Industrial Management (PT)

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 1 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 220589111

Reflection practice 1

4.00

ECTS

0.20

SWS

• reflection on the extent to which the acquired theoretical competencies could be implemented/used in the relevant business practice in the context of the student’s own tasks. • Reflection on the personal development fields based on the courses of the current and the coming semester. • Writing reflection reports

General Management 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589102

Business Administration 1 -Basics & Investment

3.00

ECTS

2.50

SWS

•General introduction to business administration • Corporate Governance and Constituent decisions • legal forms • Introduction to Production, Marketing, Cost theory, HR • Investment calculation

General Management 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589101

Finance 1 – Financial Accounting

3.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Introduction to corporate accounting • Legal basics/Turnover tax • System of double-entry bookkeeping/Techniques of booking • Booking dues and accounts recievable • Booking in purchasing and sales • Settling an invoice • Booking wages and salaries • Import and export trade

General Management 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589106

Marketing 1 – Basics & Social Media

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Basics of marketing (definitions, basic tasks) • Marketing management (relevant markets, strategies) • Buyer behavior • Market research • Market segmentation • Product policy • Pricing policy • Distribution policy • Communication policy

General Management 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589103

Organisation

3.00

ECTS

1.50

SWS

• The company organization as a socio-technical overall system • Effect of complex interrelationships in the company organization • Organizational influencing factors •Technical terms of the enterprise organization

General Management 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589104

Project Management 1

1.00

ECTS

1.00

SWS

• Relevant theoretical basics of project management • Planning process of a project, with focus on rough and/or detailed planning • Instruments of project planning • Application of practical example projects in the course of group work

General Management 2 | Practical (UE) | Coursecode: 220589105

Teambuilding

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Definition of the term team • Feedback rules • “Group functions” for successful teamwork • Importance of observation and communication for the development of team competence • Getting to know and reflecting on one’s own behavioral tendencies and their effect on other team members

Integrative 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589110

English 1 – Business

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• General Business Engish & Basic Grammar Revision • Technical and Financial Terminology • Business Correspondence • Short presentations in English Language of instruction: English

Production Technology & Digitization 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589107

Mathematics 1 – Basics

4.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Students gain a basic knowledge of mathematics to explain technical and economic basic principles at an academic level • Basics such as numbers and numeric systems • Functions and curves • Composing function graphs with Excel, Matlab • Differential equations – basics • Differential equations – economic and technical applications • Common differential equations – numerical solution methods with Matlab

Production Technology & Digitization 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589108

Science Tech 1

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Measurements, international standard metric system • Motion of a mass point: speed and acceleration • 3-Dimensional motion: inclined throw (projectile on an inclined plane) • Circular motion • Power and motion • Impulse, energy and power, elastic collision • Torque • Basics of statics • Basics of dynamics • Periodic table of elements • Electricity, electromagnetism • Atom model • Atomic nucleus and radioactivity

Production Technology & Digitization 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589109

IT 1 – Basics

4.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Lecture: • Fundamentals of Applied Computer Science • IT Infrastructure • IT Networks • IT Management • Cloud Computing • Modern Workstations Exercise: • Solving business and technical problems using applied computer science methods. • Creating calculations and professional reports & graphs. ”

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 2 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 2205089211

Reflection practice 2

3.00

ECTS

0.20

SWS

• reflection on the extent to which the acquired theoretical competencies could be implemented/used in the relevant business practice in the context of the student’s own tasks. • Reflection on the personal development fields based on the courses of the current and the coming semester. • Writing reflection reports

General Management 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089202

Controlling 1 – Cost accounting

4.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Basics of cost theory and cost accounting • Systems of cost accounting • In-depth analysis of the three main subsections of cost accounting (cost types, cost centres, cost unit accounting) • Marginal costing – cost splitting, contribution margin accounting, progressive fixed cost calculation • cost resolution • production programm planning

General Management 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089201

Finance 2 – Balance Sheets

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Legal requirements for creating annual reports • Assessment of cost of sales • Asset allocation and valuation • Assessment of amounts receivable • Accruals and deferred income • Accrued liabilities • Reserve assets • Overhead and turnover cost procedures

General Management 4 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089203

BWL 2 – Financing

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Partial financing (export industry’s point of view, use of appropriate hedging instruments) • Basic principles of financial mathematics • Basics of financial planning • Sources of external financing • Capital increase and capital reduction • Sources of internal financing • Optimisation of financial policy instruments

