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BUSINESS STUDIES I: Introduction

level of course unit

1. Study cycle, Bachelor

Learning outcomes of course unit

The students:
• hold a basic knowledge of general business-related administration (ABWL).
• have an overview of the most important business-relatedmanagement topics and the corresponding terms.
• have a basic understanding of operational procedures and know important interre-lationships of business-related management topics.
• develop an active interest in business studies.

prerequisites and co-requisites

none

course contents

• Fundamentals and classification of ABWL
• Fundamentals of corporate management: Location decisions, inter-company con-nections, corporate constitution, organization, personnel management
• Basics of monitoring and cross-connections to Accounting & Finance
• Selected topics on service provision: Innovation management, carefully-selected marketing content

recommended or required reading

• Vahs, Dietmar; Schäfer-Kunz, Jan: Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre. Schäffer-Poeschel (in the current edition)
• 1-2 articles from professional journals

assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

language of instruction

German

number of ECTS credits allocated

3

eLearning quota in percent

0

course-hours-per-week (chw)

2

planned learning activities and teaching methods

Integrated course

semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered

1

name of lecturer(s)

Prof. (FH) Dr. Peter Dietrich

year of study

1

recommended optional program components

none

course unit code

IBS.VZB.01.03

type of course unit

integrated lecture

mode of delivery

Compulsory

work placement(s)

none