Deeper understanding of selected innovation and entrepreneurship theories and/or practical application of selected tools and/or cooperation with innovative organizations, start-up enterprises and/or support institutions (with changing focus)

Course description:
SE Advanced Topics in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements:
Good English skills, foundational knowledge of innovation and entrepreneurship

Credits:
3 ECTS

Current developments in organization science and leading-edge organizational practices

Course descriptions:
SE Advanced Topics in Organization and Innovation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in the foundations of organization theory of firms. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

The course covers topics such as the foundations of international business and connected emerging issues such as the climate crisis and sustainability. Upon completion of the course students will be able to understand which interdependent factors influence decision making in an international context by including the economic, political/legal, cultural, institutional and monetary/fiscal environments. They will have extensive knowledge of working in an international, complex and dynamic business environment, and can make use of introduced analysis tools needed to deal with complex problems and decisions in international business and management.

Course descriptions:
IK Basics in International Business and Market Entry, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic knowledge in (international) business markets. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course is an introductory course covering basic knowledge of accounting/double-entry bookkeeping and the effects of corporate actions on a firm’s financial statements. Additionally, the course provides further insights into the forthcoming digitalization impact on the accounting process and the future productivity benefits, given the implementation costs of electronic filing and digital reporting.

Additionally, the course introduces selected International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS) as required accounting rules for listed entities in the European Union and highlights the underlying fundamental principles of (consolidated) financial statements prepared according to IFRS. Emphasis is placed on understanding the significant differences between IFRS and US-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Course descriptions:
KS Basics of International Financial Reporting and Perspectives on Digitalization, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

Only for Non-Native English speakers!

The course intends to aid students in analyzing complex business information through discussions, drawing conclusions, working out solutions and recommendations in oral and written form, as well as practicing and improvinig English speaking and presentation skills for collaboration in a business environment. Emphasis is placed on English language development and the completion of oral and written course work.

Course descriptions:
KS Case Studies English (C1), opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills (equivalent to C1 level)

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course intends to sensitize students to the issues and challenges involved in cross-cultural (business) encounters, e.g. interactions between managers and subordinates, or between colleagues or business partners of different cultural backgrounds. Additionally students are encouraged to apply cross-cultural management theories to analyse case studies and real-world business scenarios. create and propose innovative, evidence-based solutions to cross-cultural challenges, including inclusive workplace policies and cross-cultural management strategies.

Course descriptions:
SE Cross Cultural Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course aims to equip students with the essential entrepreneurial and leadership skills needed to succeed in today's dynamic and increasingly entrepreneurial business environment. Students will learn about the psychological dimensions of entrepreneurship, including mental health and ethical considerations, apply different mental models in the development of entrepreneurial ideas, and implement leadership strategies and management practices in entrepreneurial contexts.

Course descriptions:
SE Entrepreneurial and Leadership Skills, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in the foundations of organization theory of firms, or basic knowledge in innovation and entreprenurship. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

The course aims to prepare students for working in an international, complex and dynamic business environment. Students learn to understand the role of globalization, CSR, and regional economic integration in shaping international business environments. They will be able to evaluate the influence of international politics, economies, and legal systems on business strategy development, as well as analyze market entry strategies for entering emerging and developed markets, considering multinational corporations’ competitiveness.

Course descriptions:
KS International Business, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course aims to combine theoretical and practical insights into how companies manage international expansion and maintain international operations. Students are taught to explain the basic principles of international strategy formulation and implementation, and describe different modes of international expansion and the factors influencing them. By completing this course, students will have gained the skills to assess the implications of strategic decisions for firms operating internationally and formulate innovative strategies for managing and controlling the internationalization process in dynamic business environments.

Course descriptions:
IK International Market Entry, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:

Successful completion of the course “International Business“, opens an external URL in a new window (or an equivalent course taken at the home university). In case you have not taken “International Business”, opens an external URL in a new window at JKU, but have taken an equivalent at your home university, please provide the necessary information at the latest one week before the start of the course to office_iim(at)jku.at.

Credits:
3 ECTS

By completing this course students will understand the meaning and relevance of gender and diversity for international business administration. They will also be able to apply a gender and diversity perspective on issues of international business administration, as well as understand how discrimination can occur in organizations and how to apply methods to mitigate and counter discriminatory practices and structures. Covered topics include: Gender equality, Diversity, Discrimination, Inclusion in Organizations, and Work Culture.

Course descriptions:
IK Introduction to Gender and Diversity, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course is an introductory course to the foundations of organization theory in firms. By completing this course students will have acquired basic knowledge in organizational structures and behaviors. They will understand how to deal with central theories and models of the structuring of organizations, of organizational processes and of organizational behavior.Students are ultimately able to interpret the behavior of people in organizations within the framework of the theories dealt with and to draw conclusions for organizational design.

Course descriptions:
KS Introduction to Organization, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

This is an introductory course that deals with fundamental theories and models in strategic and international management, and important management tools and methods. Students deal with current issues and challenges in strategic and international management, including cultural aspects. They are expected to carry out market and company analyses and derive strategic options from them as well as make strategic decisions and explain them with reference to the course literature.

Course descriptions:
KS Introduction to Strategy & International Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

Students are taught how to tackle the operational aspects of project management in global virtual teams. They learn the foundations of management in a virtual environment and practice simulations, as well as familiarizing themselves with creating a virtual laboratory for experimenting and enhancing project skills. Teamwork and collaboration in a group setting are strongly emphasized as they provide the foundation for the course setting! The course has an online / virtual component, yet attendance on-campus may be required.

Course descriptions:
IK Managing Projects in Virtual Teams, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

The module consists of a "KS" and "IK" type course. It is recommended to enroll in and attend both courses in the same semester!

In the module students become familiar with the concepts, models and methods of production and supply chain planning, design and control. They are able to formulate strategic, tactical and operational supply chain planning problems in a structured manner, identify and apply suitable modeling approaches and solution procedures, and check the plausibility of the results obtained and interpret them. Students use software (e.g. Excel Solver) to solve the optimization problems covered on small and medium-sized data sets and check and interpret the results obtained.

