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

(1 ) These Master's examination regulations govern the course of study, examinations and the completion of the Master's degree program in Technical Economics at the University of Karlsruhe (TH).

(2 ) In the Master's degree program, the scientific qualifications acquired in the Bachelor's degree program are to be further deepened or supplemented. Students should be able to independently apply scientific knowledge and methods and evaluate their significance and scope for solving complex scientific and social problems.

The academic degree "Master of Science" (abbreviated to "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. It includes examinations and the Master's thesis.

(2 ) The course content to be completed during the degree program is divided into subjects. The subjects are divided into modules, each of which consists of one course or several thematically and chronologically related courses. The curriculum or module handbook describes the type, scope and allocation of modules to a subject as well as the options for combining modules with one another. The subjects and their scope are defined in § 16.

(3 ) The amount of work required to complete courses and modules is expressed in credit points (credits). The standards for the allocation of credit points correspond to the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). One credit point corresponds to a workload of approximately 30 hours.

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

(5 ) As a rule, the credit points are to be distributed evenly over the semesters.

(6 ) Courses/examinations may also be offered/taken in English.

(1 ) The Master's examination consists of a Master's thesis, subject examinations and a seminar module. Each of the subject examinations consists of one or more module examinations. A module examination may be subdivided into several partial module examinations. A (partial) module examination consists of at least one performance assessment in accordance with paragraph 2, nos. 1 and 2, with the exception of seminar modules.

(2 ) Performance assessments are

• written examinations,
• oral examinations,
• other types of assessments.

Other types of performance assessments are, for example, presentations, market studies, projects, case studies, experiments, written papers, reports, seminar papers and written examinations, unless they are designated as written or oral examinations in the module or course description in the module handbook.

(3 ) In the subject examinations (in accordance with § 16 Paragraph 2 Nos. 1 to 6), at least 50 percent of a module examination must be taken in the form of written or oral examinations (Paragraph 2 Nos. 1 and 2), the remaining examination is carried out by means of other types of performance assessment (Paragraph 2 No. 3).

(1 ) Admission to the examinations according to § 4 paragraph 2 no. 1 and 2 as well as to the Master's thesis takes place at the Academic Office.
In order to be admitted to examinations in a module, a binding declaration regarding the choice of the module in question and its assignment to a subject, if this option is available, must be submitted to the Academic Office.

(2 ) Admission may only be refused if the student has already definitively failed a Diplom preliminary examination, Diplom examination, Bachelor's or Master's examination in a degree program comparable to Technical Economics or a related degree program, is currently undergoing examination proceedings or has lost the right to take examinations in such a degree program.
In cases of doubt, the Examination Board will decide.

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

(2 ) The type of assessments (Section 4 (2) Nos. 1 to 3) of a module shall be specified in the curriculum or module handbook in relation to the course content of the relevant courses and the teaching objectives of the module. The type of performance assessments, their frequency, sequence and weighting, the principles for calculating the partial module examination grades and the module grade as well as the examiners must be announced at least six weeks before the start of the semester. The type of assessment can also be changed retrospectively with the agreement of the examiner and student. However, § 4 paragraph 3 must be taken into account.

(3 ) In the case 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.
If the examiner and candidate agree, the Examination Board may, in justified exceptional cases, approve the change of examination form at short notice.
If the re-examination of a written examination is taken in oral form, the oral re-examination according to § 8 paragraph 2 is not required.

(4 ) If a student can credibly demonstrate that he or she is unable to take all or part of the performance assessments in the prescribed form due to a prolonged or permanent physical disability, the Examination Board shall decide on an alternative form of performance assessment.

(5 ) In the case of courses taught in English, the corresponding assessments are generally conducted in English.

(6 ) Written examinations (§ 4 paragraph 2 no. 1) are generally to be assessed by two examiners in accordance with § 14 paragraph 2 or § 14 paragraph 3. 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 paragraph 2 sentence 2, the grade shall be rounded to the nearest grade level. If the distance is the same, round to the next higher grade level. The assessment procedure should not exceed six weeks. Written individual examinations generally last at least 60 minutes and at most 240 minutes.

(7 ) Oral examinations (§ 4 paragraph 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 45 minutes per student.

