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Specific Issues in International Management
Name of lecturer(s)
Maria Klewer
Prof. Dr. Michael Erner
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Köster
Prof. Dr. Graciela Küchle
Semester
4
Available in
Winter and summer semester
Mode of delivery
Lecture including integrated exercises
Language of instruction
English
Course unit title (German)
Specific Issues in International Management
Number of ECTS credits awarded
2.5, this corresponds to a workload of 75 hours
Contact hours per week (45 mins each)
2.0
Workload: Contact hours
30
Workload: Independent studies
45
Workload details
Preparation of and follow-up on lectures, exercises, presentations
Type of assessment
Course-specific paper / presentation
Duration of assessment
0 Minutes
Type of course unit
Mandatory course unit
Prerequisites (see below)
Vor- und Nachbereitung, Übungsaufgaben, studentische
Präsentationen
Planned learning activities and teaching • Interactive lectures
methods
• Group discussions
• Presentations by students
• Exercises with real-life examples
Professional competence: In-depth
This lecture will teach definitions, methods and processes of a
knowledge and comprehension (Bloom) topic in International Management. The specific topic in this field of
study varies depending on the lecturer.
Professional competence : conative
skills, analysis and synthesis of
knowledge
In the framework of this lecture the students will be taught to apply
their knowledge, understand its implications and relationships
to other fields of study as well as to analyze its meaning in a
broader context. Students will be prepared to work on practical
problems which will simultaneously serve to obtain an in depth
understanding of the teaching content.
Personal competence: Social abilities
and skills
The lectures are planned in a way that the students work in
heterogeneous groups. Thereby they get encouraged to plan and
actively create working processes, and to lead fellow the students.
At the same time by working in groups, students learn to adapt
and respond to their working context.
Personal competence: Independence /
autonomy
In respect to this competence, this lecture teaches the ability to
reflect about specific topics related to international management as
well as in regard to the students’ own personality. The students will
understand and learn to cope with his/ her own strength and
weaknesses and further develop his/ her personality.
Competence levels according to GQF
5
Course unit contents
The content of the lectures vary depending on the lecturer. The
focus may lie on sustainable entrepreneurship, management in the
Asia-Pacific region or Leadership.
Recommended optional programme
components
International Management is business field which should be
understood as a strategic axis between all business areas. In
consequence, a broad understanding on business related topics
form the fundament of a good management.
Additional specifics
The chief topic of this course typically changes each term in order
to provide the lecturers with some flexibility to deliver courses
on their current research activities or emerging business issues.
Students benefit from this flexibility by obtaining up-to-date, indepth knowledge of the selected topic.
This course is an optional course in the Major International
Management Part I or II or in the Minor International Management.
Recommended or required reading
References vary depending on the lecturer. You are encouraged to
contact then to receive their latest list of references on the course.
Some examples are:
• Braungart, M./MCDonough, W.: Cradle to Cradle: einfach
intelligent produzieren, München, Piper, 2013.
• Elkington, J.: Cannibals with forks, Oxford, Capstone, 1999.
• Lehmann-Waffenschmidt, M.: Innovations Towards
Sustainability - Conditions and Consequences, 2007.
• Pauli, G.: The Blue Economy : 10 Jahre – 100 Innovationen 100 Millionen Jobs, Berlin, Konvergenta Publ, 2012.
Scheduled
Combined assessments
Regular