Study and examination regulations for the Master's degree program in Technical Economics (M.Sc.)

These Master's examination regulations govern the course of studies, examinations and the completion of the Master's degree program in Technical Economics at KIT.

(1 ) In the consecutive Master's degree program, the scientific qualifications acquired in the Bachelor's degree program are to be further deepened, broadened, expanded or supplemented. The aim of the course is to enable students to apply scientific knowledge and methods independently and to assess their significance and scope for solving complex scientific and social problems.

(2 ) The academic degree "Master of Science (M.Sc.)" is awarded for the Master's degree course in Technical Economics on the basis of the successful completion of the Master's examination.

(1 ) The standard period of study is four semesters.

(2 ) The courses offered in the degree program are divided into subjects, the subjects are divided into modules, and the respective modules are divided into courses. The subjects and their scope are defined in § 19. Further details can be found in the module handbook.

(3 ) The workload required to complete courses and modules is expressed in credit points (CP). The standards for the allocation of credit points correspond to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). One credit point corresponds to a workload of approximately 30 hours. As a rule, credit points must be distributed evenly over the semesters.

(4 ) The amount of coursework and examinations required for the successful completion of the degree program is measured in credit points and amounts to a total of 120 credit points.

(5 ) Courses may also be offered in English with prior notice.

(1 ) The Master's examination consists of module examinations. Module examinations consist of one or more performance assessments.

Performance assessments are divided into coursework or examinations.

(2) Examinations are

1. written examinations,
2. oral examinations or
3. other types of examinations.

(3) Coursework is written, oral or practical work that students generally complete during the course. The Master's examination may not be completed with coursework.

(4 ) At least 70% of the module examinations should be graded.

(5 ) In the case of complementary content, the module examinations of several modules may be replaced by one examination (paragraph 2, nos. 1 to 3), even across modules.

(1 ) In order to be able to take part in the module examinations, students must register online in the student portal for the respective performance assessments. In exceptional cases, registration may be made in writing at the Student Services Office or at another institution authorized by the Student Services Office. Registration deadlines may be set by the examiners for the performance assessments. Registration for the Master's thesis is regulated in the module handbook.

(2 ) If elective options are available, in order to be admitted to an examination in a particular module, students must submit a binding declaration of their choice of the module in question and its assignment to a subject before the first examination in this module when registering for the examination. Upon application by the student to the Examination Board, the choice or assignment can be changed retrospectively. If an examination procedure has already begun in a module, the choice or assignment may only be changed after the examination procedure has ended.

(3 ) Admission to a performance assessment is granted to those who

1. is enrolled in the Master's degree program in Technical Economics at KIT; the admission of students on leave of absence is limited to examinations; and
2. proves that he/she fulfills the requirements for admission to a performance assessment as specified in the module handbook and
3. proves that he or she has not lost the right to take examinations in the Master's degree program in Technical Economics.

(4 ) In accordance with Section 30 (5) LHG, admission to individual compulsory courses may be restricted. The examiner shall decide on the selection from among the students who have registered in good time by the date set by the examiner, taking into account the progress of these students and in compliance with Section 13 (1) sentences 1 and 2, insofar as it is not possible to reduce the backlog through other or additional courses. In the case of equal academic progress, the KIT faculties must define further criteria. Students will be informed of the result in good time.

(5 ) Admission is to be refused if the requirements specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 are not met. Admission may be refused if the relevant performance assessment has already been completed in an undergraduate Bachelor's degree program at KIT that was a prerequisite for admission to this Master's degree program. This does not apply to preferential Master's courses. For these, admission must be expressly approved in accordance with sentence 1.

(1 ) Success assessments are carried out during the course of study, usually in the course of teaching the content of the individual modules or shortly thereafter.

(2 ) The type of assessment (§ 4 para. 2 no. 1 to 3, para. 3) is determined by the examiner of the relevant course in relation to the course content and the learning objectives of the module. The type of assessment, its frequency, sequence and weighting as well as the calculation of the module grade, if applicable, must be published in the module handbook at least six weeks before the start of the course. With the agreement of the examiner and the student, the type of examination and the examination language can also be changed at a later date; in the first case, however, Section 4 (5) must be taken into account. When organizing examinations, the interests of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses must be taken into account in accordance with § 13 para. 1. § Section 13 (1) sentences 3 and 4 apply accordingly.

