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Course Descriptions
Summer Term 2020
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Faculty of Economics
and ManagementList of Courses
at Bachelor’s Level
Lecture Field of Studies ECTS Type of Class Name
Competitive Intelligence Business Studies 6 Seminar Ralf Wagner
Compliance in Multinational Peter Eberl
Business Studies 6 Seminar/Block course
Corporations Fabian M. Teichmann
Carmen Rodriguez
Consumer Insight and
Business Studies 6 Seminar/Block course Santos
Engaging Communication
Ralf Wagner
Boris Lehnert
Corporate Finance Business Studies 6 Lecture
Christian Klein
Economics of Innovation Economics 6 Lecture / Exercise Guido Bünstorf
Evolutionary Game Theory Economics 6 Seminar Fabian Mankat
Reinhard Hünerberg
International Marketing Business Studies 6 Seminar
Ralf Wagner
Introduction to Behavioral
Economics 6 Lecture Astrid Dannenberg
Economics
Introduction to Sonja Zitzelsberger
Economics 6 Lecture
Environmental Economics Sven Christens
Introduction to Game Theory Economics 6 Lecture Björn Frank
Marcus Brandenburg
Operations Research Business Studies 6 Lecture Biman Darshana
Hettiarachchi
Aleksandra Wimberger
Public Economics Economics 6 Lecture / Exercise
Ivo Bischoff
Strategic Operations
Business Studies 6 Lecture / Seminar Erik Siems
ManagementList of Courses
at Master’s Level
Lecture Field of Studies ECTS Type of Class Name
Advanced Sustainability Wolfgang Bichler-Riedl
Business Studies 6 Seminar
Management Stefan Gold
Alternative market concepts
– a critical perspective on Annika Mies
Business Studies 6 Seminar
Circular Economy and Sharing Stefan Gold
Economy
Behavioral Economics
Economics 6 Lecture Björn Frank
Milestones
Cross-Cultural Issues in
Economics 6 Seminar Sandra Ohly
Business Psychology
Econometrics Economics 6 Lecture Igor Asanov
Economics of Guido Bünstorf
Economics 6 Lecture
Entrepreneurship Maria Mavlikeeva
Economics of Science and
Economics 6 Lecture / Seminar Johannes König
Technology
Empirical Productivity
Economics 6 Lecture / Seminar Heike Wetzel
Analysis
Field Experiments in
Economics 6 Lecture Igor Asanov
Economics
Impact Evaluation in
Environmental Economics Economics 6 Seminar / block course Martin Kesternich
Using Field Experiments
Intermediate Public
Economics 6 Lecture / Exercise Ivo Bischoff
Economics
Georg von
Law and Economics-Public
Business Studies / Law 6 Lecture / Seminar Wangenheim
Choice
Martina Deckert
Leadership and Change
Business Studies 6 Lecture Peter Eber
Management
Microeconometrics Economics 6 Lecture / Exercise Andreas Ziegler
Population Economics Economics 6 Lecture / Seminar Holger Bonin
Quantitative Methods of Christoph Büren
Methods 6 Seminar
Experimental Economics Björn Frank
Research Methods for Stefan Gold
Methods 6 Lecture
Business Stefan Seuring-Stella
Kathrin Reinke
Stress at Work Economics 3 Seminar
Sandra Ohly
F. Alexandre de Lima
Supply Chain Management
Business Studies 6 Seminar Jayani Ishara
for the Circular Economy
SudusingheTargeting Business Studies 6 Seminar Ralf Wagner
Towards Digital and
Business Studies 6 Lecture / Seminar Stefan Seuring-Stella
Sustainable Supply ChainsAdvanced Sustainability Management
Type of
Business examination: Wolfgang Bichler-Riedl
Seminar 6 ECTS Presentation
Studies and Term Stefan Gold
paper
Thu 14:00 – 18:00 h, weekly 23.04. – 16.07.20
Content:
Content of the seminar: Sustainability within companies; Corporate Social
Responsibility Reporting, a critical altercation towards existing sustainability
debates (e.g. Triple-Bottom-Line), specific topics of sustainability (e.g.
precarious work).
