| General Properties |
| Title | Master Semianr: Asset Pricing and Asset Management |
| Course number(s) | 374001 |
| in Semester | Summer term 2026 |
| Offered | Only summer term |
| General Topic | Asset Pricing |
| Target group | MSc WiWi PO 2018 |
| Places Offered | 20 |
| Language | EN |
| Location | Internal Seminar |
| Practice partner | No |
| Type | Block seminar |
| Preparation of the Thesis | During the term time / outside term time |
| Requirements and Support |
| Aim | Students write a term paper (Seminararbeit) on different topics of finance and present their work in a final meeting, which also includes group discussion. |
| Prerequisites | Previous knowledge in the use of statistical software is recommended |
| Supportive prerequisites | Discussion of the formal guidelines for scientific work in a separate meeting |
| Formal guidelines | Guidelines for writing seminar papers at FCM |
| General Literature | Topic dependend |
| Basic literatur for entry | Yes |
| Methods | An empirical research study is the basis of the paper |
| Software | R / Matlab (recommended) |
| Word processing software | LaTeX (recommended) |
| Page count | 25 (group of 3), 20 (group of 2), 15 (alone) |
| Consultations with supervisor | Several possible (at least 3 meetings) |
| Performance requirements / Evaluation | Obligation to attend, written part 60% / presentation 40% |
| Examiner | Prof. Dr. Marcel Prokopczuk |
| Contact | M.Sc. Bente Dittmann |
| Group Work and Topic Allocation |
| Group work | Required |
| Group size | 2-3 |
| Group allocation | Based on prefernces of the students, allocation by the institute if proposed group consists of fewer than 2 students |
| Topics | Link |
| Topic allocation | Based on preferences |
| Group and topic application | PDF-Form |
| Schedule |
| Kick-off meeting | Friday, 30.01.2026, Building 1501, Room 063, 1 p.m. |
| Application | By Tuesday, 10.02.2026, 11:59 p.m., via email to Bente Dittmann |
| Topic assignment | You will receive an email by Thursday, 12.02.2026 |
| Binding registration | By Monday, 16.02.2026, 11:59 p.m, via email to Bente Dittmann |
| Start | Upon registration |
| Introduction to scientific methods | As requested |
| Submission of seminar paper | Until 12.05.2026, 11:59 p.m, via email to Bente Dittmann |
| Presentation | End of May/beginning of June (tba) |