(8 ) The main subjects and results of the oral examination in the individual subjects must be recorded in a protocol. The result of the examination shall be announced to the student following the oral examination.

(9 ) Students who wish to take the same examination in a later examination period shall be admitted as listeners to oral examinations in accordance with the spatial conditions. Admission does not extend to the consultation and announcement of the examination results. Admission shall be refused for important reasons or at the request of the student.

(10 ) For other types of performance assessments, appropriate deadlines for completion and submission must be set. The type of assignment and appropriate documentation must ensure that the student can be credited for the coursework completed.

(11 ) Written work as part of a performance assessment of a different kind must bear the following declaration: "I declare truthfully that I have completed 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 work does not bear this declaration, it will not be accepted.

(12 ) In the case of other types of oral performance assessments, an assessor must be present in addition to the examiner to sign the minutes.

(1 ) The result of a performance assessment is determined by the respective examiners in the form of a grade.

(2 ) Only the following grades may be used in the Master's certificate:

For the Master's thesis and the partial module examinations, only the following grades are permitted for differentiated assessment:

These grades must be used in the transcripts and in the annexes (Transcript of Records and Diploma Supplement).

(3 ) For other types of performance assessments, the grade "passed" or "failed" may be awarded.

(4 ) When calculating the weighted averages of the subject grades, module 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, each course and each performance assessment may only be credited once.

(6 ) Other types of performance assessments may only be included in partial module examinations or module examinations if they have not been graded in accordance with paragraph 3. The assessments to be documented and the conditions attached to them are specified in the curriculum or module handbook.

(7 ) A partial module examination is passed if the grade is at least "sufficient" (4.0).

(8 ) A module examination is passed if the module grade is at least "sufficient" (4.0). The module examination and the calculation of the module grade are regulated in the curriculum or module handbook. The differentiated grades of the relevant performance assessments are to be used as initial data when calculating the module grades. If the curriculum or module handbook does not specify when a module examination has been passed, this module examination shall be deemed to have been passed if all partial module examinations assigned to the module have been passed.

(9 ) A subject examination is passed if the number of credit points required for the subject is demonstrated by the module examinations defined in the curriculum or module handbook.
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 results of the Master's thesis, the module examinations or partial module examinations, other types of performance assessments and the credit points earned are recorded by the University's Academic Office.

(11 ) Within the standard period of study, including semesters of leave for studying at a foreign university (standard examination period), more credit points may be earned in a subject than are required to pass the subject examination. In this case, only the module grades that result in the best subject grade when covering the required credit points are taken into account when determining the subject grade.
The performance assessments and credit points not assessed for a subject examination in this sense can be claimed retrospectively as part of the additional subject examination in accordance with § 12.

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

(13 ) In addition to the grades according to paragraph 2, ECTS grades are awarded for subject examinations, module examinations and the Master's examination according to the following scale:

The rate is defined as the percentage of successful students who usually receive this grade. This is based on at least five years of data covering at least 30 students. The University's Office of Student Affairs is responsible for determining the grade distributions required for the ECTS grades.

(1 ) Students may repeat a failed written examination (Section 4 (2) No. 1) once. If a written repeat examination is assessed as "insufficient", 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 4.0 (sufficient).

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

(3 ) Repeat examinations in accordance with paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 must correspond to the first examination in terms of content, scope and form (oral or written). The Examination Board may allow exceptions upon request. Failed attempts at other universities shall be taken into account.

(4 ) The repetition of a performance assessment of a different type (§ 4 paragraph 2 no. 3) is regulated in the module handbook.

(5 ) A second retake of the same written or oral examination is only permitted in exceptional cases. The student must submit an application for a second retake in writing to the Examination Board. The Examination Board shall decide on the first application for a second retake if it approves the application. If the Examination Board rejects this application, the Rector decides. The Rector shall decide on further applications for a second repetition after the Examination Board has given its opinion. Paragraph 1 sentence 2 and sentence 3 apply accordingly.
In the event of a failed assessment, the candidate shall be informed in an appropriate manner of the scope and deadline for the retake.

(6 ) It is not permitted to repeat an assessment that has been passed.

