Modules

Prerequisites

Contents

depends on the area of the master thesis

Learning outcomes

The students • have acquired advanced special knowledge to a topic of mathematics that is at the level of research • have further developed capacities of modelling and applying mathematical methods • are able to specify and precisely formulate scientific problems • have gained further experience in effective time management • are able to demonstrate the progress of knowledge independently acquired for the master thesis • have improved skills of preparing a topic for a talk • have improved oral communication skills by speaking to the public and by discussions in groups • have gained more experience in teamwork • have further improved their ability in using the common text processing software (LaTeX) • come to a decision on how to continue preparations for the master thesis evaluating the seminar discussions

Assessment

• Seminar talk (30-60 min.) and handout (10-15 pages), depending on the topic (70%) • Active participation in seminar course (30%) 75% of the exam is required to pass the module.

Remarks

• Study programme Mathematics M.Sc.: Mandatory module • Study programme Mathematical Data Science M.Sc.: Mandatory module