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Fundamentals of Business Administration

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Fundamentals of Business Administration
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008
Module code: BAIBA-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.
P420-0477
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.
8V (8 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.
8
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written examination

[updated 19.03.2010]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BAIBA-110 (P420-0477) International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008 , 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).
120 class hours (= 90 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 240 hours (equivalent to 8 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 150 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BAIBA-220 Balance Sheets and Cost Accounting
BAIBA-320 Business Processes in Business Administration
BAIBA-490 Culture & Civilisation
BAIBA440


[updated 10.07.2012]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen
Prof. Dr. Günter Pochmann


[updated 05.07.2012]
Learning outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- think in economic and, particularly, business-management terms;
- explain and classify the most important rudimentary principles of business administration;
- provide an overview of (i) basic functions in business economics (procurement management, production management, sales management, etc.); (ii) key areas affecting business production (personnel management, materials management, corporate finance, information management, etc. ); (iii) theories of business management;
- explain and resolve issues relating to the organization of workflow and structures in companies; and
- explain and resolve personnel management issues in companies.

[updated 19.03.2010]
Module content:
Fundamentals of Business Administration
 - Basic terminology and fundamental relationships in business economics
 - Planning, decision-making, and control of business processes
 - Fundamental concepts and approaches in the areas production and sales, investment, and financing
 
Business organization
 - Organization of business workflow: representation and evaluation of business processes
 - Organization of business structures: principles of organization theory, basic models, project organization, management organization, organizational change
 - Interorganization
 
Personnel
 - Personnel as a production factor
 - Recruitment, personnel selection, career development, personnel management, remuneration policies


[updated 19.03.2010]
Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture and problem-solving class

[updated 19.03.2010]
Recommended or required reading:
Bea, Franz Xaver/Dichtl, Erwin/Schweitzer, Marcell (Hrsg.): Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre. Band 1: Grundfragen. 8., neubearb. u. erw. Aufl. Stuttgart: Lucius&Lucius, 2000
Bierle, Klaus: Betriebswirtschaftslehre Band 1. 9. Auflage. Saarbrücken 2002
Bierle, Klaus: Betriebswirtschaftslehre Band 2. 9. Auflage. Saarbrücken 2002
Kieser, Alfred/Walgenbach, Peter: Organisation. 4., neubearb. u. erw. Aufl. Stuttgart: Schaeffer-Poeschel 2003
Schierenbeck, Heiner: Grundzüge der Betriebswirtschaft, 16. Aufl. Oldenbourg, München Wien 2003
Scholz, Christian: Personalmanagement, 5. Aufl., München: Vahlen 2000
Wöhe, Günter: Einführung in die Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, 21. Auflage, München: Vahlen 2002


[updated 19.03.2010]
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