Advanced Seminar Finance & Accounting: Cases in Finance

What it is about

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.

What you will be able to do

• Identify real financial management challenges
• Work with financial databases
• Conduct company valuations
• Apply event studies
• Utilize hedging strategies
• Analyse financial events and transactions
• Assess management decisions
• Derive concrete recommendations
• Apply methods of scientific work
• Prepare for the final thesis

What the module consists of

• EinführungsveranstaltungIntroduction to literature study, data collection and content engagement
• Fallstudienseminar (Gruppenarbeit)Collaborative work and discussion of concrete questions
• Theorieseminar (Einzelarbeit)Discussion of scientific articles and the discussion of findings in the group

Teaching method

• Literaturstudium und DatenarbeitFor familiarisation with the own case study and for the preparation of the analyses
• Gruppenarbeit an FallstudienFor the practical application of valuation methods and the discussion of different solution approaches
• Einzelarbeit an wissenschaftlichen ArtikelnFor deepening theoretical foundations and preparing the group discussion