Seminar-Profile
| General Details | |
|---|---|
| Seminar title | Master Seminar on Data Science & Econometric Methods |
| Course code | 373031 |
| Academic session | Summer 2025 |
| Course availability | Summer |
| Course content | methodological approaches from the fields of econometrics and data science |
| Target group / area (Zuordnung) | MSc WiWi; Area: Data Science and Applied Econometrics |
| Number of participants | max. 20 |
| Course language | English |
| Location | Internal seminar |
| Industry partner | no |
| Timetable | Block course |
| Completion of term paper | During lecture period and lecture-free period |
| Requirements and Academic Support | |
| Objectives | Analysis of economic questions through competent application of methods from econometrics / data science |
| Prerequisites | at least one successfully completed methodological lecture on the master level |
| Introductory course to academic research | yes (see " Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten am Institut für Ökonoemtrie und Data Science") |
| Formal guidelines | term paper template |
| General literature | no |
| Basic literature on individual topics | Will be announced when topics are publised |
| Methodology | topic-specific |
| Specialized software | statistical software (free choice) |
| Recommened worf processing software | LATEX (recommened, but MS Word is also possible) |
| Length of term paper | 15 pages text (if topic is handled by one person) |
| Meetings to discuss outline | yes, at least one |
| Performance requirements / evaluation | written: seminar paper Both examinations must be completed and attendance at the presentation event is compulsory. A bonus of on egrade level is awarded for a good presentation (e. g.: from 2.0 to 1.7). |
| Examiner | Prof. Dr. Jantje Sönksen |
| Contact person | Esther Voth |
| Group Assignments and Topics | |
| Group assignment | no, only in the event of very high number of seminar participants |
| Group size | (only if necessary: max. 3) |
| Group formation | (only if necessary: according to topic preferences) |
| Topics | The selection will be announced in advance on the institute´s homepage, but students are also welvome to submit their own request. |
| Assignment of topics | preference-based |
| Initial registration | webform |
| Process Schedule | |
| Information session | 24th February 2025 (online, link will be provided here) |
| Initial registration / application | until 26th February 2025 via webform (including topic preferences) |
| Topic assignment | until 28th February 2025 via email |
| Formal (binding) registration | until 02nd March 2025 via email |
| Commencement of seminar paper | 03rd March 2025 |
| Submission of seminar paper | 18th May 2025, 11:59 p.m. via email to supervisor |
| Presentation | from April 08th to 09th, 2025 (Presentation of research question, structure, current status and any interim results that might already be available) |
