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31955-01 - Seminar: Management Accounting (6 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers |
Sabine Böckem (sabine.boeckem@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Andrea Bublitz (andrea.bublitz@unibas.ch) Lars Fluri (lars.fluri@unibas.ch) |
| Content | Subject in spring semester 2025: Applied Statistics in Finance, Behavioral Sciences and Accounting The students independently deal with a problem from within the named topics. This entails a written paper as well as its oral presentation and defense. The students will have to work on assignments of a conceptual as well as of an empirical nature. |
| Learning objectives | Completion of this course will enable the students - to contextualize literature contributions in the fields - to assess and evaluate diverse research designs - to identify problems in the Accounting context and to develop adequate solution methods |
| Bibliography | to be found on Adam |
| Comments | A short introductory course of 2 to 4 hours each in Python, R and LaTex is offered by Professor Maringer's department at the beginning of the semester. Participation in a programming course and the LaTex course is very recommended. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | Prerequisites: - 32931 Management Accounting 1 - 12036 Econometrics - Basic programming skills in R or Python (see note at the end of this section) - recommended 16036 Regression and Statistical Learning (former title was Microeconometrics and Statistical Learning) The other generally applicable allocation criteria can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/master/masterseminare/ -> Note: A short introductory course of 2 to 4 hours each in Python, R and LaTex is offered by Professor Maringer's department at the beginning of the semester. Participation in a programming course and the LaTex course is very recommended. The seminar places are allocated on the basis of the availability of seminar places for the various master’s programs. The following criteria then apply: Criterion 1: Number of credit points already acquired in the Master in Business and Technology (MBT), Master in Finance and Money (MFM) or in the major Finance, Controlling and Banking of the Master in Business and Economics (MBE), Criterion 2: Average grade of the courses in the Master MBT, MFM or in the major Finance, Controlling and Banking of the MBE |
| Course application | The application for this seminar is done centrally and online until January 6, 2025 with the Studiendekanat. The link to the online application form and more information can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/en/studies/master/masters-seminar/ The registration is binding. In case of non-participation after registration it will be noted as "nicht erschienen" in the transcript. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 24.02.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S8 HG.39 |
| Wednesday 07.05.2025 | 08.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
| Thursday 08.05.2025 | 08.15-14.00 | Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S11 HG.47 |
| Thursday 08.05.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S11 HG.47 |
| Modules |
Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Business and Technology (Master's Studies: Business and Technology) Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Finance and Money (Master's Studies: Finance and Money) Module: Research Design in Business and Economics (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Research Design in Finance, Controlling, Banking (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | seminar credit |
| Assessment details | The following partial performances are required for successful participation: Performance Proportion of the overall grade Written paper 70%, presentation and participation 30%. Attendance is mandatory for all dates. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: faculty |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |