Module descriptors for English taught modules at Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences Winter semester (September February)

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1 Module descriptors for English taught modules at Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences Winter semester (September February) Subject Course of study Bachelor / Master ECTS Page Business English Workshop on Basics of intercultural Projects Innovations, Market power and Technology policy A Single Market for Europe International environment for entrepreneurial decision making Economics of Strategic Behaviour and Contract Management Corporate Finance and Policy International Management and Marketing Int. Human Resources Management Business Management (BWL) Project Profiling Germany Euroweek Basics of Innovation and Technology Management Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Bachelor 5 4 Bachelor 5 5 Bachelor 5 8 Bachelor 5 10 Bachelor 5 12 Master 5 14 Master 5 15 Master 5 18 Master 5 19 Master Master 5 25 Bachelor 5 no info Master

2 Subject Course of study Bachelor / Master ECTS Page Fundamentals and effects of Business Informatics Project Management and Social Competences Production, Logistics, Distribution Software selection and Customization Modelling and Analysis of Processes Corporate Governance Fundamentals of process modelling Social Network Analysis Elective Business Informatics Business Informatics Business Informatics Business Informatics Business Informatics Business Informatics Business Informatics Business Informatics Business Informatics Bachelor 5 28 Bachelor 5 31 Bachelor 5 34 Bachelor 5 36 Master 6 40 Master 6 42 Bachelor 5 No info Master 6 No info Master 6 No info Subject Course of study Bachelor / Master ECTS Page Algorithms and Data Structures Informatics Bachelor 5 45 English I Informatics Bachelor 4 46 Fundamentals of digital Signal and Image Processing Informatics Bachelor 5 47 Introduction to Computer Science and Logic Informatics Bachelor 5 48 Computer Programming III (C, C++) Informatics Bachelor 5 49 Telemedicine Innovation Intelligence & Marketing German as a Foreign Language A 1 Medical informatics Technology and Innovation Management Additional Module Bachelor 5 50 Master

3 German as a Foreign Language B 1 History of the city of Brandenburg Additional Module Additional Module Project (several subjects) Informatics Bachelor & Master 6 No info 3

4 Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: Wirtschaftsenglisch Business English Integrated course (seminar) One semester BWL BA, 1st semester, required module The module can also be employed in other (Bachelor s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Dr. Annett Kitsche Dr. Annett Kitsche English None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: 150 hours of workload, approx. 60 hours of attendance approx. 90 hours of preparation and follow-up, Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: Contents: Integrated course (seminar) Written examination or oral examination According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(1/30) = 2.33% The students acquire special lexical knowledge of the field of Business and of intercultural competence. They develop study and profession related skills and abilities in listening and speaking in order to successfully participate in technical lectures and seminar discussions in English language. Furthermore, they develop study and profession related abilities in reading and writing business related texts. Forms of interactive oral and written linguistic activities for the purpose of demonstration, description, discussion and estimation of operations and procedures in Business by utilizing intercultural knowledge. Dealing with adapted and listening and reading material in original. Working on the vocabulary to prepare technical lectures in English. 4

5 Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Additional information: Seminar and use of language lab Teaching material Simply Business English (result of the Leonardo Project ADCOESP, current newspapers/magazines like Economist, Guardian Weekly, Business Spotlight, appropriate Websites Work in language lab, use of Moodle Brief module label: Module description: Grundl. interkult. Projekte Workshop on Basics of intercultural Projects Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: One semester BWL BA, 3rd semester, elective module The module is a preparatory course for subsequent advances courses. Every academic year Dipl.-Betriebswirtin (FH) Nadine Syring Prof. Dr. Andreas Wilms/ Dipl.-Betriebswirtin (FH) Nadine Syring English and German None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: approx. 150 hours of workload: to enable/ as preparation for project work in intercultural teams, simultaneously courses with compulsory attendance 4 semester hours per week Presentation and discussion on project results in English language According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(1/30) = 2.33% The students are made aware of the intercultural (team) processes; they know the possibilities of improving the 5

6 intercultural processes; they possess the tools of the trade needed for intercultural team management, intercultural communication and international project managements, as well as enhanced linguistic competence and presentation skills. Theory modules: Cultural basics Intercultural team management Intercultural communication International project management Virtual working/ virtual communication platforms Contents: The individual theoretical models are processed and consolidated through team assignments. The theoretical basics are taught to prepare the students for project-related contributions in intercultural teams, including for discussion on the presented project results in the plenary session. The students consolidate their abilities in communication processes in the international context. Situations from the previous team papers or on the basis of conceived role play, their sensitivity to intercultural conflict potential is sharpened and methods are developed to solve conflicts. Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Lecture using a combination of media (transparencies, blackboard work, demonstrations, etc.) Lecture using transparencies and projector Exercises (role plays, team exercises) Writing assignment (document), lecture script, teaching material etc. E-Learning content in Moodle learning platform or Moodle online platform Blackboard and chalk Write-up on a topic in groups and presentation Blom, H.; Meier, H. (2002): Interkulturelles Management. Interkulturelle Kommunikation, Internationales Personalmanagement, Diversity-Ansätze im Unternehmen [Intercultural Management. Intercultural Communication, International Personnel Management, Approaches to Diversity in the Enterprise]. Berlin: Herne,

7 Bolten, J.; Ehrhardt, C. (Publ.) (2003): Interkulturelle Kommunikation. Texte und Übungen zum interkulturellen Handeln [Intercultural Communication. Texts and Exercises for Intercultural Activity]. Sternenfels, 2003 Deresky, H. (2000): International Management Managing across Borders and Cultures. Upper Saddle River, 2000 Herbrand, F. (2002): Fit für fremde Kulturen. Interkulturelles Training für Führungskräfte [Fit for Alien Cultures. Intercultural Training for Managers]. Bern and others, 2002 Hoffmann, H.-E.; Schoper, Y.-G.; Fitzsimons, C.J. (Publ.) (2004): Internationales Projektmanagement. Interkulturelle Zusammenarbeit in der Praxis [International Project Management. Intercultural Cooperation in Practice]. Munich, 2004 Lewis, R.D. (2000): Handbuch Interkulturelle Kompetenz. Mehr Erfolg durch den richtigen Umgang mit Geschäftspartnern weltweit [Manual of Intercultural Conpetence. More Success through Correct Interaction with Business Partners]. Frankfurt/M., 2000 Reineke, R.-D.; Fussinger, C. (Publ.) (2001): Interkulturelles Management. Konzeption - Beratung Training [Intercultural Management. Concept Consulting - Training]. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 2001 Trompenaars, F.; Hampden-Turner, C. (2004): Managing peoples across cultures, West Sussex, 2004 Rentzsch, H.-P. (1999): Erfolgreich verhandeln im weltweiten Business. Verhalten, Taktik und Strategie für internationale Meetings und Präsentationen [Negotiating Successfully in Worldwide Business. Behaviour, Tactics and Strategies for International Meetings and Presentations]. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 1999 Sergey, F. (2003): Internationales Business. Präsentieren, Verhandeln, Business English [International Business. Presentation, Negotiation, Business English]. Freiburg i. Br., 2003 Additional information: This course forms the basis for the workshop Practice with intercultural Projects 7

8 Brief module label: Module description: Technologiepolitik Innovations, Market power and Technology policy Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: One semester BWL BA, 5th semester, specialization VWL Along with the BWL Courses for consolidation Every academic year Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Bettina Burger-Menzel Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Bettina Burger-Menzel German or English Basic knowledge of Economics ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 150 hours of workload, approx. 50 hours of attendance; approx. 40 hours of preparation and follow-up, approx. 60 hours of preparation for examination 4 semester hours per week / lecture Written examination or seminar paper with presentation According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(1/30) = 2.33% The students have a technical and methodical understanding of innovation processes in the regional, national and global competitive environment; they are able to discuss about the special importance of markets and market structures critically, which are full of technologically intensive; they can to analyze the locational economic effects of research and development activities as well as of innovation activities; they understand the motivation behind governmental interventions and are able to identify and structure the conditions for a technology policy capable of action, as well as name the fields of possible target conflicts with the market-oriented economic order. 8

9 Contents: Teaching and learning methods: In the module Innovations, Market power and Technology policy the innovative behaviour is analyzed in a global competition context in order to understand interactive transactions between market, network and hierarchy solutions and to categorize possibilities of intervention by the state into a technologically and internationally dynamic environment and to evaluate the same. This approach is divided into the following aspects: Research and innovation processes (20%) Characteristics of technology-intensive markets and options of action for economic units and state (30%) Research and innovation policy-related intervention in technology-intensive markets and risks of the state s failure (50%) The students prepare the main contents of knowledge as much as possible and under structured guidance of the lecturer in self-study, consolidated through discussions and further developed and secured through overlapping questions. As much as possible, the activity is interactive and in seminar-type teaching. In the background of the acquired knowledge or current events, workgroups work on individual topics and present the results in a plenary session. So as to supplement the teaching session reference literature is recommended or files and texts available on the Web can be used as working material, and multimedia applications are expressly desirable. Through the Moodle learning platform, the students have the opportunity to obtain (updated) material at flexible time and place and to work in workgroups or jointly. Basic reference literature of Economics course in latest editions, e.g. Antonelli, G.: Economics of structural and technological change: Industrial economic strategies for Europe, Routledge 1997 Literature: Chesbrough, H.; Vanhaverbeke, W.; West, J.: Open Innovation Researching a New Paradigm, Oxford University Press, New York 2006 Conway, S.; Steward, F.: Managing and shaping innovation, Oxford University Press, New York 2009 Cross, R.; Parker, A.; Sasson, L.: Networks in the Knowledge Society, Oxford University Press, New York 2003Fagerberg, J.; Mowery, D.; Nelson, R.: The Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford

10 Freeman, C.; Soete, L.: The Economics of Industrial Innovation, Cornwall 2004 Hotz-Hart, B., et al.: Innovationen: Wirtschaft und Politik im globalen Wettbewerb [Innovations: Economy and Politics in the Global Competition], Bern 2001 Knottenbauer, K.: Theorien des sektoralen Strukturwandels [Theories of Sectoral Structural Change], Marburg 2000 Lundvall, B.-A. (ed.): National Systems of Innovation, London 2010Maggioni, M. A.: Clustering Dynamics and the Location of High-tech Firms, Heidelberg 2002 Meißner, W.; Fassing, W.: Wirtschaftsstruktur und Strukturpolitik [Economic Structure and Structural Policy], Munich 1989 Morasch, K.: Industrie- und Wettbewerbspolitik [Industry and Competition Policy], Munich 2003Olson, M.: The Logic of Collective Action, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1971 Richter, R.; Furubotn, E.G.: Neue Institutionenökonomik [New Institutional Economics], Tübingen 2003 Rogers, E.M.: Diffusion of Innovations, London 2003 Scotchmer, S.: Innovation and Incentives, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2004 Tapscott, D.; Wiliams, A.D.: Wikinomics, Munich 2009 Williamson, O.E.: The Economic Institutions of Capitalism, London 1985 Additional information: Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: A Single Market for Europe A Single Market for Europe // One semester BWL BA, 5th semester, specialization VWL The module can also be employed in other (Bachelor s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Prof. Dr. phil. Ulrich Brasche 10

11 Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: Prof. Dr. phil. Ulrich Brasche English Basic economics; Economic Integration into the EU ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: approx. 150 hours: approx. 50 hours of attendance, approx. 40 hours of preparation and follow-up, approx. 60 hours of preparation for examination 4 semester hours per week Written test (90 min.) According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(1/30) = 2.33% Students Learning outcomes: Contents: Understand different strands in the globalisation debate Apply different concepts of regulation to market building in the EU Analyse economic and political forces and outcomes in deregulation of services Analyse the effects of enlargement of the EU on different markets Assess the likely results of further enlargements on old and new EU members Changes in market segments by globalisation and European regulation. Markets for production factors (labour, capital) and for output (goods and services). Transfer from state to competition in services. Enlargements of EU, esp. the case of Turkey s application Selected policies, like agricultural policy, regional policy and competition policy Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Lectures; group work; presentations by students; country studies; preparation by working through a reading list Textbooks on Single Market issues and country studies: 11

12 Brasche, U.: Europäische Integration [European Integration], Munich 2012 Dervis, K.: The European transformation of modern Turkey, Brussels [and others] 2004 Jovanovic, M. N.: The economics of European integration. Cheltenham, Northampton 2005 OECD: Economic surveys Turkey, Paris, ongoing publ. Sapir, A., Aghion, P., Bertola, P., Hellwig, M., Pisani-Ferry, J., Rosati, D., Vinals, J. and Wallace, H.: An agenda for a growing Europe: Making the EU Economic System Deliver Recent studies of international organisations and research bodies (CEPS; CEPR etc.) on the economic development of the EU Additional information: Student and learning centred approach; group work Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: Intl Environm International environment for entrepreneurial decision making Seminar One semester BWL BA, 5th semester, required module This module can also be employed in other (Bachelor s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Prof. Dr. phil. Ulrich Brasche Prof. Dr. phil. Ulrich Brasche German/English Macroeconomic foundations of entrepreneurial decision making ECTS-Credits: 5 12

13 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: approx. 150 hours = 60 contact hours + 90 hours of selfstudy 4 semester hours per week Written test, 90 min. According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(1/30) = 2.33% Students Learning outcomes: Contents: Teaching and learning methods: Know the main strands of economic policy and the main organisations of international regulation Understand the tools and limits of fiscal and monetary policy Understand behavioural concepts in decision making Analyse the influence of finance on the macro economy as well as the roots of the crisis Analyse the impact of macroeconomic turbulences on businesses Analyse self-enforcing and pro-cyclical effects in the economy Critically assess the proposals for solving the crisis Standard economic policy approaches (fiscal, monetary); Financial markets and the evolution of the crisis; economic policy in the crisis; debt-deleveraging; breaking-up the Euro; conflicts between austerity and growth Preparation by reading list; Q&A-sessions, students input and short presentations, ad-hoc groups, coaching an autonomous learning process; lecturing. Sections from various sources plus most recent material, like: Literature: Lloyd, P. E. (2010). "Global economic integration." Pacific Economic Review 15(1): 71 86; Krugman, P.; Wells, R.. Macroeconomics, 2nd ed., 2010; European Central Bank ECB (2008): The implementation of monetary policy in the Euro area, Frankfurt/M.; Wilkinson, N. and Klaes, M. (2012): An Introduction to Behavioral Economics; Akerlof, G. A. and R. Shiller, J. (2009). Animal spirits: how human psychology drives the economy, and why it matters for global capitalism. Princeton u.a.; Blinder, A. Six Errors on the Path to the Financial Crisis (2009), in: New York Times, Jan 24; Minsky, H. P. (1992). "The Financial Instability Hypothesis"; Williams, J. C. (2011). "Economics Instruction and the Brave 13

14 New World of Monetary Policy." FRBSF ECONOMIC LETTER(17) Selected short movies, Economist, Handelsblatt; Council of experts for certification of overall business development Additional information: Student and learning centred approach Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: SC Strategic Behaviour Economics of Strategic Behaviour and Contract Management Lecture, exercise One semester BWL MA, 1st semester, elective module Dept. C The module can also be employed in other (Master s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Dr. Peter R. Wetzel Dr. Peter R. Wetzel English None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 150h: 50h contact hours, 50h self-study, 50h exam preparation 4 semester hours per week Written examination According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(5/90) = 3.89% - students get know-how and know why concerning entrepreneurs as decision makers, their goals, choices and the relationship between choices and outcomes in a dynamic environment 14

15 Contents: Teaching and learning methods: Literature: - students critically discuss and train options for strategic action, reaction and interaction and become aware of factors that determine the sustainability of results International Project management Introduction MS Project Intercultural Relations Intercultural Communication Intern. Human Resource Management Business Ethics Business Location Winning is Everything New Products, Problems and Pitfalls Winner and Loser Stage Gate Plan Lectures and exercises (case studies); active participation of the students in discussions, working groups and in presenting their results - Cooper, Robert G.:"Winningat New Products, AcceleratingtheProcessfromIdeato Launch", Basic Books,New York 2001, ISBN ; - Drucker, Peter F "Management Challangesforthe 21th Century" Butterworth-Heinemann, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, 2002; - Kleinschmidt, E., Geschka, H., Cooper,R.G. "Erfolgsfaktor Markt, Kundenorientierte Produktinnovation" [Success Factor Market, Customer-oriented Product Innovation], Springer, Berlin 1996, ISBN ; - Schwab, Adolf J. "Managementwissen für Ingenieure", [Management Know-how for Engineers], Springer, Berlin 2008, ISBN ; - Sinn, H.-W. "Das Grüne Paradoxon" [The Green Paradox], Econ-Verlag, Munich 2008; - Tidd, J., Bessant, J., Pavitt, K. "Managing Innovation. Integrating Technical, Market and Organizational Change", 3 rd ed. Wiley, Chichester 2005, ISBN ; Additional information: Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Corporate Finance and Policy Corporate Finance and Policy Lecture One semester 15

16 Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: BWL MA, 1st semester, elective module Dept. B The module can also be employed in other (Master s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Prof. Dr. Andreas Wilms Prof. Dr. Andreas Wilms English None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 150 hours of workload: approx. 50 contact hours, approx. 40 hours of preparation and follow-up, 7.5 working days = 60 hours of preparation for examination 4 semester hours per week/ Lecture Written examination (70%) and Case Study presentation (30%) According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(5/90) = 3.89% The students capture the strategic dimension of finance. They understand the relation between risk and return. They learn tools to appraise investment opportunities and to perform company valuations. The students comprehend the function of capital markets and the characteristics of equity and debt financing; based on this they are able to take financing decisions, also by taking special forms of financing into consideration. The students can apply the different value levers of 'Private Equity' and support 'M&A-Transactions' both in the preparation and in the integration phase. Introduction Contents: - CFO Agenda and the Finance Function - Finance & Strategy Basic concepts of the financial sphere: - Balance Sheet and Income Statement - Cash Flow Capital Budgeting - NPV, IRR 16

17 - Advanced forms Capital Market Theory - Risk and Return: CAPM - Cost of Capital; Leverage Capital Markets - Function and Structure - Capital Market Strategy - Valuation of Stocks and Bonds Company Valuation - DCF, Multiples - Cross-Border Valuation and International Project Appraisal Capital Structure - Role of Equity - Role of Debt Dividend Policy Special Forms of Debt Financing - Project Finance - Asset Securitization Private Equity Introduction to Investment Banking - Mergers & Acquisitions - Business and Financial Due Diligence - Post-Merger-Integration Restructuring Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Lecture suing a combination of media (transparencies, blackboard work, projector etc.) Exercises in the lab, on the computer etc. Case study discussion Work out a topic in groups and talk - Ross, St.A.; Westerfield, R.W.; Jaffe, J.F.: Corporate Finance. 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Brealey, R.A.; Myers, S.C.: Principles of Corporate Finance. 6th ed., McGraw-Hill Copeland, T.E.; Weston, J.F.; Shastri, K.: Financial Theory and Corporate Policy. 4th ed., Addison Wesley Koller, T.; Goedhart, M.; Wessels, D.: Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies. 5th ed., John Wiley & Sons Gaugahn, P.A.: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings. 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons

18 Additional information: Brief module label: Module description: International Management International Management and Marketing Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: One semester BWL MA, 1st semester, required module The module can also be employed in other (Master s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Dr. Peter Wetzel Dr. Peter Wetzel English None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 150 hours: 50 contact hours, 50 hours of self-study, 50 hours of preparation for examination 4 semester hours per week Written examination 0.7*(5/90) = 3.89% Students should obtain a deep understanding of theories and concepts of internationalisation and their practical applying. This Master-course should enable students to analyse relevant determinants in order to evaluate international decisions in consideration of quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques. They are particularly able to apply quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques of international market research; to differentiate essential options of an international market engagement; to apply quantitative and qualitative methods of evaluation and selection of international markets; to use the international marketing mix for going international or being international. 18

19 Contents: Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Additional information: International management and marketing: Definitions, challenges and changes in the global market environment Determinants of international management and marketing Strategic dimensions of international organisations International market research (quantitative and qualitative research techniques, research design, scale development, measurement equivalence and reliability, multi-country data analysis) Options of international market engagements Quantitative and qualitative methods of evaluation and selection of international markets International marketing management Cases in international marketing Lectures and exercises (case studies); active participation of the students in discussions, working groups and in presenting their results Birn, R.J.: The Handbook of International Market Research Techniques, London 2002 Cateora, P.R.; Graham, J.L.: International Marketing, 13 th ed., New York 2006 Craig, C.S.; Douglas, S.P.: International Marketing Research, 3 rd ed., New York 2005 Czinkota, M.R.; Ronkainen, I.A.: International Marketing, 8 th ed., Mason, Ohio 2006 Johansson, J.K.: Global Marketing. Foreign Entry, Local Marketing, and Global Management, 4 th ed., New York 2006 McDaniel, C.; Gates, R.: Marketing Research, w. CD-ROM. With SPSS 11.0 for Windows on CD, 7 th ed., New York 2006 Morrison, A.; Rosenzweig, P.: International Management. Text and cases, 5 th ed., New York 2003 Müller, S.; Gelbrich, K.: Intercultural Marketing, Munich 2004 Shenkar, O.; Luo, Y.: International Business, Hoboken 2004 Zentes, J.; Swoboda, B.; Schramm-Klein, H. (Publ.): International Marketing, Munich 2006 Guest lecturer with experiences in international management Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Int. Human Resources Management Int. Human Resources Management Lecture/Seminar One semester BWL MA, 1st semester, elective module Dept. C 19

20 Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: The module can also be employed in other (Master s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Prof. Dr. Katrin Böttcher N.N. English, as the case may be, partly German None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: Contents: 150 hours: approx. 50 contact hours, approx. 50 hours of self-study, approx. 50 hours of exam preparation 4 semester hours per week Written examination or home assignment According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(5/90) = 3.89% After successful participation in this module, you should have: knowledge of selected areas in international human resource management knowledge about influencing factors of individual and group behaviour knowledge of organizational dynamics awareness of the tasks and responsibilities of managers in internationally working companies understanding of the dynamics in change processes Basics of international HR management and organizational behaviour Foundations of individual and group behaviour in organizations Motivation theories and international compensation schemes Leadership theories and cultural theories Selected issues of cross-cultural communication and ideas how to manage them Conflict management in intercultural projects Selected Approaches to Managing Organizational Change and Creating a Learning Organization 20

21 Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Lectures and exercises (case studies); active participation of the students in discussions, working groups Bass, B. M. (1985). Leadership and performance beyond expectation. New York: Free Press. DeCenzo, David A. (2004). Fundamentals of Human Resource Management (8th ed.). New York: John Wiley. Dowling, Peter (2004). International Human Resource Management. Thomson Learning. Edwards, Tony & Rees, Chris (2004). International Human Resource Management. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Ltd. Heenan, D. A., & Perlmutter, H. V. (1979). Multinational organization development. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. Hofstede, Geert (2003). Culture s Consequences (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Hofstede, Geert & Hofstede, Gert (2007). Cultures and Organizations - Software of the Mind. Intercultural Cooperation and Its Importance for Survival: Software for the Mind. (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. Lewin, K., & Cartwright, D. (1951). Field theory in social science: Selected theoretical papers. New York: Harper & Brothers. Martocchio, J. J. (2011). Strategic compensation: A human resource management approach (6. ed., internat. ed.). Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall. Northouse, P. G. (2007). Leadership: Theory and practice (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications. Ott, J. S., Parkes, S. J., & Simpson, R. B. (2003). Classic readings in organizational behavior (3rd ed.). Belmont CA: Thomson/Wadsworth. Paauwe, Jaap (2004). HRM and Performance. Oxford University Press. Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2009). Organizational behavior (13th ed., Internat. ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall. Rousseau, D. M. (1989). Psychological and implied contracts in organizations. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 2, Schein, E. H. (2004). Organizational culture and leadership (3. ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass. Schulz Thun, F. von (2004). Seven tools for clear communication: The Hamburg approach in English language (Vol. 15). Hamburg. Senge, P. M. (1990). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization (1st ed.). New York: Doubleday. Thomson, Rosemary (2002). Managing People (3rd ed.). Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. 21

22 Additional information: Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Business Management (BWL) Project Business Management (BWL) Project Project One semester BWL MA, 3rd semester The module can also be employed in other (Master s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Prof. Dr. Bernd J. Schnurrenberger Any of the professors involved in this course may teach in this module. English / German Prerequisites: // ECTS-Credits: 10 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 300 hours of self-study, attendance components will be determined together with the tutor individually, however, not more than 100 hours. Self-study and accompanied project work Project work and home writing assignment According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0.7*(10/90) = 7.78% The students are able to independently analyse and evaluate the theoretical fundamentals of selected topics. The aim of the project is to apply the business management related instruments and to compile the findings into a paper and presentation. It is also possible present the results at an (inter)national conference or to publish the same. 22

23 Possible tasks and topics are derived, for example, from the selected areas of specialization relating to: Market studies, market share and competition analyses Consumer research Viability and process analyses Data collection and evaluation in the course of Balance Contents: Scorecards Influence analyses of International Accounting Standards Investigations on Corporate Governance Research on economic indicators using raw data Other tasks and topics possible Also possible drafting a mainly application-oriented as well as a research-oriented thesis. Teaching and learning methods: Project work, independent preparation of a writing assignment; presentation Bartel, J. (1997): Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten schreiben in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften [Writing Scientific Papers in Business Studies], Berlin-Verlag Spitz. Ravens, T. (2003): Wissenschaftlich mit Word arbeiten [Writing Scientifically using Word ], Munich, Pearson Studium. Theisen, M. R. (2000): Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten: Technik Literature: - Methodik Form [Writing Scientifically: Technique Methods - Form], Munich, Vahlen. Oshima, A. and Hogue, A. (1999) Writing Academic English. NY: Longman. And references for processing the relevant project topic Bischof, A.; Bischof, K.: Selbstmanagement. Effektiv und Effizient [Self-management. Effectively and Efficiently], 5th ed., Freiburg i. Br Eckeberg, P.: Zeit- und Selbstmanagement. 23

24 Situationsanalyse, Zielfindung, Maßnahmen- und Zeitplanung [Time and Self-management, Situation Analysis, Defining the target, Measures and Time Planning], Munich, Vienna 2004 Jäger, R.: Selbstmanagement und persönliche Arbeitstechniken [Self-management and Personal Working Techniques], 4th ed., Wettenberg 2007 Kromrey, H.: Empirische Sozialforschung: Modelle und Methoden der standardisierten Datenerhebung und Datenauswertung [Empirical Social Research: Models and Methods of standardized Data Collection and Data Analysis], 11th ed., Stuttgart 2006 Litke, H.-D.: Projektmanagement. Methoden, Techniken, Verhaltensweisen. Evolutionäres Projektmanagement [Project Management. Methods, Techniques, Behavioural patterns. Evolutionary Project Management], 5th ed., Munich 2007 Meier, M.: Projektmanagement. Situationsanalyse, Zielbestimmung, Projektcontrolling, Controllingwerkzeuge, Motivation, Teammanagement [Project Management. Situation Analysis, Determining the Target, Project Controlling, Controlling Tools, Motivation, Team Management], Stuttgart 2007 Ravens, T. Wissenschaftlich mit Word arbeiten [Writing Scientifically using Word], Munich 2003 Including reference works for processing the relevant assignment. Additional information: 24

25 Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: Profiling Germany Profiling Germany // One semester, during the Winter Semester BWL MA, Additional module for foreign students The module can also be employed in other (Bachelor s/master s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Dipl.-Betriebswirtin (FH) Nina Maria Krech (Qualified MBA) Dipl.-Betriebswirtin (FH) Nina Maria Krech (Qualified MBA) English, and partly German Basic knowledge about Germany ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: Contents: Teaching and learning methods: Literature: 150 hours of workload: approx. 50 hours of attendance approx. 40 hours of preparation and follow-up, approx. 60 hours of project work 4 semester hours per week/project/lecture Home assignment and presentation Relevant only for foreign students; then according to the regulations of studies and examinations 0.7*(5/90) = 3.89% The students are expected to recall the basic cultural and economic conditions in Germany. During the project work they should discover the specific differences in their countries and analyse the economic facts during the lecture. - History and culture of Germany - Political and social structures - Economic structures - Germany in the EU Lecture and project work - Facts about Germany (German Federal Office) 25

26 - DAAD Destination Germany - Other current information pamphlets will be distributed during the lecture. Additional information: Excursions to historically relevant places and museums Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: Innovation and Technology management Basics of Innovation and Technology Management Lecture and project part One semester BWL MA, 1st semester, elective module Dept. C The module can also be employed in other (Master s) courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christian Mieke Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christian Mieke German or English None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 150 hours, approx. 50 contact hours, approx. 40 hours of self-study, approx. 60 hours for exam preparation 4 semester hours per week Written examination and/or presentation According to the regulations of studies and examinations or 0c7*(5/90) = 3.89% Acquisition of basic knowledge in Innovations and Technologies in enterprises Understanding the specific requirements of controlling processes in the Technology and Innovation Management Identifying the competition s contribution of Technologies and Innovations to various industrial sectors 26

27 Contents: Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Capabilities in structuring the innovation procedures and the composition of innovation teams Evaluation of potentials of Open Innovation approaches Competence in selecting and customizing suitable tools for selected problems in the Innovation Management Presentation competence Introduction to Innovation and Technology Management (ITM) Basic terminology of the ITM Strategies of the ITM Procedures and instruments in the ITM Organisation of the ITM Success factors in the ITM Lecture; exercises; presentations Albers, S.; Gassmann, O. (Publ.): Handbuch Technologieund Innovationsmanagement Strategie, Umsetzung, Controlling [Manual of Technology and Innovations Management Strategy, Implementation, Controlling], Wiesbaden 2005 Behrens, S. (2003): Möglichkeiten der Unterstützung von Strategischer Geschäftsfeldplanung und Technologieplanung durch Roadmapping, [Possibilities of Supporting Strategic Business Planning and Technology Planning through Roadmapping] Berlin 2003 Corsten, H.; Gössinger, R.; Schneider, H. (2006): Grundlagen des Innovationsmanagements, [Fundamentals of Innovation Management] Munich 2006 Franke, N., von Hippel, E., Schreier, M. (2006): Finding commercially attractive user innovation: A test of lead-user theory. Journal of Product Innovation Management 23, Gerpott, T.J. (2005): Strategisches Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement [Strategic Technology and Innovation Management], 2nd ed, Stuttgart 2005 Gerybadze, A. (2004): Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement [Technology and Innovation Management], Munich 2004 Hoegl, M., Ernst, H., Proserpio, L. (2007): How teamwork matters more as team member dispersion increases. Journal of Product Innovation Management 24, Kratzer, J., Leenders, R.T.A.J., van Engelen, J.M.L. (2004): Stimulating the potential: creativity and performance in innovation teams. Creativity and Innovation Management 13, Mieke, C. (2006): Technologiefrühaufklärung in Netzwerken, [Technological foresight Networks] Wiesbaden 2006 Mieke, C. (2009): Innovationen aus Instandhaltungsbereichen Ein Beitrag zur taktischen 27

28 Produktionspotenzialgestaltung [Innovations from Maintenance Areas A Contribution to Shaping tactical Production Potential], Berlin 2009 Mieke, C.; Behrens, S. (Publ.): Entwicklungen in Produktionswissenschaft und Technologieforschung Festschrift für Professor Dieter Specht [Developments in Production Science and Technology Research Commemorative Publication for Prof. Dieter Specht], Berlin 2009 Möhrle, M.G.; Isenmann, R. (Publ.): Technologie- Roadmapping Zukunftsstrategien für Technologieunternehmen [Future Strategies for Technology Enterprises], Berlin et al Pleschak, F.; Sabisch, H. (1996): Innovationsmanagement [Innovation Management], Stuttgart 1996 Schwarz, E.J. (Publ.): Technologieorientiertes Innovationsmangement Strategien für kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen [Technology-oriented Innovation Management Strategies for small and mediumscale Enterprises], Wiesbaden 2003 Specht, D.; Möhrle, M.G. (Publ): Gabler Lexikon Technologiemanagement Management von Innovationen und neuen Technologien im Unternehmen [Gabler Lexicon Technology Management and new Technologies in enterprises], Wiesbaden 2002 Additional information: Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: WIGundW Fundamentals and effects of Business Informatics Module, lecture, exercise One semester WI Ba, 1st semester, required module Preparatory course for subsequent advanced courses Every academic year Prof. Dr. Andreas Johannsen Prof. Dr. Andreas Johannsen 28

29 Language of instruction: Prerequisites: German None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 150 hours = 60 hours of attendance and 90 hours of selfstudy Lecture: 2 semester hours per week Exercise: 2 semester hours per week Total: 4 semester hours per week Written examination, presentation, miscellaneous writing assignments 1/3 of the subject grade; 7% of all subject grades; 2.33% of the final grade Lecture: The students have recognized the significance and position of Business Informatics in the society and in science. They understand what the objective of Business Informatics is and the terminology that Business Informatics deals with. They are able to identify the important basic technologies of processing and storage for operative IT systems and recall important basic terminology of communication technologies. They are familiar with the basic interactions between organization and technology. They are capable of describing the important forms and applications of group work. They know the ERP concept and the structure of Data Warehouses and executive information systems. The have an overview of the industry-independent application systems and, as examples, typical applications of the data processing support in the subsidiary industry and trade. They can describe the basic forms and advantages of data process supported processes among enterprises. They identify the basic forms of ecommerce, including the advantages and disadvantages of standard software and individual software. They have an overview of the phase concepts, prototyping and the spiral model. They know the different tasks in the Information Management and categorize them properly. They understand the alternatives of organizational anchoring of the Information Managements. Exercise: They are able to use some of the important basic terminology of Business Informatics correctly with differentiation. The can describe the structure, the components and the type of operative Information Systems. 29

30 They are able to structure and characterize the setup and the usage forms of the Internet. The students can classify the forms of the group work and they attribute suitable Groupware to the forms. The can describe example of ecommerce. They can discuss on Outsourcing as a basic decision in the Information Management. LE 1 Overview of Business Informatics LE 2 General fundamentals LE 3 System-technical fundamentals LE 4-5 Fundamentals of communication technology LE 6 Fundamentals of organization Contents: LE 7 Applications: Support of group work LE 8-9 Applications: Enterprise internal DP support LE 10 Applications: DP between enterprises LE 11 Applications: ecommerce LE System development LE 14 Information Management Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Additional information: Lecture using a combination of media (transparencies, blackboard work, demonstrations, etc.), accompanying exercises with home assignments and group work, Internet search exercises on the computer B. Schwarzer, H. Krcmar: Wirtschaftsinformatik: Grundlagen betrieblicher Informationssysteme, [Business Informatics: Fundamentals of Business Information Systems] Schäffer- Poeschel; 4th ed., revised ed. (2010). The subject of lectures is supplemented alternatively through excursions to an industrial enterprise or a keynote lecture from the practice. In addition, contents and examples from the certificate course Information Storage Management of EMC are used in the form of stimulating transparencies or videos, especially for the units (LEs) 3 to 5 during the exercises. 30

31 Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: Projektmanagement Project Management and Social Competences Module, lecture, exercise One semester WI Ba, 3rd semester, required module Preparatory course for subsequent advanced courses Every academic year Prof. Dr. Andreas Johannsen Prof. Dr. Andreas Johannsen German None ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 150 hours = 60 hours of attendance and 90 hours of selfstudy Lecture: 2 semester hours per week Exercise: 2 semester hours per week Total: 4 semester hours per week Assessment Centre Report (10%), home assignment with presentation (40%), written examination (50%) 1/3 of the subject grade; 7% of all subject grades; 2.33% of the final grade Lecture: The students recognize and discuss about the social competences in the context of Project Management. They identify particular social phenomena and problems in projects. They know the main features and methods required for a professional Project Management. They recognize their own resources. They can outline the requirement of professional cooperation and identify the development of their personal potential. Exercise: The students are able to apply the broad-based methods of Project Management, utilize the possibilities of successful communication (discuss, explain, elaborate, 31

32 negotiate etc.) in project situations, they apply different forms of team work for preparing and presenting the results of group work, they prepare themselves for forthcoming assessment procedures, apply methods of time management and work organization. Management of software projects: 1. Basics of Project Management 2. Specific management of software projects 3. Instruments: Data collection techniques, methods of estimation of effort, creative techniques, Specifications, handling project risks, planning techniques (phase planning, network planning technique) 4. Quality management (fundamentals, product quality, process quality, methods, quality policy, testing programs, test objects and aims in various project phases) Basics of social competences: 5. Sociological/psychological principles Contents: habitus, self-perception/perception of others, individual perception, Iceberg model, requirements, values etc. 6. Basics of communication TZI, TA Analysis, 4-page model, art of negotiation 7. Cooperation in enterprises, team development What is a team?, Structures, problems, selection and deployment of teams etc. 8. Team training Group dynamism, Role behaviour, successful team behaviour 9. Personal appearance Appearance appropriate to situation (behaviour, dress, body language, rhetoric..), 10. Personnel development 32

33 Requirement profiles, Assessment Centre, multimodal personnel selection 11. Job application training (Part I) CV analyses, testimonials 12. Job application training (Part II) /Online- and multimedia Job applications, Job interviews 13. Social competences in virtual space Online communication compared to direct communication, comparative analyses 14. Learning and working techniques (Part I) Learning techniques, time management 15. Learning and working techniques (Part II) Work organization, stress management Teaching and learning methods: Lecture using a combination of media (transparencies, blackboard work, demos), accompanying exercises with Assessment Centre (Video recordings and evaluations in the group), home assignment and group work, presentations. Balzert, H.: Software-Technologie [Software Technology], Vol. 2, Berlin et al., Boehm, B.W.: A spiral model of software development and enhancement. In: Computer, S , May Balzert, H.: Software-Technologie [Software Technology], Vol. 2, Berlin et al., Literature: Mellis, W.: Projektmanagement der SW-Entwicklung [Project Management in SW Development]. A comprehensive introduction (Broschiert), Vieweg Arnold, Rolf; Krämer-Stürzl, Antje: Berufs- und Arbeitspädagogik [Professional and Work Pedagogy], Berlin, Bohn, Cornelia: Habitus und Kontext [Habitus and Context], Opladen, Buzan, Tony: Kopftraining [Head training], London,

34 Ebeling, Peter: Rhetorik der Weg zum Erfolg [Rhetoric the Way to Success], Munich, 1995 Fröhlich, Werner: Personalführung [Personnel Management], Munich, Hufnagel, Heidrun: Multimodale Personalauswahl [Multimodal Personnel Selection], Würzburg, Kress, Nadina-Maria; von Studnitz, Andreas: Teamführung: Gemeinsam zum Ziel [Team Management: Achieving the Aim Jointly], Hamburg, Molcho, Samy: Körpersprache [Body language], Munich, Seifert, Josef W.: Visualisieren, Präsentieren, Moderieren [Visualize, Present, Moderate], Offenbach, Schulz von Thun, Friedemann: Miteinander Reden [Talking to Eachother], Part 1 3. Additional information: Assessment-Center (Video analysis), case studies from enterprises, possibility of acquiring the certificate Certified Professional in Project Management issued by ASQF/ISQI following voluntary participation in additional one-week block programme. Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Production, Logistik, Vertrieb Production, Logistics, Distribution Module, lecture, exercise One semester WI Ba, 5th semester, required module Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: Every academic year Prof. Dr. Robert U. Franz Prof. Dr. Robert U. Franz German None 34

35 ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: 150 hours = 60 hours of attendance and 90 hours of selfstudy Lecture: 2 semester hours per week Exercise: 2 semester hours per week Total: 4 semester hours per week Oral examination, presentation or other writing assignment 1/3 of the subject grade; 7% of all subject grades; 2.33% of the final grade The participants are expected to apply the basic business management concepts concerning production, logistics and distribution and analyse and evaluate typical business processes using business administrative application systems. They should understand the technical requirements for complex IT landscapes in enterprises. Information engineering concepts, instruments and standards Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems Production planning systems (PPS) Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems Mobile Applications (e.g. Barcode, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology) Data structures in production planning Operational data acquisitions Contents: Fundamentals of production, logistics and distribution Production planning Demand forecasting Procurement management Inventory management Controlling supplier chains Production, distribution and storage logistics Order and inventory organization Storage, commissioning and transport systems Distribution controlling Internet based distribution 35

36 Customer acquisition, care and retention Teaching and learning methods: Lecture using a combination of media (projector and transparencies), exercises on the PC Hall in small groups (up to 15 people), project work T. Gudehus: Logistik [Logistics] (Springer, 2005) U. Thonemann: Operations Management (Pearson, 2005) S. Kummer: Grundzüge der Beschaffung, Produktion und Logistik [Main aspects of Procurement, Production and Logistics] (Pearson, 2006) N. Gronau: Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Management (Oldenbourg, 2004) P. Winkelmann: Vertriebskonzeption und Vertriebssteuerung, [Distribution Concepts and Distribution Control] (Vahlen, 2005) Literature: D. Kluck: Materialwirtschaft und Logistik [Material Mangement and Logistics] (Schäffer-Poeschel, 2002) K. Kurbel: Produktionsplanung und steuerung [Production Planning and Control] (Oldenbourg, 2005) S. Magal, J. Word: Integrated Business Processes with ERP Systems (Wiley, 2011) B. Ritter: Enterprise Resource Planning (Mitp-Verlag, 2005) E. Monk, B. Wagner: Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning (Thomson, 2006) M. Shields: ERP-Systeme und E-Business schnell und erfolgreich einführen [Introducing ERP Systems and E- Business Quickly and Successfully] (Wiley-VCH, 2002) Additional information: Depending on the availability, guest speakers will report on their practical experience and visits to companies will be organized. Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Softwareauswahl und Anpassung Software selection and Customization Lecture / Exercise / Project One semester WI Ba, 5th semester, required module 36

37 Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: The module can also be employed in the Master s course of Informatics (title there: Software selection and Evaluation) according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable. Every academic year in the 5th semester Prof. H. Heinrich Prof. H. Heinrich, Guest lecturers German The module is an extension of the following modules: Information Prerequisites: Software Engineering and Project Management Management and Organization M ECTS-Credits: hours, of which approximately - 30 hours of attendance at lectures Total workload and its composition: - 20 hours of self-study - 30 hours of attendance at exercises - 40 hours (guided) project work - 30 hours preparation and appearance for examination Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: Lecture 2 semester hours per week, exercises 2 semester hours per week Project work with presentation and/or written examination See regulations of studies and examinations The students are able to explain the necessity of structured procedure in the selection of software, its evaluation and customization on the basis of practice-oriented examples. They can compare different models of procedure based on prescribed qualified criteria and select suitable models of procedure. 37

