What shapes our attitudes? Why are some people such great leaders? What leads us to like one person and dislike another? How do conflicts and prejudices develop, and how can they be reduced? These are just a few of the questions examined in the field of social psychology. This course looks at a wide range of social topics, including group behavior, social perception, leadership, nonverbal behavior, conformity, aggression, decision making, prejudice, and factors that promote health and well-being.

Our focus will be on surprising, entertaining, and intriguing concepts and research findings that are useful and applicable in our daily lives. Exercises and assignments in class and in home study will encourage you to experiment with your life, observe the results, and analyze what took place.

The learning format is primarily research at home and in class using computers.
Small group work and discussions often leading to investigation.
Active participation in exercises and psychology tests
Analysis of films
Development of presentations
Some lecture
Primarily, the students are presented with psychology topics that they investigate and present to one another in various styles and formats. The lecturer serves as a facilitator and questioner. It is an active learning format.

Students will be able to:
Describe basic elements in the field of social psychology by examining theories, principles, and concepts.
Understand how social psychology theories, principles, and concepts may be applied to real-life situations.
Recognize how living in his/her social world affects other people's thoughts, feelings, and actions and how their actions and behaviors affect others.

Readings in Aronson's, "The Social Animal"
Readings and/or viewing of Zimbardo's, "The Lucifer Effect"
VIA Signature Strengths Questionnaire

Assessment tasks:
Part A: 30%
Students will be expected to read articles, watch films, and do independent research (find articles, film clips, etc.) and be ready to discuss and present on these assignments in class. Because of class size, not every student will be able to present in each class. Presenters of weekly assignments will be chosen at random at each class.

Part B: 40%
Students will keep a journal for reflection and ideas on the course, it's topics, and it's relevance to their lives. Weekly entries will have themes to consider, questions to answer, topics for analysis and self-reflection.
The journals will be handed in twice during the semester, and will be collected at the end.

Part B: 30%
Students must participate in all activities and presentations in the classes they attend. This will often require preparation at home.

Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)

Passed / Failed

• Course based on continuous assessment, details see under "assessment".
• Meeting attendance obligations is an essential pre-requisite for successfully completing a course based on continuous assessment.
• Attendance must be proven for at least 80% of the stipulated contact time. Responsibility for checking and providing written proof of this obligatory attendance lies with the course lecturer who is required to store this information at least until the end of the semester.
• In the case of absenteeism that exceeds the specified limits of absence, a medical certificate is required. Responsibility lies with the head of the Coordination Office for Cross-Faculty Elective Subjects to approve the reason for the student's failure to attend.
• Participation in other activities of the university are not recognized as an excused absence.

Fakultätsübergreifendes Wahlfach:
Es gelten spezielle Anmeldemodalitäten.

The module provides an introduction to research methods.

Topics:

• Introduction to research
• Literature reviews
• Qualitative research
• Quantitative research
• Design science research

The module integrates theoretical knowledge and practical skills in an interactive lecture. It prepares the ground for the module “Topics in IS Research,” where students develop the exposé for their master’s thesis.

The e-learning platform Moodle will be used throughout the course for the dissemination of course material and discussions.

The students will be provided with handouts and supporting materials throughout the course.

Primary reading:

Recker, J. (2012). Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner’s Guide. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany.

Further readings (in order of importance):

Kumar, R. (2014). Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. London, UK: Sage Publications.

Creswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. London, UK: Sage Publications.

Oates, B. J. (2006). Researching information systems and computing. London, UK: Sage Publications.

Bryman, A. & Bell, E. (2011) Business research methods. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Miles, M. B. & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis. An expanded sourcebook. London, UK: Sage Publications.

Written examination

The course takes place in cooperation with MIS lecture / MSc Information Systems. Please see the current module description of the module "Management Information Systems" for further details regarding course content and literature.

The course focuses on enterprise systems (ES), which are large-scale application software packages that support end-to-end processes, information and document flow, several kinds of reporting, and data analytics in different kinds of organizations.

Topics:

• Benefits of enterprise systems
• Lifecycle of enterprise systems
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
• Customer relationship management (CRM) systems
• Supply chain management (SCM) systems
• Latest technological developments
• Case study: Enterprise processes in SAP

The module integrates theoretical knowledge and practical skills based on an interactive lecture that includes teaching cases.

The e-learning platform Moodle will be used throughout the course for the dissemination of course material and discussions.

see module description of MIS

• Evaluation of exams should take no longer than six weeks.

Childrens' books, captions, lecture performances, … We encounter the interplay of texts and images in many contexts, in our daily life, at work or in the arts. They mutually influence each other, shaping their respective meaning and creating a new narrative.
We will playfully explore a variety of collaborations of words and pictures. Through a series of short practical exercises you will look into ways of producing and using texts and images. You will work with photography, but not exclusively. Additionally, artists using text and works in their practice will be presented.
After this warm-up you will be embarking on individual projects. Using different approaches, you might work with your own words and images as well as using existing texts and pictures, creating your own narratives.
The workshop results in a public display of the individual projects, be it as a live event, a publication or an exhibition - depending on the participants' chosen media.

