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Business Planning (Seminar)

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Business Planning (Seminar)
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021
Module code: WIB21-WPM-W-402
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.
2SU+2S (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: 6
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Project, class presentation

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Exam recurrence:
The information regarding exam recurrence is found within the exam policy of the study programme (ASPO).
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

WIBASc-525-625-W5 Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013 , semester 6, optional course
WIB21-WPM-W-402 Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021 , semester 6, optional course

Suitable for exchange students (learning agreement)
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:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Stefan Georg
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Stefan Georg

[updated 09.02.2022]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module students will:
_        know the components of a business plan.
_        be able to develop a new business idea
_        be able to create a realistic business plan.
_        be able to show the connections between individual subplans.
_        be able to present their business plan in a presentation.


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Module content:
1.        Business idea, location, legal form
2.        Organization and personnel planning
3.        Market analysis and market entry concept
4.        Marketing plan
5.        Investment, capital requirements and financial plan
6.        Sales, cost and profit plan
7.        Liquidity plan
8.        Opportunity and risk analysis (SWOT analysis)


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Teaching methods/Media:
As a team, students will create their own business plan. This will be accompanied by lectures and support from the lecturer. In addition, students will become familiar with the wide range of information on business plans available on the Internet, with particular emphasis on what the Federal Ministry of Economics has to offer.

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Recommended or required reading:
_        www.sog.saarland.de und www.existenzgruender.de
_        Unterlagen zum StartUp Business Plan Wettbewerb der Sparkassen (Documents on the StartUp Business Plan Competition from the Sparkasse)
_        Arnold, J.: Existenzgründung: Businessplan und Chancen, UVIS Verlag 2013
_        Georg, S.: Fragen und Antworten zur Existenzgründung, CreateSpace 2014
_        Lutz, A.;Bussler, Chr.: Die Business Plan-Mappe: 40 Beispiele aus der Praxis, Linde Verlag, 4. Auflage 2015
_        Vogelgesang, E.; Fink, Chr., Baumann, M.: Existenzgründung und Business Plan, Erich-Schmidt-Verlag, 2015


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