(7 ) A subject examination is failed if at least one module of the subject has not been passed.

(8 ) The Master's thesis may be repeated once if it is assessed as "insufficient". A second repetition of the Master's thesis is excluded.

(9 ) If, in accordance with Section 34 (2) sentence 3 LHG, the Master's examination has not been completed in full by the beginning of the lecture period of the eighth semester, including any retakes, the right to take examinations in the degree program expires, unless the student is not responsible for exceeding the deadline.
is not responsible for missing the deadline. The decision on this shall be made by the Examination Board.

(10 ) The right to take examinations expires definitively if at least one of the following reasons applies:

1. The Examination Board rejects an application for an extension of the deadline in accordance with paragraph 9.
2. The Master's thesis has been definitively failed.
3. A performance assessment in accordance with Section 4 (2) Nos. 1 and 2 has been definitively failed in a subject.
4. The Examination Board has withdrawn the student's right to take the examination in accordance with Section 9 (5).

A performance assessment is deemed to have been definitively failed if there is no longer an opportunity to repeat the examination within the meaning of paragraph 2 or is approved in accordance with paragraph 5. This also applies analogously to the Master's thesis.

(1 ) Students may withdraw from performance assessments in accordance with Section 4 (2) No. 1 without giving reasons before the examination papers are issued. In the case of oral performance assessments, withdrawal must be declared at least three working days before the relevant examination date. The binding regulations for ordinary deregistration will be announced in accordance with Section 6 (2). An examination that has been deregistered by withdrawal is deemed not to have been registered for.

(2 ) A module examination is assessed as "insufficient" if the student misses an examination date without a valid reason or if they withdraw from the examination after the start of the examination without a valid reason. The same applies if the Master's thesis is not completed within the scheduled time, unless the student is not responsible for exceeding the deadline.

(3 ) The reason given for withdrawing after the start of the examination or for missing the deadline must be reported to the Examination Board immediately in writing and substantiated. In case of illness of the student or a child or relative in need of care to be cared for by the student alone, in cases of doubt the submission of a medical certificate from a doctor appointed by the Examination Board or an official medical certificate may be requested.
Recognition of the withdrawal is excluded if examination work has already been completed by the time the reason for the impediment arises and the examination cannot be passed based on the results.
If the reason is recognized, a new date will be set. In this case, the examination results already achieved shall be taken into account.
In the case of module examinations consisting of several examinations, the examination results of this module that have been completed up to a recognized withdrawal or a recognized failure to complete an examination of this module shall be taken into account.

(4 ) If the student attempts to influence the result of a performance assessment by cheating or using unauthorized aids, the performance assessment in question shall be graded as "fail" (5.0).

(5 ) A student who disrupts the orderly progress of the examination may be excluded from continuing the module examination by the respective examiner or supervisor. In this case, the examination in question will be assessed as "insufficient" (5.0). In serious cases, the Examination Board may exclude the student from taking further examinations.

(6 ) Within a period of one month, the student may request that decisions in accordance with paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 be reviewed by the Examination Board. Incriminating decisions by the Examination Board must be communicated immediately in writing. They must be substantiated and include information on legal remedies. Before a decision is made, the candidate must be given the opportunity to comment.

(7 ) Further details are regulated by the General Statutes of the University of Karlsruhe (TH) on honesty in examinations and internships.

(1 ) Upon application, the maternity protection periods as stipulated in the applicable Act on the Protection of Working Mothers (MuSchG) shall be taken into account accordingly. The application must be accompanied by the necessary evidence. The maternity protection periods interrupt any period according to these examination regulations. The period of maternity leave is not included in the deadline.

(2 ) The parental leave periods in accordance with the respective applicable law (BErzGG) must also be taken into account upon application. The student must inform the Examination Board in writing of the period of parental leave he/she wishes to take at least four weeks before the date from which he/she wishes to take parental leave, 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 will be given a new topic.

(1 ) The prerequisite for admission to the Master's thesis is that the student is generally in the second year of study and no more than four of the subject examinations according to Section 16 (2) Nos. 1 to 6 are still to be completed.
Prior to admission, the supervisor, topic and registration date must be notified to the Examination Board and, in the case of supervision outside the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, approved by the Examination Board.
At the student's request, the Chair of the Examination Board shall ensure that the student receives a topic for the Master's thesis from a supervisor within four weeks of submitting the request. In this case, the topic is issued by the Chair of the Examination Board.

