| Title | Seminar Banking and Finance |
| Course code(s) | 374000 |
| Offered | SoSe 2026 |
| Course availability | SoSe (summer term) and WiSe (winter term) |
| General topic | Capital Market Research |
| Target group / Area | MSc WiWi PO 2018; MSc WiIng PO 2018: Area Finance, Banking & Insurance (Major and Minor) |
| Number of participants | 20 |
| Course language | German or English |
| Location | External Seminar (WiSe), Internal seminar (SoSe) |
| Industry partner | NORD/LB (WiSe) |
| Timetable | Block event |
| Completion of term paper | End of term and during the term break |
| Requirements and Support |
| Objectives | In this empirically oriented seminar, students work on capital market-related questions independently with the help of numerical software (e.g. Python or R). Subsequently, the results are evaluated economically and presented scientifically. |
| Prerequisites | - |
| Introductory course to academic research | We offer an introductory course into research, scientific writing, LaTeX, Python and R, held at the beginning of the lecture period. 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 the first paper/thesis you write with the IBF, participating in the introductory course is mandatory. |
| Formal guidelines | Guidelines for the preparation of scientific papers are available on Stud.IP. |
| General literature | Brooks, C. (2014). Introductory econometrics for finance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| Basic literature to introduce each topic | Yes |
| Methodology | An empirical research, a case or a simulation study. |
| Specialised software | Python or R (other software on request) |
| Recommended writing software | LaTeX |
| Page count | 15 (group of 2), 18 (group of 3), 21 (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 | M.Sc. Leon Schulting |
| Group Assignments and Topics |
| Group work | Required |
| Group size | 2 - 4 |
| Group formation | Based on preferences. |
| Topics | Available topics will be announced at an introductory session. Further information can be found on Stud.IP. |
| Topic allocation | Based on preferences. |
| Type of (advance) registration | PDF form sent via e-mail (form available on Stud.IP) |
| Schedule |
| Pre-registration / Application | Submission of topic and group preferences after kick-off until 17.06.2026 |
| Kick-off-meeting | 08.06.2026, 09:15 - 10:45 a.m., building 1507, room 002 |
| Topic assignment | 18.06.2026 |
| Binding registration | Until 25.06.2026 |
| Beginning of seminar paper writing time | 26.06.2026 |
| Submission of seminar paper | 28.08.2026 (nine weeks after beginning of the writing time) |
| Submission of presentation | No later than one day before the presentation. |
| Presentations | Presumably CW 37 or 38 |
| Additional Notes |
| Further information and materials will be published on the module's Stud.IP page. |