38 The students have acquired the ability to evaluate selected software products on the basis of prescribed criteria. They can apply standardized evaluation catalogues and individualize them, if necessary. The students recognize the necessity for customizing in order to customize and use software according to the requirements. They know the basic phases of customizing and can explain the difference between Customizing and Modification of ERP systems. The students are able to plan the process of software selection, evaluation and customizing as an IT project in workgroups, coordinate and implement it successfully. Introduction to the field of the subject Enterprise software as accessories for entrepreneurial value addition Software lifecycle Industry-neutral and industry-specific requirements for enterprise software Make or Buy? Standardization vs. Individualization Software selection Software selection as service (internal and/or external) Contents: Structured vs. unstructured software selection General procedure models of software selection in an overview Industry-specific procedure models in detail (Production enterprises, service providers) Quality Assurance and transparency in the selection process Requirement analysis (methodical, functional/technical) Structuring the selection criteria (e.g. in K.O. criteria, Mustcriteria; Can-Criteria) Software evaluation Legal evaluation criteria (e.g. legislative minimal requirements, contract drafting, liability and warranty) 38

39 Technical evaluation criteria (e.g. hardware and software platforms, network organization, interface problems, ergonomics) Organizational evaluation (e.g. support for existing structure and procedural organization of the enterprise, communication requirements) Social evaluation criteria (e.g. acceptance, ease of learning, integration of users with the decision making process) Economic evaluation criteria (investment and running cost of the software utilization; additional investments (e.g. in hardware and infrastructure); Break-Even analysis; capital value estimation; direct and indirect revenue through use of software) Testing and acceptance concepts Software customization Need for software customization Customizing enterprise software Release maintenance and maintenance as integral components of software customization Typical examples of software customization Teaching and learning methods: Lecture: combination of media (transparencies, blackboard work, demonstrations, projector etc.) Exercise: work on case studies, discussions, individual and group discussions Becker J, Vering O, Winkelmann A (2007) Unternehmenssoftwareeinführung: eine strategische Entscheidung [Introducing Enterprise Software: A Strategic Decision]. In: Becker J, Vering O, Winkelmann A (Publ.): Softwareauswahl und -einführung in Industrie und Handel [Software Selection and Introduction in Industry and Trade], Springer, Berlin Literature: Gabriel H, Lohnert S (2001) Implementierung von Standardsoftware-Lösungen [Implementation of Standard Software Solutions]. In: Scheer A-W, Köppen A (Publ.) Consulting Wissen für die Strategie-, Prozess- und IT- Beratung [Consulting Know-how for the Strategy, Process and IT Consulting]. 2nd ed.. Springer, Berlin Bernroider, E.; Koch, S.: Entscheidungsfindung bei der Auswahl betriebswirtschaftlicher Standardsoftware: 39

40 Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung in österreichischen Unternehmen [Taking Decisions in the Selection of Business Management Standard Software: Results of an Empirical Investigation in Austrian Enterprises]: In. Wirtschaftsinformatik, 42 (2000) 4, S Gronau, N.: Industrielle Standardsoftware. Auswahl und Einführung [Industrial Standard Software. Selection and Introduction]. Munich, Vienna 2001 KBSt: Migrationsleitfaden des Bundesministerium des Innern Version 2.1. Leitfaden für die Migration der Basissoftwarekomponenten auf Server- und Arbeitsplatzsystemen [Guide to Migration by Federal Ministry of Interior Version 2.1. Guide for Migration of Basic Software Components to Server and Workstation Systems]. 3rd ed. In: Schriftenreihe of KBSt Vol. 86. Berlin Schinzer, H.: Auswahl von Standardsoftware für mittelständische Unternehmen [Selection of Standard Software for Medium-scale Enterprises]. In: Orga-Handbuch Informationsverarbeitung, Group 8.1. Publ.: WRS Verlag, Vering, O.: Methodische Softwareauswahl im Handel. Ein Referenz-Vorgehensmodell zur Auswahl standardisierter arenwirtschaftssysteme [Methodical Software Selection in Trade. A Reference Procedure Model for Selection of Standard Commodity Business Systems]. Dissertation, University of Münster, Münster Current publications in scientific journals Current documentation and reports by providers and customers (also online) Additional information: Cooperation with enterprise consultants, guest lecturers, visits to trade fairs and external events depending on availability. Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Modelling Processes Modelling and Analysis of Processes Lecture, exercise One semester 40

41 Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: WI Ma, 1st semester, required module The module is a preparatory step for other related courses. Every academic year Prof. Dr. Dietmar Wikarski Prof. Dr. Dietmar Wikarski German Bachelor s course modules; System analysis and Process modelling ECTS-Credits: 6 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: Contents: 180 hours = 72 hours of attendance and 108 hours of selfstudy Lecture: 2 semester hours per week Exercise: 2 semester hours per week Total: 4 semester hours per week Written examination or homework 1/3 of the subject grade; 14% of all subject grades; 4.66% of the final grade Based on the basic skills acquired earlier in the Bachelor s course for the analysis and modelling of processes, they are updated, consolidated and extended to complex models and procedures, including discussion on the methods. As a generalized abstraction for modelling business and cooperation processes, the students acquire abilities in conceptualizing multi-dimensional, spatially discrete and temporally constant process structures and in using relevant software tools. Basic description methods for spatially discrete and auxiliary processes (finite automations, Petri nets, Markov chains) Object-oriented methods for process modelling Current modelling languages for business and cooperation processes (eepk, BPML, BPEL, etc.) Overview of standards and software tools for modelling Analysis and evaluation of business processes (WfMC- Reference model, Adonis, ARIS, SemTalk etc.) 41

42 Consolidated exemplary application of at least one of these tools Optional: Elements of Operations Research (Optimization, Queuing theory, ) Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Lecture, self-study, practical modelling exercises on the PC F. Bause, P.S. Kritzinger: Stochastic Petri Nets, Vieweg- Verlag H. Krallmann et al.: Systemanalyse im Unternehmen [System Analysis in Companies], Oldenbourg-Verlag Bernd Oestereich et al.: Objektorientierte Geschäftsprozessmodellierung mit der UML [Object-oriented Business Process Modelling with the UML], dpunkt-verlag W. Reisig: Einführung in Petrinetze [Introduction to Petri nets], Springer-Verlag C. Richter-Von Hagen, Wolffried Stucky: Business-Process and Workflow Management: Prozessverbesserung durch Prozess-Management [Process Improvement through Process Management], B.G. Teubner-Verlag J. Staud: Geschäftsprozessanalyse [Business Process Analysis], Springer-Verlag G. Vossen, J. Becker (Publ.): Geschäftsprozessmodellierung und Workflow-Management [Business Process Modelling and Workflow Management], Intl. Thomsen Publishing Additional information: Brief module label: Module description: Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Project work One semester WI Ma, 1st semester, required module Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Every academic year Prof. Dr. Robert U. Franz Prof. Dr. Robert U. Franz 42

43 Language of instruction: Prerequisites: German None ECTS-Credits: 6 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: 180 hours = 72 hours of attendance and 108 hours of selfstudy Project work: 4 semester hours per week Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: Project work (participation in corporate simulation games and final presentation) or alternatively oral examination or written examination 1/3 of the subject grade; 14% of all subject grades; 4.66% of the final grade The participants independently design important company processes by simulating a company using the methods and techniques of modern management and implement suitable structures and use reporting tools. They analyse their own company situation as well as the competition and the resulting market opportunities. They must be in a position to evaluate and analyse the core aspects and success criteria of market-oriented corporate governance as well as identify and overcome critical company situations. Based on case studies, projects or individual case-related tasks, the students are to be qualified to solve managementspecific problems with theoretical reasoning and practical acceptance. Terminological and conceptual principles Functions of corporate governance (development of company s objectives, principles, culture; formulation of strategies; HR and conduct of negotiations; international aspects in global competition) Contents: Aspects and success criteria of market-oriented Teaching and learning methods: Corporate governance Corporate success and competition orientation Corporate success and customer orientation Corporate success and innovation orientation 43

