Seminar Fact Sheet
| General Details | |
|---|---|
| Title | Seminar Kapitalmarktforschung |
| Course number(s) | 271022 |
| Semester | Summer term 2026 |
| Course availability | Winter and summer term |
| General topic | Capital Market Research |
| Target group / Area | BSc WiWi PO 2017: Areas business (BWL) |
| Number of participants | 20 |
| Language | German or English |
| Location | Internal seminar |
| Industry partner | No |
| Timetable | Block event |
| Completion of term paper | During the term |
| Requirements and Support | |
| Objectives | In this empirical seminar, students investigate capital market related research questions by applying numerical software (e.g. R or Python). Subsequently, results are evaluated economically and presented scientifically. |
| Prerequisites | BWL III |
| Introductory course to academic research | At the beginning of each semester we offer an introductory course on scientific writing, LaTeX, Python, and R. It is structured as an in-person presentation series (with hands on excercises and ample room for your questions). Details are available here on our website. If this is your first seminar or thesis with the IBF, participating in the introductory course is mandatory. Moreover, there is an complementary ILIAS course. |
| Formal guidelines | Guidelines for the preparation of scientific papers are available in Stud.IP. |
| General literature | Berk, J. B., & DeMarzo, P. M. (5. ed. 2019). Corporate finance. Pearson Education. Brooks, C. (2014). Introductory econometrics for finance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| Basic literature available for each topic? | Yes |
| Methodology | Empirical |
| Software | R (Python on request) |
| Recommended word processing software | LaTeX or Microsoft Word |
| Page count | 13 (group of 2), 16 (group of 3), 19 (group of 4) |
| Meeting(s) to discuss outline | Multiple meetings are possible. |
| Performance requirements / Evaluation | Attendance during the presentation session is required. The final grade comprises of the written paper and a final presentation. |
| Examiner | Prof. Dr. Dierkes |
| Contact person | Dr. Jan Krupski |
| Group work and topic allocation | |
| Group work | Required |
| Group size | 2 - 4 |
| Group formation | Based on preferences. |
| Topics | Available topics will be announced during an introductory sessions. Further information can be found in Stud.IP. |
| Topic allocation | Based on preferences. |
| Type of (advance) registration | ILIAS |
| Schedule | |
| Pre-registration / Application | - |
| Kick-off-meeting | CW 15 |
| Topic assignment | CW 16 |
| Binding registration | CW 17 |
| Beginning of seminar paper writing time | CW 17 |
| Submission of seminar paper | CW 23 |
| Submission of presenation | No later than one day before the presentation. |
| Presentations | Presumably in CW 25 or 26 |
| Additional Notes | |
| Further information and materials will be published on the module's Stud.IP page. | |