Course descriptions:
KS Operations and Supply Chain Management, opens an external URL in a new window

IK Operations and Supply Chain Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in foundations of supply chain management theory. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS for KS
3 ECTS for IK

This a seminar type course centered around the production of a seminar paper and presentation. Students summarize published research in the fields of operations, transport and supply chain management, establish cross-connections, reflect and present them. They know how to search for relevant literature sources and cite them correctly.

Course descriptions:
SE Research Seminar in Operations, Transport and Supply Chain Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Strong foundation and knowledge in the topics of operations and supply chain management (SCM). Prior courses in the relevant subject area are expected to be completed.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This a seminar type course centered around the production of a seminar paper and presentation. By attending this seminar, students gain a deeper theoretical and empirical knowledge about current challenges in sustainability management. They participate in ongoing discussions regarding sustainability management and develop their own research questions. Understand the relevance of current research results for sustainability management.

Course descriptions:
SE Research Seminar Sustainability, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Strong foundation and knowledge in the topics of sustainability management. Prior courses in the relevant subject area are expected to be completed.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course aims to deepen students’ knowledge and understanding of specific aspects within the field of International Management by analyzing complex international challenges and identify relevant influencing factors, as well as developing innovative solutions and strategies for new management situations.

Course descriptions:
IK Special Topics in International Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in international management theories and structures. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This is an introductory course into the topics of operations and supply chain management (SCM). Students have an overview of planning problems in operations and supply chain management. They know the basic concepts, models and methods for solving them and can apply the approaches discussed to simple supply chain planning problems, if necessary with the help of a spreadsheet tool. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): Modeling, Capacity planning and Decision Making, Aggregate planning, Inventory management, etc...

Course descriptions:
KS Supply Chain Fundamentals, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students gain knowledge of the basics of cost and management accounting. They know possible fields of application of the learned instruments in the context of a broad variety of business issues and their relevance in the context of organizational control as well as for the provision of information and decision-making support for management. Futhermore, they are able to critically scrutinize the instruments learnt and to use alternative instruments in a justified manner depending on the respective decision-making situation.

Course descriptions:
KS Cost and Management Accounting, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course provides an introduction to the financial management of enterprises and analysis of financial decisions made in a company. Students will acquire knowledge of the internal and external sources of financing and the process of raising capital for both private and public companies. They learn how to use project evaluation tools like NPV and IRR, and apply them to the evaluation of an investment opportunity. The students will get to know how to apply the basic tools of finance on investment and financing decisions.

Course descriptions:
KS Fundamentals of Financial Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students gain a basic understanding of the concepts and varieties of regional legal and economic Integration (EU – NAFTA – ASEAN –Mercosur) and international business law. They are able to overcome substantive and procedural problems relating to the EU’s internal market and other models of international economic integration. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): EU Law, Free Trade and Consumer Law, Regional Legal Integration and Data Protection, etc...

Course descriptions:
KS International Business Law: Regional Legal and Economic Integration, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students gain knowledge of the consequences of business taxation in cross border cases and of methods for relief from double taxation. They can assess tax planning alternatives and know of transfer prices issues. Furthermore, students will be able to apply the OECD Model Tax Convention and specific Double Tax Treaties to resolve international tax cases.

Course descriptions:
IK International Business Taxation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge of Fundamentals of Business Taxation. Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this introductory course students will learn about which fundamental factors influence behavior in organizations and how learning and change processes can be designed and supported by leadership and HRM. They will examine processes of organizing from different perspectives and deal with leadership, change management and organizational learning to shape the development of organizations. After completing the course, students have developed a conceptual understanding of central issues of management with a focus on leadership as well as change management and organizational learning and can apply this in case studies and practical situations.

Course descriptions:
KS Introduction to Leadership and Change, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Engllish skills. Preferably some basic knowledge of Organization theory (not mandatory)

Credits:
3 ECTS

This intensive course provides insights into the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) as the application of information technology, sensors and communication technology in transport applications. Factors like green public spaces, in coalition with high safety and security foster the investigation of transportation systems for a sustainable and environmental benefit. In this context, smart, connected mobility can reduce not only traffic congestion and carbon emissions but also enhance road safety- related issues. This course gives an overview of the impact of digital technologies on transportation to make better use of the city’s existing infrastructure, make transportation systems safer, efficient reliable and environmentally friendly.

Course descriptions:
IK Introduction to Intelligent Solutions for Transportation and Physical Internet, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced knowledge of Operations and Transportation Systems, and Sustainability topics. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students gain a basic knowledge of research designs, the basic principles of research methodology and methods. They are able to distinguish between the key paradigms of social science research, decide on an appropriate research design for basic research questions and formulate them accordingly. The students know the basics necessary to understand the main ideas of published research material and the competences to read up on further research strategies and methods and make informed choices about how to approach specific problems they need to solve from a social scientific perspective.

This course is a prerequisite, and lays the foundation, for the future conducting of academic research and writing of academic papers.

Course descriptions:
KS Introduction to Research Methods, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge of Mathematics and Statistics. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course the participants learn about Management Control Systems (MCSs), especially how to use, design and evaluate MCSs and what are the different components of a MCSs in Profit- and Non-profit Organizations. Students work independently on different topics. However, they also work in groups and present the results in context of a course unit.

Course descriptions:
IK Management Control Systems, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Management Acccounting. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This module consists of a "KS" and "IK" type course. 

In this course, students familiarize themselves with key theoretical frameworks in organization science, including classic and modern approaches while gaining an understanding of how innovation and creativity emerge within organizations, networks, and broader organizational fields. They also gain knowledge of how organizations influence societal processes, particularly in relation to creativity and innovation.

