Module descriptors for English taught modules at
Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences
Winter semester (September – February)
Contents
Business Administration – Bachelor ..................................................................................... 2
Business English ........................................................................................................................ 2
A Single Market for Europe ......................................................................................................... 3
International environment for entrepreneurial decision making ..................................................... 5
Business Administration – Master ........................................................................................ 7
International Financial Reporting (IFRS) ...................................................................................... 7
Economics of Strategic Behaviour and Contract Management ........................................................ 9
Corporate Finance and Policy .....................................................................................................10
International Management and Marketing ...................................................................................12
Business Management (BWL) Project .........................................................................................14
Profiling Germany .....................................................................................................................17
Advanced Topics in Human Resources Management ....................................................................18
Business Informatics – Bachelor ........................................................................................ 20
Fundamentals and effects of Business Informatics ......................................................................20
Project Management and Social Competences.............................................................................22
Business English .......................................................................................................................26
Production, Logistics, Distribution ...............................................................................................27
Software selection and Customization.........................................................................................29
Business Informatics – Master ........................................................................................... 33
Modelling and Analysis of Processes ...........................................................................................33
Social Network Analysis .............................................................................................................35
Informatics – Bachelor ....................................................................................................... 37
Algorithms and Data Structures..................................................................................................37
English I ...................................................................................................................................38
Operating Systems / Computer Networks ...................................................................................39
Fundamentals of digital Signal and Image Processing ..................................................................40
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Introduction to Computer Science and Logic ...............................................................................41
Computer Programming III ........................................................................................................42
Medical Informatics – Bachelor .......................................................................................... 43
Telemedizin ..............................................................................................................................43
Technology and Innovation Management – Master ........................................................... 44
Economics - Technology Policy...................................................................................................44
Additional Subjects ............................................................................................................. 46
German as a Foreign Language A 1 ............................................................................................46
German as a Foreign Language B 1 ............................................................................................48
History of the city of Brandenburg ..............................................................................................49
Other Subjects (No further information available) ............................................................ 50
Elective ....................................................................................................................................50
Computer animation and Multimedia production..........................................................................50
Media concepts and -theory II = Introduction to Visual Effects ....................................................50
Project (several subjects) ..........................................................................................................50
Business Administration – Bachelor
Brief module label:
Wirtschaftsenglisch
Module description:
Business English
Division in teaching sessions, if
applicable:
Integrated course (seminar)
Duration of module:
One semester
Classification in the curriculum:
BWL BA, 1st semester, required module
Usability of the module:
The module can also be employed in other (Bachelor’s)
courses according to the regulations of studies and
examinations applicable there.
Frequency of offering of modules:
Every academic year
Author:
Dr. Annett Kitsche
Private lecturer:
Dr. Annett Kitsche
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Language of instruction:
English
Prerequisites:
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 of workload,
approx. 60 hours of attendance
approx. 90 hours of preparation and follow-up,
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.
Teaching and learning methods:
Seminar and use of language lab
Literature:
Teaching material Simply Business English (result of the
Leonardo Project ADCOESP, current newspapers/magazines
like Economist, Guardian Weekly, Business Spotlight,
appropriate Websites
Additional information:
Work in language lab, use of Moodle
Brief module label:
A Single Market for Europe
Module description:
A Single Market for Europe
applicable:
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Duration of module:
One semester
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BWL BA, 5th semester, specialization VWL
The module can also be employed in other (Bachelor’s)
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. phil. Ulrich Brasche
Private lecturer:
English
Prerequisites:
Basic economics; Economic Integration into the EU
ECTS-Credits:
5
approx. 150 hours: approx. 50 hours of attendance, approx.
40 hours of preparation and follow-up, approx. 60 hours of
preparation for examination
per week:
4 semester hours per week
achievements:
Written test (90 min.)
overall grade:
0.7*(1/30) = 2.33%
Students
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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
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Selected policies, like agricultural policy, regional policy and
competition policy
Lectures; group work; presentations by students; country
studies; preparation by working through a reading list
Textbooks on Single Market issues and country studies:
Brasche, U.: Europäische Integration [European Integration],
Munich 2012
Dervis, K.: The European transformation of modern Turkey,
Brussels [and others] 2004
Literature:
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
Student and learning centred approach; group work
Brief module label:
Intl Environm
Module description:
International environment for entrepreneurial decision
making
applicable:
Seminar
Duration of module:
One semester
BWL BA, 5th semester, required module
This module can also be employed in other (Bachelor’s)
Every academic year
Author:
Private lecturer:
German/English
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Prerequisites:
Macroeconomic foundations of entrepreneurial decision
making
ECTS-Credits:
5
approx. 150 hours = 60 contact hours + 90 hours of selfstudy
per week:
achievements:
Written test, 90 min.
overall grade:
0.7*(1/30) = 2.33%
Students

Learning outcomes:
Contents:
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.
