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Advanced EconometricsNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn advanced econometric methods for cross-section and panel data and their application to causal analysis. By the end, you can assess and practically apply suitable estimation methods for treatment effects and other econometric questions.6 ECTSruns this semesterWI001273AI in InvestmentsNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You replicate and extend a scientific study from a top finance journal that uses an AI algorithm in the empirical analysis, in a team. In the end you will be able to reproduce the study, implement it empirically, document the results scientifically and present them professionally.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGT001525Applied Artificial IntelligenceNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn the entire lifecycle of an AI project for supervised machine learning — from problem formulation to productive, scalable deployment. Technical implementation in Python, collaboration between humans and AI, ethical considerations, as well as aspects of Generative AI and Large Language Models are addressed.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGTBT0008Asset ManagementNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)In this module you will learn the theoretical foundations of asset management as well as practical applications to solve typical tasks (e.g., portfolio optimization). By the end you will be able to apply risk and utility concepts, optimize portfolios under different constraints, use basic asset-pricing models, and measure portfolio performance.6 ECTSruns this semesterWI000231Banking and Risk ManagementNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)The module conveys the fundamentals of banking business, regulation and risk measurement, as well as basic knowledge on financial derivatives. You will learn how banks operate, why bank regulation and central banks are important, how futures and options are valued, and how different risk measures work and can be categorized.3 ECTSruns this semesterWI000092
32 more in Elective areaChallenges in Information ManagementNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You work in a team on a concrete problem specification of a company or a similar organization. You apply digital technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain, IoT, process mining) to real use cases and develop a practical solution within about three months, which you present to partners and the university.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGTBT0010Digital Energy & SustainabilityNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You engage with the challenges and opportunities of the transition to low-carbon energy systems. You analyze topics such as energy market design, flexible demand in industry and households, the design of smart districts, sustainable mobility, and CO2 reduction. In doing so, you will learn to deploy digital technologies in the context of future electricity markets purposefully and to develop innovative solutions.6 ECTSruns this semesterWIBT0005Insurance Mathematics 1No ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You learn the fundamental stochastic methods of damage/non-life insurance. The focus areas are tariff calculation, capital allocation, individual and collective model, claims provisions, as well as reinsurance. In the end you will be able to understand and apply the most important models for premium calculation, reserving and risk sharing.6 ECTSruns this semesterMA3405Investment Risk Management (FIM)No ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You will learn specific aspects of hedge funds, their strategies and their risk profiles. In addition, you will acquire quantitative methods for analysis of fund returns (e.g. correlation, VaR) and you can apply these methods to real market data to assess the risks of hedge fund strategies.3 ECTSruns this semesterMA9981Private EquityNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You will learn how corporate finance works from the perspective of startups to established firms and from the perspective of private-equity investors. After an introduction to debt, hybrid instruments and balance sheet/planning logic, you will build an integrated financial model and extend it with an LBO model.6 ECTSruns this semesterWI001187Private Equity LabNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You work on a structured project applying private equity investment strategies: from industry analysis through development of an investment thesis to identification and selection of concrete target companies. In the end you will be able to present a well-founded investment thesis and produce professional investment documentation.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGT001506Research Seminar in Deep Reinforcement Learning (FIM)No ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)In small groups you work on a current research problem in the field of Deep Reinforcement Learning. Either you reproduce and analyze a newer research paper (possibly with methodological extension) or you formulate and examine an application task as a sequential decision problem. In the end you can conduct an independent, scientific, methodological, and reproducible research project and critically interpret the results.