Course descriptions:
KS Organization, opens an external URL in a new window

IK Organization, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS for KS
3 ECTS for IK

In addition to possessing a comprehensive overview of scholarly knowledge about managing people and organizations in various business and institutional environments, students will possess deepened knowledge about selected areas and are capable of applying their knowledge to real-life challenges. They are able to reflect the advantages and shortcomings of certain theoretical concepts for understanding certain organizational phenomena and recall key building blocks of different conceptualizations of and theoretical perspectives on organization(s).

Course descriptions:
IK Organization Theory and Behavior, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in the topics of Leadership & Change and Foundations of Organization theory. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students gain knowledge of key concepts and frameworks in international marketing. They are familiar with strategy formation and decision making with respect to international markets. They develop an understanding of current issues that managers face on international markets. The students challenge ideas and develop critical thinking. They have integrative knowledge of international marketing theory and practical application.

Course descriptions:
KS Principles of Marketing: An International Perspective, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students should be able to understand the role of sustainability reporting not only for external communication but also as an instrument for decision-making and control. In addition, they should be able to identify the main sustainability frameworks used by international corporations and apply theoretical perspectives to interpret the main ESG information reported. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): Management reporting, Sustainability reporting, Limitations of reporting, etc...

Course descriptions:
IK Reporting in International Corporations, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Management Accounting and basic knowledge in Financial Reporting. Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

Int his course students gain knowledge of the challenges evolving from digitalization, impacting on the individual and society. They are able to identify ways to tackle these challenges from a companies’ point of view. They can discuss the main concepts related to these issues, in particular evolving from corporate responsibility and sustainability. The students are familiar with the terms and underlying concepts to fulfill requirements of sustainable supply chain management. They have knowledge of foundations related to ethical questions in the context of digitalization.

Course descriptions:
KS Social Impacts of Digitalization and Supply Chain Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced knowledge in Management of Digitalization Transformation in Firms, and good knowledge in Supply Chain Management. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students gain an understanding the concept of socio-technical transition management as a multi-level approach. They become familiar with sustainable technologies and their role towards sustainable transformation of markets, industries and societies. They are able to gain insights into the macro-, meso- and micro-level responsible transformation drivers, and learn about socio-technical transition practices.

Course descriptions:
KS Socio-Technical Transition Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students know and understand the concepts and challenges of sustainable development and organizational sustainability as well as their interrelationships. They become familiar with different approaches to integrating aspects of sustainability into organizational reporting, as well as with the instruments of operational and strategic sustainability controlling and their possible applications in the context of organizational management systems. Furthermore, students have knowledge of the management of sustainable value and are familiar with the associated requirements for controllers.

Course descriptions:
KS Sustainable Management Accounting, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This seminar aims at providing insights into the field of simulation in transportation to perform experimental studies, testing of new technologies and demonstrate present and future scenarios. Microscopic traffic simulators allow comparison and testing of various existing or new street configurations or equipment. Therefore, they allow for deciding how street design arrangements or new technologies are seen and comprehended by the drivers, and which driving behaviour they produce. The acceptance of these arrangements by the users determine traffic safety. Traffic scenarios will be defined and tested within the seminar to obtain results that will be compiled in a scientific paper. The paper will be presented during the seminar. Groups will be built during the class.

Course descriptions:
SE Traffic Simulation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

The course aims at providing a basic understanding of the necessity of an independent audit and its role in the corporate governance discussion. It further focuses on the challenges in auditing financial statements in a multinational context, starting with the introduction of the risk-based audit approach and its limitations from a theoretical and practical perspective. It further gives an overview of relevant regulatory requirements on selected topics, e.g., independency, from a national and international perspective. Students will develop an understanding of the objectives and limitations of financial statements’ audits and will enhance their skills regarding professional skepticism and judgement.

Course descriptions:
KS Auditing of Multinational Firms, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic Knowledge of Financial Accounting and Financial Statements (not mandatory). Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

The students are able to explain the basic structure, principles and traits of tax systems commonly found in most OECD member states. They have basic knowledge of the typically levied types of taxes in these states and are able to identify the corresponding taxable items and events on a general level. They can apply this knowledge to a business context and know which taxes generally affect business structures and processes, either financially or by forcing procedural obligations upon them. In turn, they can analyze how taxation might influence business decisions. Through that knowledge, students are aware of the general tax risks associated with entrepreneurial activity and the relations between taxation and accounting.

Course descriptions:
KS Basics of Business Taxation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students gain knowledge of the basic concepts of corporate governance and the theory of the firm. They are aware of the role of important governance characteristics (such as corporate ownership) and can evaluate how corporate governance affects managerial decisions and the financial performance of the corporation. The students understand how corporate social responsibility (CSR) is related to corporate governance. International comparisons and differences in corporate governance are emphasized throughout the course.

Course descriptions:
IK Corporate Governance, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge of Financial Management. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course focuses on various aspects of language and cultural policy formulated by European institutions such as the European Commission or the Council of Europe. Students will engage in in-depth discussions on important topics in order to closely examine how these policies are implemented within the politics of individual European countries.

Course descriptions:
IK Culture and Language Policies in the EU, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

The goal of this course is to learn about corporate approaches to systematically identify sustainability issues and related stakeholder demands and translate them into corporate responses – within the organization and across the value chain. In particular, it aims at exploring the role of management systems, standards and related certification systems as tools to translate issues into corporate practice and as vehicles for continuous improvement and change. It also provides for a better understanding of the role of environmental and quality managers in organizations.

Course descriptions:
KS Environmental and Quality Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Sustainability Management and Management Accounting. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This module consists of a "KS" and "IK" type course.

This course provides a comprehensive and theory-based exploration of the key concepts and frameworks in entrepreneurship and innovation. It precedes, and aligns with the “IK Innovation and Entrepreneurship” and is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of entrepreneurial processes, corporate entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and innovation management. It emphasizes the theoretical foundations of entrepreneurship on an individual, organizational, and societal level, and lays the theoretical foundations to understand the development and management of innovation processes within established organizations. 

Course descriptions:
KS Innovation and Entrepreneurship, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In thsi course students gain a basic understanding of the concepts and varieties of regional legal and economic Integration (EU – NAFTA – ASEAN –Mercosur) and international business law. They are able to overcome substantive and procedural problems relating to the EU’s internal market and other Models of international economic integration. Covered topics include: Principles of Civil Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, Competition Law, International Free Trade Law.

