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C15 Innovation and Technology

C15 Innovation and Technology

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship
Module number:
4408172
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
6
Courses:
48 L / 36 h
Self-study:
144 h
Language:
German
Scheduled Semester:
1

C15 Financial and Risk Management

C15 Financial and Risk Management

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship
Module number:
4408168
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
6
Courses:
48 L / 36 h
Self-study:
144 h
Language:
German
Scheduled Semester:
1

C15 Family Business and Governance

C15 Family Business and Governance

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship
Module number:
4408200
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
6
Courses:
48 L / 36 h
Self-study:
144 h
Language:
German
Scheduled Semester:
3

Entrepreneurial marketing

Entrepreneurial marketing

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship
Project Description
Markteintrittsstrategien
  • Spezifika des Entrepreneurial Marketings.
  • Innovationsideen und ihre marktorientierte Bewertung.
  • Marketing unter Ressourcenknappheit.

Projekt Marketingplan
  • Wesen und Bedeutung eines Marketingplans.
  • Prozess der Marketingplanung.
  • Informationsgrundlagen der Marketingplanung.
  • Marketingstrategieplanung und Geschäftsmodell.
  • Planung der Marketinginstrumente.
  • Implementierung und Kontrolle.
Learning Objectives
  • Zentrale Ansätze, Theorien und Modelle sowie die Hauptgebiete und Grenzen des Entrepreneurial Marketings in Zusammenhang mit den Markteintrittsstrategien kennen.
  • Instrumente des Markteintritts korrekt und zielgerichtet anwenden, um typische Aufgaben des Markteinttritts zu lösen.
  • Kernfragen der Markteintrittsstrategie beantworten.
  • Mit Aspekten des Timings von Markteintritten vertraut sein und die unterschiedlichen Timing-Zeitpunkte auf Marktsituationen anwenden.

  • Marketingplan lesen, verstehen und für ein Projekt erstellen.
  • Marketingziele definieren, darauf aufbauend Marketingstrategien festlegen und diese im Rahmen der Marketinginstrumente operationalisieren.
  • Bedeutung eines systematisch, konzeptionellen Marketingansatzes für unternehmerisches Handeln herausstellen und anhand von Praxis-Fallbeispielen verdeutlichen.

  • Methoden der Sozialforschung im Überblick darstellen.
  • Forschungsfragen ableiten und definieren.
  • Forschungsrelevante Literatur suchen und analysieren.
  • Theorien, Modelle und Thesen eines Forschungsgebietes erklären.
  • Forschungsdesign mit Variablennetz entwickeln.
Module number:
4303927
Semester:
SS 17
ECTS Credits:
10
Courses:
63 L / 48 h
Self-study:
253 h
Language:
English/German
Scheduled Semester:
2

C15 Masterthesis

C15 Masterthesis

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship
Project Description
Das Modul Masterthesis setzt sich zusammen aus:
a) der Masterthesis

b) dem Kolloquium zur Masterthesis
Das Kolloquium dient zur Überprüfung des bisherigen Fortschritts und der Statusermittlung. Das Kolloquium wird als Einzelpräsentation mündlich durchgeführt und dauert 30 Minuten.
Im Kolloquium wird eine Präsentation durchgeführt, in der die Forschungsfrage und der Weg zur Problemlösung vorgestellt werden. Die Präsentation soll in der Struktur mit der Schlusspräsentation vergleichbar sein. Am Ende der Präsentation können offene Fragen besprochen werden.
Für das Kolloquium werden Gruppen gebildet. Alle Teilnehmer der Gruppe sind von Beginn bis zum Schluss der Präsentation der Gruppenmitglieder anwesend. Folgende Unterlagen sind mitzubringen:
1. Eingereichtes Exposé (1 Exemplar für Gutachter)
2. Aktuelles Inhaltsverzeichnis (1 Exemplar für Gutachter)
3. Folien der Präsentation (5-6 Exemplare für Studienleiter, Gutachter und Gruppenmitglieder)
4. Fragebogen/Interviewleitfaden (5-6 Exemplare für Studienleiter, Gutachter und Gruppenmitglieder)
5. Aktuelles Literaturverzeichnis (1 Exemplar für Gutachter)

c) der Präsentation und Verteidigung der Masterthesis
In der Präsentation und Verteidigung der Masterthesis weist der Studierende die Befähigung wissenschaftlicher Arbeitsweise sowie die für die Ausübung des Berufes erforderlichen fachlichen Kompetenzen und Kommunikationsfähigkeiten nach.
Teaching Method
In der Masterthesis wird ein studiengangsspezifisches Problem auf wissenschaftlicher Grundlage selbständig erarbeitet.
Examination
Kolloquium
Das Kolloquium zur Masterthesis dient der Prüfung der Authentizität sowie der Ermittlung des Fortschrittes der Arbeit.
Bei Nichtbestehen des Kolloquiums kann die Masterthesis nicht weiter bearbeitet werden. Die Modulprüfung gilt als nicht bestanden. Ein neues Exposé kann eingereicht werden.

