Vorlesungsverzeichnis

In this course, student groups work on solving a current and relevant practical problem in finance. The problem is provided by a project owner, typically a financial services company or a faculty member with practical experience. Students will apply complex theoretical concepts to develop a satisfying solution to the given problem.

• Group project work
• Practical problem-solving in finance
• Collaboration with project owners
• Application of theoretical concepts
• Final project report preparation

This course is designed to equip MSc in Innovative Finance students with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively use modern media communication tools. The course covers a range of communication methods including social media posts, podcasts, video podcasts, pitches, webinars, blogs, vlogs, infographics, and virtual reality presentations. Students will learn the principles behind these communication forms, their appropriate contexts, and how to utilize them to their fullest potential in the finance sector.

Key topics covered in this course include:

• Social media communication
• Podcast creation
• Video podcast production
• Effective pitching
• Webinars
• Blogging and vlogging
• Infographics
• Virtual reality presentations

This seminar is designed for students to autonomously develop a written seminar paper on an academic problem in finance. Each student selects a topic, conducts in-depth research, and writes an individual paper. The course culminates in students presenting their findings at the end of the semester. The specific content is dependent on the chosen topics and the course framework.
Key topics covered are:

• Autonomous seminar paper development
• Individual research projects
• Academic problem-solving in finance
• Presentation of research findings
• Application of first-semester research methods

Practise listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills and competences to reach an advanced B2 level (cf. CEFR descriptors).

Information about the placement test is provided on the website of the cross-faculty elective subjects > language courses and by the study programmes.

The schedule is preliminary and can later be adapted upon participants' request.

Practise listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills and competences to reach an advanced C1 level (cf. CEFR descriptors) and be able to take an English certificate exam at C1 level

Advanced ISD project is a course wherein students must put their pre-acquired knowledge (in the Information Systems Development and Web-based Information Systems) into practice. After providing a brief introduction on some web frameworks and on API, students are meant to work in groups to develop a Web-based Information System.

The Advanced Studio - Built Heritage & Upcycling focuses on design, based on the principles of repair, reuse and circularity. Buildings are seen as material banks and repositories of knowledge for the time of their function and form. Using existing material sources and building stock as well as exemplary references, material resources and typologies are recognised and explored. The creative merging of existing buildings, inventories and new typology is a central part of the design method. The idea of a concise architectural work as a repaired or newly assembled and inhabited warehouse of building elements, characterised by tectonic clarity and great atmospheric density, is the studio's goal.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Built Heritage & Upcycling focuses on design, based on the principles of repair, reuse and circularity. Buildings are seen as material banks and repositories of knowledge for the time of their function and form. Using existing material sources and building stock as well as exemplary references, material resources and typologies are recognised and explored. The creative merging of existing buildings, inventories and new typology is a central part of the design method. The idea of a concise architectural work as a repaired or newly assembled and inhabited warehouse of building elements, characterised by tectonic clarity and great atmospheric density, is the studio's goal.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Craft & Structure focuses on the design with materials and how they fit together to form a logical structure. This interaction is investigated on a wide range of scales, from architectural design in the urban context to construction on a 1:1 scale and tested in experimental prototypes. The knowledge generated in this process deepens the understanding of sustainably built and tectonically structured architecture. Analog tools meet digital productions:
Traditional and innovative methods are applied and transferred into sustainable constructions based on the focus on craft and structure.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Craft & Structure focuses on the design with materials and how they fit together to form a logical structure. This interaction is investigated on a wide range of scales, from architectural design in the urban context to construction on a 1:1 scale and tested in experimental prototypes. The knowledge generated in this process deepens the understanding of sustainably built and tectonically structured architecture. Analog tools meet digital productions:
Traditional and innovative methods are applied and transferred into sustainable constructions based on the focus on craft and structure.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Sustainable Design concentrates on the design of complex building projects in which the deficits for our society in the future are revealed through in-depth analyses. With the aim of achieving a sustainably good quality of life for individuals and humanity, we use a framework of five pairs of needs: resources and energy, space and mobility, food and health, demography and integration as well as values and ethics. These replace the familiar scale categories of common architectural theory and thus overcome the linear functionalism. Not unexpectedly, utopian, dystopian, but also very humble and reflective projects can result.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Urban Design & Spatial Development focuses on the design of urban spaces and systems in various densely populated territories. Students develop urban design projects that are generated from prototypical solution approaches, strategic intervention methods and the physical realities of the city. The foundations for understanding urban transformation processes are laid and thinking on different scales is encouraged.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Sustainable Design concentrates on the design of complex building projects in which the deficits for our society in the future are revealed through in-depth analyses. With the aim of achieving a sustainably good quality of life for individuals and humanity, we use a framework of five pairs of needs: resources and energy, space and mobility, food and health, demography and integration as well as values and ethics. These replace the familiar scale categories of common architectural theory and thus overcome the linear functionalism. Not unexpectedly, utopian, dystopian, but also very humble and reflective projects can result.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Urban Design & Spatial Development focuses on the design of urban spaces and systems in various densely populated territories. Students develop urban design projects that are generated from prototypical solution approaches, strategic intervention methods and the physical realities of the city. The foundations for understanding urban transformation processes are laid and thinking on different scales is encouraged.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Urbanism, Architecture and Society focuses on the connections between people and space, and how this knowledge provides us with the tools to confront urgent societal challenges. It thus aims to equip students with the ability to investigate urban conditions and propose spatial design solutions across a wide range of scales, through research resulting in design outcomes. The studio is usually linked to current research projects and aims for design projects that meet society’s most urgent challenges.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