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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
New World of Monetary Policy." FRBSF ECONOMIC
LETTER(17)
Selected short movies, Economist, Handelsblatt; Council of
experts for certification of overall business development
Student and learning centred approach
Business Administration – Master
Brief module label:
IFRS
Module description:
International Financial Reporting (IFRS)
applicable:
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Duration of module:
One semester
BWL MA, 1st semester, required module
The module is a prerequisite for the next higher modules.
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. Mareike Kühne
Private lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Mareike Kühne
English
Prerequisites:
Sound knowledge of bookkeeping and German HGB
ECTS-Credits:
5
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
per week:
achievements:
overall grade:
Written examination
0.7*(5/90) = 3.89%
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Learning outcomes:
Contents:
At the completion of this course, students should be able to:
 Explain how IFRS accounting information assists in
decision-making.
 Understand the general rationale of IFRS accounting and
the standard setting process and how it differs from that
of German HGB and US GAAP
 Be able to prepare and analyze balance sheets, income
statements and cash-flow statements
 Analyze corporate annual reports and consolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS
 Understand current developments in IFRS
Topics covered include:
- Standard setting process and convergence between IFRS
and US GAAP
- Presentation of financial statements
- Principles of disclosure
- Inventory
- Property, plant and equipment
- Intangibles
- Provisions, contingent liabilities
- Revenue Recognition
- Consolidated financial statements
- Further developments
- Balance sheet analysis and implications of accounting policy
choices
 Lecture
 Individual work
 Group work
 Case work
Weygandt, Jerry J.; Kimmel, Paul D.; Kieso, Donald E.:
Accounting Principles, Twelfth Edition, 2016 (John Wiley &
Sons)
Weygandt, Jerry J.; Kimmel, Paul D.; Kieso, Donald E.:
Financial Accounting, IFRS Edition, Second Edition, 2013
(John Wiley & Sons)
Literature:
IFRS Bound Volume 2015 or 2014 (Standards effective as of
January 2014)
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 2016:
English & German edition of the official standards approved
by the EU, Wiley
Guest lecturers from various companies or auditing firms
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Brief module label:
SC Strategic Behaviour
Module description:
Economics of Strategic Behaviour and Contract Management
applicable:
Lecture, exercise
Duration of module:
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
Author:
Dr. Peter R. Wetzel
Private lecturer:
Dr. Peter R. Wetzel
English
Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
5
150h: 50h contact hours, 50h self-study, 50h exam
preparation
per week:
achievements:
overall grade:
Learning outcomes:
Contents:
Written examination
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
- 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
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Literature:
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-13-978-0-7382-0463-5;
- 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-3-540-57519-7;
- Schwab, Adolf J. "Managementwissen für Ingenieure",
[Management Know-how for Engineers], Springer, Berlin
2008, ISBN 978-3-540-78408-1;
- 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",
3rd ed. Wiley, Chichester 2005, ISBN 0-470-09326-9;
Brief module label:
Corporate Finance and Policy
Module description:
Corporate Finance and Policy
applicable:
Lecture
Duration of module:
One semester
BWL MA, 1st semester, elective module Dept. B
applicable there.
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Wilms
Private lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Wilms
English
Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
5
10
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
per week:
4 semester hours per week/ Lecture
achievements:
Written examination (70%) and Case Study presentation
(30%)
overall grade:
0.7*(5/90) = 3.89%
Learning outcomes:
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
- 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
- Advanced forms
Capital Market Theory
Contents:
- 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
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- 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
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Literature:
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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 2005.
Brealey, R.A.; Myers, S.C.: Principles of Corporate
Finance. 6th ed., McGraw-Hill 2000.
Copeland, T.E.; Weston, J.F.; Shastri, K.: Financial
Theory and Corporate Policy. 4th ed., Addison Wesley
2005.
Koller, T.; Goedhart, M.; Wessels, D.: Valuation:
Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies. 5th
ed., John Wiley & Sons 2010.
Gaugahn, P.A.: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate
Restructurings. 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons 2007.
Brief module label:
International Management
Module description:
International Management and Marketing
applicable:
Duration of module:
One semester – probably shifted to summer semester!
Substitute: B2B marketing
BWL MA, 1st semester, required module
applicable there.
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Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Schwill
Private lecturer:
Prof. Schwill
English
Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
5
150 hours: 50 contact hours, 50 hours of self-study, 50 hours
of preparation for examination
per week:
achievements:
overall grade:
Learning outcomes:
Contents:
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.
