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Introduction to Management
(dt. Unternehmensführung)

Level, degree of commitment Basic module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lecture (2 SWS) and recitation class (2 SWS),
(attendance: 44 hours, preparation and follow-up: 68 hours, exam preparation: 68 hours)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 6 CP
Course requirement(s):
Examination type: Written examination. IMPORTANT: This module is offered by FB02; the exam can only be retaken twice.
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Business Administration.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each winter semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Michael Stephan

Contents

Scientific-theoretical and economic foundations of business administration;

Basic concepts and theories of value-based management;

Overview of the functional areas of business administration and basic principles/tasks of corporate management;

Instruments of corporate management, esp. corporate governance systems, strategies and planning, and organization.


Qualification Goals

After completing the module, students will be able to

  • reproduce the common theoretical and institutional foundations and tools of business administration and name and explain the central tasks and instruments of value-oriented corporate management,
  • recognize the links to the content of other modules in both business administration and economics,
  • reproduce and use the most important instruments of corporate management and
  • apply them with the abstraction skills required to solve complex business management problems.

Prerequisites

None.


Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Business Administration.

When studying B.Sc. Business Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Free Compulsory Elective Modules.

The module is assigned to the focus areas Market Oriented Management and Innovation and Information. Further information on eligibility can be found in the description of the study area.


Recommended Reading

(not specified)



Please note:

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