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 Support Systems
Management Support Systems
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Information Systems
Project Description
- Strategic Information Management
- Accenture Campus Challenge
Teaching Method
Interaktive Vorlesung, Übungen, Fallstudien
Learning Results
Die Studierenden verfügen über ein breites Wissen bzgl. des Einsatzes strategischer Informationssysteme. Sie kennen die marktüblichen Softwareprodukte.
Die Studierenden verfügen über Detailwissen in der computergestützten Umsetzung einzelner betrieblicher Anforderungen von Informationssystemen, welche eine betriebswirtschaftliche Basis für das Management von Informationssystemen schaffen.
Die Studierenden verfügen über Detailwissen in der computergestützten Umsetzung einzelner betrieblicher Anforderungen von Informationssystemen, welche eine betriebswirtschaftliche Basis für das Management von Informationssystemen schaffen.
Requirements (formal)
The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module exam:
Additionallly:
For students who started their studies in 2008:
For students starting their studies in 2009:
- successful completion of all first year full-time programme modules
Additionallly:
For students who started their studies in 2008:
- succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"
- BEC II certificate
For students starting their studies in 2009:
- succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"
International Taxation
International Taxation
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
- National and international taxation of individuals and companies in Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Switzerland
- International taxation of different legal forms of business organisation: permanent establishments, partnerships and companies
- Comparative analysis of corporate income tax systems
- European tax law
- International tax planning: International taxation of companies
- Tax Accounting: Determination and reduction of effective tax rates
- National and international taxation of financial instruments
Teaching Method
Interactive lecture with case-studies
Learning Results
After finishing the module, the students have comprehensive knowledge in national and international taxation regarding the taxation of individuals and companies, especially in Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
The students have comprehensive knowledge of the differences concerning the international taxation of various legal forms of business organisation, both inbound and outbound.
The students are familiar with the different corporate income tax systems in Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and other EU and EEA member states. They analyse and evaluate their impact on tax burden of internationally operating companies.
The students have comprehensive knowledge of the basic principles in European tax law. They are familiar with the impact of European integration on international taxation of individuals and companies. In particular, they take into account the recent jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice and the EFTA-Court.
The students analyse the various possibilities and restrictions of national and international tax planning measures regarding internationally operating companies. They verify the reduction of tax burden as a result of token measures.
The students are familiar with the components determining effective tax rates (ETR) of companies and groups and analyse essential possibilities to reduce them. In particular, they evaluate the meaning and the impact of deferred taxes for the determination and the reduction of ETR.
The students have comprehensive knowledge of the basic principles of international taxation of financial instruments.
The students have comprehensive knowledge of the differences concerning the international taxation of various legal forms of business organisation, both inbound and outbound.
The students are familiar with the different corporate income tax systems in Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and other EU and EEA member states. They analyse and evaluate their impact on tax burden of internationally operating companies.
The students have comprehensive knowledge of the basic principles in European tax law. They are familiar with the impact of European integration on international taxation of individuals and companies. In particular, they take into account the recent jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice and the EFTA-Court.
The students analyse the various possibilities and restrictions of national and international tax planning measures regarding internationally operating companies. They verify the reduction of tax burden as a result of token measures.
The students are familiar with the components determining effective tax rates (ETR) of companies and groups and analyse essential possibilities to reduce them. In particular, they evaluate the meaning and the impact of deferred taxes for the determination and the reduction of ETR.
The students have comprehensive knowledge of the basic principles of international taxation of financial instruments.
Requirements (formal)
The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module exam:
Additionallly:
For students who started their studies in 2008:
For students starting their studies in 2009:
- successful completion of all first year full-time programme modules
Additionallly:
For students who started their studies in 2008:
- succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"
- BEC II certificate
For students starting their studies in 2009:
- succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"
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.
English II
English II
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
- Using English as a means of communication in cross-cultural contexts
- Academic writing in English
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Information Systems
Grade
Das Modul wird aus Lehrveranstaltungen des BWL-Curriculums gebildet. Es gilt die SPO für BWL (C12).
Activation in English II
Activation in English II
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Sprachkurse und Extracurriculare Veranstaltungen
Teaching Method
Interaction, coaching
Learning Results
Develop skills and competences to reach an advanced B2 level (cf. CEFR descriptors, Council of Europe)
Reading:
Speaking:
Writing:
Accuracy:
Reading:
- follow complex argumentation in specialised texts
Speaking:
- interact fluently and spontaneously with other speakers
- take an active part in discussion, expressing views precisely.
- present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects
Writing:
- write texts showing a clear line of argumentation
Accuracy:
- possess high degree of grammatical control