• 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
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Literature:
Birn, R.J.: The Handbook of International Market Research
Techniques, London 2002
Cateora, P.R.; Graham, J.L.: International Marketing, 13th
ed., New York 2006
Craig, C.S.; Douglas, S.P.: International Marketing Research,
3rd ed., New York 2005
Czinkota, M.R.; Ronkainen, I.A.: International Marketing, 8th
ed., Mason, Ohio 2006
Johansson, J.K.: Global Marketing. Foreign Entry, Local
Marketing, and Global Management, 4th ed., New York 2006
McDaniel, C.; Gates, R.: Marketing Research, w. CD-ROM.
With SPSS 11.0 for Windows on CD, 7th ed., New York 2006
Morrison, A.; Rosenzweig, P.: International Management.
Text and cases, 5th 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:
Business Management (BWL) Project
Module description:
Business Management (BWL) Project
applicable:
Project
Duration of module:
One semester
BWL MA, 3rd semester
applicable there.
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. Bernd J. Schnurrenberger
Private lecturer:
Any of the professors involved in this course may teach in
this module.
English / German
Prerequisites:
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ECTS-Credits:
10
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300 hours of self-study, attendance components will be
determined together with the tutor individually, however, not
more than 100 hours.
per week:
Self-study and accompanied project work
achievements:
Project work and home writing assignment
overall grade:
0.7*(10/90) = 7.78%
Learning outcomes:
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.
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
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Other tasks and topics possible
Also possible drafting a mainly application-oriented as well as
a research-oriented thesis.
Project work, independent preparation of a writing
assignment; presentation
Bartel, J. (1997): Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten schreiben in
Literature:
den Wirtschaftswissenschaften [Writing Scientific Papers in
Business Studies], Berlin-Verlag Spitz.
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Ravens, T. (2003): Wissenschaftlich mit Word arbeiten
[Writing Scientifically using Word ], Munich, Pearson
Studium.
Theisen, M. R. (2000): Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten: Technik
- 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. 2006
Eckeberg, P.: Zeit- und Selbstmanagement.
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.
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Brief module label:
Profiling Germany
Module description:
Profiling Germany
applicable:
//
Duration of module:
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
Author:
Katharina Leipnitz
Private lecturer:
Katharina Leipnitz
English, and partly German
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge about Germany
ECTS-Credits:
5
150 hours of workload: approx. 50 hours of attendance
approx. 40 hours of preparation and follow-up, approx. 60
hours of project work
per week:
4 semester hours per week/Project/Lecture
achievements:
Home assignment and presentation
overall grade:
Relevant only for foreign students; then according to the
regulations of studies and examinations 0.7*(5/90) = 3.89%
Learning outcomes:
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.
Contents:
-
History and culture of Germany
Political and social structures
Economic structures
Germany in the EU
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Lecture and project work
- Facts about Germany (German Federal Office)
Literature:
- DAAD Destination Germany
- Other current information pamphlets will be distributed
during the lecture.
Excursions to historically relevant places and museums
Brief module label:
SC: Fortg Anw HRM
Module description:
Advanced Topics in Human Resources Management
applicable:
Lecture/Seminar
Duration of module:
One semester
BWL MA, 1st semester, elective module Dept. C
applicable there.
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. Katharina Frosch
Private lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Katharina Frosch
German and 25% English
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of Human Resource Management, Master
level
ECTS-Credits:
5
approx. 150 hours = 60 contact hours + 90 hours of
self-study
per week:
achievements:
Written final examination (90 min.) or grading of seminar
paper and presentation
overall grade:
According to the regulations of studies and examinations
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Learning outcomes:
Participants deepen their existing knowledge and
competencies with respect to selected aspects of human
resource management (HRM) such as personnel planning,
talent management, recruiting & selection, training &
development, career management, leadership, incentives,
compensation & benefits.
They thereby acquire a detailed and critical understanding
whether conventional HR strategies and instruments can be
applied in specific contexts (e.g. innovative and knowledge
intensive fields), and how they can be tailored to this specific
context.
Depending on the chosen focus e.g.
Contents:
‒
HRM in the light of current trends
‒
Recruiting and selection instruments that are
particularly suited to attract and select professionals
for high-tech companies
‒
Selected concepts of motivation, leadership,
incentive systems and HR development for
employees in creative and knowledge-intensive fields
(e.g. R&D workers)
‒
Applying HRM instruments in the context of
increasingly flexible work arrangements
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HRM and new forms of cooperation and innovation
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Discussion of state-of-the-art international research
literature
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Implementation-oriented applications based on
business cases and case studies
‒
Developing own, substantiated lines of
argumentation with respect to the above-mentioned
topics
Lectures, exercises, discussion of case studies and of stateof-the-art research literature (group work and self-study);
Baron, J. N., & Kreps, D. M. (1999). Strategic human
resources: Frameworks for general managers. New York:
Wiley.
