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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.
International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017
Module code: BIBW-111
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.
2VF (2 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.
2,5
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English/German
Assessment:
Written exam 60 min.

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

BIBW-111 (P420-0057) International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017 , 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).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 75 hours (equivalent to 2.5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 52.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Petra Garnjost
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Petra Garnjost


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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module students will:
- know and be able to explain basic business administration terms
- be able to describe the external and internal determining factors and results of entrepreneurial activity,
- be able to illustrate and evaluate operational processes
- be able to explain economic decisions
- be able to identify the most important characteristics of the strategic management process
- be able to describe selected models for situation analysis and the development of strategies
- receive an overview of the international aspects of corporate management
- be able to apply these concepts and tools in various sub-areas to simple business examples.

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Module content:
Introduction to Business Administration
- Basic concepts and interrelationships in business administration
- Presentation and evaluation of business conditions
- Description and explanation of operational processes
- Operational key figures to measure a company´s success
- Principles of corporate management (planning, organization, implementation and control)
-Strategic corporate management and strategy approaches
- Planning, decision making and control of business processes
- Special characteristics of international management

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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture with case study work

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Recommended or required reading:
- Thommen, Jean-Paul; Achleitner, Ann-Kristin: Betriebswirtschaftslehre : umfassende Einführung aus managementorientierter
  Sicht, Wiesbaden
- Wöhe, Günter: Einführung in die Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, München
- Bovee, C. L., Thill,J.: Business in Action, Publisher: Prentice Hall
- Ebert, R. J.; Griffin, R. W.: Business Essentials, Publisher: Prentice Hall
- Solomon, M. R., Poatsy, M.A., Martin, K.: Better Business, Publisher: Prentice Hall
- Williams, B.K;  Sawyer, S. C.; Berston, S.:  Business: A Practical Introduction, Publisher: Prentice Hall

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