Design of the seminar: The direction of the seminar will be influenced by the
students. There will be:
- Content and perspectives provided by the instructor
- Discussions within the seminar to identify issues and critiques
- Guest speakers
- Group presentations for different dimensions of sustainability within a
chosen topic/company
The goal of the seminar is,
- to work out critical, but constructive perspectives
- to understand (corporate) sustainability within a bigger picture
- to illustrate requirements and actions of well-managed sustainability
There are no literature requirements beforehand. All needed academic
publications will be introduced during the seminar and will be made available
within the Moodle course. The password will be provided after the binding
registration is complete.
Prerequisites:
Students will work with academic publications; hence, scientific fundamentals
are required. Furthermore, basic economic understanding is required (business
perspective).Alternative market concepts – a critical perspective on
Circular Economy and Sharing Economy
Type of
Examination:
Business Annika Mies
Seminar 6 ECTS Presentation
Studies and term
Stefan Gold
paper
Thu 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 16.04. – 16.07.2020
Content:
• raising critical awareness and deepening the students’ understanding of
sustainability tensions and unintended consequences.
• gaining a deeper understanding of the emerging concepts of Circular
Economy and Sharing Economy
• identifying and evaluating common and contrasting aspects as well as
inherent tensions within the concepts of Circular Economy and Sharing
Economy
This course focusses on a critical approach to sustainability management.
Circular Economy and Sharing Economy are both highly evolving and promoted
topics within the realm of sustainability management. Both share closely
related but also contrasting aspects, which we will further identify and analyse
within the course of this seminar.
One of our focus thereby lies on the unintended consequences and inherent
tensions within the two concepts. Every cause has an effect. Seemingly positive
sustainable activities can cause other negative outcomes.
It is a matter of considering and anticipating these potential tensions or
unintended consequences in order to manage and potentially avert them.
During this seminar, we will go into more detail on sustainability tensions and
unintended consequences and apply this knowledge to the two emerging
concepts of Circular Economy and Sharing Economy.Behavioral Economics Milestones
Type of
Lecture Economics 6 ECTS Examination: Björn Frank
Exam
Fri 12:00 – 16:00 h, weekly 24.04. – 17.07.2020
Content:
Behavioral economics is a flourishing and influential field of research;
it is impossible to cover it comprehensively in one single course.
Hence I focus on milestones, which might be either researchers (like
Daniel Kahneman, Herbert Simon, Gary Becker or Thomas Schelling),
tools for research (like the ultimatum game and cross cultural
experiments) or modelling approaches (like multiple selves).Competitive Intelligence
Business Type of
Seminar 6 ECTS Examination: Ralf Wagner
Studies Exam
Mon 14:00 – 18:00 h, weekly 27.04. – 13.07.2020
Content:
The course starts by emphasizing the importance of information in
marketing management. It covers the theory of information
collection behavior – covering topics like selective perception, weak
signals. The course goes on to introduce students to various topics
and methods in information collection and processing that firms and
scientists in the field of marketing research can use (coding and text
mining, monitoring of pre-specified topics; choice of sources:
information foraging, text classification, and visualization, classic
procedures (SWOT, etc.), competitor analysis in the WWW, social
engineering, econometric models, stochastic models, multilayer
perceptron, implementation of CI processes, control and
management of activities).Compliance in Multinational Corporations
Type of
Business
Seminar 6 ECTS examination: Peter Eberl
Studies Term paper
08:00 – 18:00h, block 20.04. – 24.04.2020
Content:
• money laundering
• terrorist financing
• corruption
• evasion of sanctions
• unfair competition
• compliance mechanismsConsumer Insight and Engaging Communication
Type of
Business Carmen Rodriguez Santos
Seminar 6 ECTS examination:
Studies Exam
Ralf Wagner
08:00 – 16:00 h, 02.06. – 09.06.2020 (block)
Start 02.06.: 10:00 – 16:00 h
Content:
1 MARKETING COMMUNICATION
1.1 Communication Process
1.2 Communication Strategy
1.3 Integrated Communications
2 ADVERTISING
2.1 Advertising as a Communication Process
2.2 Objectives
2.3 How to create the message
3 COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
3.1 Attitude of the Consumer
3.2 Perception of the Consumer
3.3 Learning ProcessCorporate Finance
Type of
Business Boris Lehnert
Lecture 6 ECTS examination:
Studies Exam Christian Klein
Tue 14:00 – 18:00 h, weekly 21.04. – 14.07.20
Content:
This module is an introduction to the principles of corporate finance.
