DHBW STUTTGART School of Business Administration COURSES IN ENGLISH (subject to modifications) SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE
CONTENT
AVAILABLE FOR
HOURS
CREDITS
Fall
(September –
November)
Finance and Investment
Overview of corporate finance / capital budgeting / capital markets and products /
portfolio investment / capital: cost, structure and long-term financing / working
capital management / static and dynamic methods of investment / cost utility
analysis / capital asset pricing model
Open for 2 guest
students
33 hours
3 ECTS
Fall
(mid November
– February)
Int. Business: Corporate
Governance / Case
Studies
Aims and objectives of corporate governance / corporate governance-structures
in Germany / corporate governance-structures in different regions / crisis themes
in corporate governance / future development / influencing variables and
complexity of the international activities of companies / case studies international
activities
Open for 1 guest
student
25 hours
2,5 ECTS
Fall
(September –
November)
Int. Cooperation
Aspects of international cooperation / cooperation in international teams / virtual
cooperation / deepening studies of different cultures
Open for 3 guest
students
28 hours
2,5 ECTS
Fall
(mid November
– February)
Int. Human Resource
Management I
Aims und strategies of international human resource management / human
Open for 5 guest
resource management, personnel management / International personnel planning students
and competence management / international personnel marketing and
advertisement / international personnel selection and e-recruitment / performance
management and und potential appraisal / international reward systems,
compensation / human resources controlling / comparative human resource
management
40 hours
4 ECTS
Fall
(September –
November)
Introduction in international marketing / international marketing strategy /
advantages and disadvantages of standardization vs. localization / characteristics
of international marketing mix (product and programme policy, pricing and
conditions policy, distribution policy, communications policy) / case studies
Int. Marketing: Simulation Core concepts in international marketing / core marketing tasks / ways of
identifying marketing problems and solutions / the marketing entry planning
Game Country Manager
process / country marketing strategy / the marketing mix components within
country environments
Open for 3 guest
students
44 hours
4 ECTS
Open for 5 guest
students
24 hours
2 ECTS
Strategic procurement planning / sourcing strategies / operational procurement /
Int. Operations
Management & Logistics I e-procurement / supply chain management / international procurement markets /
service providers in the logistics sector / supplier evaluation and supplier
development / project management in logistics / legal fields of procurement
Open for 5 guest
students
40 hours
4 ECTS
Fall
(mid November
– February)
Fall
(mid November
– February)
Int. Marketing
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DHBW STUTTGART School of Business Administration COURSES IN ENGLISH (subject to modifications) SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE
CONTENT
Fall
(October –
December)
Globalization and intercultural cooperation / the phenomenon of culture /
Introduction to
Intercultural Management theoretical approaches to culture / self-image vs. image of the other /
ethnocentrism / stereotyping / intercultural communication / further cultural
studies
Spring
(March – mid
June)
AVAILABLE FOR
HOURS
CREDITS
Open for 3 guest
students
36 hours
3 ECTS
Core elements of the
internal added value
Material and immaterial goods / procurement / production of services and goods / Open for 3 guest
warehouse management / logistics / decision-making
students
24 hours
2 ECTS
Spring
(May – mid
August)
Int. Business: Corporate
Governance / Case
Studies
Open for 1 guest
student
25 hours
2,5 ECTS
Spring
(March – mid
June)
Int. Locations
Aims and objectives of corporate governance / corporate governance-structures
in Germany / corporate governance-structures in different regions / crisis themes
in corporate governance / future development / influencing variables and
complexity of the international activities of companies / case studies international
activities
Theories of locations / corporate culture, national cultures and internationalization
/ concepts of distance and strategies for internationalization / case studies
Open for 2 guest
students
36 hours
3 ECTS
Spring
(May – mid
August)
Int. Human Resource
Management II
Open for 5 guest
students
40 hours
4 ECTS
Spring
(May – mid
August)
Int. Marketing: Consumer
Behaviour
Open for 3 guest
students
16 hours
2 ECTS
Spring
(May – mid
August)
Int. Operations
Management & Logistics
II
Management of manufacturing and processes (ERP/PPS) / use of ERP and - und Open for 5 guest
merchandise management systems / location decision for manufacturing and
students
storage facilities / global manufacturing / quality management and und
certification / controlling: performance measurement and the analysis of
potentials for improvement / value stream mapping and value stream design
40 hours
4 ECTS
Expatriation concepts and international human resources development /
employment relations, co-determination in the international context / comparative
HRM / HRM within mergers and acquisitions / current developments in
international HRM / – Organization of human resource management
Introduction to consumer behaviour / decision-making models / the importance of
perception / attitudes versus behavior / motivation and involvement / lifestyle /
how consumers learn / the role of the family and group influence
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DHBW STUTTGART School of Business Administration COURSES IN ENGLISH (subject to modifications) SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE
CONTENT
AVAILABLE FOR
HOURS
CREDITS
Spring
(March – mid
June)
Int. Production and
Logistics
Tasks and opportunities of the order processing between the poles of costs,
delivery service, environmental protection and social responsibility / strategic
design of the system of international warehousing, manufacturing and transport /
materials scheduling and inventory optimization / delivery service policy /
outsourcing / global sourcing strategies / international supplier relationship
management / international logistics strategies / global cooperation within the
process chain
Open for 3 guest
students
24 hours
2 ECTS
Spring
(May – mid
August)
Leadership
Corporate culture / – management styles and leadership models / incentive
systems / conflict management / communication and motivation
Open for 3 guest
students
30 hours
3 ECTS
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