(2 ) 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 3.

(3 ) 30 credit points are allocated to the Master's thesis. The recommended completion period is six months. The maximum completion time, including an extension, is nine months. The Master's thesis should demonstrate that the student is able to work independently on a problem from their subject within a limited period of time using scientific methods. It may also be written in English.

(4 ) The Master's thesis can be assigned and supervised by any examiner in accordance with § 14 paragraph 2. If the Master's thesis is to be completed outside the faculty, this requires the approval of the Examination Board in accordance with paragraph 1. The student must be given the opportunity to make suggestions for the topic. The Master's thesis may also be approved in the form of a group thesis if the contribution of the individual student to be assessed as an examination achievement is clearly distinguishable on the basis of objective criteria that enable clear differentiation and fulfills the requirements of paragraph 3.

(5 ) When submitting the Master's thesis, the student must declare in writing that he/she has written the thesis independently and has not used any sources and aids other than those specified, has marked the passages taken verbatim or in terms of content as such and has observed the statutes of the University of Karlsruhe (TH) to ensure good scientific practice in the currently valid version. If this declaration is not included, the thesis will not be accepted. If an untrue declaration is submitted, the Master's thesis will be assessed as "insufficient" (5.0).

(6 ) The date on which the topic of the Master's thesis is issued and the date on which the Master's thesis is submitted must be recorded with the Examination Board. The topic can only be returned once and only within the first month of the completion period. A new topic must be submitted and issued within four weeks. Upon justified request by the student, the Examination Board may extend the processing time specified in paragraph 3 by a maximum of three months. If the Master's thesis is not handed in on time, it is deemed to have been assessed as "insufficient", unless the student is not responsible for this failure. § Section 8 applies accordingly.

(7 ) The Master's thesis is assessed by a supervisor and, as a rule, by a further examiner. One of the two must be a junior professor or professor. If the two examiners do not agree, the Examination Board shall determine the grade of the Master's thesis based on the assessment of the two examiners. The assessment period should not exceed eight weeks.

(1 ) The student may take further examinations in modules. § Section 3, Section 4 and Section 8 (10) of the examination regulations remain unaffected.

(2 ) A maximum of two additional modules, each with at least nine credit points, will be included in the Master's certificate at the student's request and marked accordingly.
Additional modules do not have to be defined in the curriculum or module handbook. In cases of doubt, the Examination Board will decide.
Additional modules are not included in the determination of the overall grade. All additional achievements are automatically included in the transcript of records and marked as additional achievements. Additional work is listed with the grades provided for in § 7. These additional achievements are not included in the determination of the overall, subject and module grades.

(3 ) When registering for an examination in a module, the student must declare it as additional work.

(1 ) An examination board is formed for the Master's degree course in Technical Economics. It consists of five members with voting rights: four professors, junior professors, university lecturers or private lecturers, one representative of the group of academic staff in accordance with Section 10 Paragraph 1 Sentence 2 No. 2 LHG and one student representative with an advisory vote. 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 Faculty Council, the members of the group of academic staff in accordance with Section 10 (1) sentence 2 no. 2 LHG and the student representative are appointed on the recommendation of the members of the respective group; reappointment is possible. The chairperson and deputy chairperson must be professors or junior professors. The Chair of the Examination Board is responsible for day-to-day business and is supported by an Examination Secretariat.

(3 ) The Examination Board regulates the interpretation and implementation of the examination regulations in the examination practice of the Faculty. It ensures that the provisions of the examination regulations are adhered to. It reports regularly to the Faculty Council on the development of examinations and study periods as well as on the distribution of subject and overall grades and makes suggestions for the reform of the curriculum and the examination regulations.

(4 ) The Examination Board may delegate the completion of its tasks to the Chairperson of the Examination Board in urgent matters and for all regular cases.

