANT: This module is offered by FB02; the exam can only be retaken twice.
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,
Mindestens jährlich
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Marc Steffen Rapp

Contents

Changing topics in controlling, such as mergers & acquisitions, (green) transformation, board and executive compensation, management impulses through KPIs in management and control systems, etc.


Qualification Goals

After completing the module, students are able to independently collect literature on selected management accounting issues, evaluate it in group work and compare it with case study-based evidence (theory seminar) or apply it independently in the context of a given case study (case study seminar) and then present the results to a (specialist) audience.

The module prepares students for writing a Master's thesis in the field of controlling/management accounting.


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 Practical and Seminar Modules.

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)



Please note:

This page describes a module according to the latest valid module guide in Winter semester 2025/26. Most rules valid for a module are not covered by the examination regulations and can therefore be updated on a semesterly basis. The following versions are available in the online module guide:

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  • Winter 2018/19 (no corresponding element)
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  • Winter 2020/21 (no corresponding element)
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  • Winter 2023/24
  • Winter 2025/26

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