Präsentation und Verteidigung der Masterthesis
Die Präsentation und Verteidigung dauert maximal 45 Minuten und ist öffentlich.
Die Benotung der Master-Thesis setzt sich aus der Note für die schriftliche Arbeit und der Note für die Präsentation und Verteidigung im Verhältnis 70 zu 30 zusammen.
Hat der Studierende die Master-Thesis nicht bestanden, so kann er dieses Modul frühestens zum nächstmöglichen Prüfungstermin wiederholen. Eine zweite Wiederholung ist nicht möglich und das Masterstudium gilt als endgültig nicht bestanden.
Module number:
4408212
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
27
Courses:
5 L / 4 h
Self-study:
806 h
Language:
German
Scheduled Semester:
4

C15 Research Greenhouse

C15 Research Greenhouse

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Finance
Project Description
All aspects that have to be considered for writing a successful exposé and master thesis, like e.g. the fulfillment of formal requirements, the development of a research project and the correct choice of methodology for answering the research question.
Teaching Method
Student Presentations and discussion
Self-study through reading announced literature at home.
Learning Objectives
After the completion of this module, the students have successfully handed in their Exposé for the master thesis and know how to conduct a research project. They have learned how to develop a research question, choose and discuss the methodology for answering it. They know how good research papers and theses look like and are able to transfer this knowledge into their own project.
Learning Results
> Learn how to structure a research project
> Formulate a research idea and develop a research question
> Narrow the research idea to a realizable size
> Choose and justify a research methodology
> Conduct a sound literature review
> Formulate an exposé in which the research project is described and justified
> Know and apply the scientific standards and writing principles of the University
> Discuss their project and integrate peer and professional feedback
> Give feedback on other research projects
> Organize their project in terms of literature, writing and time plan
> Learn how to develop a thesis exposé
Assessment Methods
Presentation (30%)
Written exposé (70%)
Obligatory Class Participation
Module number:
4408116
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
3
Courses:
28 L / 21 h
Self-study:
69 h
Language:
English
Scheduled Semester:
3

C15 Quantitative Finance

C15 Quantitative Finance

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Finance
Project Description
Quantitative Finance will cover:
  • Classical linear regression model assumptions and diagnostic tests
  • Expansions of the simple linear regression model to multiple linear regressions
  • Long-run relationships in finance
  • Models of time series volatility and covariances
  • Simulational methods in finance
  • Introduction to ThomsonReuters Eikon
Assessment Methods
See lectures within this module.
Class participation in "Data Sourcing and Analysis" is obligatory.
Module number:
4408077
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
6
Courses:
58 L / 44 h
Self-study:
137 h
Language:
English
Scheduled Semester:
1

C15 Private Banking

C15 Private Banking

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Finance
Project Description
  • Fundamentals in Modern Banking;
  • Asset Liability Management;
  • Banking Regulation;
  • Services and Products in Private Banking;
  • Strategies in Private Banking.
Teaching Method
Interactive Lecture
Learning Results
  • Understanding Risks and Risk Management in Banking;
  • Applying management tools in Banking;
  • Applying various strategy concepts based on strategic analysis instruments to the commercial and private banking sector;
  • Investigating the issues of international regulation, global sector trends as well as the
question of generation change and strategies of specific competitors;
  • Recognising and critically scrutinising relevant topics or problem areas within the private
banking industry with the help of learnt analysis methods.
Assessment Methods
See lecture within the module.
Module number:
4408288
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
3
Courses:
28 L / 21 h
Self-study:
69 h
Language:
English
Scheduled Semester:
3

C15 Pension Finance

C15 Pension Finance

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Finance
Project Description
Life-Cycle View of Personal Finance
Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Plans
Instruments Typically Used in Pension Finance
Models for Integrating Financial Risks with Other Risks like Longevity Risk
Teaching Method
Interactive lecture with exercises
Learning Objectives
After completing this lecture, students have gained a solid background in financial decisions regarding longevity and retirement. They know how to combine valuation techniques from finance with those from actuarial mathematics, and understand the effects of longevity, bequest motive, and risk-return tradeoff on the corresponding choices made by individual investors.
Learning Results
Understand and apply life-cycle models of individual investors
Distinguish between DB and DC pension plans and understand their respective implications
Combine financial models with models for longevity risk
Select appropriate financial instruments for individual pension planning and justify this selection economically
Assessment Methods
See lecture within the module.
Examination
Grading will be based entirely on the final exam.
Module number:
4408114
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
3
Courses:
28 L / 21 h
Self-study:
69 h
Language:
English
Scheduled Semester:
3

C15 Master's thesis

C15 Master's thesis

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Master's degree programme in Finance
Project Description
  • Identification of a research problem and development of a research question
  • Thematically formulating a problem and developing a solution through application of
scientific methods
  • Independence in handling a research problem determined in the course of an assessment.
  • Discussion with the advisor about methodological and content issues in solving a research
topic.
  • Completion of a comprehensive assignment where the students deal with a theoretical or
practice-oriented problem in their field of specialisation by drawing on scientific work
methods.
  • Completion of presentation documentation on a research problem within their specialised
field.
  • Defense of the elaborated research topic and in-depth discussion with the examination
board.
Learning Results
After completion of the module, the students have acquired a detailed knowledge and a critical understanding of their research topic. They have at their disposal specialised knowledge of methods and procedures for processing data and explaining it in a structured manner.
Furthermore, they exhibit originality and creativity in the application of their knowledge.

The students complete research and development projects, applying specialised research methods, survey and development techniques by drawing on their previously acquired skills.
Additionally, they present the significant findings of their project to academic and real economy specialists, thereby utilising various communication methods in order to illustrate complex data on a scientific level.

Upon positive evaluation of the thesis module the Master's degree is awarded to the candidate.
Assessment Methods
  • Evaluation of the written thesis paper
  • Presentation and defense in front of the examination board
Grade
==> Submission deadline of the Master thesis is on Thursday, 30.11.2017, 4PM the latest, at the Central Services Desk. Please check the the website for opening hours: CentralServicesOffice
==> Submission Thesis: 2 hardcopies 2 softcopies and 1 CD-Rom
Module number:
4408120
Semester:
WS 17/18
ECTS Credits:
27
Courses:
14 L / 11 h
Self-study:
800 h
Language:
English
Scheduled Semester:
4
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