eventA Guide to Studying Economics [A Guide to Studying Economics] (S/Ü)
person Nadine Bittermann, Christian Pfeifer

Next appointment: 15. October at 16:15

Dates

weekly | Thursday | 16:15 - 17:45 | 15.10.2026 - 28.01.2027 | C 14.006 Seminarraum | Start 1. lecture week

Curriculum context

Combined academic performance
Short essay and literature in December (50%)
Stata assignments until first week of February (50%)
Date of assessment: Sunday, 07.02.2027
Resit date: No resit date will be offered to this assessment, because it is didactically inseparably connected with one of the associated courses. A resit will only be possible, if the module is available again.
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Organizational information

Seminar/exercise
Vollständig Präsenz
2
centralized lottery procedure with participant limit
60

Registration

centralized lottery procedure with participant limit

Registration does not begin until 02.10.2026 at 08:00. It ends on 12.10.2026 at 23:59.

The registration is restricted to the following fields or courses of study:

  • Leuphana Bachelor / Major Economics / alle Semester
  • Leuphana Bachelor / Major Studium Individuale / alle Semester
  • Leuphana Bachelor / Minor Studium Individuale / alle Semester

Content

Englisch
A Guide to Studying Economics
none

This course gives an orientation for the students of the Economics Major. It starts with a brief overview over the course of studies, studying abroad, Master and PhD in Economics, potential jobs, etc. We will further discuss scientific standards and work in the field of economics, which include the structuring of papers, citation styles, literature search, publication outlets and the publication process. To get an impression about the topic diversity in economic research, we will have a short look at Nobel prize winners and other prominent researchers in economics as well as class room discussions. The second part of the course is devoted to an introduction into the statistical software package Stata, to be used in the empirical research projects in the Economics Major. In addition to class room attendance, students are expected to do homework like reading the supplied literature and materials, watching the linked videos, searching research topics, and working with Stata.

(1) Short essay and literature in December (50%).
(2) Stata assignments until first week of February (50%) .

Evaluation

This course has not been registered for teaching evaluation yet.

Further information on teaching evaluation: https://www.leuphana.de/en/teaching/quality-management/evaluation/course-evaluation.html

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