Seminar profile summer term
| General features | |
|---|---|
Title | Seminar Health Insurance and Health Economics |
Reference number(s) | 273016 |
Semester | Summer term 2023 |
Rhythm of the event | Winter term and summer term |
Framework topic (content) | Regulation and institutions in healthcare markets, especially health insurance, health behaviour, applied health economics |
Target audience/ assignment | BSc WiWi PO 2017: Competence Area BWL and VWL |
Number of places | 20 |
Language | Event: German, written work: German or English |
Venue | Internal seminar |
Practice partner | No |
Rhythm of the course | Block event |
Preparation of term paper | During the lecture-free period |
| Requirements and support | |
Objective | Reading and discussing scientific texts in German and English, researching and structuring relevant literature, practicing scientific writing |
Required prior knowledge | Knowledge of empirical economic research, English |
Supporting course for an introduction to scientific work | Introduction to Scientific Work at IHE, instructor N. Pardey, mandatory attendance, dates on 25/10 and 01/11/2023 (6-7:30pm), additional date planned for working with AI such as ChatGPT. |
Formal requirements | Guidelines for writing scientific papers and theses |
General literature | Greiner, W., Graf von der Schulenburg, J.-M. (2013), Gesundheitsökonomik, 3rd edition, Tübingen. Simon, M. (2013), Das Gesundheitssystem in Deutschland: eine Einführung in Struktur und Funktionsweise, 4th edition., Bern. Breyer, Zweifel, Kifmann (2013), Gesundheitsökonomik, 6th edition, Berlin, Heidelberg. Bhattacharya J., Hyde T., Tu, P. (2014), Health Economics 2nd edition, London, Palgrave MacMillan |
Basic literature as an introduction to each topic | Yes |
Methodology | Literature works |
Special software used | None |
Recommended word processing software | No special recommendation |
Term paper page count | 12-14 |
Discussion of outline | 1 up to max. 3 |
Performance requirements / evaluation incl. weighting | Presentation 25%, term paper 75%, attendance is compulsory |
Assessor | |
Contact Person | |
| Group work and assignment of topics | |
Group work | No |
Group size | - |
Group composition procedure | - |
Topics | A selection of possible topics for the seminar in the winter term can be found hier from 01/02/2023. |
Topic allocation procedure | Preference-based |
Type of pre-registration | Stud.IP (first come first serve) |
| Time schedule | |
Pre-registration / application | 15/02/23-20/02/23, maximum 20 persons + 5 on waiting list, lottery procedure |
Preliminary discussion / topic presentation / kick-off meeting | Wednesday, 01/03/2023, 11:00-12:30 am |
Topic assignment | At kick-off-meeting |
Binding registration | After topic assignment |
Start of processing term paper | After binding registration and topic assignment |
Term paper submission | 21/08/2023 |
Presentation submission | 2 days before presentation |
Presentation event | 08/08/2023 and 09/08/2023, both from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm |
Seminar profile winter term
| General features | |
|---|---|
Title | Seminar Health Insurance and Health Economics |
Reference number(s) | 273016 |
Semester | Winter term 2023/2024 |
Rhythm of the event | Winter term and summer term |
Framework topic (content) | Regulation and institutions in healthcare markets, especially health insurance, health behaviour, applied health economics |
Target audience/ assignment | BSc WiWi PO 2017: Competence Area BWL and VWL |
Number of places | 20 |
Language | Event: German, written work: German or English |
Venue | Internal seminar |
Practice partner | No |
Rhythm of the course | Block event |
Preparation of term paper | During the lecture-free period |
| Requirements and support | |
Objective | Reading and discussing scientific texts in German and English, researching and structuring relevant literature, practicing scientific writing |
Required prior knowledge | Knowledge of empirical economic research, English |
Supporting course for an introduction to scientific work | Mandatory [Further details will follow on the website of the Institute of Health Economics from 01/10/2022] |
Formal requirements | |
General literature | Greiner, W., Graf von der Schulenburg, J.-M. (2013), Gesundheitsökonomik, 3rd edition, Tübingen. Simon, M. (2013), Das Gesundheitssystem in Deutschland: eine Einführung in Struktur und Funktionsweise, 4th edition., Bern. Breyer, Zweifel, Kifmann (2013), Gesundheitsökonomik, 6th edition, Berlin, Heidelberg. Bhattacharya J., Hyde T., Tu, P. (2014), Health Economics 2nd edition, London, Palgrave MacMillan |
Basic literature as an introduction to each topic | Yes |
Methodology | Literature works |
Special software used | None |
Recommended word processing software | No special recommendation |
Term paper page count | 12-14 |
Discussion of outline | 1 up to max. 3 |
Performance requirements / evaluation incl. weighting | Presentation 25%, term paper 75%, attendance is compulsory |
Assessor | |
Contact Person | |
| Group work and assignment of topics | |
Group work | No |
Group size | - |
Group composition procedure | - |
Topics | A selection of possible topics for the seminar in the winter term 2023/24 can be found here. |
Topic allocation procedure | Preference-based |
Type of pre-registration | Stud.IP (first come first serve) |
| Time schedule | |
Pre-registration / application | 01/10/2023 - 08/10/2023, max. 20 persons + 5 on waiting list, lottery procedure |
Preliminary discussion / topic presentation / kick-off meeting | Will be announced via Stud.IP |
Topic assignment | 10/10/2023 (5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., room 1501-342) |
Binding registration | After topic assignment |
Start of processing term paper | After binding registration and topic assignment |
Term paper submission | Tuesday, 29/02/2024, 11:59 p.m. |
Presentation submission | Sunday, 11/02/2024, 5:00 p.m. |
Presentation event | Monday, 12/02/2024, 09:30 a.m. – approx. 4 p.m., room 1501-063 Tuesday, 13/02/2024, 09.30 a.m. - approx. 4 p.m., room 1501-063 |
