390023 VK A Primer in Mathematics for Business Economics (2011W)

Who should attend the course and why:

With increasing academic specialization, professionalization of the training of young researchers, and national/international mobility, students with diverse backgrounds enter the PhD-Management program. E. g. they differ regarding their previous fields of studies and even disciplines, have obtained their qualifying academic degree in different systems of higher education, and may have spend considerable time in jobs outside academia after obtaining this qualifying degree. Hence, this class is designed to prepare students for enrolment in the core courses of the PhD-Management study program. It reviews the fundamental mathematical methods employed in quantitative business research.
The course offers no ECTS-credits for the PhD-management program. It exclusively provides a service for incoming PhD-students. Potential participants should check the below topic list. If they judge themselves to possess sound knowledge of these topics, there is no need to enroll in this class; if not, they must review these methods before entering the program. In this case, participating in this class will be very helpful.