1. Welcome to Economic Research Methods ISEB Peter Schmidt Spring 2013 schmidt-bremen.de -> Research Meth's

2. WHY study (Economic) Research Methods Whats it about ?

3. Contents nIntroduction (s) nResearch Methods nLecturer nStudents (via teamwork discussion and presentation) n…

4. Learning Targets nDealing with data nStatistical models nPractical experience nAcademic Research –Literature sources –structure and format of academic work n…

5. Learning Outcomes nAfter completion of this module students shall have essentially improved their individual communication skills, self-confidence and effectiveness in rhetoric activities and are able to professionally apply presentation, moderation and negotiation techniques. nStudents shall also be able to apply statistical tools and concepts needed in economic and business applications and use statistical models as an aid in managerial decision making

6. Learning Targets: Content nQuantitative Methods enables students to analyze data and apply statistical analyses. Topics include: nPresentation and interpretation of descriptive measures, napplications of probability and the normal distribution in order to be able to properly apply confidence interval estimation and hypothesis testing. nThe students shall be able to use simple and multiple regression models as well as time series analysis to applied cases from Economics and Business.

7. Economics & Statistics ZEW Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung - Mannheim Peter Schmidt Who am I market. research. culture markt. forschung. kultur

8. You u are highly motivated students u have to carry your individual workload:

9. Contents nIntroduction (s) nResearch Methods nLecturer nStudents n… nLets get started