Introduction to Business Administration for Industrial Engineers

Lecture information

3 ECTS, 2 SWS, Presence performance: 20 hours, Own performance: 100 hours, German

Description

The lecture provides a comprehensive introduction to all essential subjects and processes within a company. In compact lecture units, various decison problems are structured according to business functions in a company and dealt with from a management-oriented point of view. In addition to an overview of all sub-areas of business administration, the students gain an orientation for the choice of the specialisation in business administration in the third semester.

Contents:

  • Characterisation of Companies

  • Business Management Functions

  • Procurement and Supply Management

  • Production

  • Marketing

  • Accounting

  • Investing and Financing

  • Human Resource Management and Organisation

  • Management and Strategic Leadership

  • Decision Theory

Learning goals

The students understand the essential terminology of business administration and can transfer basic concepts to current issues in entrepreneurial practice. They

  • know the tasks of business administration

  • can characterise companies,

  • are familiar with the basic functions of business administration

  • can apply basic business administration models to case studies

  • understand that individual business decisions need to be coordinated with each other through business strategies.

Advance performance

none

Information link

www.uni-due.de/pom/index_en.php

Comment

Examination requirements:

  1. Regular attendance of the lecture with independent preparation and follow-up work

  2. Participation in the exercises within the framework of the lecture with independent preparation and follow-up work

  3. Solving exercises in the Moodle platform for self-study

Literature
  • Lecture notes: Einführung in die BWL für Wirtschaftsingenieure

  • Thommen, J. P., Achleitner, A. K., Gilbert, D. U., Hachmeister, D., & Kaiser, G. (2020). Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre: Umfassende Einführung aus managementorientierter Sicht. Springer-Verlag 

  • Thommen, J. P., Achleitner, A. K., Gilbert, D. U., Hachmeister, D., Jarchow, S., & Kaiser, G. (2022). Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre Arbeitsbuch: Repetitionsfragen-Aufgaben-Lösungen. Springer-Verlag.

Assigned courses

learning platform "Teaching digital for EBWL"

The learning platform "Teaching digital for EBWL" was implemented as part of the lecture Introduction to Business Administration for Industrial Engineers (approx. 155 students). In Moodle, simple and more in-depth exercises are available to students throughout the semester.

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