Course descriptions:
KS International Business Law: Principles and Cases, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students handle topics such as, International hybrid work, e-internships, and intercultural collaborations of mixed teams which are now an integral part of work competencies in the global world. International collaboration and negotiation skills are therefore essential for managers in startups, small and medium businesses, corporations, governments, NGOs, and educational institutions. The course is practical and experiential. Teaching is implemented within a discovery-based learning/teaching methodology, focusing on the practical small teamwork project in class and individual and team reflection after the implementation of the hands-on tasks. Collaboration in teams and in a virtual environment is a fundamental aspect of this course!

Course descriptions:
IK International Collaboration and Negotiations, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

The course focuses on principles of financial investments in the international context. Students should become familiar with the functioning of international financial markets and obtain extensive knowledge of financial instruments and their valuation. Furthermore, students should be able to understand which strategies portfolio managers may apply to hedge risks by use of financial derivatives. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): Portfolio Theory, Securities & Asset Classes, Foreign Exchange Markets, Derivatives, etc...

Course descriptions:
KS International Investments, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Financial Management. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students gain knowledge of the strategic marketing management process and the marketing mix and application in business practice. They have extensive capabilities in formulating, implementing and adapting marketing strategies in an international environment. They are able to structure and analyze international marketing challenges. They can apply basic concepts of international marketing to specific market situations. The students know how to work in teams for problem solving.

Course descriptions:
IK International Marketing Cases, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Fundamentals of Marketing. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

The students have knowledge of the basics of management control. After becoming familiar with the wide range of management control mechanisms and instruments, students should be able to identify, use, design and critically evaluate the management control practices in different organizational environments.

Course descriptions:
IK Management Control, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Fundamentals of Management Accounting. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students wil be able to understand the concept of corporate responsibility from a management perspective, learn about different approaches for sustainable organizing regarding in particular social and environmental issues, and become familiar with different theoretical perspectives for approaching corporate responsibility and sustainable organizing.

Course descriptions:
KS Organizing Sustainability, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic knowledge in CSR and Sustainability Management (not mandatory). Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this seminar students possess a deeper understanding of organization, entrepreneurship and innovation theory and understand current trends and methods in the research fields. They are capable of suggesting ways to advance the current state of the art in research. Students have the ability to develop research questions and carry out small research studies (f.i. fieldwork, case studies). The focus of this seminar is the final production of a research project and seminar paper.

Course descriptions:
SE Research Seminar in Organization, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced knowledge in Organization theory, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students will understand the concept of responsibility innovation from a management perspective and learn about different approaches for sustainable innovation regarding in particular social and environmental issues. They will become familiar with different theoretical perspectives for responsible innovation.

Course descriptions:
KS Responsible Innovation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Sustainability Management. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students will know the relevance of transport logistics and are able to evaluate different scenarios with the help of suitable modelling approaches and optimization tools to support decision-making and derive robust recommendations for action for real decision-making situations in transport logistics. They are familiar with optimization (software) tools for decision support/prescriptive analytics in transportation logistics and they are able to apply them to case study problems on their own.

Course descriptions:
SE Software Tools for Decision Support in Transportation Logistics, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Transportation Logistics and Operations. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students will deepen their knowledge of leadership and the design and management of organizational learning and change processes. Students also gain insights into the diverse practice and current trends in this area.

Course descriptions:
IK Special Topics in Leadership and Change, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Fundamentals of Leadership & Change Management. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students translate sustainability management theories into practice and thereby develop practical capabilities in applying sustainability management approaches and tools to real-world business contexts, either through practice-oriented business simulations or within the context of real enterprises. Students will improve their decision-making capabilities. They also learn to manage team dynamics and the management with various stakeholders (e.g. practitioners) for successfully completing a project.

Course descriptions:
SE Sustainable Business Practice, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Sustainability Management and Organization. Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

Students are familiar with the fundamental (optimization) problems of (sustainable) transportation logistics. They are able to formulate them in a structured (mathematical) way. They understand the concepts and algorithms which are commonly used to solve these types of problems and they are able to apply them to case study problems. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): Vehicle routing, Network Optimization, etc...

Course descriptions:
IK Transportation Logistics, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in Mathematics and Statistics (not mandatory). Good English skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course will introduce students to the most prominent theories of change and see how through leadership and HRM practices, managers and organizations can exploit existing capabilities to change the organization and maintain or reach a leading position in the market. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): Continuous vs episodic change, Psychological safety, Ambidexterity, Leadership styles, Politics and power in the workplace, Social and cognitive networks, Organizational inertia, Value network, etc...

Course descriptions:
KS Advances in Leadership, Human Resource Management, and Change, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Fundamentals of Organization and Change Theory, Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

The course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the main theoretical concepts of corporate finance and their practical applications, with an emphasis on corporate valuation. Students gain a solid foundation and tools for analyzing and understanding key financial decisions (investing, financing and strategic decisions) that have to be made in financial management. The course enables students to put theoretical concepts and models in finance into practice using real-live problems.

Course descriptions:
KS Corporate Finance, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic Knowledge in Corporate Finance, Good English Skills.

Credits:
6 ECTS

This course provides students with a general overview of the field of strategic management, discusses key tools and practices in the strategy process and highlights some of the most relevant contemporary challenges for strategy practitioners. The course will be structured in four blocks. In the first block, we will talk about the most common concerns in analyzing the strategic positioning of a firm. In the second block, we will hear about the most relevant strategic choices a firm has in a competitive environment. In the third block, we will develop a more dynamic understanding of strategizing in organizations. In the fourth and final block, we will look into contemporary developments, like open strategy and platform markets, that are of critical importance for the field of strategic management.

Course descriptions:
KS Creating Strategic Advantages, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic Knowledge in Strategic Management, Good English Skills.