The aim of the module is to provide the students with knowledge
regarding the main sources of corporate financing, give them the
ability to apply key techniques for evaluating corporate investment
decisions and facilitate an understanding for corporate dividend
policy.
Following contents will be discussed in this course:
I. The Corporation
II. Introduction to Financial Reporting
III. Financial Decision Making
IV. Corporate Capital Structure
V. Debt Financing
VI. Equity Financing
VII. Estimating the Cost of Capital
VIII. Leasing
IX. Working Capital ManagementCross-Cultural Issues in Business Psychology
Type of
examination:
Seminar Economics 6 ECTS Project and
Sandra Ohly
term paper
10:00 – 18:00 h, block 20.07. – 24.07.20
First obligatory meeting: 24.04.2020!
Content:
This course is supposed to be fun! You should learn about cross-cultural
differences and similarities, about its antecedents and its consequences. But at
the same time you should teach and tell your experiences and examples from
your travels or your home country. Thus this course is about communication
and exchange. Consequently it’s absolutely required to be open-minded, to be
willing to share and to be courageous to try out and experience. As a next step
common grounds for global business will be presented and implications for
negation processes deduced. This course will strive above many relevant topics
to give you a feeling about ”what matters” in cross-cultural interactions in work
life… and maybe inspire you also further.
• What is culture and how can you measure it?
• Communication and other competencies
• International negotiation and preparations
• Cultural diversity management and marketing
Prerequisites:
• Interest in different cultures and open-mindedness as you will have to leave
your comfort-zone on some occasions
• An ok-ish level of English
• Participation on the first session!Econometrics
Type of
Lecture Economics 6 ECTS examination: Igor Asanov
Exam
-POSTPONED-
Content:
Econometrics helps to estimate the relationships between economic
events. We will discuss which methods we can use to estimate these
relationships and what are the underlying assumptions of these
methods.
The aim of this course is to introduce students to empirical methods
in economics. The goals of the course are to explain (1) which
methods one can use to estimate the relationship between economic
events, (2) assumptions of these methods, and (3) how to use these
methods.
Course structure:
1) Review of Probability and Statistics
2) Review of Maximum likelihood and Method of Moments
3) Review of Linear Regression
4) Review of Models with Multiple Regressors
5) Bootstrap
6) Machine Learning
7) Bayesian methods
Prerequisites:
Probability TheoryEconomics of Entrepreneurship
Type of
Guido Bünstorf
Lecture Economics 6 ECTS Examination:
t.b.a. Maria Mavlikeeva
Mon 14:00 – 18:00 h, weekly 27.04. – 13.07.2020
(First Session 29.04.)
Content:
Entrepreneurship is a major driving force in dynamic economies and
an important objective of policy makers worldwide. Following
decades of virtual neglect of the topic, the last years have seen a
surge of research on entrepreneurship in economics as well as
related fields such as management, psychology and geography. This
course will provide an introduction to the essential economic
theories and empirical studies analyzing the phenomenon of
entrepreneurship. The course agenda covers a broad range of topics
including determinants of new venture creation, the financing of
entrepreneurship, business performance, the economic relevance of
entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship policies. The lectures will
combine overviews of the respective topics with detailed discussions
of the methods and findings of exemplary studies.Economics of Innovation
Lecture Type of
examination:
/ Economics 6 ECTS t.b.a.
Guido Bünstorf
Exercise
Tue 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 14.04. – 14.07.2020
Content:
Innovative products and services provide the foundation of economic change
and development. Just 20 years ago, some of the products and services that we
take for granted today had not even been invented or were barely known to a
broad public. Explaining how innovations are generated, how they diffuse in
the economy and how they affect economic growth is associated with
substantial theoretical and empirical challenges for economics. Over the past
decades, a rich and diverse literature has dealt with these challenges. In this
course, fundamental concepts, theories and findings in the economics of
innovation are introduced first. Subsequently, selected contributions to growth
theory will be discussed that focus on innovation. This course will have a
lecture format. No prior registration is required.Economics of Science and Technology
Type of
examination:
Lecture/
Economics 6 ECTS Presentation Johannes König
Seminar and term
paper
Tue 14:00 – 18:00 h, weekly 14.04. – 14.07.2020
Content:
Innovation drives growth and job creation in modern economies. A
major share of the new knowledge on which innovation is based
derives from scientific research. Understanding the economics of
science and the processes in which new scientific knowledge is
transferred to the economy is therefore of major importance to
explain and possibly improve innovation performance. At the same
time, knowledge is a good with rather unusual properties that raise
various types of externalities and incentive problems. With the
system of Open Science, a specific set of institutions has developed
over time that address these issues. Studying Open Science therefore
helps economists to better understand the working of competitively
self-governing systems. Before this background it is little surprising
that a burgeoning literature deals with the economics of science. The
course will provide an introduction into this strand of research. The
course combines a lecture part (about the first 60% of the term) with
seminar sessions in which students present and discuss selected
topics from the economics of science and technology.Empirical Productivity Analysis
Lecture Type of
/ Economics 6 ECTS examination: Heike Wetzel
Seminar term paper
Tue 14:00 – 18:00 h, weekly 14.04. – 14.07.2020
Content:
t.b.a.Evolutionary Game Theory
Type of
Seminar Economics 6 ECTS Examination: Fabian Mankat
t.b.a.
