Seminar
What is covered in the Seminar course?
In the Seminar, you will develop skills that are essential for success in all subjects. You will practice various learning techniques, reflect on your study habits, and engage with academic methods and ways of thinking. This provides a strong foundation for your final exams and prepares you for potential university studies.
What will you learn?
In the introductory phase, you will acquire key techniques for independent information gathering, effective group collaboration, and engaging presentation design.
Building on this, the qualification phase allows you to apply your skills through a marketing project during the first semester. You will also become familiar with academic research methods in order to write a short extended essay on an economic topic.
Further core elements of the seminar include strategies for preparing for written and oral exams, as well as career orientation. For instance, you will create a professional application portfolio and receive training for selection processes such as assessment centers.
Introductory Phase Topics:
- How can I better understand complex texts?
- How do I work effectively in a team?
- How can I design clear, engaging presentations?
- And much more.
Qualification Phase Topics:
- How do I manage project and group work efficiently?
- How do I prepare a professional job application?
- What should I expect from an assessment center?
- How do I conduct academic research?
- How do I write a research paper?
- How do I prepare for my final written and oral exams?
- And much more.
How does the Seminar relate to other subjects?
The Seminar is a two-hour course like any other and may be included as part of your Abitur assessment. The skills you acquire are widely applicable, although the content is specifically linked with Business Administration and Economics. This is why, for example, the extended essay is written on an economic topic. However, the Seminar is not an independent examination subject in the final Abitur exams.einem wirtschaftlichen Thema verfasst. Das Seminar ist kein eigenständiges Prüfungsfach im Abitur.