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Seminar: Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Seminar: Accounting, Auditing and Finance
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Accounting and Finance, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017
Module code: MARPF-230
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4S (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
6
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English/German
Assessment:
Term paper with presentation (Can be repeated annually)

[updated 05.12.2019]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MARPF-230 Accounting and Finance, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017 , semester 2, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
MARPF-310 Master´s Thesis


[updated 13.02.2024]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Jochen Pilhofer
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Jochen Pilhofer
Dr. Michael Zabel


[updated 13.02.2024]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will:
_        be familiar with the basic aspects of scientific work;
_        be able to prepare a scientific paper on a given selected topic from the fields of accounting, auditing and finance on their own and in compliance with scientific criteria;
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        In this context, students will be able to work with predominantly national scientific literature on their given topic;
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        They will be able to comprehend relevant problems in this context and recognize complex correlations;
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        Students will be able to apply scientific-theoretical findings to practical questions in this context;
 
        They will be able to demonstrate their knowledge freely and in a targeted manner in the form of a presentation or lecture,
Current key topics and problems from the fields of accounting, auditing and finance, with particular emphasis on international aspects that will promote the application of the knowledge acquired by students in the program modules.


[updated 05.12.2019]
Module content:


[still undocumented]
Teaching methods/Media:
Seminar with individual talks
Preparation of a term paper with subsequent presentation and discussion
Feedback discussions


[updated 05.12.2019]
Recommended or required reading:
- Ebster, C./Stalzer, L.: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftler, Wien, latest edition
- Theisen, Manuel R.: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten. Technik, Methodik, Form., München, latest edition
  
Additionally: topic-specific literature on current topics from the fields of accounting, auditing and finance


[updated 05.12.2019]
 
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