Tue 10:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 14.04. – 14.07.2020
Content:
This course is an introduction to Evolutionary Game Theory. We will
investigate static and dynamic evolutionary equilibria concepts and
investigate how these relate to concepts used in classical game
theoretical analyses (such as mixed strategy Nash Equilibria etc.).Field Experiments in Economics
Type of
Lecture Economics 6 ECTS examination: Igor Asanov
t.b.a.
Thu 10:00 – 14:00 h, weekly 16.04. – 16.07.2020
Content:
Field experiments in economics allow to estimate the impact of social programs or policies
in the naturally occurring environment using random assignment to the treated and the
control group. For instance, using this method one can understand if helping people to
escape poor districts does help them to start a new life or if entrepreneurial education
increases start-up rate.
The goal of this course is to explain (1) why and when field experiments (randomized
control trials) are useful, and (2) how to provide field experiments.
During the lectures you will learn:
• Why one should randomize to evaluate the impact of economic (social) programs?
• When to use field experiments (randomised control trials)?
• How to randomize in the best way?
• How to choose right indicators and instruments to measure the outcomes of a program?
• How to make power analysis to determine the sample size needed for the study?
• How to limit the threats that can undermine the reliability of the study?
• How to provide statistical analysis of the data from randomised control trial?
• How to draw policy conclusions from the field experiment?
During the seminars we will discuss the results of the field experiments that study:
• Discrimination, corruption, entrepreneurship, gender and power, incentives and economic
behaviour, fairness, voting behaviour, education.
Prerequisites:
Basic Microeconomics; Basic Econometrics.
Preferred previous courses: Experimental or Behavioural Economics; Advanced
Econometrics; Meta-analysis in Economics.Impact Evaluation in Environmental
Economics Using Field Experiments
Seminar Type of
Examination:
/ block Economics 6 ECTS Presentation
Martin Kesternich
course and term paper
16:00 – 18:00 h, 22.04. & 29.04.2020 and
09:30 – 18:00 h, block 20.06. – 21.06.2020
Content:
In recent years, we have seen an enormous increase and rising
interest in academic research using field experimental methods to
address questions across a broad range of topics in environmental
economics including individual climate protection, the management
of energy or water consumption, traffic management, and resource
conservation. At the same time, field partners from policymaking and
business start to appreciate the benefits that field experiments can
have to design and evaluate policy programs and investigate
individual behavior. This seminar is designed to provide an overview
of the design and the analysis of field experiments in environmental
economics. In the first part of the course, we will focus on
methodological issues surrounding the design of field experiments
and subsequent interpretation of the results. In the second part of the
course, students will present and discuss selected examples where
field experiments have been used to (i) test predictions of theoretical
models and/or enhance our understanding of the factors that drive
individual behavior and to (ii) evaluate whether and why policy
interventions work.Intermediate Public Economics
Lecture Type of
/ Economics 6 ECTS examination: Ivo Bischoff
t.b.a.