Berthel, J., Becker, F. (2013), Personal-Management.
Grundzüge für Konzeptionen betrieblicher Personalarbeit,
Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Literature:
Boselie, P. (2014). Strategic human resource management: A
balanced approach. Columbus: Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
Boxall, P. F., Purcell, J. (2011), Strategy and Human
Resource Management. New York: Palgrave.
Mello J.A. (2015), Strategic Human Resource Management
(4th edition). Stamford: Cengage Learning.
Mumford, M. D. (2012), Handbook of Organizational
Creativity. London, Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
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Ott, J. S., Parkes, S. J., Simpson, R. B. (2008). Classic
readings in organizational behavior (4th ed.). Belmont:
Thomson/Wadsworth.
Rees, G., Smith, P. (2014), Strategic Human Resource
Management: An International Perspective. London: Sage.
Robbins, S. P., Judge, T. A. (2013). Organizational Behaviour
(15th ed.). Boston: Prentice Hall.
Wilton, N. (2013). An Introduction to Human Resource
Management: Sage Publications.
Additional references will be provided at the beginning of the
course.
Business Informatics – Bachelor
Brief module label:
WIGundW
Module description:
Fundamentals and effects of Business Informatics
applicable:
Module, lecture, exercise
Duration of module:
One semester
WI Ba, 1st semester, required module
Preparatory course for subsequent advanced courses
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Johannsen
Private lecturer:
German, for exchange students English
Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
5
150 hours = 60 hours of attendance and 90 hours of selfstudy
Lecture: 2 semester hours per week
per week:
Exercise: 2 semester hours per week
Total: 4 semester hours per week
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achievements:
Written examination, presentation, miscellaneous writing
assignments
overall grade:
1/3 of the subject grade;
7% of all subject grades;
2.33% of the final grade
Learning outcomes:
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.
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
Contents:
LE 2 – General fundamentals
LE 3 – System-technical fundamentals
LE 4-5 – Fundamentals of communication technology
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LE 6 – Fundamentals of organization
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 12-13 – System development
LE 14 – Information Management
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
Literature:
B. Schwarzer, H. Krcmar: Wirtschaftsinformatik: Grundlagen
betrieblicher Informationssysteme, [Business Informatics:
Fundamentals of Business Information Systems] SchäfferPoeschel; 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.
Brief module label:
Projektmanagement
Module description:
Project Management and Social Competences
applicable:
Duration of module:
One semester
WI Ba, 3rd semester, required module
Preparatory course for subsequent advanced courses
Every academic year
Author:
Private lecturer:
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Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
5
per week:
achievements:
Assessment Centre Report (10%), home assignment with
presentation (40%), written examination (50%)
overall grade:
Learning outcomes:
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,
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
Contents:
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)
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Basics of social competences:
5. Sociological/psychological principles
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
Requirement profiles, Assessment – Centre, multimodal
personnel selection
11. Job application training (Part I)
CV analyses, testimonials
12. Job application training (Part II)
E-Mail/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
Lecture using a combination of media (transparencies,
blackboard work, demos), accompanying exercises with
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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., 2001.
Boehm, B.W.: A spiral model of software development and
enhancement. In: Computer, S. 61-72, May 1988.
Balzert, H.: Software-Technologie [Software Technology],
Vol. 2, Berlin et al., 2001.
Mellis, W.: Projektmanagement der SW-Entwicklung [Project
Management in SW Development]. A comprehensive
introduction (Broschiert), Vieweg 2004.
Arnold, Rolf; Krämer-Stürzl, Antje: Berufs- und
Arbeitspädagogik [Professional and Work Pedagogy], Berlin,
1999.
Bohn, Cornelia: Habitus und Kontext [Habitus and Context],
Opladen, 1991.
Literature:
Buzan, Tony: Kopftraining [Head training], London, 1989.
Ebeling, Peter: Rhetorik – der Weg zum Erfolg [Rhetoric –
the Way to Success], Munich, 1995
Fröhlich, Werner: Personalführung [Personnel Management],
Munich, 1990.
Hufnagel, Heidrun: Multimodale Personalauswahl [Multimodal
Personnel Selection], Würzburg, 2002.
Kress, Nadina-Maria; von Studnitz, Andreas: Teamführung:
Gemeinsam zum Ziel [Team Management: Achieving the Aim
Jointly], Hamburg, 2000.
Molcho, Samy: Körpersprache [Body language], Munich,
1983.
Seifert, Josef W.: Visualisieren, Präsentieren, Moderieren
[Visualize, Present, Moderate], Offenbach, 2001.
Schulz von Thun, Friedemann: Miteinander Reden [Talking to
Eachother], Part 1 – 3.
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.