44 Corporate success and performance strategy Ethical aspects of corporate governance (anti-corruption strategies, Code of Conduct etc.) Risk management Crisis management (Theories of corporate crises, methods of crisis identification, crisis management, legal norms) Conflict management (conflict diagnosis, typology of conflicts, escalations, strategies for conflict handling) Teaching and learning methods: The students prepare the most important know-how content as much as possible through self-study and under structuring support by lecturers, consolidated through discussions and developed further by overlapping questions, tasks, case studies and role plays. The teaching is conducted primarily in interactive and seminar form. In the background of their acquired knowledge or current events, workgroups will work on case specific solution to problems and present their results to the plenary session. By using a company simulation game the theoretical content is implemented meaningfully into practice and studied. Bamberger, I.; Wrona, T.: Strategische Unternehmensführung [Strategic Corporate Governance], Munich 2004 Dillerup, R.; Stoi, R.: Unternehmensführung [Corporate Governance], Munich 2006 Literature: Hinterhuber, H. H.; Matzler, K. (Publ.): Kundenorientierte Unternehmensführung. Kundenorientierung, Kundenzufriedenheit, Kundenbindung [Customer-oriented Corporate Governance. Customer orientation, Customer satisfaction, Customer loyalty] 5th ed., Wiesbaden 2006 Hungenberg, H.; Wulf, T.: Grundlagen der Unternehmensführung [Principles of Corporate Governance], 2nd ed., Berlin 2006 Macharzina, K.; Wolf, J.: Unternehmensführung. Das internationale Managementwissen. Konzepte, Methoden, Praxis [Corporate Governance. The International Management Know-how, Concepts, Methods, Practice], 5th ed., Wiesbaden 2005 Meier, H.: Unternehmensführung. Aufgaben und Techniken betrieblichen Managements. Unternehmenspolitik und 44

45 Strategische Planung. Unternehmensplanung und Organisation [Corporate Governance. The International Management Know-how. Corporate Policies and Strategic Planning. Corporate Planning and Organization]. Human Resources Management, 3 rd ed., Herne, Berlin 2006 Specht, O.; Schweer, H.; Ceyp, M.: Unternehmensführung für Ingenieure + Informatiker [Corporate Governance for Engineers + Computer Scientists], 6th ed., Munich 2005 Hutzschenreuter, T; Griess-Nega, T.: Krisenmanagement. Grundlagen - Strategien Instrumente [Crisis Management. Fundamentsla Strategies - Instruments], Gabler, Munich, Glasl, F.: Konfliktmanagement. Ein Handbuch für Führungskräfte, Beraterinnen und Berater [A Handbook for Managers, Consultants], Verlag Freies Geistesleben, Stuttgart, ed.: 8., extended ed Additional information: The lecture is supported by case studies and/or simulation games as well as by talks given by guest speakers with management experience together with practical examples. INFB Algorithms and Data Structures Course INF Lecturers : Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Reiner Creutzburg Prof. Dr. Matthias Homeister Term 1 Course Classification : Informatik Bachelor CH 4 Language : Deutsch/Englisch Type VÜ Type of examination : Method of evaluation : Requirements : Cross References : Previous knowledges : Aids and special features : PL written examination 120 min Abitur, concurrent attendance of 1st semester courses Credits 5 Teaching aims : Students will know and be able to use standard algorithms for typical problems in the areas of searches, sorting, pattern recognition, recursion, trees and graphs. They will learn how to apply, construct and implement algorithms. They will be able to estimate and judge algorithm performance. 45

46 The will be versed in the following data structures: lists, arrays, chained lists, stacks, queues, trees and graphs. Contents : Algorithms: Complexity analyses, asymptomatic analysis, complexity classes Data structures: Elementary data structures, trees and graphs Searches and sorting Pattern recognition Recursion Algorithm graphs Case studies Literature : Güting R., Dieker St.: Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen. (2. Aufl.), Teubner 2003 Ottmann Th., Widmayer P.: Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag 1996 Cormen T.H., Leiserson C.E., Rivest R.L., Stein C.: Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition., MIT Press, McGraw-Hill, 2001 Sedgewick R.: Algorithmen. (2. Aufl.), Addison Wesley 2003 INFB English I Course INF Lecturers : BA Christof Reinecke Anna Bedewell Term 1 Course Classification : Informatik Bachelor CH 2 Language : Englisch Type Ü Type of examination : Method of evaluation : Requirements : Cross References : PVL term paper with oral examination Credits 4 Previous knowledges : Aids and special features : Abitur-level knowledge of English or equivalent level language proficiency examinations Seminar-type learning environment with varying language exercises using the language laboratories and relevant teaching materials, integrating selfstudy, online learning and independent Internet research. Mode of assessment 1st semester: CV, application and handout in English presentation (Graded: no, must be passed) 2nd semester: Course examination (1st semester must be successfully completed beforehand) 46

47 Graded: yes Overall grade is the course examination grade. Teaching aims : Students will extend their specialist vocabulary in computing and will be able to utilise it in communicative situations. In addition, they will develop listening and speaking skills relevant to their studies and profession that will enable them to take part in English-language lectures and discussions. Their ability to read and process English-language specialist literature will be enhanced; the main focus in developing written language skills will be on forms important for professional situations. In this process, soft skills and intercultural competence will also grow. Contents : Forms of interactive oral and written language on presenting, describing, discussing and evaluating situations, processes and procedures in IT and daily life influenced by IT. Engaging with authentic texts (reading and listening) in the original language. Accompanying English-language lectures (lecture preview and review) Literature : Infotech (Cambridge); English for IT (Oxford); Englisch für Computer- und IT Berufe (Klett); IT Matters (Cornelsen); aktuelle Materialien aus englischsprachigen IT- und Computerzeitschriften INFB Fundamentals of digital Signal and Image Processing Course INF Lecturers : Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Harald Loose Term 3 Course Classification : Informatik Bachelor, Profil-Katalog B-INF-Profil CH 4 Language : Deutsch/Englisch Type VÜ Type of examination : Method of evaluation : Requirements : Cross References : PL written examination 90 min Credits 5 Previous knowledges : Aids and special features : Active knowledge of - analysis and numerical mathematics - linear algebra - procedural and object oriented programming - algorithms and data structures Teaching aims : Students will recognize signals in their typical manifestations know and be able to record, filter and quantize signals, understand the differences between space, time, frequency and spectral domains, know standard algorithms for typical problems in the areas of: signals in 47

48 location and time ranges, signals in spectral ranges, know and be able to apply the universal tool MATLAB, using examples from signal processing. Contents : Introduction to MATLAB and practice in MATLAB Signals and systems Tools in time and space domain Tools in spectral domain Use of MATLAB application to acquire and process signals Application examples Solving practical problems in theory and practice Literature : Smith S. W.: The Scientist and Engineers Guide to Digital Signal Processing, , Werner M.: Digitale Signalverarbeitung mit MATLAB, Vieweg Verlag Meffert B., Hochmuth O.: Werkzeuge der Signalverarbeitung, Pearson Gonzales R.C., Woods R.E.: Digital Image Processing, Pearson Gonzales R.C., Woods R.E.,Eddins S.L.: Digital Image Processing using MATLAB, Pearson Abmayr: Einführung in die digitale Bildverarbeitung Haberäcker: Masterkurs Computergrafik und Bildverarbeitung Schweizer W.: MATLAB kompakt, Oldenbourg Hoffmann J., Quint F., Signalverarbeitung mit MATLAB und Simulink,Oldenbourg, INFB Introduction to Computer Science and Logic Course INF Lecturers : Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Heinsohn Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Syrjakow Term 1 Course Classification : Informatik Bachelor CH 4 Language : Deutsch/Englisch Type VÜ Type of examination : Method of evaluation : Requirements : Cross References : Previous knowledges : Aids and special features : PL written examination 120 min Credits 5 Teaching aims : Students will learn about the relationships between important branches of informatics and media; applied logic plays a key role here. They will be able to recognize the importance of the fundamentals of computer science and their relevance to the curriculum. They will also be able to present information and figures on computers and recognize the importance of algorithms, programming and software development. 48

49 Students will develop skills, such as logical thinking and creative working methods and will be familiar with the role of applied logic in the modern spectrum of computer science and media. Contents : Introduction to computer science Informatics and branches thereof, information and its depiction, number systems and number depiction, logic, algorithms, programming languages and software development, data, types and structures of data Applied logic a) propositional calculus: formulas, syntax and semantics, Boolean functions, semantic equivalency, simplifying formulas, DNF and KNF, resolvent procedure, horn formulas, logical reasoning b) predicate logic: definition of a formula, formulating sentences in predicate logic, syntax and semantics, simplifying predicate logic formulas, unification and resolution c) other logic (overview only) Literature : Rechenberg P.: Was ist Informatik? Eine allgemeinverständliche Einführung, 2. Auflage Schneider U., Werner D.: Taschenbuch der Informatik, Fachbuchverlag Leipzig, 6. Auflage Schöning U.: Logik für Informatiker, Spektrum-Verlag Winter R.: Grundlagen der formalen Logik, Verlag Harri Deutsch, 2. Auflage INFB Computer Programming III Course INF Lecturers : Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Harald Loose Term 3 Course Classification : Informatik Bachelor CH 4 Language : Deutsch Type VÜ Type of examination : Method of evaluation : PL written examination 120 min Credits 5 Requirements : Algorithms and Data Structures Computer Programming I Computer Programming II Cross References : Previous knowledges : Aids and special features : Teaching aims : Students will know the extended concepts of procedural and objectoriented programming in relation to JAVA (for example, exponential arithmetic, storage administration, generic programming). They will also be able to use C and C++ programming languages, i.e. have a command of the syntax of both of these programming languages. Students will develop the ability to integrate algorithms into programmes 49