Exercise
Tue 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 21.04. – 14.07.2020
Content:
The course covers essential concepts in Public Economics (public
goods, taxation, federalism, political economy). A special focus rests
on the application of graphical and analytical tools. The application of
these tools is trained in exercise session. In addition, we will work
through empirical studies on selected concepts. Basic readings
Tresch, R. W. (2014). Public Finance - A Normative Approach, 3rd
edition, Oxford. Hindriks, J. and Mylse, G. D. (2013). Intermediate
Public Economics 2nd edition, Cambridge, Mass.International Marketing
Type of
Business Examination: Reinhard Hünerberg
Seminar 6 ECTS
Studies Presentation Ralf Wagner
and Exam
-POSTPONED-
Content:
The International Marketing Concept
The International Marketing Environment
The International Marketing Objectives and Strategies
The International Marketing Instruments
Intended Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the course students will have learnt or repeated the
fundamentals of marketing; the added value is the rigorous international
perspective leading to specificity and new challenges for companies in their
marketing activities. The participants will not only be able to understand the
complex international environment and resulting company decisions, but they
will be trained to analyze themselves international situations and to develop
marketing solutions. Thus conceptual and theoretical findings as well as
practical company experience are the basis for a decision oriented approach
the students need for their professional career.
The core characteristic is a close interaction among students of different
nationalities, e.g. represented by ERASMUS-and other international students.
Class work is a mixture of presentations, exercises, case discussions.Introduction to Behavioral Economics
Type of
Lecture Economics 6 ECTS examination: Astrid Dannenberg
Exam
Tue 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 21.04. – 07.07.2020
Content:
Behavioral economics integrates insights from psychology into
economics. Going beyond the bounds of rationality and self-interest
of economic agents, behavioral economics is concerned with the
effects of psychological, social, and cognitive factors on the decisions
of individuals and groups as well as their consequences for social
welfare and the distribution of resources. In the first part of the
course, we look at the most important cognitive biases as well as
their causes and consequences. Students learn, for instance, how
people behave under uncertainty, make predictions for the future,
remember and evaluate the past, and what makes them happy. The
second part of the course is on strategic decision making. Here the
question is how people behave when their decisions not only affect
their own welfare but also other people’s welfare. Students learn
when people are generous, when they are trustful and trustworthy,
when they cooperate for the sake of the group even if this is costly.
We will play games in the classroom and compare the results with
the results of lab experiments conducted with real money. We look at
many real world examples like international climate change
negotiations. The aim of the course is to give an overview of the most
important findings in behavioral economics.Introduction to Environmental Economics
Type of
Sonja Zitzelsberger
Lecture Economics 6 ECTS examination:
Exam
Sven Christens
Thu 14:00 – 18:00 h, weekly 16.04. – 09.07.2020
Content:
This course teaches the basics of environmental and resource
economics. He replaces the previous offered course “Economics of
the environment”. The course language is English, the examination
can be taken in German or English.
Students can apply for the course via Moodle with the following link:
https://moodle.uni-kassel.de/moodle/course/view.php?id=2174Introduction to Game Theory
Type of
Lecture Economics 6 ECTS examination: Björn Frank
Exam
Thu 10:00 – 14:00 h, weekly 16.04. – 16.07.2020
Content:
Over the past 50 years Game Theory has revolutionized economics
and other social sciences, including political science, sociology and
psychology. Recognized multiple times by the Nobel Prize in
economics, Game Theory is a ”language” one can use to understand
any situation where strategic decision-makers interact: firms,
politicians, countries, family members, drivers in traffic, lawmakers
and criminals, conflicting interests within the same person.... and so
on.
This introductory course is designed to introduce students to the
main tools of Game Theory and explain some of the basic concepts,
useful in understanding strategic interactions.
Topics include Solution concepts for static games / Sequential games
/ Evolutionary game theory / Oligopoly theory / Repeated games /
Negotiations / Auctions / Behavioral Game TheoryLaw and Economics-Public Choice
Business Type of
Lecture/ Georg von Wangenheim
Studies / 6 ECTS examination:
Seminar t.b.a.
Martina Deckert
Law
Thu 08:00 – 10:00 h, weekly 16.04. – 16.07.2020 and
Mon 10:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 20.04. – 13.07.2020
Content:
This course covers the basic assumptions and concepts of Law and
Economics (rationality assumption, methodological individualism,
evolutionary Law and Economics) and their application to different
fields of law. In its Public-Choice part the course deals with the
economic analysis of decision-making in polities, in particular the
economic theory of elections and votes, including the relevant
concepts of power, the theory of stakeholder groups (organizability
of interests, influence of associations, and economic development),
the positive economic theory of regulation, theory of bureaucracy,
and the economics of constitutions. Students may choose either the
entire course (6 ECTS) or only the Law-and-Economics or the Public-
Choice part (3 ECTS each).Leadership and Change Management
Business Type of
Lecture 6 ECTS Examination: Peter Eberl
Studies Exam
Thu 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 16.04. -16.07.2020
Content:
Basic Concepts of Leadership and Organizational Change
Leader-Member-Exchange Theory
Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
Follower-centered Approaches
Leading Teams for Strategic Change
Influencing Cultural Change
Increasing Organizational Learning and Innovation
Leadership and Change Management are closely linked in the literature.