General Management 4 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089204

Marketing 2 – Sales & Customer Orientation

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Customer orientation: • Emergence, impact, dimensions and measurement of customer satisfaction • Customer orientation in corporate management and at the interface with the customer Complaint management: • Complaints, reclamations • Conception of a complaint management system • Personal behaviour in the event of a complaint or reclamation Sales policy (distribution policy) • Structure of distribution channels • Use of sales organs • Design of sales activities • Personal selling in B2B business • Ideal sales process

Integrative 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089210

English 2 – Meetings

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Meetings and moderation with international participants • Language functions in English as a participant, moderator or chairperson. • Telephone and video conferences • Application of technical and scientific language in meeting situations • Composing an application for an internship Language of instruction: English

Production Technology & Digitization 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089207

Materials Science

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Basics of materials science (atomic structure, periodic table of the elements, bonding types) • Technical material properties • Metals, plastics, ceramics, composites • Steel production, Fe3C diagram • Economic importance of materials • Material selection issues • Trends in materials development • Surface finishing of materials and components

Production Technology & Digitization 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089205

Mathematik 2 – Statistics

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Descriptive Statistics • Basics of Probability Theory • Evaluating statistics • Confidence intervals • Case studies from engineering and business administration, to be solved manually and with appropriate software (e.g. R)

Production Technology & Digitization 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089206

Science Tech 2

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Mechanics of materials • Thermal expansion of solid matter • Equation of state for an ideal gas • Laws of thermodynamics • Geometric optics: prisma and lenses, telescope, microscope • Sonic waves • Doppler Effect • Luminescence • Light waves: refraction, diffusion • Planck’s Law of Radiation

Production Technology & Digitization 4 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089208

Electronic Engineering 1

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Voltage, current, Ohm’s resistance • Kirchhoff’s Laws • Calculation of DC grids • Power of electricity • Magnetic field, Law of Induction, Inductivity • Electrical field, capacity • Sinus-shaped alternating current, characteristic values, imaging • Electrical Energy Engineering • Basic principles of electrical energy transfer in electro-magnetic machines

Production Technology & Digitization 4 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089209

IT 2 – Business Solutions

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

IT Management • Requirements management for IT projects • Process models for IT projects Programming • Overview of the essential elements & object orientation • Principles of programming • Basics of physical computing with applied examples

Integrative 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089212

Digitize & Data Visualization

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

In-depth knowledge of current digitization fundamentals in the areas of data management and visualization, such as: • Selected basics of a programming language (e.g., Python). • Tools for the visualization of quantitative and qualitative process data • Tools for data analysis

Integrative 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089214

Elective subject: Internationalisation & Language 1

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Language competence in everyday situations with frequently used expressions and elementary vocabulary (personal information) • expressions in specific areas such as, visiting a city, family and as a customer of a restaurant/shop • Get to know different frameworks internationally Language of instruction: foreign language, e.g. Spanish/German

Integrative 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 2205089213

Sustainable Industry & Production

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Basic knowledge for a better understanding of sustainable industry & production: • Necessity and aspects of a sustainable mindset • The role & impact of the industry in the global sustainability context • Climate-friendly manufacturing approaches & energy efficiency

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 3 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 220589310

Reflection practice 3

5.00

ECTS

0.20

SWS

• reflection on the extent to which the acquired theoretical competencies could be implemented/used in the relevant business practice in the context of the student’s own tasks. • Reflection on the personal development fields based on the courses of the current and the coming semester. • Writing reflection reports

General Management 5 | Practical (UE) | Coursecode: 220589303

Communication – Presentation & Moderation

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Setting goals for your own lecture • Target group analysis • Structure of presentations • Strategies of argumentation • Content visualization • Use of media • Personal impact competence • Interaction strategies for questions and objections • Dealing with breakdowns and malfunctions Moderation • The purpose of moderation and the tasks of a moderator • Motivation and intervention techniques • Phases and process of a moderation • Preparation of a moderation (moderation schedule)

General Management 5 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589301

Controlling 2 – Tools

3.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Introduction to management accounting • Strategic vs. Operative management accounting • Distinction between accounting and management • Fundamentals of cost management • Process cost accounting • Target costing • Key performance indicators and systems of financial control • Focus on excess profit figures based on the example of Economic Value Added • Balance sheet analysis based on key performance indicators • Company valuation – methods, detailed: DCF