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Brief module label:
WPF_Englisch
Module description:
Business English
applicable:
Integrated Course (seminar)
Duration of module:
One semester
WI Ba, 5th semester, elective module
Author:
Every academic year
Dr. Annett Kitsche
Private lecturer:
Mr Skogley
English
Prerequisites:
Competence level of the course “Using English in Business
Informatics”
5
ECTS-Credits:
per week:
Integrated course (seminar): 4 semester hours per week
achievements:
Seminar papers and presentation/participation in a group
discussion (50% each)
overall grade:
Learning outcomes:
The students are able to use the acquired language
proficiency and skills, including the intercultural competence
so as to successfully collaborate with international or virtual
teams.
Managing international meetings
Presentations across cultures
Negotiating across cultures
Working in an international team
Leading/Managing virtual teams
Exercises, practical application of the proficiency in group
discussions, self-study (Internet search, reading, listening
audio podcasts)
B. Dignen “Communicating across Cultures”
Leading virtual Teams (Harvard Business Press)
T. Brake “Where in the World is my Team?”
T. D, Zweifel “Culture Clash – Managing the Global HighPerformance Team”
Contents:
Literature:
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J. Comfort “The Mindful international Manager”
Brief module label:
Production, Logistik, Vertrieb
Module description:
Production, Logistics, Distribution
applicable:
Duration of module:
One semester
WI Ba, 5th semester, required module
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. Robert U. Franz
Private lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Robert U. Franz
German
Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
5
per week:
achievements:
Oral examination, presentation or other writing assignment
overall grade:
Learning outcomes:
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
Contents:
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Production planning systems (PPS)
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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
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
Customer acquisition, care and retention
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)
Literature:
P. Winkelmann: Vertriebskonzeption und Vertriebssteuerung,
[Distribution Concepts and Distribution Control] (Vahlen,
2005)
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)
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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 EBusiness Quickly and Successfully] (Wiley-VCH, 2002)
Depending on the availability, guest speakers will report on
their practical experience and visits to companies will be
organized.
Brief module label:
Softwareauswahl und Anpassung
Module description:
Software selection and Customization
applicable:
Lecture / Exercise / Project
Duration of module:
One semester
WI Ba, 5th semester, required module
The module can also be employed in the Master’s course of
Informatics (title there: Software selection and Evaluation)
applicable.
Every academic year in the 5th semester
Author:
Prof. H. Heinrich
Private lecturer:
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:
5
150 hours, of which approximately
- 30 hours of attendance at lectures
- 20 hours of self-study
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- 30 hours of attendance at exercises
- 40 hours (guided) project work
- 30 hours preparation and appearance for examination
per week:
Lecture 2 semester hours per week, exercises 2 semester
hours per week
achievements:
Project work with presentation and/or written examination
overall grade:
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.
Learning outcomes:
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
Contents:
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)
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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)
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
Lecture: combination of media (transparencies, blackboard
work, demonstrations, projector etc.)
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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
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 ITBeratung [Consulting – Know-how for the Strategy, Process
and IT Consulting]. 2nd ed.. Springer, Berlin
Bernroider, E.; Koch, S.: Entscheidungsfindung bei der
Auswahl betriebswirtschaftlicher Standardsoftware:
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. 329-339.
Literature:
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 2006.
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,
1996.
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 2002.
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Current publications in scientific journals
Current documentation and reports by providers and
customers (also online)
Cooperation with enterprise consultants, guest lecturers,
visits to trade fairs and external events depending on
availability.
Business Informatics – Master
Brief module label:
Modelling Processes
Module description:
Modelling and Analysis of Processes
applicable:
Lecture, exercise
Duration of module:
One semester
WI Ma, 1st semester, required module
The module is a preparatory step for other related courses.
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Wikarski
Private lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Wikarski
Prerequisites:
Bachelor’s course modules; System analysis and Process
modelling
ECTS-Credits:
6
per week:
achievements:
Written examination or homework
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overall grade:
Learning outcomes:
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.
Contents:
• 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 (WfMCReference model, Adonis, ARIS, SemTalk etc.)
• Consolidated exemplary application of at least one of these
tools
• Optional: Elements of Operations Research (Optimization,
Queuing theory,…)
Literature:
Lecture, self-study, practical modelling exercises on the PC
F. Bause, P.S. Kritzinger: Stochastic Petri Nets, ViewegVerlag
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
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Module description:
Social Network Analysis
Division in teaching
sessions, if applicable:
Module, lecture, assignments, small projects
Duration of module:
One semester
Classification in the
curriculum:
WI Ma, 3rd semester, elective module
Frequency of offering of
modules:
Every academic year
Author:
Dr. N. Rizun
Lecturers:
Dr. N. Rizun, Dr. Stefania Vitali
English
Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
6
Total workload and its
composition:
150 hours = 48 hours of attendance, 12 hours of remote communication
(skype sessions, forum discussions), 90 hours self study
Form of
teaching/semester
hours per week:
Total: 4 semester hours per week (in blocked mode)
achievements:
Written assignments and two oral presentations
Weighting of the grade
in the overall grade:
Understand of the theoretical basis and current trend on the social
networks analysis research.
