FIN 731: Seminar Corporate Governance
Contents
In this course specific topics from the fields of “Corporate Governance”, “Asset Management”, “Sustainable Finance”, and “Gender Finance” will be dealt with in depth. Students will have to work on the main topic of the seminar in some detail and write a term paper on a specific sub-topic that will be allocated to them. In the seminar, students will present their own paper, discuss other students' papers, and participate actively in the classroom discussions.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn how to independently work on a research paper. Thus, the seminar paper also serves as preparation for a Master's thesis. Furthermore, students learn how to present research results and how to contribute to scientific discussions.
Necessary prerequisites
Participants must have successfully completed at least one core course (FIN 5XX) from the Finance area.
Recommended prerequisites
Basic knowledge of statistics and econometrics is assumed and participants should be motivated to undertake empirical work. We recommend that participating students have taken the module CC 502 (Applied Econometrics).
| Forms of teaching and learning | Contact hours | Independent study time |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 2 SWS | 15 SWS |
| ECTS credits | 6 |
| Graded | yes |
| Workload | 180h |
| Language | English |
| Form of assessment | Seminar paper (2/3, scope depends on the assigned topic), presentation (1/3) |
| Restricted admission | yes |
| Further information | http://niessen.bwl.uni-mannheim.de/en/lehre3/fin_xxx_seminar/ |
Examiner Performing lecturer |  | Prof. Dr. Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi Prof. Dr. Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi |
| Frequency of offering | Fall semester |
| Duration of module | 1 semester |
| Range of application | M.Sc. MMM, M.Sc. Bus. Edu., M.Sc. MMFACT |
| Preliminary course work | – |
| Program-specific Competency Goals | CG 4 |