(5 ) The members of the Examination Board have the right to take part in examinations. The members of the examination board, the examiners and the assessors are subject to official 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 faculty, a professor, junior professor, university lecturer or private lecturer responsible for the subject and to be named by the faculty concerned must be consulted at the request of a member of the Examination Board. They have the right to vote on this point.

(7 ) Incriminating decisions by the Examination Board must be communicated in writing. They must be substantiated and include information on legal remedies. Appeals against decisions of the Examination Board must be submitted to the Examination Board in writing or for recording within one month of receipt of the decision. If the Examination Board does not uphold the appeal, it must be submitted to the member of the Rectorate responsible for teaching for a decision.

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

(2 ) Examiners are university lecturers and habilitated members as well as academic staff of the respective faculty to whom the authority to examine has been delegated. Only those who have acquired at least the appropriate academic qualification for the subject matter of the examination may be appointed. When assessing the Master's thesis, one examiner must be a university lecturer.

(3 ) If courses are taught by persons other than those named in paragraph 2, they should be appointed as examiners if the faculty has granted them the relevant examination authorization.

(4 ) Only persons who have obtained an academic degree corresponding to the respective examination subject may be appointed as assessors.

(1 ) Periods of study and equivalent coursework and module examinations completed in the same or other degree programs at other universities will be recognized upon application. Equivalence shall be established if the content, scope and requirements of the course are essentially the same as those of the degree program. This is not a schematic comparison, but an overall assessment. The principles of the ECTS are applied with regard to the scope of coursework and module examinations submitted for recognition; the equivalence assessment of content is based on the qualification objectives of the module.

(2 ) If credits are recognized, the grades - insofar as the grading systems are comparable - are adopted and included in the calculation of the module grades and the overall grade. In the case of coursework completed as part of studies abroad while the student is enrolled at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) for Technical Economics, the Examination Board for selected languages may determine the documentation of recognized coursework in the Transcript of Records with its original foreign language designation. If no grades are available, the coursework will not be recognized. The student must submit the documents required for recognition.

(3 ) The equivalence agreements approved by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Rectors' Conference as well as agreements within the framework of university partnerships must be observed when crediting periods of study and recognizing coursework and module examinations completed outside the Federal Republic of Germany.

(4) Paragraph 1 shall also apply to periods of study, academic achievements and module examinations acquired in state-recognized distance learning courses and at other educational institutions, in particular at state or state-recognized vocational academies.

(5 ) Recognition of parts of the Master's examination may be refused if more than half of all assessments and/or more than half of the required credit points and/or the Master's thesis are to be recognized in a degree programme.

(6 ) The Examination Board is responsible for recognition. The relevant subject representatives must be consulted before equivalence is determined. Depending on the type and scope of the coursework and examinations to be recognized, the Examination Board decides on the placement in a higher semester.

(1 ) The Master's examination consists of the subject examinations in accordance with paragraph 2, a seminar module in accordance with paragraph 3 and the Master's thesis in accordance with Section 11.

(2 ) Subject examinations comprising nine modules with nine credit points each must be taken. The modules are distributed among the subjects as follows:

1. Economics: two modules of 9 credit points each,
2. Business Administration: one module worth 9 credit points,
3. Computer Science: one module worth 9 credit points,
4. Operations Research: one module worth 9 credit points,
5. Elective area: four modules, each worth 9 credit points, from the subjects of business administration, economics, statistics, engineering/science, law and sociology. A maximum of two modules may be chosen per subject. In addition, the subjects of law and sociology may account for a maximum of one module in total.

(3 ) Furthermore, at least six credit points must be earned in the seminar module consisting of two seminars. In addition to the key qualifications taught here to the extent of three credit points, additional key qualifications to the extent of at least three credit points must be acquired.

(4 ) The modules, the courses and credit points assigned to them and the assignment of the modules to subjects are regulated in the curriculum or in the module handbook. The curriculum or module handbook may also define multiple modules, which consist of 18 credit points (double module) or 27 credit points (triple module) and can be credited accordingly for subject examinations according to 1. to 6. with a total of at least the same number of credit points. The multiple modules with their assigned courses, credit points and subjects or subject combinations are also regulated in the curriculum or module handbook.

