Course: Agricultural Economics Seminar - Lecture (4904-411)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Berger (verantwortlich)
• Prof. Dr. Manfred Zeller (verantwortlich)
• Prof. Dr. Volker Hoffmann (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture

In-Class Hours Per Week:

2

Contents:

Each participating student will be assigned a seminar topic and a tutor at the beginning of the semester, whereby own fields of interest will be taken into account. Participants will have 6-8 weeks to prepare a short paper on the topic (maximum 15 pages) under the supervision of the tutor. Seminar topics can include literature reviews about current issues, book reviews, small empirical analyses, research proposals, and other tasks. In the second half of the semester, the papers will have to be presented orally (15-20 minutes), followed by a critical discussion.

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

Overall grading will be based on the tutor?s assessment of the submitted written paper (70%) and the oral presentation (30%). Apart from contents, presentation style and effectiveness will be considered.

Module:

• 4904-410 Agricultural Economics Seminar (compulsory)