Learning outcomes:
Be able to identify and evaluate fundamental measures for real-world
networks
Be able to detect and interpret disjoint and overlapping communities in
networks
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Be able to recognize whether real-world networks exhibit small world
properties
Estimate the influencing of the information diffusion
Networks in the Real World
Basic Concepts of Network Theory
Properties and Measuring of Networks
Bipartite Networks
Small Worlds and Scale-Free Networks
Clustering
Erdős–Rényi Random Graph
Watts and Strogatz Small-world Network Model
Preferential Attachment
Contents:
Scale-Free Networks
Network Visualization
Overview of Network Analysis Tools
Strengths of Ties
Analyzing Network Topology
Community Detection and Evaluation
Node-Centric Community Detection
Hierarchy-Centric Community Detection
Network-Centric Community Detection
Group-Centric Community Detection
Teaching and learning
methods:
Lecture and assignments (practical exercises in the lab, independent
work with solving assignments tasks, independent work with project,
reference book study).
Media forms: Projector, Blackboard
Robert A. Hanneman, Mark Riddle. Introduction to Social Network
Methods
M. E. J. Newman. The structure and function of complex networks
Literature:
Kate Ehrlich, Inga Carboni. Inside Social Network Analysis
Margot Phaneuf. The sociogram, a complementary tool to the genogram
and a means of enriching the interview
S. H. Strogatz, Exploring complex networks. Nature 410, 268–276, 2001
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R. Albert and A.-L. Barab´asi, Statistical mechanics of complex networks.
Rev. Mod. Phys. 74, 47–97, 2002
R. Albert and A.-L. Barab´asi, Statistical mechanics of complex networks.
Rev. Mod. Phys. 74, 47–97, 2002
Freeman, L. C., 2004, The Development of Social Network Analysis: A
Study in the Sociology of Science (BookSurge Publishing).
Informatics – Bachelor
Algorithms and Data Structures
Lecturers : Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Reiner Creutzburg
Prof. Dr. Matthias Homeister eMail
Course
eMail
Course Classification
Informatik Bachelor
:
Language : English/German
Type of examination PL
:
INF
Term
1
CH
4
Type
Credits
VÜ
5
Method of written examination 120 min
evaluation :
Requirements :
Cross References :
Previous
Abitur, concurrent attendance of 1st semester courses
knowledges :
Aids and special
features :
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.
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
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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
English I
Course
Lecturers : BA Christof Reinecke
Paul Bell
eMail
Informatik Bachelor
:
Language : Englisch
Type of examination PVL
:
INF
Term
1
CH
2
Type
Ü
Credits
4
Method of term paper with oral examination
evaluation :
Requirements :
Cross References :
Previous Abitur-level knowledge of English or equivalent level language proficiency
knowledges : examinations
Aids and special Seminar-type learning environment with varying language exercises using
features : 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)
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.
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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
Operating Systems / Computer Networks
Lecturers : Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Schafföner
Informatik Bachelor
:
Language : English
:
Course
INF
Term
3
CH
4
Type
Credits
VÜ
5
Method of Successful completion of an exercise on operating system programming
evaluation : Course examination
Graded: yes
Overall grade is the course examination grade.
Requirements : Operating Systems / Web Computing
Cross References :
Previous
Operating Systems / Web Computing
knowledges :
Aids and special
features :
Teaching aims : Operating Systems I together with concluding theory and practice
elements in this course will give students a better understanding of
operating system programming. They will be able to develop and
implement adequate programming solutions based on performance
considerations.
In addition, they will have an overview of the fundamental concepts and
technologies of modern computer networks. Building upon a fundamental
knowledge of client-server communication and protocols gained in the
module section on web computing, protocol attributes and concepts will be
dealt with in-depth, selected protocols will be presented in detail, and
historical and modern examples will be treated.
Students should be able to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of
different network solutions and develop a suitable network based on
application demands.
The practical exercises will introduce students to operating system
programming step by step. Students will be able to design and implement
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performance and distributed solutions, using, for example, sockets,
threads, semaphores.
Contents : 
Input, output and device administration

Disk storage

File systems

Memory hierarchies, RAM management, paging

Using operating system APIs for files, directories, sockets, shared
memory, pipes, message queues, etc.

