Microsoft Word - Info Master Thesis Presentation 2019 06 04.docx

PresentationMasterThesis

June4,2019

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Format: slides‐basedpresentation,questionsallowedanytime

Timing: about2/3intothe4‐monthperiodofthemasterthesis

Attendants: membersofchairFinancialEconomics,othermasterstudents

Duration: 30min

Youareaskedtosendyourslidestointernationalfinance@uni‐mainz.dethedaybeforethe

presentation.

Notice:30minareshort,especiallywhenallowingforquestionsfromaudience.Beawarewhich

informationyouwanttoconveyandallocateyourtime.Thepresentationshouldnotexceedatotal

of15slides.

Hereareguidelinesforstructuringthepresentation,withtheexpectedcontentingrey

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 Title(1slide)

 Researchquestionandmotivation(1‐2slides)

Setfocusandguidingtheaudience;highlightingimportanceoftopic

 Outlineofthepresentation(1slide)

Setexpectationsthepresentation’schaptersandcontent;guidingtheaudience

 RelatedLiterature(1slide)

Brieflyoverviewrelatedliterature;possiblysummarizingoneortwoofthemostrelevant

work

 Data(2‐3slides)

Give:datasources,exactdefinitionofvariables,datacoverage,summarystatistics,limitsand

problems(coverage,quality?)

 Methodology(1‐3slides)

Empirics(ifappropriate):Empiricalmodeltotestmainhypothesis(definition,motivationand

explanation,possiblywithlinktoreferences)

Theory(ifappropriate):Thebuildingblocksofthetheory(standardtheoriesandseminal

papers)

 Results(2‐4slides)

Empirics(ifappropriate):findingsofbaseline(regressiontable,figures),robustnesschecks,

interpretation,openquestions,potentialproblems

Theory(ifappropriate):modelsetupandmainassumptions(withreferences),outlineof

analyticderivationswithdifficultiesandmethods,centralformulasandtheirinterpretation.

 Nextsteps(1slide)

RoadmaptofinishtheMasterThesis,potentiallyopenquestionsanddecisionstobetaken

 Conclusion(1slide)

Summaryofresearchquestionwith(preliminaryandtentative)answer,methodofanalysis,

possiblefollow‐upresearchquestions