Corporate Finance:

• Investment Decision Rules
• Capital Budgeting
• Capital Structure
• Financial Distress and Payout Policy
• Corporate Valuation
• Long-Term Financing
• Short-Term Financing

Decision Theory:

• Expected utility theory
• Mean-variance theory
• Prospect theory.
• Asymmetric information
• Market efficiency
• Behavioral Finance

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.

• 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

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.

See course description.

• Academic writing in English
• Academic presentation in English

Successful completion of module "English I"

• Foundations of Entrepreneurship & Family Firm Research (new venture creation, SME management, entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial mindset, opportunity recognition, exploration vs. exploitation, entrepreneurial behavior in family firms).
• Building Blocks of "Corporate Entrepreneurship" (definitions, general frameworks, differences between Corporate Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Entrepreneurship, process of Corporate Entrepreneurship, forms of Corporate Entrepreneurship).
• Creating an entrepreneurial organization (human resource management in entrepreneurial organizations, personality of corporate entrepreneurs, motivations for entrepreneurial behavior, corporate strategy and entrepreneurship, elements and development of an entrepreneurial culture, innovation management).
• Entrepreneurial Performance (constraints on entrepreneurial performance, leading an entrepreneurial organization, assessing entrepreneurial performance, sustaining entrepreneurial performance).

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.

Basics and assignments of controlling (functions und roles of enterprises, concepts of leadership/corporate governance, enterprises as a complex system, control mechanism for enterprises), fundamentals of financial statement analysis, Du Pont ratio system of financial control, financial accounting as analysis and information instrument (flow statement, direct and indirect cash flow determination, cash flow statement, case studies), operative control by financial ratios (liquidity, stability, profitability), planning of capital requirements for a start-up planning, prospective control by financial ratios (planning instruments, assignments of operative planning, earnings plan/budgeted income and loss statement, financial budget, budgeted balance sheet), value based corporate management, cost planning und variance analysis.

• Konkretisierung und Bearbeiten eines Forschungsproblems, ausgedrückt anhand einer Forschungsfrage.Entwicklung einer Problemlösung zur definierten Forschungsfrage anhand der wissenschaftlichen Methodik des Faches. Eigenständige Literaturrecherche Auswertung, Diskussion und Abgrenzung der Literatur.Diskussion mit dem Gutachter über methodische und inhaltliche Fragen zur Lösung der Forschungsfrage. Eigenständiges Verfassen einer wissenschaftlichen ArbeitPräsentation des eigenen Forschungsvorhabens und der Ergebnisse. Verteidigung der Thesis und Fachdiskussion mit der Prüfungskommission.

Voraussetzung für die Anmeldung zum Modul:

• erfolgreicher Abschluss aller Module des 1. Regelstudienjahres
• erfolgreicher Abschluss einer der Lehrveranstaltungen
• Exposé Greenhouse IFS
• Exposé Greenhouse IME
• Exposé Greenhouse IMIT
• Exposé Greenhouse IFS, IME, IMIT

Für die Anmeldung zur LV "Erstellung BT" wird das im Modul Research Methods II erstellte und durch den/die Gutachter/in und die Studienleitung freigegebene Exposé als Grundlage herangezogen.

Falls Sie ein verändertes Exposé als Basis ihrer BT verwenden möchten, ist ein erneuter Freigabeprozess notwendig. Dieser muss spätestens bis zur Anmeldefrist des Moduls abgeschlossen sein. Der Prozess ist durch den Studierenden anzustossen und zu betreiben. Bitte kontaktieren Sie in diesem Fall umgehend die Modulleitung.


Bachelorthesis: 70% (schriftlich)
Präsentation und Verteidigung: 30% (mündlich vor Gremium)

Studierende können sich nur für das Modul selbständig anmelden. Eine Anmeldung für die Lehrveranstaltung "Erstellung" und "Präsentation und Verteidigung" erfolgt in einem zweiten Schritt durch die Studienservices nach Prüfung der Zugangsvoraussetzungen.

Fragen zu diesem Modul richten Sie bitte an Bianca Aust (bianca.aust@uni.li).

In the Research Seminar course, students learn to apply in practice what they learned in the Research Methods course. The seminar covers issues related to identifying and formulating research questions, choosing a suitable research design to use in answering these questions, evaluating the feasibility of a planned research study, and writing research proposals. Together with faculty, students develop research proposals (so-called “exposés”) for their master’s theses

• The course involves interactive seminars with workshops and regular presentations.

After successful completion of the course, students will

Professional competence
• critical analyse state-of-the-art literature on selected research topics
• be able to write independently and scientifically about new research topics
• be able to present research ideas and designs

Methodological competence
• be able to understand and apply research methods in computer science and information systems
• be able to identify open research problems
• be able to identify feasible solution strategies for research problems

Social competence
• be able to effectively communicate their research ideas to their peers
• be able to effectively communicate their research ideas to their research supervisor(s)

Personal competence
• be able to plan and implement complex research tasks

Technological competence
• conduct proof-of-concept research experimentation and design

Seminar paper, presentation

>Spoken and written communicative competence in various every day situations.
>Cultural competence

Interactive teaching

Hinweis für reguläre Studierende der Universität Liechtenstein: Bei den Sprachkursen handelt es sich um extracurriculare Module, die bei erfolgreicher Teilnahme im Diplomzusatz (Diploma Supplement) als "Extracurriculare Studienleistungen" ausgewiesen werden. Die erworbenen Credits können nicht im curricularen Studienplan angerechnet werden.

To support the holistic educational aim of artistic and technically skilled graduates, this report unites technical disciplines embedded in the curriculum into a compulsory document/ report.
It is coordinated with the lecturers of the theoretical subjects that are supporting it by iterative consultations.

exercises, research, writing, case study

Paper, Portfolio, exercises, minimum 70% mandatory presence, continuous assessment

To support the holistic educational aim of artistic and technically skilled graduates, this report unites technical disciplines embedded in the curriculum into a compulsory document/ report.
It is coordinated with the lecturers of the technical subjects that are supporting it by iterative consultations. Intensive research, experiments on material or processing level, simulations, cooperation with industries, innovative interpretation of taught content and tools, are just some examples how students prove their technical skills applied to the design process of their individual project.

exercises, research, writing, case study

Paper, Portfolio, exercises, minimum 70% mandatory presence, continuous assessment