50 as well as understand, expand and modify programmes. They will extend their abilities in procedural and object-oriented programming analysis, troubleshooting and methods using C and C++. Contents : Programming in C: procedural programming in comparison to Java, especially the differences and further concepts such as pointers, use of ANSI C libraries Programming in C++: procedural and object-oriented programming in comparison to Java and C, especially the differences and enhancements, using ANSI C libraries and the standard template library Practical work in the Visual C++ integrated development environment Presenting, understanding, discussing and improving programming texts Literature : Kernighan B.W., Ritchie D.M. Programmieren in C. Carl Hanser Verlag 1990 Stroustrup B. Die C++ Programmiersprache. Addison-Wesley 1992 Stroustrup B. Einführung in die Programmierung mit C++, Pearson Studium, 2010 Mittelbach H.: Einführung in C. Fachbuchverlag Leipzig 2001 Isernhagen R.: Softwaretechnik in C und C++. Carl Hanser Verlag 2000 Kirch-Prinz U., Kirch P.: C++, Galileo Computing 2001 Logofătu D.: Algorithmen und Problemlösungen mit C++, Von der Diskreten Mathematik zum fertigen Programm - Lern- und Arbeitsbuch für Informatiker und Mathematiker, VIEWEG + TEUBNER, 2010 MEDI Telemedizin Course INF Lecturers : Prof. Dr. Thomas Schrader Term 5 Course Classification : Medizininformatik, Wahlpflicht Katalog B-MED-INF CH 4 Language : German/English Type VÜ Type of examination : Method of evaluation : Requirements : Cross References : Previous knowledges : Aids and special features : Teaching aims : Contents : PL written examination 120 min Credits 5 Literature : Bemmel, Jan H. van (2000): Handbook of medical informatics. 2. opl. Houten: Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum [u.a.]. Gärtner, Armin (2006): Telemedizin und computerunterstützte Medizin. Köln: TÜV-Verl. (Praxiswissen Medizintechnik, Bd. 3). Shortliffe, Edward H.; Cimino, James J. (2006): Biomedical informatics. 50

51 Computer applications in health care and biomedicine. 3. ed. New York, NY: Springer (Health informatics series). Brief module label: Module description: Innovation Intelligence & Marketing Innovation Intelligence & Marketing Division in teaching sessions, if applicable: Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module: Frequency of offering of modules: Author: Private lecturer: Language of instruction: One semester TIM MA, 2nd semester The module can also be employed in other Master s courses according to the regulations of studies and examinations applicable there. Every academic year Prof. Dr. Uwe Höft Prof. Dr. Uwe Höft English Prerequisites: ECTS-Credits: 5 Total workload and ist composition: Form of teaching/semester hours per week: Study and examination achievements: Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: Contents: 150 hours of workload, approx. 50 hours of attendance; approx. 40 hours of preparation and follow-up, approx. 60 hours of preparation for examination Lecture/ 4 semester hours per week Written examination or defence of thesis or discussion According to the regulations of studies and examinations In this course Innovation Intelligence & Marketing, the students acquire knowledge relevant for Product and Innovation Managers in the field of Marketing for Innovation and develop appropriate skills in procuring information for innovation projects. Basics and objectives of strategic analysis of innovation and B-to-B Marketing Basics of Marketing (Industrial) buyer behaviour Operative innovation and B-to-B Marketing Principles and instruments of classic market research 51

52 Selected instruments of innovation market research (Innovation Intelligence) Teaching and learning methods: Literature: Tuition in seminars Baaken, Thomas / Höft, Uwe / Kesting, Tobias (Publ.): Marketing für Innovationen [Marketing for Innovations], 2010 Backhaus, Klaus: Industriegütermarketing [Industrial Goods Marketing], 7 th ed Backhaus, Klaus / Voeth, Markus: Industriegütermarketing [Industrial Goods Marketing], 9 th ed Godefroid, Peter / Pförtsch, Waldemar: Business-to- Business-Marketing, 4 th ed Hutt, Michael D./Speh., Thomas W.: Business Marketing Management: B2B, 10 th ed Höft, Uwe: Innovation Intelligence - Tools und Methoden der Innovationsmarktforschung [Innovation Intelligence Tools and Methods of Innovation Market Research], in: Baaken, Thomas / Höft, Uwe / Kesting, Tobias (Publ.): Marketing für Innovationen [Marketing for Innovations], 2010, S Additional information: Brief module label: DaF A1 Module description German as a Foreign Language A 1 Type of module : Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Seminar one semester Extra offer Usability of the module The module can be used regularly for exchange students without any knowledge of German. Frequency: Author: Lecturer: each semester Jutta Kunze, M.A. Jutta Kunze, M.A. 52

53 Language of instruction: Prerequisites: English and German none ECTS-Credits: 3 Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching /semester hours per week Study and examination achievements Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: Learning outcomes: Contents: Teaching and learning methods 75 h: 60 h contact hours, 15 h self-study 4 semester hours per week Written examination - Students acquire a basic vocabulary of high frequency words and can communicate in everyday language situations by using simple grammatical structures. Students acquire a basic knowledge of German at A-1 level. The topics are based on everyday speech acts which are relevant for getting along in everyday life. These are: - greetings - Talk about oneself as well as others - to make appointments - Ask for places and the way - to do small talk while shopping - to give time information - to talk about events - to order and pay at a restaurant - to make appointments by phone Teacher input, pair work, group work, learners lecture, exercises in teams, work with audio and video files. Literature: Netzwerk / Kurs-und Arbeitsbuch A1, Teilband 1 und 2 mit 2 Audio-CDs und DVD, Klett-Verlag

54 Brief module label: Module description Type of module : Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: DaF B1 German as a Foreign Language B 1 Seminar one semester Extra offer Usability of the module The module can be used regularly for exchange students. Frequency: Author: Lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: ECTS-Credits: Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching /semester hours per week Study and examination achievements each semester G.Handschuck G.Handschuck German At least B1 level 3 75 h: 60 h contact hours, 15 h self-study 4 semester hours per week Tests, Presentation Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: - Learning outcomes: Contents: - Development of general language vocabulary (informal and formal level) - Development of communication skills for successful participation in discussions in everyday communication and study situations - Development of competences in reading, writing and listening with different types of texts - Intercultural findings from the comparison of culturally selected priorities (Germany - home country) - Improving grammatical skills (depending on the initial level) - Different forms of vocabulary work - Oral and written communication tasks and work on adapted and/or original, partly current reading and listening texts (depending on proficiency level) on various topics (for example, work/profession, sports, doping, media...) 54

55 Teaching and learning methods Exercises, partly in the language lab, lectures, work in groups Literature: Special information: different books for German as a foreign language journals and newspapers, websites Use of Moodle Since the language level of the participating students varies from semester to semester, the design of this course needs to be frequently adjusted according to the needs of the participants. Brief module label: Module description Type of module : Duration of module: Classification in the curriculum: Usability of the module Frequency: Author: Lecturer: Language of instruction: Prerequisites: ECTS-Credits: Total workload and its composition: Form of teaching /semester hours per week Study and examination achievements Brandenburg History of the city of Brandenburg Seminar one semester Extra offer The module can be used regularly for exchange students. each semester Dr. Hans-Georg Kohnke Dr. Hans-Georg Kohnke German and English none 2 winter semester, 3 summer semester 50 h: 50 h contact hours winter semester 75 h: 75 h contact hours summer semester 5 blocked sessions winter semester, 6-7 blocked sessions summer semester Oral exam Weighting of the grade in the overall grade: - Learning outcomes: The students gain knowledge about over a thousand years history of the Brandenburg city and Germany in general by visiting several museums and cultural sites 55

56 Contents: Teaching and learning methods - Over thousand years of German history in the Town Museum and city walk - Brandenburg Cathedral and Cathedral Museum - Industrial Museum in the old Steelworks - Brandenburg Archaeological State Museum - Berlin: Parliament Reichstag, Brandenburg gate and German Historic Museum - Only summer semester: Canoeing tour around Brandenburg with Olympic game winner - Only summer semester: additional museum Guided tours and discussions, presentations 56