Credits:
6 ECTS

In this course students are introduced to a sound understanding of the process of (strategic) marketing management and the different components of the strategy development cycle. By completion of the course, they will be familiar with a range of marketing management issues pertinent to understanding how different elements of a business fit together to create a coherent organization and an effective marketing strategy. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): Locating Marketing within the general management of an organization, e.g. Development of the Marketing understanding and Linking Marketing to other business functions, Understanding markets and customers, e.g. markets, consumer behavior and segmentation, Creating value propositions, e.g. products and services, etc...

Course descriptions:
KS Introduction to Marketing Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic Knowledge in Marketing, Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

In this course students will learn how to identify, analyze and apply fields and duties of Managerial Accounting. They will further analyze and learn to differentiate between strategic and operative Management Accounting and its application. Great focus is placed on designing, implementing and applying Management Control Systems and using Management Accounting instruments in alignment with organizational goals. Students will ultimately be enabled to develop strategic and operative solutions for practical case study scenarios.

Course descriptions:
KS Managerial Accounting, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic Knowledge in Management Accounting, Good English Skills.

Credits:
6 ECTS

This course aims to help students develop a good understanding of what constitutes good qualitative research and provide students with the skills to conduct and analyze qualitative interviews. It further equips students with the knowledge for possibly conducting their own empirical master thesis based on qualitative methods.

Course descriptions:
SE Qualitative Research Methods, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course, students get a hands-on introduction to quantitative research methods – with a clear focus on skills that can be used in writing a master's thesis and later in their professional life. It lets students discover the different phases of a research project and help them to develop the necessary skills to write their own research plan, as well as understand the difference between primary and secondary data – and show students the potential of international databases.

Course descriptions:
SE Quantitative Research Methods, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

The core of the course Entrepreneurship is a comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurship. The course builds upon basic entrepreneurship knowledge and aims to introduce students to the theory and practice of entrepreneurship. The course will provide an overview of relevant entrepreneurship foundations and tools. Further, the course offers possibilities to apply the gained knowledge by developing entrepreneurial solutions to identified problems. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): the entrepreneur, entrepreneurial opportunity, entrepreneurial process, and, sustainable entrepreneurship, different forms of capital in entrepreneurial ventures, entrepreneurial growth and failure.

Course descriptions:
KS Entrepreneurship, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

The course is based on core accounting and valuation methods according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) class participants will be provided with knowledge concerning corporate actions as far as its implications on a company’s financial statements are concerned. The class aims at the understanding of the accounting process as well as the ability to interpret financial statements properly. A further emphasis is on the analysis of IFRS financial statements including performance measurement concepts.

Course descriptions:
KS Financial Accounting, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge of Financial Accounting, Good English Skills.

Credits:
6 ECTS

This course introduces students to today’s most prominent and advanced concepts for understanding (i.e. depicting) and explaining the nature of organizations. Moreover, it helps students to elicit these concepts’ practical (i.e. managerial) implications and understand the conditions for applying them. In addition, it familiarizes students with some recent ‘mega trends’ in organization and management—developments that have already transformed vast economic sectors (e.g. lean production which has reshaped industrial manufacturing globally) or are in the process of doing so (e.g. the rise of the platform economy).

Course descriptions:
KS Organization, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic Knowledge of Organization Theory, Good English Skills.

Credits:
6 ECTS

This course aims at providing a profound theoretical basis of Business Ethics including normative ethical theory for decision-making in business. A good education in business ethics for business students is a very important aspect due to ethical challenges in different types of organizations. Moreover, also an international perspective on business ethics, including European, Asian and North American perspectives as well as important business targets such as the “triple bottom line” of sustainability should be focused by interactive teaching models such as case studies, discussions, expert talks and writing reflections on these presentations and presenting own posters on ethical issues in class. It aims to provide students with a theoretical and practical foundation about business ethics goals such as SDG-Goals or the concept of sustainability.

Course descriptions:
SE Business Ethics, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
2 ECTS

The course will introduce students to the most important topics regarding Gender, Management & Diversity. The course further aims at exposing students to the newest scientific literature in the field. Through critical engagement with the literature and in line with the ERS pillar of the program the students will learn about the consequences of gender inequality in management/business and learn about tools and strategies to mitigate those. Students will be equiped with the knowledge about different theories, which explain gender dynamics in the labor market and within organizations.

Course descriptions:
SE Gender Studies for Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Basic Knowledge in Gender & Diversity Management, Good English Skills

Credits:
4 ECTS

This course aims to enable students to understand, evaluate and apply different models and theories related to intercultural competence, provide students with a learning environment that allows for experiencing the benefits and challenges of intercultural encounters in general, and of multicultural teamwork in particular in regular and virtual environments, and deepen students’ intercultural understanding by helping them reflect on the experiences made in class. Students will be aware of cultural communication shortfalls and how to mitigate cultural traps.

Course descriptions:
SE Intercultural Competence, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
2 ECTS

This course aims at providing a profound theoretical basis of Sales Psychology including the effective application of basic and advanced sales techniques and Sales Management with a specific focus on relational sales approaches. The course will emphasize strongly on practical implications taking the role and view of sellers (employees), buyers and the management of sales into account. As part of sales and people management, a short overview about most important tasks and effective management tools on the basis of international, intercultural and remote settings will be provided.

Course descriptions:
SE Key Sales Skills and Sales Psychology, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
2 ECTS

This Master Seminar is designed to develop in participants a greater understanding of negotiation theory and practice. Students are going to improve their negotiation skills (like essential questioning and listening skills) as well as their framework of preparation for negotiations. To achieve this, studnets will cover a broad range of negotiation issues, strategies (distributive and competitive bargaining), construction of realities and types of negotiators.

Course descriptions:
SE Negotiation Skills, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
2 ECTS

This course aims to provide a theoretical basics of professional business presentation preparations, conducting efficient presentations and combining with moderation skills. The course will emphasize the practical implications of efficient and effective presentation techniques in various environments. In the course different scenarios will be exercised and the adequate presentation technique will be given.