(3 ) In the event of unacceptably high examination costs, an examination to be conducted in writing may also be conducted orally or an examination to be conducted orally may also be conducted in writing. This change must be announced at least six weeks before the examination.

(4 ) In the case of courses taught in English (§ 3 Para. 6), the corresponding performance assessments may be carried out in this language. § Section 6 (2) applies accordingly.

(5) Written ex aminations (§ 4 Para. 2 No. 1) are generally to be assessed by an examiner in accordance with § 18 Para. 2 or 3. If an assessment is carried out by several examiners, the grade is calculated from the arithmetic mean of the individual assessments. If the arithmetic mean does not correspond to any of the grade levels defined in § 7 para. 2 sentence 2, the grade shall be rounded up or down to the nearest grade level. If the distance is the same, the grade shall be rounded to the next higher grade. The assessment procedure should not exceed six weeks. Written examinations shall last a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 300 minutes.

(6 )Oral ex aminations (§ 4 Para. 2 No. 2) are to be conducted and assessed by several examiners (peer examination) or by one examiner in the presence of an assessor as group or individual examinations. Before determining the grade, the examiner shall consult the other examiners participating in the examination. Oral examinations generally last a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 60 minutes per student.

The main topics and results of the oral examination must be recorded in a protocol. The result of the examination must be announced to the students following the oral examination.

Students who wish to take the same examination in a later semester will be admitted as listeners to oral examinations in accordance with the spatial conditions and with the consent of the examinee. Admission does not extend to the consultation and announcement of the examination results.

(7 ) For examinations of other types (§ 4 Para. 2 No. 3), appropriate deadlines for completion and submission must be set. The type of assignment and appropriate documentation must ensure that the examination achievement can be attributed to the student. The main items and results of such a performance review must be recorded in a record.

In the case of other types of oral examinations , an observer must be present in addition to the examiner to sign the minutes.

Written work as part of an examination of a different type must bear the following declaration: "I declare truthfully that I have prepared the work independently, that I have fully and accurately stated all the aids used and that I have indicated everything that has been taken from the work of others, either unchanged or with modifications." If the thesis does not bear this declaration, it will not be accepted. The essential objects and results of such a performance review must be recorded in a protocol.

§ Section 6 a Performance reviews in the answer choice procedure

The module handbook regulates whether and to what extent assessments can be completed using the answer-choice procedure.

§ Section 6 b Computer-based assessments

(1 ) Success assessments can be computer-based. The student's answer or solution is transmitted electronically and, where possible, evaluated automatically. The contents of the examination are to be prepared by an examiner.

(2 ) Prior to the computer-based assessment, the examiner must ensure that the electronic data can be clearly identified and permanently and unmistakably assigned to the student. The smooth running of a computer-based assessment must be ensured by appropriate technical support; in particular, the assessment must be carried out in the presence of a technically competent person. All examination tasks must be available for processing during the entire processing time.

(3 ) In addition, §§ 6 and 6a apply to the implementation of computer-based performance reviews.

(1 ) The result of an examination shall be determined by the respective examiners in the form of a grade.

(2 ) The following grades should be used:

• very good: outstanding performance
• good: a performance that is significantly above the average requirements
• satisfactory: a performance that meets average requirements
• sufficient: a performance that still meets the requirements despite its shortcomings
• not sufficient (failed): a performance that does not meet the requirements due to significant deficiencies

Only the following grades are permitted for the differentiated assessment of individual examination performances:

• 1.0; 1.3: very good
• 1.7; 2.0; 2.3: good
• 2.7; 3.0; 3.3: satisfactory
• 3.7; 4.0: sufficient
• 5.0: not sufficient

(3 ) Academic achievements are assessed as "passed" or "failed".

(4 ) When calculating the weighted averages of the module grades, the subject grades and the overall grade, only the first decimal place after the decimal point is taken into account; all other places are deleted without rounding.

(5 ) Each module and each performance assessment may only be assessed once in the same degree program.

(6 ) An examination is passed if the grade is at least "sufficient" (4.0).

(7 ) The module examination is passed if all required performance assessments have been passed. The module examination and the calculation of the module grade should be regulated in the module handbook. If the module handbook does not contain a regulation on the formation of the module grade, the module grade is calculated from an average grade weighted according to the credit points of the individual sub-modules. The differentiated grades (paragraph 2) are to be used as initial data when calculating the module grades.

