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| Module code: PdK-404 |
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4S (4 hours per week) |
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6 |
| Semester: 4 |
| Mandatory course: yes |
Language of instruction:
German |
Assessment:
Course work (50%) + written exam (50%): graded
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PdK-404 (P322-0157, P322-0158) Childhood Education, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017
, semester 4, mandatory course
PdK-404 (P322-0157, P322-0158) Childhood Education, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019
, semester 4, mandatory course
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60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
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Module coordinator:
Studienleitung |
Lecturer: Studienleitung
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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to think in business terms with regard to a non-profit organization. They will be familiar with most important approaches to economics and can explain and classify them. They will be familiar with the function, factor and leadership theories of business administration. The Management Tasks module is divided into two individual seminars on the management of social organizations and human resources management.
The following learning outcomes/competences will be pursued:
1. Economics of social organizations:
Understanding fundamentals of business
Identifying and outlining relevant business objectives
The core tools of organizational design
Identifying basic organizational structures
The tasks and structure of internal accounting
Distinguishing between the basic terms of cost and performance accounting
Performing calculations
2. Personalmanagement:
The basics of personnel management
Theoretical approaches to the analysis of personnel and work
Analyzing and implementing the process of personnel selection from application analysis to the assessment center
Becoming familiar with key management tools and leadership styles
Identifying measures for staff retention and motivation
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Module content:
The seminars are based on the following content:
1. Economics of social organizations:
Economics as goal-oriented action
o The economic principle
o Business goals
o Operational production factors
o Planning and decision-making
The company organization
o Terms and tasks of the organization
o Organizational structure and procedures
o Significant legal forms
Corporate accounting system
o Basic concepts of business accounting
o Physical inventory und inventory
o Annual accounts and balance sheet
o Personnel costs
o Depreciation
Cost and performance accounting
Calculation methods
2. Human resources management
Principles of human resource management
o Definition of terms
o Principles and objectives of human resources management
Theoretical approaches to the analysis of personnel and work
o Scientific management
o Human relations movement
o HRM
The process of personnel selection from application analysis to the assessment center
o Personnel requirements analysis
o Instruments for preliminary selection
o Instruments for a rough selection
o Interviews
o Assessment centers
o Onboarding instruments
Leadership styles and instruments
Measures for staff retention and motivation
o Theoretical principles of motivation
o Maslow´s Hierarchy of Needs
o Adams equity theory
o Individual incentive systems and team motivation
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Teaching methods/Media:
-Keynote speeches
-Work on case studies
-Independent study
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Recommended or required reading:
Moos, Garbiele und Peters André: BWL für soziale Berufe. Stuttgart 2021
Schwede, Joachim und Geiersbach, Christine: Personalführung für die Kita Leitung. Köln/Kronach 2015
Christa, Harald (Hg.): Handbuch Organisation und Verwaltung in der Kita. Hürth 2024. S.199-354
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