Overview of physical network technologies, e.g., Ethernet, token ring,
ATM, telephone, WLAN networks

Detailed look at protocols with an emphasis on TCP/IP, Ethernet, and
WLAN

Overview of network components, e.g., switches, routers, WLAN
access points
Literature : 
Andrew S. Tannenbaum and Herbert Bos: Modern Operating Systems,
Prentice Hall, 2014

Abraham Silberschatz et al.: Operating System Concepts, Addison
Wesley Longman 1991 (in English)

James Kurose and Keith Ross: Computer Networking: A Top-Down
Approach, Prentice Hall, 2012

Andrew S. Tanenbaum and David J. Wetherall: Computer Networks,
Prentice Hall, 2013
Fundamentals of digital Signal and Image Processing
Lecturers : Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Harald Loose
Course
eMail
Informatik Bachelor, Profil-Katalog B-INF-Profil
:
Language : German/English
:
INF
Term
3
CH
4
Type
Credits
VÜ
5
evaluation :
Requirements :
Cross References :
Previous Active knowledge of
knowledges : - analysis and numerical mathematics
- linear algebra
- procedural and object oriented programming
- algorithms and data structures
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Aids and special
features :
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
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, 1997-1998, www.DSPGuide.com
Werner M.: Digitale Signalverarbeitung mit MATLAB, Vieweg Verlag 2003.
Meffert B., Hochmuth O.: Werkzeuge der Signalverarbeitung, Pearson
2004.
Gonzales R.C., Woods R.E.: Digital Image Processing, Pearson 2003.
Gonzales R.C., Woods R.E.,Eddins S.L.: Digital Image Processing using
MATLAB, Pearson 2004.
Abmayr: Einführung in die digitale Bildverarbeitung
Haberäcker: Masterkurs Computergrafik und Bildverarbeitung
Schweizer W.: MATLAB kompakt, Oldenbourg 2005.
Hoffmann J., Quint F., Signalverarbeitung mit MATLAB und
Simulink,Oldenbourg, 2007.
Introduction to Computer Science and Logic
Lecturers : Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Heinsohn eMail
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Syrjakow eMail
Informatik Bachelor
:
:
Course
INF
Term
1
CH
4
Type
Credits
VÜ
5
evaluation :
Requirements :
Cross References :
Previous
knowledges :
Aids and special
features :
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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.
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 2000.
Schneider U., Werner D.: Taschenbuch der Informatik, Fachbuchverlag
Leipzig, 6. Auflage 2007.
Schöning U.: Logik für Informatiker, Spektrum-Verlag
Winter R.: Grundlagen der formalen Logik, Verlag Harri Deutsch, 2.
Auflage 2001.
Computer Programming III
Lecturers : Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Harald Loose
Informatik Bachelor
:
Language : German, English upon request
:
Course
eMail
INF
Term
3
CH
4
Type
Credits
VÜ
5
evaluation :
Requirements : Algorithms and Data Structures
Computer Programming I
Computer Programming II
Cross References :
Previous
knowledges :
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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
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
Medical Informatics – Bachelor
Telemedizin
Lecturers : Prof. Dr. Thomas Schrader
Course
eMail
Medizininformatik, Wahlpflicht Katalog B-MED-INF
:
:
INF
Term
5
CH
4
Type
Credits
VÜ
5
evaluation :
Requirements :
Cross References :
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Previous
knowledges :
Aids and special
features :
Teaching aims :
Contents :
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.
Computer applications in health care and biomedicine. 3. ed. New York,
NY: Springer (Health informatics series).
Technology and Innovation Management – Master
Brief module label:
Economics – Technology Policy
Module description:
Economics - Technology Policy
applicable:
Duration of module:
One semester
TIM MA, 1st semester
Intended as concurrent Business Administration course for in
depth study
Every academic year
Author:
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Bettina Burger-Menzel
Private lecturer:
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Bettina Burger-Menzel
German or English
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of economics
ECTS-Credits:
5
Total workload and ist composition:
150 hours of workload, approx. 50 hours of attendance;
approx. 40 hours of preparation and follow-up, approx. 60
hours of preparation for examination
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per week:
Lecture/ 4 semester hours per week
achievements:
Written examination or homework followed by presentation
overall grade:
According to the regulations of studies and examinations
Learning outcomes:
The students will have subject and methodical understanding
of Innovation Processes in regional, national and global
context of competition; they will be able to identify the
special position of technology-intensive markets, understand
the motivation behind governmental intervention and can
identify and structure the conditions for competent
technology policies as well as name the fields of possible
target conflicts with the market-oriented economic system.
In the module Economics – Technology Policy the
interrelationship of innovations in the globally operating
competition processes are taught so as to understand
interactive transactions between market, network and
hierarchic solutions and to classify and evaluate the
possibilities of intervention by the state in a technologically
and internationally dynamic environment.