General Management 5 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589302

Supply Chain Management

3.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Logistics management: definitions, processes, logistics costs, service level & customer satifaction, logistics service provider • Logistik tasks: transport management, inventory management, warehouse management, packaging management, order management & integrated material requirements planning • Procurement & Purchasing: processes, purchasing, supplier management, methods & tools • Supply Chain Management: conzept & modelling, bullwhip effekt, design principles • Customs & Export Control

Integrative 4 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589309

English 3 – Career

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Professionalisation of the previous English competence modules in the subject area “Career & Performance Evaluation” • CV and job description • Conducting job interviews • Creating and presenting a further education programme (online vs. face-to-face) • Assessing performance and conducting appraisal interviews using the example of technical and logistical topics (e.g. material properties, supply chain, etc.) Language of instruction: English

Production Technology & Digitization 5 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589306

Engineering 1 – Components

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Basic terminology of machine elements • Introduction to standardised drafting • Standardisation, standard measures, fits and tolerances, structural and positional tolerance • Detachable connections (screws, bolts and pins, shaft-hub connections) • Springs • Rotational elements (axles and shafts, tribology, lubricated bearings, roller bearings, bearing and shaft seals and gaskets, shaft couplings, brakes, gears, belt transmission) • Non-detachable connections (welding, presses, soldering, glueing, riveting)

Production Technology & Digitization 5 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589304

Mathematik 3 – Optimization

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Matrix calculation • Linear optimisation • Regression and correlation • Statistical methods for data analysis (PCA, Clustering) • Modelling and optimizing simple industrial processes (exact and heuristic methods, simulations)

Production Technology & Digitization 5 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589305

Production Technologies 2 – Shaping Technology

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Casting process • Materials selection for casting purposes • Creating a casting model • Non-cutting forming processes • Forming processes • Rolling • Tube manufacturing • Rail manufacturing • Additive manufacturing (3D printing)

Production Technology & Digitization 6 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589307

Electronic Engineering 2

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Components of a direct-current circuit • Simple semi-conductors (diodes, transistors…) and their applications • generation and curve form of alternating current • AC Units and their behaviour (phase delay) • Three-phase currents and complex nature of performance in a three-phase system • Star and delta circuits, their performance, currents and performance measurements in delta circuits. • Power measurement in three-phase circuits • Analogue technology – Operational amplifier switches • Digital technology – Decoders – Counters • ADC, DAC • Microprocessors • Production of Integrated Circuits (IC)

Production Technology & Digitization 6 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589308

IT 3 – Database Management

3.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Relational Data Model • Entity-Relationships diagrams (ERD) • Normalisation rules • Relational database management systems • Data Warehouse • NoSQL and Big Data • Structured Query Language (SQL)

Integrative 5 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589311

Digitization in production

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Up-to-date specialized knowledge on the introduction and optimization of digitized processes and applications, such as: • Construction of a digitized machine • Digital integration of this machine into various production processes • Exemplary exercises on a modular production system from FESTO

Integrative 5 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589313

Internationalisation & Language 2

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

This course builds on the competencies acquired in the previous semester (elective: Internationalization/Language 1). • Express oneself in everyday situations • Move in an industrial environment • Move in an international environment Language of instruction: foreign language, e.g. Spanish

Integrative 5 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589312

Sustainable Supply Chains

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Up-to-date specialized knowledge to strengthen sustainability in supply chains, such as: • Climate-friendly transport logistics • Sustainable logistics systems • Sustainable packaging systems

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 4 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 220589411

Reflection practice 4

2.00

ECTS

0.20

SWS

• reflection on the extent to which the acquired theoretical competencies could be implemented/used in the relevant business practice in the context of the student’s own tasks. • Reflection on the personal development fields based on the courses of the current and the coming semester. • Writing reflection reports

General Management 6 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589404

Communication & Psychology

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Basic principles of communication – sender and receiver • Subjective and objective reality • Verbal, non-verbal and interactive communication skills • Transaction analysis – taking a systemic view, goals, contracts and traps • Working with conflicts and group dynamics • Institutional requirements for successful communication in the workplace

General Management 6 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589401

Management & Leadership

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Introduction to conceptual foundations of management and leadership • The individual: motivation and behaviour • The team: group and group behaviour • Management & leadership • Human Resources as a management task

General Management 7 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589402

Processmanagement 1

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Business Process Management: definitions, concepts, ideas and objectives of process-oriented business organization • End-2-end process management • Classification of processes (core processes, management processes, support processes, improvement processes) • Business Process Management Lifecycle: strategy, design, implementation, execution, measurement & monitoring, optimization and controlling of processes • Methods and instruments of process measurement • Process modeling: process visualization, notation forms, business process management tools, model types and integration (digital twin of the process organization) • Human Workflow Automation

