Please note the following credit values:
BSc Course: 4.5 ECTS*
BSc Seminar Course: 9 ECTS
MSc Course: 5 ECTS
MBA Course: 3 ECTS
MBA Workshop: 1 ECTS
Language course: 5 ECTS
*The following BSc courses have a different credit value:
Business Communication: Theory & Practice: 3 ECTS
Managing your personal performance holistically: 3 ECTS
Harmonizing Leadership with Personal Development: 3 ECTS
Mental Health First Aid: 1,5 ECTS
Understanding your personal performance base: 1,5 ECTS
Workshop Body Language for Women: 1,5 ECTS
Intercultural Competence - Fit for International Collaboration: 1,5 ECTS
Perform Yourself! Media and Presentation Coaching: Personal Presence!: 1,5 ECTS
Leading Beyond the Resume: Why Success Isn’t What You Think: 3 ECTS
Seminar: Current topics in Finance - Q3
Course Content
The purpose of this seminar is to develop the ability to evaluate academic publications, condense the resulting insights into a written academic report, and effectively communicate the main findings to peers. Overall, this seminar serves as an ideal preparation for the Bachelor's Thesis.
Intended Learning Outcomes and Competencies
Students who participate in this seminar gather valuable experience on how to search for relevant literature, conduct a literature review, and present their findings in front of an audience.
Instruction Type
The kick-off session and final block seminar will take place on campus. The one-to-one meetings with the lecturer will be conducted online or in person.
Form of Examination
| Form of Assessment | Weighting (in %) |
Duration of written exam in minutes |
| Written Exam | ||
| Oral Examination | - | |
| Written Work (Individual) | - | |
| Written Work (Group) | - | |
| Presentation (Individual) | - | |
| Presentation (Group) | - | |
| Business Simulation | - | |
| Class Participation | - | |
| Answer-Choice-Exam | - | |
| Other assessment format (please specify): | - |
Next events
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| 1/2 | Lecture | We, 28.01.2026 | 11:30 Uhr | 15:15 Uhr | C-003 Hörsaal / Lecture Hall |
| 2/2 | Lecture | We, 11.03.2026 | 08:00 Uhr | 18:00 Uhr | D-101 Hörsaal / Lecture Hall |
Lecturers
Straumann, Simon
Lecturer
Indicative Student Workload
| Self-Study | 154 h |
| Contact Time | 24 h |
| Examination | 2 h |
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