The Advanced Studio - Urbanism, Architecture and Society focuses on the connections between people and space, and how this knowledge provides us with the tools to confront urgent societal challenges. It thus aims to equip students with the ability to investigate urban conditions and propose spatial design solutions across a wide range of scales, through research resulting in design outcomes. The studio is usually linked to current research projects and aims for design projects that meet society’s most urgent challenges.

The sustainable operation within a complex architectural or urban environment is critically analysed and applied. The Bachelor’s Thesis students take part in one of the Advanced Studios within the Bachelor´s degree programme. The thesis includes a developed hypothesis which is verified (or falsified) within the context of a design project.

The Master's Thesis is carried out by the student as part of an Advanced Studio and is supervised by the unit. The thesis contains a developed hypothesis that is verified (or falsified) as part of the design project. In addition to the actual design project, the Master's thesis includes the design and production of the thesis book. This consists of
three parts: the documentation of the design project, a theoretical report and a technical report. The formal aspects of the thesis and the thesis book are described in the Master's thesis regulations.

• This course builds on what you have learnt in Innovative Finance: Data Science and Machine Learning 1.
• Based on a large real-world dataset, we will host our own Kaggle competition, where groups of students will compete against each other in a machine learning contest using financial data.
• The challenge will be different each time, so we might forecast stock returns, classify stocks according to how green they are based on tweets and facebook posts or dynamically put together portfolios of cryptocurrencies that are expected to outperform in subsequent periods.
• The course is structured as a lab, where we tackle all real-world issues related to the current challenge together, but will also run small competitions to get the most out of our data.
• Grading will NOT be based on placement in the contest but focus on contribution to the final output and team work.

Students will explore how to establish effective governance frameworks that enable businesses to leverage AI while managing risks. The curriculum also delves into strategic planning for generative AI, illustrating its potential to revolutionize business models and enhance operational efficiency. Additionally, students will learn about trans-forming companies towards AI companies, including changing organizational culture to thrive in the AI era. Key points are:

• Data and AI governance: Frameworks for businesses for seizing opportunities while mitigating risks
• Data and AI strategy with focus on Generative AI
• AI Transformation: Leading a company into the AI area
• Ethical considerations in AI

Dieses Modul vermittelt einen praxisnahen Überblick über den Einsatz von Künstlicher Intelligenz im unternehmerischen Kontext. Behandelt werden zentrale AI-Konzepte (z. B. Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Generative AI), deren Anwendung in Geschäftsmodellen, Marketing, Produktentwicklung, Kundenanalyse, Automatisierung und Entscheidungsunterstützung. Die Studierenden lernen relevante AI-Tools und Plattformen kennen und wenden diese auf konkrete unternehmerische Problemstellungen an. Dazu zählen u.a. Marktanalyse, Ideenvalidierung, Business Model Innovation, Content-Generierung, Customer Journey Mapping und Prozessoptimierung. Zudem werden ethische, rechtliche und gesellschaftliche Implikationen von AI im Wirtschaftsbereich kritisch reflektiert.

This seminar examines the definitions and meanings of architecture from a theoretical perspective. The main theories of architecture are presented. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary aspects and questions are also conveyed as architectural cultural events in a societal context. It defines parameters forming a building culture, provides a historical overview and identifies definitions of building cultures and their role in contributing to the formation of identities. To this end, architectural theories are presented, discussed and analysed from different perspectives. The course will encourage students to actively investigate the specificities of different cultures, positions and tools as necessary components for a conscious architectural attitude. Besides lectures and excursions, the students will be actively contributing to the shaping of the module through short presentations and essays.

• Technik des Jahresabschlusses (mit/ohne Abschlusstabelle),
• Elemente des Jahresabschlusses (Bilanz, Gewinn- & Verlustrechnung, Anhang, Lagebericht),
• Bilanzierung im Allgemeinen,
• Bewertungsmassstäbe (Anschaffungskosten, Herstellungskosten, beizulegender Wert),
• Bilanzierungsgrundsätze (Vorsichtsprinzip, Realisationsprinzip, Niederstwertprinzip, Höchstwertprinzip),
• Gewinn- & Verlustrechnung nach Gesamtkosten- und Umsatzkostenverfahren,
• Ergebnisverwendung bei Kapitalgesellschaften (mit/ohne Ausschüttungssperren) und bei Personengesellschaften,
• Aktivierungswahlrechte, Passivierungswahlrechte,
• Anlagenspiegel, Forderungenspiegel,
• Fremdwährungsforderungen und -verbindlichkeiten,
• Rückstellungenspiegel, Verbindlichkeitenspiegel,
• ausgewählte Sonderformen der Rückstellungen,
• Eventualverbindlichkeiten,
• Verbuchung verschiedener Zuschüsse,
• gewinnabhängige Steuern und Mehr-Weniger-Rechnung,
• Unternehmen in der Krise (Überschuldung),
• latente Steuern (aktive und passive latente Steuern).

