C15 International Finance
C15 International Finance
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Finance (MSc FI 15)
(01.09.2015)
Project Description
- Global Financial Environment
- International Parity Conditions
- Foreign Exchange Rate Determination and Forecasting
- The Foreign Exchange Market and the Use of Foreign Currency Derivatives
- Foreign Exchange Exposure
- Financing the Global Firm
- Foreign Investment Decisions
- International Trade Finance
- Working Capital Management
Teaching Method
Interactive lecture with exercises.
An excursion could be offered, lasting several days, and with relation to the content of the lecture.
Business leaders will be invited to give a speech with practical insight.
An excursion could be offered, lasting several days, and with relation to the content of the lecture.
Business leaders will be invited to give a speech with practical insight.
Learning Results
- Having at ones disposal comprehensive and integrated knowledge of the majority of core areas in international business finance.
- Independently solving problems in international business finance by means of acquired concepts.
- Applying procedures and techniques that are specialised and always state-of-the-art.
- Identifying, conceptualising and defining new and abstract issues and problems in international business finance.
- Communicating acquired information comprehensibly to specialists and laities.
Literature
- Eiteman, D. K., Stonehill, A. I., & Moffett, M. H. (2013). Multinational business finance (13th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
- Eun, C. S., Resnick, B. G., & Sabherwal, S. (2012). International finance (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
- Madura, J., & Fox, R. (2007). International financial management. Cincinnati: South-Western.
- Sercu, P. (2009). International finance - Theory into practice. Princeton: Princeton University.
Additionally, research papers will be listed in the syllabus and used in class.
Course Materials
Continuously updated Syllabus and lecture slides will be available on moodle.
Assessment Methods
See lectures within the module.
C15 Financial Economics and Markets
C15 Financial Economics and Markets
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Finance (MSc FI 15)
(01.09.2015)
Project Description
- Introduction to Financial Markets
- Interest rates and bond prices
- The structure of interest rates
- Market efficiency
- Monetary policy
- Money markets
- Bond markets
- Mortgage markets
- Derivative markets
- Introduction to Financial Economics
- Expected utility, Mean-variance and Prospect theory
- Ambiguity
- Capital Asset Pricing Model
- Behavioral CAPM
- Basic two-period models
- Arbitrage Pricing Theory
Teaching Method
Interactive lecture with compulsory pre-readings.
Learning Objectives
After the completion of the module the students know how the most important financial markets work and which instruments are traded on them. They know and are able to use in examples the groundwork of decision theory and asset pricing models. An insight into behavioral aspects is approached.
Learning Results
Students...
> know how interest rates and bond prices are related and influence each other
> know different structures and theories of interest rates
> are able to explain what market efficiency is and know evidence for different stages
> can explain how monetary policy is used to influence financial markets
> know the dynamics of money, bond, derivatives and mortgage markets
> are able to use all classic decision theories to solve exemplary problems
> know the assumptions underlying each decision model
> understand what ambiguity is and how it influences decisions
> understand and are able to use different pricing models on basic exemplary problems
> know how interest rates and bond prices are related and influence each other
> know different structures and theories of interest rates
> are able to explain what market efficiency is and know evidence for different stages
> can explain how monetary policy is used to influence financial markets
> know the dynamics of money, bond, derivatives and mortgage markets
> are able to use all classic decision theories to solve exemplary problems
> know the assumptions underlying each decision model
> understand what ambiguity is and how it influences decisions
> understand and are able to use different pricing models on basic exemplary problems
Literature
- LeRoy, S. F., & Werner, J. (2014). Principles of financial economics (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Brealey, R., Myers, S., and Allen, F. (2011). Principles of corporate finance (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill
Assessment Methods
See lecture within the module.
C15 Empirical Finance
C15 Empirical Finance
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Finance (MSc FI 15)
(01.09.2015)
Project Description
Empirical Finance will cover:
- Foundations of Modern Standard Capital Market Theory and Capital Asset Pricing Model
- Market Anomalies
- The Event Study Method
- Empirical Asset Pricing Tests
- Key concepts of experimental research approaches
- Testability of market and trader behavior
- Introduction to R (Syntax, program structure, programming concepts)
Teaching Method
Interactive lecture with exercises
Assessment Methods
See lectures within the module.
Class participation in "Programming in Finance" is obligatory.
Class participation in "Programming in Finance" is obligatory.
C15 Corporate Governance and Ethics
C15 Corporate Governance and Ethics
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Finance (MSc FI 15)
(01.09.2015)
C15 China at the eastern end of the continental and maritime silk roads - past and present
C15 China at the eastern end of the continental and maritime silk roads - past and present
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Finance (MSc FI 15)
(01.09.2015)
Project Description
The course will give you a broad understanding of the Chinese civilization and its relations to the people of the western hemisphere during the last two thousand years.
Students:
Students:
- learn about Chinese history, civilization, religions, economy and politics, including the new policies of President Xi Jinping
- get to understand the differences in thinking, behavior and action of the Chinese in contrast to the people in the West.
- learn about the economic relations between China, South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East and Near East and the West along the continental and maritime silk roads. The global East-West-trade is more than 2000 years old.
Teaching Method
Lectures, self-study and presentations
Learning Results
- After successful completion of this module, students will understand the major differences in thinking, behavior and action between Chinese and Western people.will have sophisticated instruments of communication with Chinese. Intercultural misunderstandings are the major obstacle for multinational companies.understand the complex economic and cultural relations between China, India, the Islamic states in the Near East and the countries in Europe.will be able to understand the Chinese way of decision making.will understand that each age has its winners and losers world wide and what we can do about it.
