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Bachelor Seminar "Managerial Problem Solving and Communication"

As this seminar is primarily taught in German, you find the more information on the German course website

Within the Core Module Management, Innovation, Marketing (MIM), the Chair of Strategic Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers each term a seminar for undergraduates.

In the context of our Bachelor's seminar "Managerial Problem Solving and Communication", our business partners help us to build a bridge between theory and practice. Together we develop a real  case study for our students, who will solve one of many strategic challenges our partners are currently facing. Thus, our students learn how managers can solve strategic problems and communicate their ideas and solutions efficiently and successfully.

Course language: German and English

The theory sessions, which will take place in the first half of the term, are part and parcel of the seminar.

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Target Group and vacancy

  • Undergraduate students enrolled in the following degree programmes "Business Administration and Economics" (B.Sc. BAE), "Business Computing (new examination regulations)" (B.Sc. WI), "Bachelor Digital Transformation in Business and Society" (B.Sc. DTBS), and "International Culture and Business Studies" (B.A. ICBS), who plan to write a bachelor thesis at the Chair of Strategic Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.
  • As capacitites are restricted, it will be necessary to apply for this course.

Requirements

  • Short motivation letter
  • Short CV (one page) including the grade of your High School Diploma
  • Your current Transcript of Records
  • High School Diploma

Required application documents in Englisch or German:

Please, do understand that incomplete applications cannot be considered. 

Objectives

  • In this course, we show you how to solve strategic problems in managerial contexts and how to successfully communicate solutions to these problems.

  • To do so, we teach approaches and methods from strategic management, innovation and entrepreneurship research, communication research, and leadership studies. 

  • Once you are acquainted with these theories and methods, you will work in teams to develop recommendations and communicate concepts for a current real world managerial problem that will be presented to you each semester by a partner company of our chair.

  • For this course, you will be credited with 7 ECTS (4 SWS).

  • The plenary seminar sessions typically take place during the first half of every term, and the individual team sessions take place in the second half of every term.

How you will be graded

  • Exam: 60 minutes (takes place 1-2 weeks after the last session)
  • Presentation: 60 minutes (incl. 30 minutes Q&A)

Grade composition

  • 30% exam
  • 70% presentation

Further details concerning content-related requirements regarding the exam and the presentation will be disclosed during the first half of the semester.

For additional information, please, also consult the official course description in the Modulkatalog.

In the context of our Bachelor's seminar "Managerial Problem Solving and Communication", our business partners help us to build a bridge between theory and practice. Together we develop a real  case study for our students, who will solve one of many strategic challenges our partners are currently facing. Thus, our students learn how managers can solve strategic problems and communicate their ideas and solutions efficiently and successfully.

Contact information

Moritz Maier
Moritz Maier
Room HK14b 203
Dr.-Hans-Kapfinger-Straße 14b
Phone: +49(0)851/509-2513
Fax: +49(0)851/509-2512
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