(8 ) The results of the performance assessments and the credit points earned are administered by the KIT Student Services.

(9 ) The grades of the modules of a subject are included in the subject grade with a weighting proportional to the credit points awarded for the modules.

(10 ) The overall grade of the Master's examination, the subject grades and the module grades are as follows

• up to 1.5: very good
• from 1.6 to 2.5: good
• from 2.6 to 3.5: satisfactory
• from 3.6 to 4.0: sufficient

(1 ) Students may repeat a failed written examination (Section 4 (2) No. 1) once. If a written repeat examination is assessed as "insufficient" (5.0), an oral re-examination shall take place at the same time as the failed examination. In this case, the grade of this examination cannot be better than "sufficient" (4.0).

(2 ) Students may repeat a failed oral examination (§ 4 paragraph 2 no. 2) once.

(3 ) Repeat examinations in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 must correspond to the first examination in terms of content, scope and form (oral or written). The responsible examination board may allow exceptions upon request.

(4) Examinations of other types (§ 4 paragraph 2 no. 3) may be repeated once.

(5) Coursework may be repeated several times.

(6 ) The examination is definitively failed if the oral re-examination within the meaning of paragraph 1 was assessed as "insufficient" (5.0). The examination is also definitively failed if the oral examination within the meaning of paragraph 2 or the examination of another type in accordance with paragraph 4 has been assessed twice as "failed".

(7 ) The module is definitively failed if an examination required to pass it is definitively failed.

(8 ) A second repetition of the same examination in accordance with Section 4 (2) is only permitted in exceptional cases upon application by the student ("application for second repetition"). The application must be submitted in writing to the Examination Board, usually within two months of the grade being announced.

The Examination Board decides on a student's first application for a second repetition if it approves the application. If the Examination Board rejects this application, a member of the Presidential Board will decide. A member of the Presidential Board decides on further applications for a second repetition after the Examination Board has given its opinion. If the application is approved, the second repetition must take place by the next but one examination date at the latest. Paragraph 1 sentences 2 and 3 apply accordingly.

(9 ) It is not permitted to repeat an examination that has been passed.

(10 ) The Master's thesis may be repeated once if the grade is "insufficient" (5.0). A second repetition of the Master's thesis is not permitted.

If a course or examination required under these study and examination regulations has been definitively failed or the Master's examination has not been taken in full by the end of the examination period of the seventh semester, including any retakes, the right to take the examination in the Master's degree program in Technical Economics expires, unless the student is not responsible for missing the deadline. The decision on an extension of the deadline and on exceptions to the deadline regulation is made by the Examination Board upon application by the student, taking into account the activities specified in Section 32 (6) LHG. The application must be submitted in writing, usually up to six weeks before the deadline.

(1 ) Students can cancel their registration for written examinations without giving reasons until the examination papers are issued (deregistration). Deregistration can be made online in the student portal by midnight on the day before the examination or, in justified exceptional cases, at Student Services during office hours. If the examiner is notified, he/she must ensure that the deregistration is recorded in the Campus Management System.

(2 ) In the case of oral examinations , withdrawal must be declared to the examiner at least three working days before the examination date in question. Withdrawal from an oral examination less than three working days before the examination date in question is only possible under the conditions set out in paragraph 5. Withdrawal from oral re-examinations within the meaning of Section 9 (1) is only possible under the conditions of paragraph 5.

(3 ) Withdrawal from other types of examinations and coursework is regulated in the module handbook.

(4 ) A performance assessment is deemed to have been assessed as "insufficient" (5.0) if students miss an examination date without a valid reason or if they withdraw from the performance assessment after it has begun without a valid reason. The same applies if the Master's thesis is not completed within the scheduled completion time, unless the student is not responsible for exceeding the deadline.

(5 ) The reason given for withdrawing after the start of the performance assessment or for missing the deadline must be reported to the Examination Board immediately in writing and substantiated. In the event of illness of the student or a child or relative in need of care, a medical certificate may be required.

(1 ) If students attempt to influence the result of their performance assessment by cheating or using unauthorized aids, the performance assessment in question shall be graded as "fail" (5.0).

