General topic: Presentation and disclosure in financial reporting and their influence on the information’s decision usefulness.
- We will analyze and compare financial statements of several companies and see how the presentation and disclosure of these financial statements influence the investors and other stakeholders in their decisions.
- Specific topics will be discussed and assigned at the kick-off meeting.
Seminar language: English and German
Organizational:
- We will use MS Teams for all information exchange – documents, information, virtual sessions and office hours.
- Please send me an e-mail to kronenberger@uni-mainz.de as soon as you have been assigned the bachelor’s seminar in accounting, so that I can organize an MS Teams group. Use only your official Uni. Mainz e-mail address.
- All information will be uploaded on Teams!
Timetable:
- To be announced soon!
Performance requirements for the seminar:
- Mandatory full attendance at all meetings.
- Exposé
- Presentation of exposé (10 minutes + discussion)
Performance requirements for the thesis:
- Thesis (approximately 20 pages long)
- Mid-term meeting(s) – at least one during the two-month writing period
Language:
- The seminar will be held in English and German language. This means that the presentations and papers in both languages are welcome and equally treated. The kick-off meeting (presentation) will be in English. However, the students may choose to write and present their exposé and bachelor’s thesis in English or German language. Correspondence is