Course descriptions:
SE Presentation and Moderation Skills, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
2 ECTS

The course aims to introduce a range of tools for students to being able to create, build, manage and develop teams in organizations. It provides indicative content on team development & group dynamics to deal with more or less challenging team situations as formal leaders and team members such as, Team development & building, Group phenomena, Conflict management, etc... Furthermore, studnets are enabled students to integrate theoretical concepts in social psychology and systems theory with practical application to team settings.

Course descriptions:
SE Team Development & Group Dynamics, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
2 ECTS

This course provides a comprehensive introduction into the intricacies of incumbent adaptation to technological change. Upon successful completion of this course, students will possess advanced knowledge of the nature and dynamics of technological changes and their impact of established firms. The course focuses on the various factors that impede incumbent adaptation but also discusses how firms can overcome these inertial forces and successfully navigate through turbulent and discontinuous times. As such, students will get acquainted with the concept of ambidexterity which refers to a firm’s capacity to simultaneously explore and exploit, and the ability to implement both incremental and revolutionary change. While the course considers the general challenges and solutions of incumbent adaptation to shifting environmental conditions, it particularly focuses on the nascent digital transformation and how established firms can master it.

Course descriptions:
SE Digital Transformation: Continuous Change and Ambidexterity, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced Knowledge in Organization and Change Theory, Good English Skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course aims at providing a profound theoretical basis of Change Management, including the effects of digitalization on organizations. Covered topics include (but are not limited to): Digitization, digitalization and digital transformation, paradigms and the ideological foundation of recent management fads, different roles of management in change projects, consulting approaches, etc...

Course descriptions:
SE Digital Transformation: Managing Change, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced Knowledge in Organization and Change Theory, Good English Skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

The aim of the interactive seminar is to reflect on experiences and theories in the field of leadership in order to develop highly relevant leadership competences, such as cognitive and analytical skills to understand the complexity of leadership, personal and social skills to deal with emotional challenges associated with such situations, and reflective skills to support their responsible decision making. Following topics are addressed in the course: The meaning of leadership based on contemporary leadership theories, The role of leadership behavior and the tasks of leaders (managers) within groups and organizations as complex social systems, Leadership challenges based on motivation, communication, conflict, organizational design, etc. and Leadership development.

Course descriptions:
SE Leaders, Groups, and their Organizational Environment, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced Knowledge in Organization and Change Theory, Good English Skills.

Credits:
6 ECTS

The overall course goal of the lecture is to teach all relevant aspects of state of the art HR work in organizations (both aspects - strategic and operational - are covered). Following the approach of Dave Ulrich's "HR Business Partner Model", modern HR work consists of people focused as well as process focused tasks. The following content is covered in the course: HR life cycle, Success Factors of HRM, Defining HR Strategies, Implementing HR Tools, Executing efficient HR processes and procedures.

Course descriptions:
SE Human Resource Architectures and Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good knowledge in HRM Practices, Good English Skills

Credits:
4 ECTS

Students are supposed to acquire the ability to deal with the specific conditions of marketing decisions in business-to-business (B2B) markets by means of the value-based marketing approach. Based on a critical reflection of state of the art literature, that is supported by the instructor’s input and class discussions, and by developing, presenting and discussing a case study solution, students acquire the necessary analytical capabilities to successfully solve practical B2B marketing problems. Covered topics include: Organizational buying, The value concept as cornerstone of B2B marketing, Price management, etc...

Course descriptions:
SE Advanced Topics in B2B-Marketing, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge in Marketing Management, Good English Skills

Credits:
2 ECTS

This course aims to advance the role of Customer Relationship Marketing and Customer Insights in an overall business strategy, as well as in the marketing mix. Particular focus is given on the topic of analytics of customer relationships. Students will be provided with a theoretical and practical knowledge of the concept and process of customer relationship management based on the economics of undertaking a strategic approach to RM. They will examine and critically analyze key concepts of RM such as: Customer retention, churn, customer analysis, targeting, acquisition; developing a dialogue with customers’ through customer loyalty; lifetime value with a view to increased profitability and sustainability.

Course descriptions:
SE Consumer Insights and Relationship Marketing, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge in Marketing Management, Good English Skills

Credits:
2 ECTS

The course focuses on contemporary issues in marketing and their application in practice. Overall, it makes the critical connection between business and marketing strategy as well as strategic and operational dimensions. Throughout the different stages of the course students are exposed to a real-life case and empirically evaluate contemporary issues through constructing, collecting, analysing and interpreting primary data (qualitative and quantitative research methods). As an outcome of this evaluation students propose ways on how to deploy marketing research to develop, communicate and deliver improved value propositions related to particular case settings.

Course descriptions:
SE Contemporary Issues in Marketing Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced Knowledge in Marketing Management, Good English Skills

Credits:
4 ECTS

In this course students will understand the concepts of marketing underlying international communication and use of social media. They will further have a sound understanding of the differences between traditional marketing approaches and social media marketing, an introduction to the foundations of the global strategic communication process, and understanding the environmental context of international markets, e.g. factors influencing communication in the home country environment and host country environment.

Course descriptions:
SE International Marketing Communication and Social Media, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced Knowledge in Marketing Management, Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students will be introduced to a range of international marketing management issues pertinent to understanding how a firm needs to act in a dynamic and digital environment.They will be equipped with a sound understanding of the marketing management process for developing strategies for different international market environments and will be provided with a rigorous foundation and tools for analysis for international markets. Furthermore, students will be able to identify international market conditions and challenges for marketing mix strategies and will gain the ability to integrate theoretical concepts and models from the literature with practical business applications.

Course descriptions:
SE International Marketing Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced Knowledge in Marketing Management, Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

This course aims to provide a conceptual and practical foundation regarding business models, focusing on the impact of digitalization and sustainability on business models. There is a specific focus on the academic development of this research field – including its history – definitions which significantly developed the theory and set the foundation for practical implications. Beyond business models, the topic of business model innovation is an additional element in understanding the overall concept of business models.