(5 ) In addition, the curriculum or module handbook may define key areas of content to which modules can be assigned. If students take their subject examinations in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 in modules which, in terms of type and scope, meet the requirements for these specializations defined in the curriculum or module handbook, and if the Master's thesis is also assigned to this specialization, the specialization will be included in the Diploma Supplement at the student's request.

(1 ) The Master's examination is passed if all examinations listed in § 16 have been graded at least "sufficient".

(2 ) The overall grade of the Master's examination is calculated as an average grade weighted with credit points. The subject examinations according to § 16 paragraph 2, the seminar module according to § 16 paragraph 3 and the Master's thesis according to § 11 are weighted with their credit points.

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

(1 ) A Master's certificate and a transcript of records shall be 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 six weeks after the assessment of the final examination. The Master's degree certificate and Master's transcript are issued in German and English. The Master's certificate and Master's transcript shall bear the date of the last proven examination performance. They are issued to the student at the same time. The Master's certificate certifies the award of the academic Master's degree. The Master's certificate is signed by the Rector and the Dean and bears the seal of the University.

(2 ) The certificate contains the grades achieved in the subject examinations, the module examinations as well as the seminar module and the Master's thesis, their assigned credit points and ECTS grades and the overall grade and the corresponding ECTS grade. The certificate must be signed by the Dean of the Faculty and the Chair of the Examination Board.

(3 ) Furthermore, the student receives a Diploma Supplement in German and English as an appendix, which corresponds to the specifications of the respective valid ECTS User's Guide. The Diploma Supplement contains a transcript of the student's study data (Transcript of Records) and, at the student's request, a possible content focus in accordance with § 16 paragraph 4.

(4 ) The transcript of records contains all examinations taken in a structured form. This includes all subjects, subject grades and their corresponding ECTS grade including the assigned credit points, the modules assigned to the respective subject with the module grades, corresponding ECTS grade and assigned credit points as well as the courses assigned to the modules including grades and assigned credit points. The transcript of records should clearly show the allocation of courses to the individual modules and the allocation of modules to the individual subjects and, if requested by the student, the possible content focus in accordance with Section 16 (4). Credited coursework must be included 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 the University's Office of Student Affairs.

(1 ) The notification of the final failure of the Master's examination shall be issued to the student in writing by the Examination Board. The notification shall include information on legal remedies.

(2 ) If the student has definitively failed the Master's examination, a written certificate will be issued upon request and upon presentation of the certificate of exmatriculation, which contains the examinations taken and their grades as well as the examinations still missing for the examination and indicates that the examination has not been passed overall. The same applies if the right to take the examination has expired.

(1 ) If the student has cheated in an examination and this fact becomes known after the certificate has been issued, the grades of the module examinations in which the student has cheated may 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 met 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 ) Students must be given the opportunity to comment before a decision is made.

(4 ) The incorrect certificate must be withdrawn and a new one issued if necessary. The Master's certificate shall also be withdrawn together with the incorrect certificate if the Master's examination has been 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 shall be governed by the statutory provisions.

(1 ) Upon completion of the Master's examination, the student shall be granted access to his/her Master's thesis, the related reports and the examination records within one year upon request.

(2 ) The written module examinations and examination records may be inspected at an appropriate date set by the examiner during the lecture period. The date is to be announced at least 14 days in advance and appropriately publicized.

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

(1 ) These study and examination regulations come into force on October 1, 2007.

(2 ) At the same time, the examination regulations of the University of Karlsruhe (TH) for the diploma course in Technical Economics dated December 22, 1995, last amended by the statutes dated September 17, 1999 (Official Announcement of the University of Karlsruhe (TH), No. 4 dated March 9, 2000) shall expire, but shall remain valid until September 30, 2013 for candidates who began their studies at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) on the basis of the examination regulations of the University of Karlsruhe (TH) for the course in Technical Economics dated December 22, 1995. The Examination Board will decide on any extension of the deadline upon application by the student.
Students who began their studies at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) on the basis of the examination regulations of the University of Karlsruhe (TH) for the Technical Economics degree program dated December 22, 1995 may continue their studies on the basis of these examination regulations by submitting an application to the Examination Board. The Examination Board will determine whether and how the previously completed examinations can be integrated into the new curriculum and under what conditions the course can be continued after a change.