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGT001534Stochastic Modeling and OptimizationNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn methods for decision support in stochastic multi-period environments. The module covers both the mathematical theory (e.g. stochastic processes, Markov decision processes, stochastic programming) and their application to practical problems such as inventory management or personnel planning. In the end, you can select suitable procedures, apply them, and assess their advantages and disadvantages.6 ECTSruns this semesterWI000977Trading Seminar (FIM)No ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You learn the practical side of the financial markets with a focus on options trading. In the end you will be able to trade and hedge option and stock positions, construct plain-vanilla option strategies, and compute risk metrics such as the Greeks and apply them to risk management.3 ECTSruns this semesterMA9982Venture Capital LabNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You work closely with (Deep Tech) startups and acquire solid knowledge of venture capital and startup financing. In the end you will be able to create business plans with financial models, prepare startups for investor pitches, and understand how VCs assess and make investment decisions.6 ECTSruns this semesterWIB33002ZinsmärkteNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You will gain a solid introduction to interest rate markets and models for describing term structures. At the end you will be able to value interest-rate instruments and interest rate derivatives as well as measure and manage interest rate risks.6 ECTSruns this semesterMA3703Advanced Seminar Finance & Accounting: Cases in FinanceNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)In this seminar you apply financial management theories and valuation methods to real corporate cases. At the end you will be able to perform company valuations, event studies and project-related financial analyses, as well as assess management decisions with justification and derive actionable recommendations.6 ECTSno date this semesterWIB06771Advanced Seminar in Finance and Information ManagementNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)In this module you work on a concrete problem or challenge from practice (e.g., from a company or an institution). You work in a team on the analysis and development of solutions and present as well as document your results. In the end you can systematically capture problems, select appropriate methods, develop analytical solutions and present them convincingly.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001456Alternative InvestmentsNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You will learn the properties and development processes of alternative asset classes such as Private Equity, Venture Capital, Real Estate, Private Debt, Infrastructure and Impact Investments. You will apply evaluation methods and, in a team, develop a concrete investment hypothesis including strategy, which you present in professional materials and defend to investment professionals.6 ECTSno date this semesterWI001263Applied Risk ManagementNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You analyze five historical risk management cases from different asset classes (Fixed Income, Equity, Commodities, Credit, Hedge funds). You will learn to apply the underlying historical events, the mathematical concepts, and their implementation in simple risk management tools in standard software.6 ECTSno date this semesterMA5730Auction Theory and Market DesignNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You learn game-theoretic fundamentals and mechanism design as well as the theory and practical realization of various auction and matching formats. In the end you will be able to explain properties and payment rules of open and closed auctions, model strategic interactions, and justify the selection of auction formats with regard to efficiency or revenue goals.5 ECTSno date this semesterIN2211Blockchain-based Systems EngineeringNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You learn about the structure, properties and applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT). By the end you will be able to analyze blockchain-based application systems, select technologies suitable for concrete use cases, and justify fundamental architecture and design decisions.5 ECTSno date this semesterIN2359Challenges in Financial ManagementNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You work in a team on a concrete technical challenge posed by a company or a similar institution. You apply academic knowledge, develop analysis-based solutions (e.g., financial planning, forecasting, market analysis), and present them in a practical, applicable way. In the end, you can systematically capture problems, select appropriate methods, work out solutions, evaluate them, and communicate them professionally.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001491Computational LogisticsNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You receive a Python-based introduction to computer-aided methods for logistics problems. You model and solve classic optimization problems (e.g., transport, TSP, Vehicle Routing, lot sizing, scheduling) with Python and Gurobi, learn simulation with SimPy as well as data-driven methods and machine learning with scikit-learn, and practically implement fundamental metaheuristics. By the end you can select appropriate methods, implement them, and apply them to logistical questions as well as analyze and present results.6 ECTSno date this semesterWI001189Emerging Digital Technologies @ BISE (Blockchain, AI, IoT, Process Mining)No ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn essential Emerging Digital Technologies such as IoT, AI, Blockchain and Process Mining and how they are applied in business and the energy sector. In the end you will be able to explain the technical concepts, assess their socio-technical and business impacts, and evaluate the potential of these technologies for concrete corporate scenarios.6 ECTSno date this semesterWIBT0006Empirical Research Project in FinanceNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)In this module you work in a team on a given research project from empirical capital market research. You learn to systematically evaluate relevant literature, to use capital market data, and to apply econometric and data-analytic software tools in order to conduct and document a self-directed empirical research project.6 ECTSno date this semesterWIHN0020Energy EconomicsNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn economic fundamentals and methods for analyzing energy markets (e.g., gas, oil, coal, electricity). In the end you will be able to distinguish market structures and behaviors of producers and consumers, assess network regulation, and apply theoretical as well as empirical methods to current developments such as the energy transition.6 ECTSno date this semesterWI001145Financial Econometrics (FIM)No ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You will learn econometric fundamentals and regression methods for financial science questions. In the end you can estimate, evaluate and use regression models for cross-sectional and time-series data for tests or forecasts, and implement these models with Matlab or R.6 ECTSno date this semesterMA9976Insurance Mathematics 2No ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You learn the fundamentals of personal insurance: life insurance, occupational pension provision, and health insurance. You can calculate expected values and present values of insurance benefits, determine premiums and reserves according to classical and modern models, and apply valuation methods for pension obligations and specific questions of private health insurance.6 ECTSno date this semesterMA3406International Capital Markets and Investment PracticeNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You engage with global financial markets and with strategies, procedures, as well as best practices in asset management. By the end you will know the sources of risk and return, various asset classes and philosophies, as well as methods for portfolio construction, risk management and asset allocation, and you will be able to apply models for risk analysis and forecasting.3 ECTSno date this semesterWI001157Investment StrategiesNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You will gain an overview of important static and dynamic investment strategies and their mathematical foundations. The module is complemented by an introduction to stochastic control methods and utility maximization. In the end you will be able to develop new investment strategies, calculate their net present value, and analyze their risk.6 ECTSno date this semesterMA5709IT Due Diligence & AuditNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn how IT strategies, compliance requirements and economic objectives relate to each other. In the end you will be able to evaluate IT environments, communicate deficiencies and improvements to different stakeholders, and assess measures for the implementation and control of reporting and analysis components.3 ECTSno date this semesterWIBT0007Machine Learning for Graphs and Sequential DataNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn methods of machine learning for graph data and sequential data. You understand models for texts and temporal sequences as well as techniques for networks and graphs and can apply and evaluate them to real tasks. In the end you can select suitable procedures and assess their strengths/weaknesses for non-independent data.6 ECTSno date this semesterIN2323Process Analytics & IntelligenceNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn how to perform data-driven analyses of operational processes and translate the obtained insights into concrete actions. The topics are techniques of Process Mining (descriptive, predictive, prescriptive), process automation, as well as the management and scaling of Process-Intelligence solutions in organizations.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGTBT0009Quantitative Risk ManagementNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You learn basic probabilistic and statistical methods for assessing and modeling financial risks. By the end you can understand, derive and practically apply Risk Measures, Extreme-Value Methods and dependency models — especially in quantitative risk analysis scenarios.6 ECTSno date this semesterMA5415Software Engineering für betriebliche Anwendungen - Masterkurs: Web Application EngineeringNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You will learn to plan, design and implement modern web-based applications from the business idea to a working prototype. In the end you can analyze web business models, apply user-centered design patterns, implement frontend and backend components with current web frameworks, and present your solution to a professional audience.8 ECTSno date this semesterIN2087Technology Entrepreneurship LabNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Information (Elective area)You work in teams on the development of technological business ideas: from identifying opportunities to team formation and the creation of an evaluation plan. In the end you will be able to analyze opportunity processes and team development, apply coaching tools, and create an Opportunity Assessment Plan.6 ECTSno date this semesterWI000813
2 more modules match, but they are taught in German. Show themAdvanced Topics in FinTech: AI agents and blockchainNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)You will learn how AI agents (e.g., based on large language models) can be designed and implemented and how they can be used in FinTech scenarios. In addition, you will gain fundamental knowledge about blockchain technologies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, smart contracts, DeFi, tokens, NFTs) and learn how AI agents can interact with or analyze Web3- and DeFi-systems.6 ECTSno date this semesterWI001280Challenges in Quantitative FinanceNo ratings for this module yet.Elective area Finance (Elective area)Du arbeitest in einem Team an einer konkreten Fragestellung aus der Praxis oder Forschung eines Unternehmens bzw. einer ähnlichen Institution. Du erarbeitest innerhalb von ca. drei Monaten systematisch Lösungen, analysierst Methoden und präsentierst die Ergebnisse fachlich fundiert gegenüber Unternehmens- und Hochschulbetreuern.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGTBT0011