SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
General characteristics | |
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Title | Seminar Insurance Customer Behavior |
Course number | 374045 |
Term | WiSe 23/24 |
Offer rhythm | Only WiSe |
Framework topic (content) | Natural Disasters in Developing Countries |
Target group / Assignment | MSc PO 2018: Area Finance, Banking and Insurance |
Number of places | 20 |
Language | Englisch |
Location | Internal Seminar |
Practice partner | No |
Event frequency | Block event |
Writing the term paper | During the semester |
Requirements and support | |
Objective | Students write a seminar paper (group work) on the topics development economics, insurance and decision making and present their work in a final block session that also includes a group discussion |
Required previous knowledge | Previous knowledge in the use of statistical software (e.g., R/Stata) and LaTeX are highly recommended |
Supporting course for the introduction to scientific work | Mandatory: Introduction to scientific work at IVBL for MSc (374046) |
Formal requirements | Leitfaden zur Erstellung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten |
General literature | TBA |
Basic literature for introduction per topic | Yes |
Methodology | An empirical analysis constitutes the core of the seminar paper |
Special software used | R/Stata recommended |
Recommended word processing software | LaTeX |
Number of pages for the term paper | Depending on group size, see Hinweise für die Anfertigung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten |
Outline meetings | Multiple possible |
Performance requirements / assessment incl. weighting | Compulsory attendance, written part 60% and presentation 40%. |
Examiner | Prof. Judith Christiane Schneider |
Contact | M.Sc. Koen van Boxel |
Group work and topic assignment | |
Group work | Yes |
Group size | 4 |
Procedure for the composition of the groups | Based on the preference of the students, allocation if proposed group consists of fewer than 2 students |
Topics | topics overview here |
Procedure for topic assignment | After confirmation of seminar participation, students will receive a seminar topic list for prioritization purposes |
Type of pre-announcement | Performance chart by e-mail [koen.vanboxel@insurance.uni-hannover.de], Places are allocated on a "first come first serve" basis. |
Timeline | |
Pre-registration / Application | From 01.07.2023, 10;00, per e-mail to Koen van Boxel until 18.07.2023, 10;00 Due to popular demand, we will provide another kick-off opportunity for this seminar. This means that registrations are open from now (18 September 2023) onwards. A date for the kick-off will be provided shortly. |
Preliminary discussion / topic presentation / kick-off meeting | 14.07.2023, 10;00, seminar room A001, Institute of Risk and Insurance, Otto-Brenner-Str. 7, 30159 Hanover |
Topic Assignment | 04.08.2023, 10;00 |
Binding registration | 07.08.2023, 10;00, per e-mail to Koen van Boxel |
Start of term paper | with binding registration |
Term paper submission | 06.11.2023, 23:59, per e-mail to the respective supervisor |
Presentation event | Tba around 2 weeks after term paper submission |