• Practical exercises, individually and in groups
• Short individual presentations
• Group discussions
• Individual project (self study, tutorials)
• Public final presentation

Participants are able

• to use different ways of producing texts and images
• to play with combinations of text and image
• to conceive an individual project and realise it up to a public presentation

Assessment tasks:
Part A: (40%) Active participation during and in between workshop dates
Part B: (60%) Individual project

Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)

Passed / Failed

• Course based on continuous assessment, details see under "assessment".
• Meeting attendance obligations is an essential pre-requisite for successfully completing a course based on continuous assessment.
• Attendance must be proven for at least 80% of the stipulated contact time. Responsibility for checking and providing written proof of this obligatory attendance lies with the course lecturer who is required to store this information at least until the end of the semester.
• In the case of absenteeism that exceeds the specified limits of absence, a medical certificate is required. Responsibility lies with the head of the Coordination Office for Cross-Faculty Elective Subjects to approve the reason for the student's failure to attend.
• Participation in other activities of the university are not recognized as an excused absence.

Fakultätsübergreifendes Wahlfach:
Es gelten spezielle Anmeldemodalitäten.

Extracurriculare Activities comprise of various activities that are not linked to the Curriculum of the MSc in Banking and Financial Management, which are optional and further support the studying of the Master programme.

• Concepts, theories and models of intercultural communication
• Intercultural management, intercultural leadership
• Cultural dimensions in societies
• The value systems in cultures and their relationship to human behaviour
• Eurocentrism versus ethnopluralism
• Stereotypes, xenophobia and multiculturalism

• Activity-oriented motivating workshops with lecture segments

Participants are able …

• to explain the basic concepts and theories of intercultural communication
• to analyse intercultural communication situations
• to describe their own and foreign value systems
• to apply intercultural insights in a work environment
• to do presentations in English

Intercultural communication skills are regarded as key competencies and therefore an important asset in a globalized labour market.

Required reading: Trompenaars, F., Hampden-Turner, Ch. (2012). Riding the Waves of Culture - Understanding Diversity in Global Business. London: McGraw-Hill.

Gibson, R. (2010). Intercultural Business Communication. Berlin: Cornelsen.

Recommended: House et. al (2004). Culture, Leadership, and Organization. The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

assessment tasks:
part A: 50 % intercultural video-clip (group work)
part B: 25 % intercultural diary (individual work / 4 entries)
Part C: 25 % written summary of the reading assignment

Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)

passed / failed

• Course based on continuous assessment, details see under "assessment".
• Meeting attendance obligations is an essential pre-requisite for successfully completing a course based on continuous assessment.
• Attendance must be proven for at least 80% of the stipulated contact time. Responsibility for checking and providing written proof of this obligatory attendance lies with the course lecturer who is required to store this information at least until the end of the semester.
• In the case of absenteeism that exceeds the specified limits of absence, a medical certificate is required. Responsibility lies with the head of the Coordination Office for Cross-Faculty Elective Subjects to approve the reason for the student's failure to attend.
• Participation in other activities of the university are not recognized as an excused absence

Fakultätsübergreifendes Wahlfach:
Es gelten spezielle Anmeldemodalitäten.

Extracurriculare Activities comprise of various activities that are not linked to the Curriculum of the MSc in Banking and Financial Management, which are optional and further support the studying of the Master programme.

Extracurriculare Activities comprise of various activities that are not linked to the Curriculum of the MSc in Banking and Financial Management, which are optional and further support the studying of the Master programme.

Liechtenstein Foundation Law:

• general information and basic principles
• liability
• formation
• entrepreneurial responsibility
• asset protection
• philanthropy

Liechtenstein Trust Law:

• historical background and basic principles
• Hague Convention
• formation
• dualism of ownership
• business enterprises
• asset protection
• philanthropy

• International and Intertemporal Tax Management for Natural Persons: Goals and Instruments
• National, International and European Taxation of Asset Structures: Development, Investment and Succession of Assets.
• National, International and European Taxation of Financial Instruments: Development, Investment and Succession of Assets.

Interactive lecture.

After successful completion of this module, students

• have at their disposal comprehensive knowledge regarding Liechtenstein Foundation and Trust Law
• are familiar with how Liechtenstein foundations and trusts may be used for the purposes of wealth structuring
• are familiar with the characteristics of the various legal entities and financial instruments as well as the national and international links to taxation of asset investments and structures;
• understand the goals connected with international and intertemporal tax management for cross-border asset investments and structures for natural persons as well as the particular instruments employed for achieving goals within the framework of tax management;
• have at their disposal comprehensive knowledge of national, international and European taxation regarding the development, investment and succession of assets and also with regard to asset investments and structures, including the Savings Tax Directive and the EU Savings Tax Agreement.

• Schurr, A Comparative Introduction to the Trust in the Principality of Liechtenstein, in Heiss, Trusts in the Principality of Liechtenstein
• Schurr, The Foundation Governance under Liechtenstein Foundation Law, in Prele, Developments in Foundation Law in Europe
• Michielse, G. /David, C. (eds.) (1996). Tax Treatment of Financial Instruments – A Survey to France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The Hague/London/Boston: Kluwer Law International.

This seminar has the purpose to familiarise students with the different approaches to conduct research.
Students are required to review the existing literature, formulate a precise research question within the proposed field, select and apply the appropriate methodology and finally interpret their results. Purely descriptive results are not enough, but a structured interpretation and argumentation is expected.
The final paper has to reflect the structured approach of the research conducted.

A list of seminar topics as well as additional reading material will be made available on Moodle at the beginning of the semester. This information will be communicated via Email to registered participants.

• Research Exposé (30%)
• Final individual assignment (70%)