General Management 7 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589403

Production Management

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Production systems and types • Production and cost functions • Production planning (Program planning, Scheduling, Capacity Planning) • Integrated planning approaches

Integrative 6 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589410

English 4 – Negotation

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Professional English in negotiations • Argumentation methods and appropriate business etiquette as success factors in negotiations • Cause and effect for logical arguments • Writing summaries of complex content and procedures • Quoting and paraphrasing information from scientific sources Language of instruction: English

Integrative 6 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 220589409

Scientific Work

2.00

ECTS

1.00

SWS

• Becoming acquainted with the formal requirements in general for scientific work and specifically at the Institute Industrial Management • Learning the methods and techniques of scientific work • Becoming acquainted with the scientific writing style • Gaining approval for the exposé of your bachelor’s thesis

Production Technology & Digitization 7 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589406

Engineering 2 – Construction

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Standardised drafting with exercises (standardised lettering, sheet sizes, scale, layout, vertical section, side view, sectional view, measurement key with symbols, individual aspects, positional number, cylinders and angles, surfaces, depictions of screws and gears). • introduction to an appropriate software programme (Solid Works).

Production Technology & Digitization 7 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589405

Production Technologies 2 – Machines

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Basic principles of cutting • Chiseling, sawing, filing, drilling, countersinking, chafing, turning, milling, reaming • Speed of machines, core running times, performance • Grinding: abrasives, grinding tools, grinding processes, grinding machines • Honing, lapping, sandblasting, vibratory finishing, • Tooling machines • Introduction to manufacturing devices and machines • Basic principles of automation in manufacturing • Design and mechanisms of numerically-controlled manufacturing plants • flexible automation in manufacturing

Production Technology & Digitization 8 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589407

Automation 1

4.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Introduction and applications of automation technology • Automation pyramid • Process and phases of an automation project • Basics of measurement technology • Waveforms • Measurement errors • In-depth examination of selected sensor systems • Possible uses and practical application examples of sensor technology • Hydromechanical and pneumatic principles • Components of hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical actuators • Documentation and symbols • Engines • In-depth consideration of selected actuators • Generation, processing and distribution of compressed air • Possible uses and practical application examples of actuators • Interaction between actuators and sensors

Production Technology & Digitization 8 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589408

ERP Information Management

3.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Definition, goals, structure and functions of Enterprise Resource Planning software (ERP) – How have ERP systems developed historically? – How are business processes supported within an ERP system? – How can ERP systems be implemented successfully? • Positioning of ERP systems in companies – How does the company differ from other software solutions? • Real-time systems using the example of SAP S / 4HANA – How can business processes be successfully integrated, automated, standardized and controlled? • SAP S / 4 HANA – Finance and Logistics: – Central organizational units – Master data of particular importance – Business processes in finance and logistics – Logistics functions and their integration relationships in the materials management, production planning and sales modules

Integrative 7 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589412

Digitize processes

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Current in-depth knowledge on the digitization and analysis of processes, for example: • digital tansformation on process level • robotic process automation • process mining

Integrative 7 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589414

Internationalisation & Language 3

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

This course builds on the competencies acquired in the previous semester (elective: Internationalization/Language 2). • Processes and procedures in industrial and social environments • Technical and business contexts Language of instruction: foreign language, e.g. Spanish

Integrative 7 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589413

Sustainable Product Development & Recycling

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Current special knowledge to strengthen sustainability in product development and product utilization (recycling), such as: • Eco-Friendly Products • Reuse and Recycling

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 5 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 220589510

Reflection practice 5

4.00

ECTS

0.20

SWS

• reflection on the extent to which the acquired theoretical competencies could be implemented/used in the relevant business practice in the context of the student’s own tasks. • Reflection on the personal development fields based on the courses of the current and the coming semester. • Writing reflection reports

General Management 8 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589501

Business law

3.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Austrian law • EU law • Principles of Contract law • Commercial and company law • Competition law • Intellectual property law

General Management 8 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589502

Controlling 3 – Planning & Reporting

4.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Content, methods and procedure of budgeting • Types of forecasts • Planned cost calculation and deviation analysis • Modern reporting and information systems • Basic principles of reporting

