wir410 - Selected Topics in Business Administration

Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Economics)

6 KP

module responsibility

Prüfungsberechtigt

Module components

Semester courses Summer semester 2024

Examination

Course or seminar (ggf. Übung)

Seminar

2.02.992 - Empirical Research in Sustainability Reporting
- Inga Elise Meringdal
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Sextroh
Dates on Wednesday, 10.04.2024, Wednesday, 29.05.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Monday, 15.07.2024, Wednesday, 17.07.2024 - Friday, 19.07.2024 10:00 - 18:00, Location: A01 0-008, A05 0-056, (Online)
This course provides an introduction to the increasingly complex and interesting field of sustainability reporting. Students have the opportunity to conduct their own empirical research. Deep statistical knowledge is not required.

Hinweise zum Modul

Prerequisites	Students are required to actively participate in the course by preparing classes, by performing follow-up coursework, and/or by giving presentations according to the rules defined by the lecturer in the first session.
Prüfungszeiten	will be announced in the first session
Module examination	1 term paper (Hausarbeit) or 1 presentation (Referat) or 1 written exam (Klausur) or 1 oral exam (mündliche Prüfung) or 1 Portfolio. The type of examination will be announced in the first session.
Skills to be acquired in this module	Upon completion of the module students will have acquired in-depth knowledge regarding selected topics in a specific field of business studies. They will have a sound understanding of the current state of academic research, and/or of issues relevant to current business practice. In addition, they will be familiar with typical advanced methods of analysis in the respective focus area, they will be able to put these methods in the broader context of business research, and they will be able to assess these methods’ strength and weaknesses.