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Contemporary Issues in Management (Seminar, English)

(course inactive since 08.12.2019)

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Contemporary Issues in Management (Seminar, English)
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013
Module code: WIBASc-525-625-FÜ8
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.
P450-0194
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.
2S (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.
3
Semester: 5
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
English
Assessment:
Term paper written in English

[updated 14.03.2018]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

WIBASc-525-625-FÜ8 (P450-0194) Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013 , semester 5, optional course, course inactive since 08.12.2019
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 90 hours (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 67.5 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


[updated 08.12.2019]
Learning outcomes:
Today, the environment of companies is characterized by a high degree of dynamic change, which poses new challenges for the management of companies and employees. In this seminar, management concepts will be analyzed by the students who will be dealing with these challenges.
The goal of the seminar is to enable students to work independently on current management and leadership concepts, put these concepts in an overall context and critically reflect on the respective management recommendations. We will focus on the conceptual basis of the respective concepts and their empirical validation.  In addition, examples from corporate practice will be used to demonstrate the implementation of these concepts.
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:
_ identify the new challenges facing the management of companies and employees,
_ understand the factors that trigger these challenges/changes,
 
_ analyze new management concepts and
_ recognize and explain their part in solving the challenges identified.
Depending on the chosen literature, we will be discussing


[updated 13.09.2018]
Module content:
 
high-performing organizations and leadership.
The module will not focus on a single textbook, but rather on a series of current publications on these topics, which have received corresponding recognition in the academic world.  
  
_High-Performing Organizations
_ The tradition of management practice
_ Growth strategies and their implementation
_ Globalization and its impact on management
_ Generation X and its impact on management
  
Nature of Leadership
_ Classical approaches towards leadership
  Trait Theory of Leadership,
  Behavioral theories of leadership
  Contingency theories of leadership
_ Transactional leadership
_ Transformational leadership

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Teaching methods/Media:
This seminar focuses on the teaching method of "problem-based learning". Students will select their topic themselves, but will receive support in structuring and researching it.

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Recommended or required reading:
Introductory literature:
_        Kirby, J.: Towards a Theory of High Performance, Harvard Business Review, July/August 2005
_        Rooke, D. / Torbert, W. R.: Seven Transformation of Leadership, Harvard Business Review, 2005
 
Seminar literature (excerpts):
_        High Performing Organizations
_        Drucker, P.: The Practice of Management, Harper Paperbacks, 2007
_        Collins, J.: From Good to Great, 2001, Harper Collins Publisher
_        Friedman, T. L.: The World Is Flat, 2005 Farrar, Straus and Giroux
_        Gary Hamel: The Future of Management, Harvard Business Press, 2007
_        Malcolm Gladwell: The Tipping Point, 2002, Back Bay Books
 
Leadership
_        Jack Welch: Winning, 2007, International edition, Harper Collins
_        James, M. Kouzes, Barry, Z. Posner: The Leadership Challenge, 2008, John Wiley & Sons; Auflage: 4. Auflage
_        Daniel Goleman: Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books, 2000


[updated 13.09.2018]
 
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