General Management 8 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589503

Process Management 2

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Business Process Management: Current Trends, Relevance and Challenges • Process Analysis: Static and dynamic methods as a basis for planning and implementing process optimization projects, planning target processes, a process-based determination of personnel requirements and the establishment of process cost accounting approaches • Process mining: potential benefits, techniques, case studies and practical examples • Process optimization: evaluation & prioritization of process weaknesses, design principles, creative methods • Process automation: rough and detailed evaluation of the potential of automation use cases, economic and technical evaluation of process automation • Robotic Process Automation • Process optimization in practice: anchoring process optimization in the strategy as well as integration into the organization • Analysis and design methods for process optimization • KPI Management for the definition and measurability of process objectives

Integrative 8 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 220589509

Cross-Cultural Communication

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Communication strategies • Etiquette in an international business environment Language of instruction: English (mainly), Spanish (if there is enough interest)

Production Technology & Digitization 10 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589507

Automation 2

4.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

• Introduction to control technology • Industrial control systems (PLC/SoftPLC) • IEC61131 programming languages • Introduction to control engineering • Design of controllers with focus on PID controllers • Basic overview of IT systems in automation • Visualisation technologies such as HMI and SCADA • Introduction to process control systems • Case studies and applications from industry

Production Technology & Digitization 10 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589508

ERP & Business Intelligence

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• From Data to Value: – How can added value be generated from the company data? – Which analysis tools and methods can be used for this? – In which systems should which data be kept permanently available? • Use of the data for process optimization – Which data from which systems can be meaningfully integrated for process automation? – Which tools support the automation and optimization of business processes? •Integrated planning tools – How can the budgeting process be successfully integrated and automated? – How can predictive analytics support the budgeting process? • ERP standard reporting: Standard analysis, flexible analysis. • Cross-system analysis using Data Warehouse (DH) and Process Mining. • Analytic Apps – SAP Fiori, Neptune

Production Technology & Digitization 9 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589506

Logistics Technologies

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Transport technology on the road • Transport technology on Rail • Technical aspects of shipping • Basics of material flow engineering • Storage, packaging, picking and conveying technology • Material flow analysis and optimization

Production Technology & Digitization 9 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589504

Production Technologies 3 – Joining Technologies

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Basic knowledge of chemical and physical laws concerning firmly bonded joints • Compression and snap connectors • Gluing • Soldering • Welding. Especially: • Electric arc welding • Gas welding • MIG/MAG welding

Production Technology & Digitization 9 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589505

Quality Management

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Philosophy and methods of TQM • Quality assurance accross all divisions of an enterprise, in product usage, recycling and disposal • Methods of quality assurance • EFQM

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 6 | Diploma Examination (DP) | Coursecode: 220589607

Bachelor's Examination

2.00

ECTS

0.00

SWS

• The board examination is carried out in accordance with the requirements for final examinations at FH Bachelor’s degree programmes pursuant to FHStG as amended

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 6 | Bachelor's Thesis (BA) | Coursecode: 220589605

Bachelor's Thesis

11.00

ECTS

0.33

SWS

• Analysis of the task • Development of theoretical basics, evaluation of different solution alternatives, also on the basis of the currently incomplete state of research • Independent development of the solution for the task • Writing a bachelor thesis on an appropriate topic

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 6 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 220589606

Bachelor's Thesis Seminar

1.00

ECTS

1.00

SWS

• Supervision and coaching of the writing process of the bachelor’s paper • Incorporating content and methodical input and discussions pertaining to (text) results

Bachelor Thesis & Practice 6 | Project Thesis (PA) | Coursecode: 220589603

Industrial Project

9.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Working in a project in industry or working on a topic in research relevant to the study programme

General Management 9 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 220589602

Projectmanagement 2

2.00

ECTS

1.00

SWS

• Planning, conducting and following up a kick-off workshop • Planning and implementation of a project with a professional project management software, consideration of continuous project controlling • Project management process with special consideration of project start, project coordination, project controlling and project closure

General Management 9 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589601

Strategic Management

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Theoretical and conceptual basic principles of strategic management • Decision making and game-based theory • Descriptuve vs. Prescriptive strategic approaches • Phase model of the prescriptive strategic process: analysis, development, implementation, checks • Instruments of strategic management • Business crises and restructuring

Integrative 9 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 220589604

Case Study

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

• Case studies for interdisciplinary topics of industrial management at the interfaces of business administration, logistics, information technology & industrial engineering • Applied project management in small groups • Innovation management & methods • Other current special topics in the context of industrial management (e.g. sustainability, Industry 4.0)