(2 ) Students who disrupt the orderly progress of an assessment may be excluded from continuing the assessment by the examiner or supervisor. In this case, the assessment in question shall be graded as "fail" (5.0). In serious cases, the Examination Board may exclude these students from taking further assessments.

(3 ) Further details are regulated by the KIT General Statutes on Honesty in Examinations and Internships, as amended.

(1 ) Upon application, the maternity protection periods as stipulated in the applicable law for the protection of working mothers (Maternity Protection Act - MuSchG) shall be taken into account accordingly. The application must be accompanied by the necessary supporting documents. The maternity protection periods interrupt any period according to these examination regulations. The period of maternity protection is not included in the deadline.

(2 ) The parental leave periods in accordance with the applicable law (Federal Parental Allowance and Parental Leave Act - BEEG) must also be taken into account upon application. The student must inform the Examination Board in writing of the period of parental leave to be taken no later than four weeks before the date from which the parental leave is to commence, enclosing the necessary evidence. The Examination Board shall check whether the legal requirements are met that would trigger an employee's entitlement to parental leave and shall inform the student of the result and the newly set examination times without delay. The processing time for the Master's thesis cannot be interrupted by parental leave. The work submitted is deemed not to have been assigned. At the end of the parental leave, the student shall receive a new topic which must be completed within the processing time specified in § 14.

(3 ) Upon request, the Examination Board shall decide on the flexible handling of examination deadlines in accordance with the provisions of the State Higher Education Act if students have family responsibilities. Paragraph 2 sentences 4 to 6 apply accordingly.

(1 ) The needs of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses must be taken into account in the design and organization of studies and examinations. In particular, students with disabilities or chronic illnesses shall be granted preferential access to courses with limited attendance and the sequence for completing certain courses shall be adapted to their needs. According to the German Federal Equal Opportunities Act (BGG) and the German Social Code Book IX (SGB IX), students are disabled if their physical function, mental ability or mental health is likely to deviate from the typical condition for their age for more than six months and their participation in society is therefore impaired. Upon application by the student, the Examination Board shall decide whether the requirements in sentences 2 and 3 have been met. The student must submit the relevant evidence.

(2 ) If students provide evidence of a disability or chronic illness and it follows that they are not able to complete performance assessments in full or in part in the prescribed time or form, the Examination Board may allow the performance assessments to be completed in a different time period or in a different form. In particular, students with disabilities shall be permitted to use the necessary aids.

(3 ) If students provide evidence of a disability or chronic illness and it follows that they are unable to attend courses regularly or to complete the coursework and examinations required in accordance with § 19, the Examination Board may, upon request, allow individual coursework and examinations to be completed after the deadlines stipulated in these study and examination regulations.

(1 ) A prerequisite for admission to the Master's thesis module is that the student has successfully completed module examinations amounting to at least 60 CP.

The Examination Board shall decide on exceptions at the student's request.

(2 ) The Master's thesis can be assigned by university lecturers and senior academics in accordance with § 14 Para. 3 No. 1 KITG. In addition, the Examination Board may authorize other examiners to assign the topic in accordance with Section 17 (2) and (3). Students must be given the opportunity to make suggestions for the topic. If the Master's thesis is to be completed outside the KIT Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, this requires the approval of the Examination Board. The Master's thesis may also be approved in the form of a group thesis if the contribution of the individual students to be assessed as examination performance is clearly distinguishable on the basis of objective criteria that enable a clear distinction and fulfills the requirements according to paragraph 4. In exceptional cases, the Chair of the Examination Board shall, at the student's request, ensure that the student receives a topic for the Master's thesis within four weeks. In this case, the topic shall be issued by the Chairperson of the Examination Board.

(3 ) The topic, task and scope of the Master's thesis must be limited by the supervisor in such a way that it can be completed with the workload specified in paragraph 4.

(4 ) The Master's thesis should demonstrate that students are able to work on a problem from their subject independently and within a limited time using scientific methods. The scope of the Master's thesis corresponds to 30 credit points. The maximum completion time is six months. The topic and assignment must be adapted to the planned scope. The Examination Board determines the languages in which the Master's thesis can be written. At the student's request, the examiner may authorize the Master's thesis to be written in a language other than German.