Das nachhaltige Agieren innerhalb der historischen Baukultur wird kritisch analysiert und Lehren für die zeitgenössische Architektur und Baukonstruktion werden entwickelt. Das Essential-Modul gibt einen Überblick über die Geschichte der Architektur und Kunst der erweiterten Moderne sowie über die für den Erhalt relevanten Methoden und Techniken.
Anhand ausgewählter Beispiele werden Aufgaben und Problemstellungen in der Architekturgeschichte intensiv diskutiert und die Genese des sich wandelnden ArchitektInnenberufs wird analysiert. Die behandelten Bauten und Objekte versinnbildlichen den Bestand, der unser Erbe ist. Denkmaltheoretisches Grundlagenwissen wird zusammen mit Strategien und Methoden der Erhaltung und Weiterentwicklung des Baubestandes vermittelt.

Im Modul wird das physikalische Wissen und technische Planen zielführend auf eine gesunde und nachhaltige Bauweise ausgerichtet. Es werden Grundlagen der Bauphysik und der Haustechnik und deren disziplinarer Vernetzung vermittelt.
Für den Beruf des Architekten werden nachhaltige Konzepte in Einklang zwischen Bauphysik und Haustechnik vermittelt, beginnend mit bauphysikalischen Low-Tech-Lösungen mit einem geringen Bedarf an Haustechnik. Es wird das Verständnis für klimafreundliche Technologien entwickelt.

Im Modul werden das physikalische Wissen und technische Planen zielführend auf eine gesunde und nachhaltige Bauweise ausgerichtet. Es werden nachhaltige Konzepte in der disziplinären Vernetzung zwischen Bauphysik und Haustechnik vermittelt, analysiert und bewertet. Es wird das Verständnis für klimafreundliche Gebäudestrategien in der komplexen Verknüpfung von Bauphysik und Haustechnik entwickelt. Sämtliche Haustechnikkomponenten wie Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung, Sanitär und Elektro werden in ihrer Entstehung und Wirkung analysiert und mit der physikalischen
Effizienz der Gebäudehülle in Einklang gebracht sowie deren gesundheitliche Auswirkungen auf Nutzende vermittelt.

In dieser Lehrveranstaltung wird der Baubestand als Materialbank und Lagerstätte materieller Güter und Werte betrachtet. Vermittelt werden Hintergründe zur Ressourcenknappheit, Materialbewertung, Strategien und Konzepte der zirkulären Bauwirtschaft. Neben der theoretischen Grundlagenvermittlung wird ein Fallbeispiel als Semesterübung
bearbeitet. Themen der Lehrveranstaltung sind u.a.: Rückbau und (Bau-)Abfälle, Methoden der Materialernte, Ressourcenbewertung und Inventarisierung, Konzepte und angewandte Beispiele der De-Montage, der Wieder- und Weiterverwendung, des Upcyclings und der Zirkularität im Bauen.

BPM and Organisational Practice explores Business Process Management (BPM) through an organisational-studies lens, so it is a BPM elective. Emphasizing the duality of stability and change in organisational work, the course covers the factors, mechanisms, and interventions that affect how processes behave over time. The course covers six primary topics:

• Organisation theory
• Process- and practice-based research
• Organisational routines
• Intra-organisational dynamics and endogenous change
• Organisational learning, unlearning, and forgetting
• The role of agency and intention in the execution of organisational work

Im Modul wird das physikalische Wissen und technische Planen zielführend auf eine gesunde und nachhaltige Bauweise ausgerichtet. Es werden Grundlagen der Bauphysik und der Haustechnik und deren disziplinarer Vernetzung vermittelt.
Für den Beruf des Architekten werden nachhaltige Konzepte in Einklang zwischen Bauphysik und Haustechnik vermittelt, beginnend mit bauphysikalischen Low-Tech-Lösungen mit einem geringen Bedarf an Haustechnik. Es wird das Verständnis für klimafreundliche Technologien entwickelt.

Im Modul werden das physikalische Wissen und technische Planen zielführend auf eine gesunde und nachhaltige Bauweise ausgerichtet. Es werden nachhaltige Konzepte in der disziplinären Vernetzung zwischen Bauphysik und Haustechnik vermittelt, analysiert und bewertet. Es wird das Verständnis für klimafreundliche Gebäudestrategien in der komplexen Verknüpfung von Bauphysik und Haustechnik entwickelt. Sämtliche Haustechnikkomponenten wie Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung, Sanitär und Elektro werden in ihrer Entstehung und Wirkung analysiert und mit der physikalischen
Effizienz der Gebäudehülle in Einklang gebracht sowie deren gesundheitliche Auswirkungen auf Nutzende vermittelt.