Contents:
The points are covered as follows:
• Research and Innovation Processes (20%)
• Characteristics of technology-intensive markets and options
for action for economic units and the state (30%)
• Research and Innovation political intervention in
technology-intensive markets and risks of state’s failure
(50%)
The most important know-how content is prepared by the
students as much as possible in self-study and under
structuring supervision by the lecturers, consolidated through
discussions and developed further by comprehensive
questions. It is important to conduct this as much as possible
in interactive and seminar-oriented teaching.
During teaching sessions and follow-up reference works are
recommended or data files and texts provided through
Intranet are offered as working material, multimedia
applications are expressly desirable. If Moodle learning
platform is used, the students also have the possibility of
working flexibly in terms of time and place in workgroups or
joints.
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Basic reference works on Economics in current editions, e.g.
Chesbrough, H.; Vanhaverbeke, W.; West, J.: Open
Innovation – Researching a New Paradigm, 2006
Conway, S.; Steward, F.: Managing and shaping innovation,
2009
Fagerberg, J.; Mowery, D.; Nelson, R.: The Oxford Handbook
of Innovation, 2005
Freeman, C.; Soete, L.: The Economics of Industrial
Innovation, 2004
Hotz-Hart, B., et al.: Innovationen: Wirtschaft und Politik im
globalen Wettbewerb [Innovations: Economy and Politics in
Global Competition], Bern 2001
Knottenbauer, K.: Theorien des sektoralen Strukturwandels
[Theories of Sectoral Structural Transformation], 2000
Literature:
Lundvall, B.-A. (ed.): National Systems of Innovation, 2010
Maggioni, M. A.: Clustering Dynamics and the Location of
High-tech Firms, 2002
Meißner, W.; Fassing, W.: Wirtschaftsstruktur und
Strukturpolitik [Economic Structure and Structural Policy],
1989
Morasch, K.: Industrie- und Wettbewerbspolitik [Industry and
Policies of Competition], 2003
Richter, R.; Furubotn, E.G.: Neue Institutionenökonomik
[New Institutional Economy], 2003
Rogers, E.M.: Diffusion of Innovations, 2003
Scotchmer, S.: Innovation and Incentives, 2004
Tapscott, D.; Wiliams, A.D.: Wikinomics 2009
Williamson, O.E.: The Economic Institutions of Capitalism,
1985
Additional Subjects
Brief module label:
DaF A1
Module description
German as a Foreign Language A 1
Type of module :
Seminar
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Duration of module:
one semester
Extra offer
Usability of the module
The module can be used regularly for exchange students
without any knowledge of German.
Frequency:
each semester
Author:
Jutta Kunze, M.A.
Lecturer:
N.N.
English and German
Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
3
75 h: 60 h contact hours, 15 h self-study
Form of teaching /semester hours
per week
achievements
Written examination
overall grade:
-
Learning outcomes:
Students acquire a basic vocabulary of high frequency words
and can communicate in everyday language situations by
using simple grammatical structures.
Contents:
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
Teaching and learning methods
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 2013.
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Brief module label:
DaF B1
Module description
German as a Foreign Language B 1
Type of module :
Seminar
Duration of module:
one semester
Extra offer
The module can be used regularly for exchange students.
Frequency:
each semester
Author:
G.Handschuck
Lecturer:
G.Handschuck
German
Prerequisites:
At least B1 level
ECTS-Credits:
3
75 h: 60 h contact hours, 15 h self-study
per week
achievements
Tests, Presentation
overall grade:
Learning outcomes:
Contents:
Literature:
- 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 ...)
Exercises, partly in the language lab, lectures, work in groups
different books for German as a foreign language
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journals and newspapers, websites
Special information:
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:
Brandenburg
Module description
History of the city of Brandenburg
Type of module :
Seminar
Duration of module:
one semester
Extra offer
The module can be used regularly for exchange students.
Frequency:
each semester
Author:
Dr. Hans-Georg Kohnke
Lecturer:
Dr. Hans-Georg Kohnke
German and English
Prerequisites:
None
ECTS-Credits:
2 – winter semester, 3 – summer semester
50 h: 50 h contact hours – winter semester
75 h: 75 h contact hours – summer semester
per week
5 blocked sessions winter semester, 6-7 blocked sessions
summer semester
achievements
Oral exam
overall grade:
Learning outcomes:
Contents:
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
- 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
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- 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
Other Subjects (No further information available)
Subject
Course of Study
Bachelor/Master
ECTS
Elective
Business Informatics
Master
6
Computer animation
and Multimedia
production – subject
partly in English,
please ask beforehand
Informatics
Bachelor
Media concepts and theory II =
Introduction to Visual
Effects - subject partly
in English, please ask
beforehand
Digital Media
Master
6
Project (several
subjects)
Informatics
Bachelor & Master
6
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