Course Materials
- Bernstein, William: A splendid exchange. How trade shaped the world, London 2008Englert, Siegfried: Quanzhou. Versuch einer Annäherung, Annweiler: Plöger Medien 2012Frankopan, Peter: The Silk Roads: a new history of the world, London: Bloomsbury 2015Gunn, Geoffrey C.: History without borders. The making of an Asian world region 1000 - 1800, Hongkong University Press 2011Hansen, Valerie: Silk Road, a new history, N.Y.: Oxford Uni Press 2012Hansen, Valerie: The Silk Road, a new history with documents, N.Y.: Oxford Uni Press 2017Hernig, Marcus: Chinas Bauch. Warum der Westen weniger denken muss um den Osten besser zu verstehen, Hamburg: Edition Körber 2015Hofstede, Geert: culture's consequences, N.Y. 2001 (2nd edition) Spence, Jonathan D.: the search for modern China, N.Y. 1990Wood, Frances: The silk road. Two thousand years in the heart of Asia, Berkeley University of California. 2002
Assessment Methods
Paper (80%), presentation (20%) - Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)
C15 Alternative Investments
C15 Alternative Investments
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Finance (MSc FI 15)
(01.09.2015)
C15 Research Seminar Data Science
C15 Research Seminar Data Science
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Information Systems (MSc IS 15)
(01.09.2015)
Project Description
Short description
The course focuses on developing research proposals in the field of data science.
Topics
The course focuses on developing research proposals in the field of data science.
Topics
- Conducting literature reviews
- Developing research questions
- Designing qualitative, quantitative, and design oriented research
- Writing research proposals
- Ethical issues in data science
Teaching Method
The module integrates theoretical knowledge and practical skills in an interactive seminar.The e-learning platform Moodle will be used throughout the course for the dissemination of course material and discussions.
Learning Results
- Students will know the professional code of conduct of the academic IS discipline.
- Students will effectively communicate academic research designs.
- Students will produce rigorous research proposals in the area of data science.
- Students will recognize and analyze ethical problems of designing and conducting research in the field of data science.
Literature
Compulsory reading
- Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage
Assessment Methods
An attendance of min. 80% is necessary to obtain a positive grade in this course.
Seminar Paper (100%)
Seminar Paper (100%)
C15 Research Seminar BPM
C15 Research Seminar BPM
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Information Systems (MSc IS 15)
(01.09.2015)
Project Description
Short description
The course focuses on developing research proposals in the field of business process management.
Topics
The course focuses on developing research proposals in the field of business process management.
Topics
- Conducting literature reviews
- Developing research questions
- Designing qualitative, quantitative, and design oriented research
- Writing research proposals
- Ethical issues in business process management research
Teaching Method
The module integrates theoretical knowledge and practical skills in an interactive seminar.The e-learning platform Moodle will be used throughout the course for the dissemination of course material and discussions.
Learning Results
- Students will know the professional code of conduct of the academic IS discipline.
- Students will effectively communicate academic research designs.
- Students will produce rigorous research proposals in the area of business process management.
- Students will recognize and analyze ethical problems of designing and conducting research in the field of business process management.
Literature
Compulsory reading
Further reading
- Bryman, A. & Bell, E. (2015) Business research methods (4th ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
- Creswell, J.W. (2013) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (3rd ed.). Sage Publications
- Oates, B. J. (2006). Researching information systems and computing. London, UK: Sage Publications.
- Recker, J. (2012). Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner’s Guide. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany.
Further reading
- Kumar, R. (2014). Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. London, UK: Sage Publications.
Assessment Methods
An attendance of min. 80% is necessary to obtain a positive grade in this course.
Seminar Paper (100%)
Seminar Paper (100%)
C15 Project Seminar Data Science
C15 Project Seminar Data Science
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Information Systems (MSc IS 15)
(01.09.2015)
Project Description
In this course, students apply acquired data science knowledge and skills to solve a real-world business problem from the area of marketing, finance, or operations.Topics may include
- Supervised learning (regression, classification)
- Unsupervised learningText mining
- Social network analysis
- Assessing model quality
- Assessing technologies
Teaching Method
The module integrates theoretical knowledge and practical skills in a seminar focusing on a real-world case. The e-learning platform Moodle will be used throughout the course for the dissemination of course material and discussions.
Learning Results
- Students will analyze a real-world case through the data science lens
- Students will collect and prepare data for later analysis
- Students will build and evaluate statistical models
- Students will translate statistical models into actionable results
- Student will work together as a team
Assessment Methods
An attendance of min. 80% is necessary to obtain a positive grade in this course.
A final report and two presentations will be graded.
A final report and two presentations will be graded.
C15 Project Seminar BPM
C15 Project Seminar BPM
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Masterstudiengang Information Systems (MSc IS 15)
(01.09.2015)
Project Description
Short description
Process management refers to the operation, improvement and innovation of business processes. In the course, students apply fundamental frameworks, models, and methods in process management.
Topics
Process management refers to the operation, improvement and innovation of business processes. In the course, students apply fundamental frameworks, models, and methods in process management.
Topics
- Business process operation
- Business process change
- Strategic alignment
- Governance
- Quality management
- Six sigma
- Process management skills
- Organizational culture
Teaching Method
The module integrates theoretical knowledge and practical skills in a seminar focusing on a real-world case.The e-learning platform Moodle will be used throughout the course for the dissemination of course material and discussions.
Learning Results
- Students will analyze a real-world case of a specific industry through the lens of process management knowledge.
- Students will integrate knowledge to identify areas of improvement or innovation.
- Students will use appropriate methods to develop recommendations for a case company.
- Students will identify and define meaningful skill sets for seminar groups.
Assessment Methods
An attendance of min. 80% is necessary to obtain a positive grade in this course.