Courses Master Display 2024-2025

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Course title Forecasting and Business Analysis
Course code EBC4131
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1 2-9-2024 20-10-2024 X X
Level Advanced
Coordinator Alexander Bruggen
For more information: a.bruggen@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
This is a very practice-oriented course.
Description
This course deals with different methods of forecasting, making use of different techniques. Besides hands-on experience with forecasting, students will learn to interpret results and communicate them adequately. This course teaches analytical thinking with state-of-the art technology and allows students to apply their knowledge to different settings.
Literature
Textbook
Prerequisites
This course has been cancelled for the master International Business specialisation Accounting and Control.
Note that this also affects the available disciplinary courses within the Business Research programme.
See the Master Education and Examination Regulations for more information.


This course is in transition for the master Business Research.
See the Master Education and Examination Regulations for more information.

The following rule applies to master Business Research students who started the programme prior to academic year 2024-2025.
TRANSITIONAL REGULATION (EBC4131):
The master Business Research has been discontinued.
Courses of the Business Research master’s programme will continue to be offered until and including academic year 2025-2026 with exam opportunities running until and including 2026-2027.


PREREQUISITES:
* Courses and workload are very demanding for all IB Master courses.
* Exchange students need to have obtained a Bachelor degree in business and major in accounting in their Master.
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Assignment / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Take home exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Master Business Research - No specialisation Deprecated
Master Business Research - No specialisation Transitional Regulation
Master Human Decision Science Deprecated
Master International Business - Managerial Decision-Making and Control Compulsory Course(s)
Master International Business - Accounting & Control (parttime/NL) Deprecated
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