(5 ) When submitting the Master's thesis, students must declare in writing that they have written the thesis independently and have not used any sources or aids other than those specified, that they have marked the passages taken verbatim or with regard to content as such and that they have observed the KIT Statutes for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice as amended. If this declaration is not included, the thesis will not be accepted. The declaration can read as follows: "I truthfully declare that I have written the thesis independently, that I have fully and accurately cited all the resources used, that I have identified everything that has been taken from the work of others, either unchanged or with modifications, and that I have complied with the KIT Statutes for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice as amended." If an untrue declaration is submitted, the Master's thesis will be assessed as "insufficient" (5.0).

(6 ) The time at which the topic of the Master's thesis is issued must be recorded by the supervisor and the student and this must be filed with the Examination Board. The time of submission of the Master's thesis must be recorded by the examiner with the Examination Board. The topic can only be returned once and only within the first month of the completion period. If the student asserts a valid reason, the Examination Board may extend the processing time specified in paragraph 4 by a maximum of three months at the student's request. If the Master's thesis is not handed in on time, it is deemed to have been assessed as "insufficient" (5.0), unless the student is not responsible for this failure.

(7 ) The Master's thesis is assessed by at least one university lecturer or a senior scientist in accordance with § 14 para. 3 no. 1 KITG and one other examiner. As a rule, one of the examiners is the person who assigned the thesis in accordance with paragraph 2. If these two persons do not agree in their assessment, the Examination Board shall determine the grade of the Master's thesis based on the assessment of these two persons; it may also appoint a further assessor. The assessment must take place within eight weeks of submission of the Master's thesis.

(1 ) Further credit points (additional credits) amounting to a maximum of 30 CP can also be acquired from the overall KIT program. § 3 and § 4 of the examination regulations remain unaffected. These additional credits are not included in the determination of the overall and module grades. The credits not taken into account when determining the module grade are listed as additional credits in the transcript of records and marked as additional credits. At the student's request, the additional work will be included in the Master's certificate and marked as additional work. Additional work is listed with the grades provided for in § 7.

(2 ) When registering for an examination in a module, students must declare it as additional work.

(1 ) An Examination Board is formed for the Master's degree program in Technical Economics. It consists of five members with voting rights: four university lecturers / senior academics according to § 14 para. 3 no. 1 KITG / private lecturers, one academic staff member according to § 52 LHG / academic staff member according to § 14 para. 3 no. 2 KITG and one student with an advisory vote. If a joint examination board is established for the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Technical Economics, the number of students is increased to two members with an advisory vote, with one of these two members coming from the Bachelor's degree program and one from the Master's degree program. The term of office of the non-student members is two years, that of the student member one year.

(2 ) The chairperson, his/her deputy, the other members of the Examination Board and their deputies are appointed by the KIT Faculty Council, the academic staff according to § 52 LHG, the academic staff according to § 14 para. 3 no. 2 KITG and the students on the recommendation of the members of the respective group; reappointment is possible. The chairperson and his/her deputy must be university lecturers or senior academics pursuant to § 14 para. 3 no. 1 KITG. The Chairperson of the Examination Board is responsible for day-to-day business and is supported by the respective Examination Secretariat.

(3 ) The Examination Board ensures compliance with the provisions of these study and examination regulations and makes decisions on examination matters. It decides on the recognition of study periods as well as study and examination achievements and makes the determination according to § 18 paragraph 1 sentence 1. It regularly reports to the KIT faculty on the development of examination and study periods, including the processing times for the Master's theses and the distribution of module and overall grades. It is responsible for suggestions regarding the reform of the study and examination regulations and module descriptions. The Examination Board decides with the majority of its votes. In the event of a tie, the Chair of the Examination Board has the casting vote.

(4 ) The Examination Board may delegate the completion of its tasks to the Chairperson of the Examination Board for all regular cases. In urgent matters that cannot wait until the next meeting of the Examination Committee to be dealt with, the Chairperson of the Examination Committee shall decide.

(5 ) The members of the Examination Board have the right to attend the examinations. The members of the Examination Board, the examiners and the assessors are bound to secrecy. If they are not in public service, they must be sworn to secrecy by the chairperson.

(6 ) In matters of the Examination Board that concern an examination to be taken at another KIT faculty, a competent person authorized to examine and to be named by the KIT faculty concerned shall be consulted at the request of a member of the Examination Board.

(7 ) Incriminating decisions by the Examination Board must be communicated in writing. They must be substantiated and include information on legal remedies. Before a decision is made, an opportunity to comment must be given. Appeals against decisions of the Examination Board must be submitted to the Executive Board of KIT in writing or for recording within one month of receipt of the decision.

