Steckbrief Kolloquium "Gesundheit und Bevölkerung"
General Features | |
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Title | Kolloquium "Gesundheit und Bevölkerung" |
Research focus homepage | See link and Stud.IP |
Reference number | 375016 / 77788 |
Semester | Summer Term 2024 |
Kick-Off-Event | April 9th 2024, 12.45 - 14.15 | Venue: c.f. Stud.IP |
Rhythm of the event | Summer and winter term |
Contents | Participating students are required to compose a term paper on a selected paper of authors that presented in the colloquium "Health and Population". More specifically, the aforementioned term paper consists of an "article critique”. The colloquium allows the students to discuss with external researchers and to analyze current research and state-of-the-art methods in empirical health and population economics. Knowledge of econometrics, in particular causal estimation methods is helpful. Attendance is compulsory. |
Target Audience | MSc Wiwi PO 2012 Major Health Economics, MSc Wiwi PO 2018 Area Health Economics |
Slot Number | 15 |
Language | Presentations in English, term paper in English or German |
Venue | Kick-Off-Event: Kolloquium: see Stud.IP Group Check-Ins: see Stud.IP Individual appointments: By individal appointment |
Practice Partners | Not applicable |
Requirements and Support | |
Objective | Participation is intended to sharpen the students' critical thinking skills by writing a critical statement on a research paper. This explicitly includes the review of the empirical literature. |
Required prior knowledge | Knowledge of econometrics, in particular causal analysis, and health economics |
Supporting course for an introduction to scientific work | Course "introduction to scientific writing" (in German; compare Stud.IP "Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten") |
Formal requirements | See "Leitfaden" issued by the Institute of Health Economics |
General Literature |
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Basic literature as an introduction to each topic | Will be provided |
Methodology | Article critique |
Special software used | Not applicable |
Recommended word processing software | At the students' discretion (Microsoft Word, LaTex) |
Term paper page count | Required page count is announced during kick-off event |
Discussion of outline and progress | Individual appointments: tbd The following slots are reserved for group check-ins: May 7th 2024 12.45-14.15 June 18th 2024 12.45-14.15 The group check-ins only take place upon demand of participants and may be turned into individual appointments. |
Performance requirements | 100% term paper, no presentation, attendance is compulsory |
Assessor | Prof. Dr. Annika Herr |
Contact Person | David Probst |
Group Work and Assignment of Topics | |
Group work | Not applicable |
Group size | Not applicable |
Group composition procedure | Not applicable |
Topics | Announced during kick-off (for a preview of the authors presenting, see link). |
Topic allocation procedure | Individual arrangement |
Type of pre-registration | Individual arrangement |
Schedule | |
Stud.IP Signup | Active |
Pre-registration / application | Stud.IP |
Preliminary discussion / topic presentation / kick-off meeting | April 9th 2024 - 12.45 - 14.15 pm | Venue: tba (see Stud.IP) Note that a participation in the course is only possible, if students attend the kick-off. |
Topic assignment | Students shall provide their preferences after the Kick-Off-Event. |
Binding registration | After topic assignment |
Start of processing term paper | After topic assignment |
Term paper submission | August 30th 2024 by midnight (electronically via email or Stud.IP, see announcement in Stud.IP) |
Presentation submission | Not applicable |
Presentation event | Not applicable |