• Distribution
• Basic terms of hypothesis testing
• Criteria for the determination of the sample size
• Testing procedures and their appliances
• Simple linear regression
• Twofold linear regression
• Multiple linear regression
• Model selection

The module "Business statistics" deepens various concepts on decision taking in uncertain problematic business situations that were already subject in the bachelor program. They are core competencies for decision support for business process engineering students have to acquire in order to be responsible.
In this central models and methods of statistics are tackled. The qualifying goals of the module as well as the acquired competences of the students are as follows:

The students are acquainted with the terminology, the ways of argumentation, the constraints of statistical methods as a central concept for the solution of uncertain issues in business related problems. They are able to point out both tasks and goals of the various approaches as well as they are able to explain the appropriate ways of calculation. They can define the scope of the different methods on a conceptional level and explain these regarding their individual specific employability in a business context. In order to train their methodological skills in practical situations, real life examples and applications will be tackled using statistics software. Students interprete their outputs correctly and they know about the constraints of their interpretations.

Die maximale Korrekturzeit beträgt 6 Wochen. Sollten bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt die Noten nicht im Intranet zur Verfügung stehen wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an die Modulleitung.

Further information for writing the master thesis

Please note the following deadlines:

• Submission of the signed thesis proposal (Exposé) until 1st of Oct. (winter term) / 1st of March (summer term) to the secretary at the Institute of Information Systems

• Presentation in the colloquium (one month before final submission of thesis latest; Dates can be found in the course description: http://www.uni.li/tabid/251/id/36705.67/default.aspx)

• Deadline for submission of master's thesis (to be handed in at the central service desk): 1st of February (winter term)/ 1st of August (summer term) during the opening times of the central service desk (http://www.uni.li/Universit%C3%A4t/ServicesZentraleDienste/ZentraleServiceStelle/tabid/141/language/en-US/Default.aspx) - subject to change due to new lecture schedule. In the summer term 2013, the deadline for submitting the master's thesis is the 5th August 2013

• The already scheduled dates of the commencement ceremony can be found in the menu bar on the left

In case of any questions please contact the module director.

The Study and Examination Regulations and the Guidelines for Academic Work contain the necessary regulations. >>Link

Please consider especially the following aspects:

• The thesis proposal is written in accordance with the supervisor and the co-supervisor. Both should be team members of the institute of information systems. External supervisors (e.g. of the student's employer) are usually integrated as an additional practical supervisor. In this case there are a supervisor, co-supervisor and a practical supervisor involved in a thesis project. An external co-supervisor can be agreed in exceptional cases only (please check with the administration office of the institute if a personal data sheet is necessary for this person).

• The official editing time is defined on the thesis proposal and may not exceed 22 weeks. A shorter editing time is possible.

• While editing the master's thesis a colloquium with the supervisor must be held.

• The dates and deadlines given in this module description are the last possible dates for the adhering presentation and defense. Thesis submission made after these deadlines are presented at the following date for presentation and defense.

• The registration for the commencement ceremony is handled by the study administration. Dates of the commencement ceremony are given in the menu bar located on the left / topic commencement ceremony

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-What is research?
-What is theory?
-Research in Business Process Management and Information Systems
-Research design
-Reviewing the literature
-Qualitative research
-Quantitative research
-Design science research

In the module "Research Methods" students become familiar with the up-to-date research approaches and methods in the field of business process management. An extra and independent module, the module takes into consideration the special situation of design-oriented research having advanced to one of the most predominant research approaches for business process engineering. Students are taught this research approach that has been transferred to a business process environment from the engineering field. It forms a basis for all modules in the master program. The goals of qualification for the module and the acquired competences of the students are as follows:

The students are made familiar with central research methods in information systems science and their fields of application. They are able to represent various process models in qualitative, quantitative, and design science research (DSR) and to distinguish them from one another. They learn the adequate research methods for information systems and are aware of quality ensuring in the scientific work. They are able to give various cases as examples for best resp. worst cases in order to evaluate the use of research methods in their own work and that of others. They have learned the use of concepts and methods in their seminar work.

Die maximale Korrekturzeit beträgt 6 Wochen. Sollten bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt die Noten nicht im Intranet zur Verfügung stehen wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an die Modulleitung.

• Distribution
• Basic terms of hypothesis testing
• Criteria for the determination of the sample size
• Testing procedures and their appliances
• Simple linear regression
• Twofold linear regression
• Multiple linear regression
• Model selection

The module "Business statistics" deepens various concepts on decision taking in uncertain problematic business situations that were already subject in the bachelor program. They are core competencies for decision support for business process engineering students have to acquire in order to be responsible.
In this central models and methods of statistics are tackled. The qualifying goals of the module as well as the acquired competences of the students are as follows:

The students are acquainted with the terminology, the ways of argumentation, the constraints of statistical methods as a central concept for the solution of uncertain issues in business related problems. They are able to point out both tasks and goals of the various approaches as well as they are able to explain the appropriate ways of calculation. They can define the scope of the different methods on a conceptional level and explain these regarding their individual specific employability in a business context. In order to train their methodological skills in practical situations, real life examples and applications will be tackled using statistics software. Students interprete their outputs correctly and they know about the constraints of their interpretations.

Die maximale Korrekturzeit beträgt 6 Wochen. Sollten bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt die Noten nicht im Intranet zur Verfügung stehen wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an die Modulleitung.

• Strategic Information Management
• Accenture Campus Challenge

Interaktive Vorlesung, Übungen, Fallstudien

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.

The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module exam:

• 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"

or, alternatively,

• BEC II certificate

For students starting their studies in 2009:

• succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"

• 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

Interactive lecture with case-studies

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 following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module exam:

• 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"

or, alternatively,

• BEC II certificate

For students starting their studies in 2009:

• succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"

• Strategic role of IHRM
• Assessment techniques for the individual and organisational fit to internationalization
• Organisation concepts employed by multinational firms
• Workforce forecast, concepts, policies and instruments for selecting and hiring staff for international assignments
• Training and development of employees in international and multicultural teams
• Compensation models
• Key issues in managing mergers & acquisitions, change and restructuring in respect with the topic IHRM
• Managing diversity
• International career services

Interactive lectures are designed with practical exercises, case studies, role-plays, speeches by HR managers and private study. This combination of different forms of instruction supports the learning effects.

• Acquire skills to develop HR strategies, structures and instruments in the international context
• Understand key policies that companies employ to select, develop, appraise and compensate their staff in an international work setting
• Appreciation for the diverse national contexts in which organizations operate, and how their managements and HR strategies are influenced by internal and external factors
• Identify the critical success factors for managing the HR aspects of international mergers and acquisitions
• Evaluate a range of international HR management strategies and policies in key operational areas
• Gain insights into common career services

On successful completion of the module "International Human Resources Management" the student should be able to:

• Define the differences between domestic and IHRM
• Explain the specific role of IHRM and international career services
• Understand how commonly applied management and HR strategies are influenced by internal and external factors
• Illustrate key policies that companies employ to select, train, develop, appraise and compensate their staff in an international work setting
• Analyse the content and impact of critical success factors for managing the HR aspects of international mergers and acquisitions
• Apply the discussed concepts accurately to describe a human resource strategy appropriate in an internationally operating company
• Evaluate a range of IHRM strategies and policies in key operational areas
• Develop, implement and evaluate structures and instruments of human resource strategies appropriate to international management contexts
• Create training and development as well as compensation strategies for internationally operating companies

The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module exam:

• 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"

or, alternatively,

• BEC II certificate

For students starting their studies in 2009:

• succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"

Interaktive Vorlesungen, Übungen, Fallstudien

The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module exam:

• 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"

or, alternatively,

• BEC II certificate

For students starting their studies in 2009:

• succesful completion of the module "Communication in English for Business"

Das Modul wird aus Lehrveranstaltungen des C08 WI und des C12 BWL gebildet. Es gilt die SPO für BWL (C12).

Das Modul wird aus Lehrveranstaltungen des Curriculums C08 und C12 gebildet. Es gilt die SPO für C12.
Es müssen nicht alle LVs verpflichtend positiv absolviert werden.

Theories of International Trade and International Finance aim at explaining underlying dynamics of economic and social developments in a global context. They also allow to investigate relations between market and industry structures and flows in goods, services and financial flows. Furthermore they serve in designing and evaluating the impact of macro-economic policies, currency fluctuations and trading regimes on economies, business strategy and operations.

The module aims at examining how national policies can, in theory, shape international trade and finance, and constrain the climate for international business. It extends this analysis to the international system discussing the role of international arrangements and institutions, e.g. the WTO, on international trade and investment.

Using a series of country-based case studies, students will have the opportunity to investigate how firms feel and master the impact of government policy and institutional set-ups in a specific nation state or economic region, for example China, India, the Arab World and South-America.

Contents of the module are:

• Sources of international comparative advantages (differences in natural resources, technology and factor endowment)
• Principles of strategic trade theory and geographic economic integration
• Goals, instruments and impact of modern international trade policy in industrial and emerging economies
• International trade agreements and organisations

Interactive lectures, exercises

The purpose of this module is to enable students to understand the challenges of international trade and investment and to analyse the opportunities they represent concerning a specific nation state or a wider economic region.

• Explain fundamentals of neo-classical and strategic trade theories
• Distinguish implications for national trade policies
• Illustrate main themes and debates in international economics
• Assess the impact of macroeconomics, political forces and international agreements on firm strategies and competition in a specific nation-state or economic region

Written term paper

Web-based online evaluation upon completion of module

This module consists of elective courses. Please register for one of the lectures offered.