(1 ) The Examination Board appoints the examiners. It may delegate the appointment to the chairperson.

(2 ) Examiners are university lecturers and senior academics pursuant to § 14 para. 3 no. 1 KITG, habilitated members and academic staff pursuant to § 52 LHG who belong to a KIT faculty and to whom the authority to examine has been transferred; likewise, academic staff may be transferred the authority to examine pursuant to § 14 para. 3 no. 2 KITG. Only those who have acquired at least the academic qualification corresponding to the respective examination subject may be appointed.

(3 ) If courses are taught by persons other than those named in paragraph 2, they shall be appointed as examiners, provided that a KIT faculty has issued an examination authorization and they can prove the qualification required in accordance with paragraph 2 sentence 2.

(4 ) The assessors shall be appointed by the examiners. Only persons who have obtained an academic degree in a Master's degree program in the fields of economics or natural sciences or an equivalent academic degree may be appointed as assessors.

(1 ) Study and examination achievements as well as periods of study completed in degree programmes at state or state-recognized universities and vocational academies in the Federal Republic of Germany or at foreign state or state-recognized universities shall be recognized at the student's request, provided that there is no significant difference in the competences acquired compared to the achievements or degrees that are to be replaced. This is not a schematic comparison, but an overall assessment. The principles of the ECTS shall be applied with regard to the scope of coursework submitted for recognition (credit transfer).

(2 ) Students must submit the documents required for recognition. Students who are newly enrolled on the Master's degree course in Technical Economics must submit the application with the documents required for recognition within one semester of enrolment. An officially certified translation may be required for documents that are not in German or English. The burden of proof that the application does not meet the requirements for recognition lies with the Examination Board.

(3 ) If achievements are recognized that were not completed at KIT, they will be marked as "recognized" on the certificate.

If grades are available, the grades will be adopted, provided the grading systems are comparable, and included in the calculation of the module grades and the overall grade. If the grading systems are not comparable, the grades can be converted. If no grades are available, the note "passed" will be included.

(4 ) When recognizing coursework and examinations completed outside the Federal Republic of Germany, the equivalence agreements approved by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder and the German Rectors' Conference as well as agreements within the framework of university partnerships must be observed.

(5 ) Knowledge and skills acquired outside the higher education system shall be recognized if they are equivalent in content and level to the study and examination achievements that are to be replaced and the institution in which the knowledge and skills were acquired has a standardized quality assurance system. Recognition may be refused in part if more than 50 percent of the higher education course is to be replaced.

(6 ) The examination board is responsible for recognition and credit transfer. The relevant subject representatives must be consulted when determining whether there is a significant difference within the meaning of paragraph 1. Depending on the type and scope of the coursework and examinations to be credited, the Examination Board shall decide on the placement in a higher semester.

(1 ) The Master's examination consists of the module examinations in accordance with paragraph 2 and the Master's thesis.

(2 ) Module examinations must be taken in the following compulsory subjects:

1. Economics: module(s) amounting to 18 CP,
2. Business Administration: module(s) amounting to 9 CP,
3. Computer Science: module(s) worth 9 CP,
4. Operations Research: module(s) worth 9 CP,
5. Compulsory elective area1: module(s) worth 27 CP.
6. Compulsory elective area2: module(s) worth 18 CP.

The modules available for selection and their subject allocation are specified in the module handbook.

(1 ) The Master's examination is passed if all module examinations listed in § 19 have been assessed as at least "sufficient".

(2 ) The overall grade of the Master's examination is calculated as an average grade of the subject grades and the Master's thesis module weighted with credit points.

(3 ) If students have completed the Master's thesis with a grade of 1.0 and the Master's examination with an average grade of 1.1 or better, the grade "with distinction" is awarded.

(1 ) A Master's certificate and a transcript of records are issued for the Master's examination after the final examination has been assessed. The Master's certificate and transcript should be issued no later than three months after the last examination has been taken. The Master's certificate and transcript are issued in German and English. The Master's certificate and transcript shall bear the date of successful completion of the last examination. These documents are issued to students together. The Master's certificate certifies the award of the academic Master's degree. The Master's certificate is signed by the President and the KIT Dean of the KIT Faculty of Business Administration and Economics and bears the KIT seal.

