wir876 - Topics in Economic Research (Complete module description)

Module label	Topics in Economic Research
Module code	wir876
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Economics)
Applicability of the module	Master Applied Economics and Data Science (Master) > Economics Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Schwerpunkt "Volkswirtschaftslehre" (VWL) (MPO2020) Master's Programme Water and Coastal Management (Master) > Socioeconomics
Responsible persons	Bitzer, Jürgen (module responsibility) Böhringer, Christoph (module responsibility) Helm, Carsten (module responsibility) Trautwein, Hans-Michael (module responsibility) Huse, Cristian (module responsibility) Gören, Erkan (module responsibility) Asane-Otoo, Emmanuel (module responsibility) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (authorised to take exams) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	Students have the opportunity to take an economics module of their choice (worth 6 CP) at the master's level. This can also take place at another university or during studies abroad. Students are required to: independently engage with a topic using scientific methods, indepedently research and make use of current academic literature, integrate their topic into an academic discussion.
Module contents	This is dependent upon the module chosen.
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Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	halbjährlich
Module capacity	unlimited
Type of module	je nach Studiengang Pflicht oder Wahlpflicht

Type of course	SWS	Frequency	Workload of compulsory attendance
Course or seminar (oder Kolloquium)	4	SuSe	56
Colloquium		SuSe	0
Exercises		SuSe and WiSe	0
Total module attendance time			56 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	will be announced in the first session	term paper or presentation or written exam or oral exam or portfolio.