3606694: Seminar Current Topics in Financial Services

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Semester:WS 13/14
Type:Seminar
Language:English
Scheduled in semester:5
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:15.0 L / 11.5 h
Self-directed study time:48.7 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration (01.10.2008)
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration (01.09.2012)

Description

Current Topics in Financial Services:
Understand and analyze current topics in financial services in one of the three offered specialization parts (Finance, Law or Tax).

Qualifications

    • Understand a complex topic and reproduce it in a term paper.
    • Know how to write a term paper according to scientific writing principles.
    • Understand the logic and drivers behind current economic developments in financial services.
    • Summarize and explain their findings in a presentation.
    • Evaluate the outcomes of their term paper.
    • Know how to respond to feedback questions and critique in a follow-up discussion after a presentation in front of class.
    • Show that their ability to stick to a complex topic throughout a full term.
    • They keep an overview over the topic and don`t get lost in details.

Literature

Articles about current topics in financial services will be provided by the course instructor.