(2 ) The certificate contains the subject and module grades as well as the credit points allocated to the modules and subjects and the overall grade. If a differentiated assessment of individual examinations was carried out in accordance with § 7 para. 2 sentence 2, the corresponding decimal grade is also shown on the certificate; § 7 para. 4 remains unaffected. The certificate is to be signed by the KIT Dean of the KIT Faculty of Business Administration and Economics and by the Chair of the Examination Board.

(3 ) Together with the certificate, students receive a Diploma Supplement in German and English, which complies with the requirements of the currently valid ECTS Users' Guide, as well as a Transcript of Records in German and English.

(4 ) The Transcript of Records contains a structured list of all coursework and examinations completed. This includes all subjects and subject grades including the assigned credit points, the modules assigned to the respective subject with the module grades and assigned credit points as well as the performance assessments assigned to the modules including grades and assigned credit points. Paragraph 2 sentence 2 applies accordingly. The transcript of records should clearly show which courses belong to the individual modules. Credited coursework and examinations are to be included in the transcript of records. All additional achievements are listed in the transcript of records.

(5 ) The Master's certificate, the Master's diploma and the Diploma Supplement including the Transcript of Records are issued by KIT Student Services.

If students have definitively failed the Master's examination, they will be issued a written certificate upon request and upon presentation of the certificate of exmatriculation, which contains the coursework and examinations completed and their grades and indicates that the examination has been failed overall. The same applies if the examination entitlement has expired.

(1 ) If students have cheated in an examination and this fact becomes known after the certificate has been issued, the grades of the module examinations in which cheating occurred can be corrected. If necessary, the module examination can be declared "insufficient" (5.0) and the Master's examination can be declared "failed".

(2 ) If the requirements for admission to an examination were not fulfilled without the student intending to deceive, and this fact only becomes known after the certificate has been issued, this deficiency shall be remedied by passing the examination. If the student has intentionally obtained admission wrongly, the module examination may be declared "insufficient" (5.0) and the Master's examination may be declared "failed".

(3 ) Before a decision is made by the Examination Board, the student must be given the opportunity to make a statement.

(4 ) The incorrect certificate must be withdrawn and a new one issued if necessary. The Master's certificate must also be withdrawn together with the incorrect certificate if the Master's examination was declared "failed" due to cheating.

(5 ) A decision in accordance with paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 sentence 2 is excluded after a period of five years from the date of the certificate.

(6 ) Withdrawal of the academic degree is governed by Section 36 (7) LHG.

(1 ) Upon completion of the Master's examination, students shall be granted access to the examination copy of their Master's thesis, the related assessments and the examination records within one year upon request.

(2 ) A period of one month after the announcement of the examination result shall apply for the inspection of the written module examinations, written partial module examinations or examination records.

(3 ) The examiner shall determine the time and place of the inspection.

(4 ) Examination documents must be kept for at least five years.

(1 ) These study and examination regulations come into force on October 01, 2015 and apply to

1. students commencing their studies in the Master's degree program in Technical Economics at KIT in the first semester, and
2. students who commence their studies in the Master's degree program in Technical Economics at KIT in a higher semester, provided that this semester is not higher than the semester reached by the first cohort according to No. 1.

(2 ) The KIT study and examination regulations for the Master's degree program in Technical Economics dated March 6, 2007 (Official Announcement of KIT No. 36 dated June 11, 2007), last amended by the statutes dated March 27, 2014 (Official Announcement of KIT No. 19 dated March 28, 2014), remain valid for

1. Students who last began their studies in the Master's degree program in Technical Economics at KIT in the summer semester 2015, and
2. students who commence their studies in the Master's degree program in Technical Economics at KIT from the winter semester 2015/16 in a higher semester, provided that the semester is higher than the semester reached by the first cohort according to paragraph 1 no. 1. Otherwise it shall cease to apply.

(3 ) Students who began their studies at KIT on the basis of the Study and Examination Regulations for the Master's degree program in Technical Economics dated March 6, 2007 (Official Announcement of KIT No. 36 dated June 11, 2007), last amended by the statutes dated March 27, 2014 (Official Announcement of KIT No. 19 dated March 28, 2014), may take examinations on the basis of these Study and Examination Regulations for the last time until the end of the examination period of the winter semester 2019/20.