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Introduction to Business Administration

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Introduction to Business Administration
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2012
Module code: BBWL-110
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0057
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam (90 min. / Can be repeated semesterly)

[updated 02.01.2019]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BBWL-110 (P420-0057) Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2012 , semester 1, mandatory course
BBWL-110 (P420-0057) Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2016 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BBWL-210 Personnel and Organization
BBWL-310 Investment and Financing
BBWL-430 Corporate Responsibility


[updated 02.11.2015]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Petra Garnjost
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Appel
Prof. Dr. Petra Garnjost
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen


[updated 04.09.2012]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this submodule, students will:
 
- be able to explain the basic concepts of business administration, have an overview of its sub-disciplines and be able to explain and evaluate operational processes.
- have a basic understanding of business management, strategic and operational planning, business organization, decision theory and monitoring.
 
 
- be familiar with the basic concepts of the above mentioned subareas.
 
 
- be able to apply the concepts and instruments learned in the above mentioned sub-areas to simple business cases.
- be able to draw preliminary conclusions to simple business problems by using the concepts and tools learned.
 
- Basic concepts and interrelationships in business administration
 


[updated 02.01.2019]
Module content:
 
- Presentation and evaluation of operational processes
- Principles of corporate management
- Strategic and operative planning
- Company organization
- Decision making and constitutive decisions
- Monitoring


[updated 02.01.2019]
Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture and tutorial

[updated 02.01.2019]
Recommended or required reading:
- Olfert, H. / Rahn H.J.: Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre, latest
  edition, Ludwigshafen.
- Schmalen, Helmut: Grundlagen und Probleme der Betriebswirtschaft, latest edition,
  Köln.
- Schierenbeck, Henner, Wöhle, Claudia: Grundzüge der Betriebswirtschaftslehre,
  latest edition, Verlag Oldenbourg
- Thommen, J.-P. / Achleitner, A.-K.: Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, latest
  edition, Wiesbaden.
- Vahs, Dietmar, Jan Schäfer-Kunz: Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre, latest
  edition, Verlag Schäffer-Poeschel.
- Wöhe, Günter: Einführung in die Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, latest
  edition, München.


[updated 02.01.2019]
 
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