363-0564-00L  Entrepreneurial Risks

SemesterSpring Semester 2019
LecturersD. Sornette
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish


Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits3 credits
ExaminersD. Sornette
Typegraded semester performance
Language of examinationEnglish
RepetitionRepetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit.
Additional information on mode of examinationThere is no final exam. Evaluation is performed on individual contributions to collective projects on a wiki-like online collaboration platform during the semester in a "game like" atmosphere.
The grade will be based on the quality and regularity of the contributions evaluated by the teaching team together with a peer-review approach using a prediction market methodology.
Projects that are close to the interests of the students for their professional or personal interests are welcome.

Given that the performance assessments of the course Entrepreneurial Risks are based on projects developed during the semester, the students can cancel the enrolment for the course unit no later than at the end of the 8th week of the spring semester.
After this deadline, all students will receive a grade according to their contributions and performance during the semester, with no exceptions.