Course descriptions:
SE Business Models and the Impact of Digitalization and Sustainability, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge of Strategic Management, Good English Skills.

Credits:
4 ECTS

This course aims to equip students with a sound understanding of the process of how to draft, execute and evaluate internationalisation strategies in different industry settings, provide students with a thorough foundation and tools for analysis and understanding the core decisions that have to be made in global strategic management, and enable students to integrate theoretical concepts and models in global strategy with practical application to business situations.

Course descriptions:
SE Global Strategic Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge of Strategic Management, Good English Skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

This course is concerned with the important challenges of strategic management in dynamic and complex environments. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of the central mechanisms behind some of the biggest challenges to successful strategic management in a world that is in constant flux, full of ambiguities and increasingly complex. The course proceeds in three parts. An understanding of the nature of the challenge – which could be labelled as dynamic complexity – by learning about self-reinforcing dynamics, feedback complexity and path dependence.Then, a look into research about the managerial implications of dynamic complexity in the internal and external environments of organizations. Lastly, learning about several approaches to strategic renewal as well as how strategic management changes in a world of platforms. In the third and final part, students will form teams to compete in a multi-sided platform market in a simulation exercise.

Course descriptions:
SE Strategic Management in dynamic and complex environments, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Advanced Knowledge of Strategic Management, Good English Skills.

Credits:
4 ECTS

This course introduces the circular economy as the most recent framework to contribute to sustainable development, achieve resource independency, and drive regional job creation in the service sector. The circular economy paradigm envisions products flowing either in technical cycles (e.g. repair/maintenance, reuse, remanufacturing, recycling) or biological cycles (e.g. biodegradation). Major conceptual frameworks and best practices from industry provide insights into the transition from value chains to value cycles. Innovations to drive the circular economy are analysed on multiple levels including industry, networks, firms, and product-service systems.

Course descriptions:
SE Circular Economy Innovation Fundamentals, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
4 ECTS

This seminar provides advanced perspectives on Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy Innovation (SECEI) by deep diving into current topics at the research frontier. Theoretical frameworks have to be applied for analysing innovative practices of entrepreneurs and incumbent firms in selected industries. New knowledge from theory and practice is integrated through experiential learning (e.g. simulations, site visits) and/or transferred in third mission engagements (e.g. social media communication campaign, industry event, policy briefs).

Course descriptions:
SE Integrated Seminar: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Circular Economy Innovation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge in Sustainability Management, Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

The seminar offers students a balanced blend of theoretical knowledge, practical insights, and methodological research skills to deepen their knowledge of sustainable entrepreneurship and circular economy innovation. It is particularly designed to provide students with the research disciplines' specific toolkit for the crafting of a well-defined, impactful, ethically sound research proposal, which can also serve as a preparation for conducting a master's thesis in a later stage of your program. Covered topics include: Advanced topics, concepts, and frameworks in sustainable entrepreneurship and circular economy innovation, Research methodologies relevant to sustainable entrepreneurship and circular economy innovation, and Ethical challenges and considerations specific to research in sustainable entrepreneurship and circular economy innovation.

Course descriptions:
SE Research Seminar: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Circular Economy Innovation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge in Sustainability Management, Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students understand how digital technologies can be employed to generate business value. They are able to analyze business processes and have basic knowledge on how they are supported by technology in current organizations. They know how data is processed and managed in current organizations and how to extract information relevant for business decisions. They are able to apply basic analytics techniques using appropriate tools to support business decisions.The course content is taught using blended learning methods with interactive elements to consolidate knowledge.

Course descriptions:
KS Introduction to Analytics and Digital Transformation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS

Students can perform data manipulation and analysis in ways that cannot be achieved with spreadsheet software. Students have a deeper understanding of business tasks that can be accomplished with programming. They are able to come up with new ideas for business optimisation, and to test these new ideas by writing their own programs.

Course descriptions:
IK Programming for Business Tasks, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

This module consists of a "VL" (Lecture) and "UE" (Exercise) type course.

The students have knowledge of methods of programming in Python and are familiar with modern and an appropriate programming environment. They have an elementary knowledge of the development of algorithms and essential data and control structures. They are able to solve problems using Python. They are also familiar with basic concepts of procedural and object-oriented programming paradigms.

Course descriptions:
VL Python Programming for Economic and Business Analytics, opens an external URL in a new window

UE Python Programming for Economic and Business Analytics, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Knowledge of Windows/Mac/Linux and application programs, as well as the organization of folders and files is expected. Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS for VL
3 ECTS for UE

The goal of this course is to offer a micro-economic approach to the internal organization of firms. It starts from the simple premise that people respond to incentives, and that they do so in predictable ways. Important questions covered in this course include how to find the right employees, how managers can design incentives to get employees to do what they want them to do, or how the structure of a firm should be designed.

Course descriptions:
KS Decisions in Firms, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

This module consists of a "KS" and "IK" type course. 

Students master the fundamentals of econometrics. They are familiar with the most important concepts of mathematical statistics such as estimation and testing. They know the differences between different types of data and have experience in data collection and preparation. They understand empirical economic papers and can also evaluate their quality. They know the strengths and limitations of multiple regression analyses and can interpret estimation coefficients depending on different functional forms. They are able to independently conduct simple empirical analyses using business and economic data and to interpret the results. The students know the difference between descriptive and causal analysis. They have an overview of the possibilities of causal identification.

Course descriptions:
KS Empirical Economics, opens an external URL in a new window

IK Empirical Economics, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS for KS
3 ECTS for IK

This module consists of a "KS" and "IK" type course. 

The course is a methodological course to analyze strategic behavior of agents. The course introduces basic concepts of non-cooperative game theory in combination with applications dealing with competition in oligopolistic markets, sequential bargaining, limit pricing, credence goods, political competition or cartels. In this course we will focus on decision making in economic and business settings. It is not recommended to attend the intensifying course (IK) only, without being familiar with the content of the course Game Theory (KS).

