Seminar in Financial Accounting

This seminar aims at providing insights into current topics in financial accounting and reporting that are academically interesting and practically relevant. More specifically, the seminar will focus on recent, state-of-the-art research regarding the role of CEOs and CFOs in firms’ financial reporting and their influence on accounting quality. The seminar will also equip you with essential expertise in academic research that will be helpful to you when you subsequently work on your Bachelor (and Master) thesis. A further benefit of the seminar is that you will train your presentation skills, an important competency for academics and executives alike.

Turabian, K. L.: A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, 9th ed., 2018. Topic-specific literature will be provided.

Written summary-report and presentation.

Seminar paper (2/3) and presentation (1/3)

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