International Management
International Management
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
Introduction to the field of International Management.
Basic introduction to: internationalization process and -environment, reasons for internationalization, actors in the international environment, the role of culture, instruments for the identification and evaluation of markets, market entry strategies, international human resource management, international marketing, organizational structures, and the leadership and management of international companies.
Basic introduction to: internationalization process and -environment, reasons for internationalization, actors in the international environment, the role of culture, instruments for the identification and evaluation of markets, market entry strategies, international human resource management, international marketing, organizational structures, and the leadership and management of international companies.
Requirements (formal)
The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module:
Exception for SS 13: only 39 additional credits.
- successful completion of English I
- successful completion of additional first year programme modules amounting to at least 45 credit points.
Exception for SS 13: only 39 additional credits.
Innovation Lab
Innovation Lab
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
The course covers fundamental frameworks, models, and methods with regard to innovation. Topics include managing innovation within firms, process innovation, innovation decision-making, open innovation and technology transfer, and innovation culture. A real-life case which is set up in cooperation with a company partner serves to apply knowledge on innovation management in a practical project. The developed solution should be scientifically sound and applicable in practice.
Requirements (formal)
Voraussetzung für die Anmeldung zum Modul:
- erfolgreicher Abschluss von English I
- erfolgreicher Abschluss von weiteren Modulen des 1. Regelstudienjahres im Umfang von weiteren 45 Credits.
Information Systems
Information Systems
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
Grundlagen und Berufsbilder der Wirtschaftsinformatik, E-Business, E-Commerce, Collaborative Systems, Informationssysteme und -strategie, Enterprise Resource Planning, Geschäftsprozessmanagement, Informationsmanagement, Wissensmanagement, Benutzergerechte Gestaltung von Informationssystemen, IT-Projektmanagement, Nachhaltige Informationssystemgestaltung, Fallstudien zum Informationsmanagement
Information Management
Information Management
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
Introduction (e.g., Data, Information and Knowledge; Tasks of Information Management); Information Economics; Managing Information Demands (e.g., Information Requirements Analysis; Information Overload) Managing Information Supply (e.g. Information Quality; Meta-Data Management); Information Management Systems (e.g., Databases, Data Warehousing; Data Mining); Managing Information and Communication Technology (e.g., Predicting ICT Trends and Developments); Information Management Case Studies
Requirements (formal)
The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module:
- successful completion of English I
- successful completion of additional first year programme modules amounting to at least 45 credit points.
Introduction to Business Law and Corporate Governance
Introduction to Business Law and Corporate Governance
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Introductory Finance, esp. Corporate Finance
Introductory Finance, esp. Corporate Finance
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
Finanzwirtschaftliche Modelle, Finanzmathematik, Investitionsrechnung, Finanzierung, Finanzinstitutionen, Derivative Finanzinstrumente, Unternehmensfinanzierung, Unternehmensbewertung
Management and Organization
Management and Organization
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
- Entwicklung des Organisationsverständnisses und der damit einhergehenden Konzeptionen von Management und Führung
- Zusammenhang von Organisationsgestaltung und Führungsverhalten (Zusammenhänge von Taylorismus, Verhaltenswissenschaftlichen Ansätzen und Systemtheorie auf die Konzeption von Organisation)
- Die Auswirkungen der verschiedenen Menschenbilder auf die Konzeptionen der Rollen der Mitarbeiter, der Ansätze zu Mitarbeiterführung, Motivation, , etc.
- Zusammenspiel von Person (psychisches System) und Organisation (soziales System)
- Der Kreislauf im Personalwesen: Von der Aufnahme bis zum Ausscheiden eines Mitarbeiters.
- Organisationsentwicklung und -gestaltung als ein Feld zwischen geplanten und emergenten Zugängen
- Konstruktivismus und Soziale Systemtheorie
- Kommunikation als zentraler Faktor der systemtheoretischen Konzeptionen, Kommunikationsmodelle
- Neue Formen der Konzeption von Organisationen: Lernende Organisation, Resiliente Organisation, High Reliability Organization,
- Konzeption von Organisation als komplizierte und komplexe Systeme; die Folgen daraus für das Führungsverständnis, den Umgang mit Unsicherheit und Nicht-Entscheidbarkeit, usw.
- Instrumente und Methoden zur Darstellung und Modellierung komplexer Systeme
- Grundlagen des Change Management
- Konzepte zu Management und Leadership
- ZR-Teil: Zusammenhänge zwischen verschiedenen Lehrinhalten des Curriculums erkennen und nutzen lernen
Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
Grundlagen des betrieblichen Rechnungswesens, Inventur und Inventar, Buchungsarten (Bestandsbuchung, Erfolgsbuchungen, Privat-Buchungen, Verbuchung des Warenverkehrs, Rechnungsausgleich unter Berücksichtigung von Warenrücksendungen, Rabatten und Skonti, Erfolgsermittlung, Belegorganisation, Systematik und Verbuchung der Umsatzsteuer, Verbuchung sonstiger laufender Geschäftsfälle im Handels- und Produktionsbetrieb, Lohn- und Gehaltsverbuchung, Debitoren- und Kreditoren-Buchhaltung, Buchungsprobleme des Anlagevermögens (planmässige Abschreibung, ausserplanmässige Abschreibung, Zuschreibung, Sonderformen der Abschreibung, Anlagenverzeichnis), Buchungsprobleme des Umlaufvermögens (Wareneinsatzermittlungsarten, Arten der Forderungsbewertung, Bestandsveränderungen), Rechnungsabgrenzungen, Rückstellungen, Verbindlichkeiten, Problematik stiller Reserven (Bildung bzw Aufdeckung).
Financial Decision Making
Financial Decision Making
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
Decision Theory:
Quantitave analysis:
- Expected utility theory
- Mean-variance theory
- Prospect theory.
- Asymmetric information
- Market efficiency
- Behavioral biases
Quantitave analysis:
- Data collection
- Descriptive statistics
- Inferential statistics
- Introduction to R
Requirements (formal)
The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module:
Exception for SS 13: only 39 additional credits.
- successful completion of English I
- successful completion of additional first year programme modules amounting to at least 45 credit points.
Exception for SS 13: only 39 additional credits.
Enterprise Systems
Enterprise Systems
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
- Benefits of Enterprise Systems
- Life-Cycle of Enterprise Systems (esp. design and implementation, success factors, knowledge transfer, and training)
- Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (especially in the area of Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Sales and Distribution).
- Customer Relationship Management (esp. Strategies in CRM, Tools and Methods, components of CRM systems).
- Supply Chain Management (Logistics, Warehousing)
- Latest technological developments (esp. In-Memory-Computing, Cloud-Computing, Mobile Devices)
- Case Study: Enterprise Processes in SAP
Requirements (formal)
The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module:
Exception for SS 13: only 39 additional credits.
- successful completion of English I
- successful completion of additional first year programme modules amounting to at least 45 credit points.
Exception for SS 13: only 39 additional credits.
Assessment Methods
See course description.