Course descriptions:
KS Game Theory, opens an external URL in a new window

IK Game Theory, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS for KS
3 ECTS for IK

This module consists of a "KS" and "IK" type course. 

Students know the different operations research (OR) techniques and the role of OR in analytics. They are able to model decision and optimization problems, solve them using appropriate software tools and interpret the respective results.

Course descriptions:
KS Operations Research, opens an external URL in a new window

IK Operations Research, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
3 ECTS for KS
3 ECTS for IK

This course provides students with a guide to the theory and practice of banking. Participants should gain insights into a wide range of bank activities and management operations, and develop skills to quantitatively assess, for example, bank risk and stability, competitive behavior and productive efficiency. In combination with other topics such as bank lending and regulation, students obtain a comprehensive understanding of the role of banks in the financial sector and in the general economy.

Course descriptions:
KS Banking, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English SKills

Credits:
4 ECTS

Students acquire the necessary tools of theoretical Industrial Organization and Game Theory to understand and analyze digital markets. They learn to analyze the economics of business models and strategies for regulatory and management decisions in digital markets.

Course descriptions:
KS Economics of Digital Markets, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
4 ECTS

The course deals with the functionalities and the specialties of online marketplaces. In addition to an introduction to game theory and the associated economic competition models, simple basics of mechanism design are discussed. The theoretical and empirical features of e-commerce, auctions and exchanges are discussed (functionality, welfare implications, optimal strategic behavior, ...). The course also discusses how blockchains and cryptocurrencies work. The course is held in form of distance learning, the whole content of the course (videos, slides, additional material) is accessible via the JKU's Moodle system

Course descriptions:
VU Online Marketplace, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

The seminar will familiarize students with actual topics of analytic methods. In the seminar current issues are interdisciplinary developed and discussed with the participants. The seminar has changing topics with potentially changing criteria for evaluation.

Course descriptions:
SE Seminar Analytic Methods, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge of Analytic Methods, Good English Skills.

Credits:
4 ECTS

This module consists of a "KS" and "IK" type course. 

The course's goal is to provide students with an understanding of advanced econometric models and to enable them to deal with empirical work in a critical manner. The course discusses in detail specification, identification, and estimation techniques. The methods taught will provide students with a clear idea on how to undertake their own empirical projects (e.g., Master's thesis) and on how to critically assess empirical research. Topics include: Instrumental variables (IV), Randomized controlled trials, Difference-in-differences method, Regression discontinuity method, Matching procedures.

Course descriptions:
KS Treatment Evaluation, opens an external URL in a new window

IK Treatment Evaluation, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
The Department of Economics recommends to take KS and IK Empirical Economics before this course or to be familiar with the contents of these. Good English Skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS for KS
3 ECTS for IK

In this course students have competent knowledge of existing exact solution concepts used in logistics applications. They will know the modelling concepts of mixed integer programming. They will be able to design mixed integer programs for logistics applications on their own and to design, implement and test appropriate optimization techniques, interfacing with commercial solver tools. They will also know how to evaluate and validate the obtained results.

Course descriptions:
SE Computational Logistics: Optimization, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge in Operations Research, Good English Skills.

Credits:
6 ECTS

This module consists of a "VL" and "UE" type course. 

Students are able to use methods and tools to merge large amounts of data (Big Data), especially business and web data, in a data warehouse or data lake. The students master methods and tools for data analysis with data warehouses and data lakes, in particular OLAP languages. The students are familiar with the reference architecture of data warehouse and data lake systems and are proficient in planning, designing and implementing data warehouse and data lake systems, taking into account the volume, velocity and variety of the data to be analyzed. The course content is taught using blended learning methods, in particular flipped classroom, with interactive elements to consolidate knowledge.

Course descriptions:
VL Data Warehousing, opens an external URL in a new window

UE Data Warehousing, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge of Database Systems, Good English Skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS for VL
3 ECTS for UE

Students have competent knowledge of current scientific literature in selected topics of the subject "Production and Logistics". They can summarize and present scientific literature within a teamwork procedure. They have basic knowledge of selected software systems, modeling language and solution techniques for decision support in production, logistics and supply chain management. They are able to deal with planning situations using appropriate software tools and interpret the results.

Course descriptions:
SE Decision Support in Production, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Good English Skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In  this course students have an in-depth knowledge of selected advanced topics in production, logistics and supply chain management. They are able to describe planning problems using appropriate models and they are able to select and apply appropriate concepts and (solution) approaches. Furthermore, students have in-depth knowledge in long-term tactical as well as short-term operational distribution planning, such as parcel delivery, service technician routing and scheduling, patient transport etc, and dispose of in-depth knowledge in modeling and solving strategic and operational decision problems with multiple objectives, e.g., facility location planning considering cost and CO2 emissions or distribution planning in a disaster relief context.

Course descriptions:
IK Advanced Topics in Production, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good Knowledge of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Good English Skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS

In this course students have a competent knowledge of existing heuristic and metaheuristic methods used in logistics applications. They know basic design concepts of heuristics and metaheuristics. They are able to design, implement and test simple heuristics and metaheuristics for planning problems on their own. Furthermore students know statistical methods for evaluation of heuristic and metaheuristic results. Concepts include: Variable Neighborhood Search, Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search, Tabu Search, Simulated Annealing, Genetic Algorithms, Ant Colony Optimization.

Course descriptions:
SE Computational Logistics: Metaheuristics, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills

Credits:
6 ECTS

This module consists of a "VL" and "UE" type course. 

Students will be able to apply data mining methods to integrated and cleaned data sets of an organization, but also to process logs and unstructured data such as text data, in such a way that potentially new knowledge can be gained through pattern recognition. They are familiar with the phases of data mining, important application areas (problem types) and current developments in data, web as well as process mining. The students are familiar with the use of data mining tools.

Course descriptions:
VL Data Mining, opens an external URL in a new window

UE Data Mining, opens an external URL in a new window

Entry requirements for exchange students:
Good English Skills.

Credits:
3 ECTS for VL
3 ECTS for UE