Leadership is often discussed as an important driver of change management.
The aim of the course is to understand and discuss the possible impact of
leadership on organizational change. After the course students should be able
to differentiate between different kinds of relevant leadership approaches and
their starting points for change processes. In addition, a critical reflection from
a theoretical and a practical point of view is a major challenge of the course.
Prerequisites:
The Master course builds on prior knowledge about leadership and change
management from the Bachelor studies. A short repetition is given in the first
lecture.Microeconometrics
Lecture Type of
/ Economics 6 ECTS examination: Andreas Ziegler
Exercise Exam
Mon 14:00 – 18:00 h / 20:00 h, weekly 20.04. – 13.07.2020
Content:
This direction of econometrics examines cross-sectional micro data, i.e. data
from persons, households, firms, but also from regions, countries, or even
supermarket-scanner data. Empirical analyses with microdata and thus
microeconometrics are often not based on quantitative continuous dependent
variables with an unrestricted range, but on other types of dependent
variables, i.e. qualitative (categorial) variables as well as quantitative variables
which are not continuous or with a restricted range. This course provides an
overview of the most important estimation methods and test procedures in
selected microeconometric models. The focus will be on the practical
application of the main concepts by analyzing real datasets using the statistical
software Stata. Thus, the course consists of two parts, i.e. a lecture part and an
integrated computer course.
Prerequisites:
For this course we expect a good knowledge in common regression analysis, i.e.
estimation methods and tests in linear regressions models.Operations Research
Type of Marcus Brandenburg
Business
Lecture 6 ECTS examination: Biman Darshana
Studies t.b.a. Hettiarachchi
Fri 08:00 – 14:00 h, biweekly 24.04. – 19.06.20 and 29.05. – 12.06.20
and 10.07. – 17.07.20
Content:
t.b.a.Population Economics
Type of
examination:
Lecture
Economics 6 ECTS Presentation Holger Bonin
/Seminar and term
paper
-POSTPONED-
Content:
The course will examine the economic determinants and consequences of
population change and demographic behavior including household formation,
marriage, child bearing and rearing, mortality and migration. We will apply
analytical tools of economics to investigate various economic and social
consequences of population change. The consequences studied include the
economic impact of population aging and fiscal sustainability, the effects of
government policies in support of families, and the economic impact of
immigration. The course mostly emphasizes a microeconomic approach.
Occasionally, however, the lecture also adopts a macro economic perspective.
1. How Populations Change
- Mechanics of Population Change
- History of Population
- And the Future?
2. Economic Consequences of Population Change
- Population Growth and Decline
- Demographic Ageing
3. Marriage and Divorce
- Economic Rationale for Marriage
- Decision Making within Couples
- Transitions into and out of Marriage
4. Fertility
- Neoclassical Fertility Theory
- The Quantity-Quality Trade-Off
- Time Allocation and the Demand for Children
5. International Migration
- Economic Models of the Migration Decision
- Impact of Immigrants on Natives- Economic Integration of Immigrants Notes and Registration: The course consists of seven three-hour lectures given in the course of the semester, and a block seminar which takes place close to the end of the summer term. You are asked to send a message to bonin@iza.org, in order to express your interest in taking the seminar. This message should provide me with your three preferred topics, in descending order. Your message should of course also contain your name, and your student ID. Seminar topics will be assigned by May 2. When allocating the seminar topics, I will try to respect your preferences as far as possible. But it still may happen that you will be eventually assigned to a topic that is not among your three most preferred topics. You need to register participation in the course via HIS. You may deregister from the course until May 31. If you deregister later, do not take part in the seminar, or do not submit a seminar paper, the course will be marked as failed. Prerequisites: While the course is self-contained, a good understanding of economics basics, in particular in the realm of micro economics, will be taken for granted. The course will also cover some empirical studies, in particular in the seminar part. Therefore, a basic understanding of econometrics will be useful, though it is not a necessary condition for successful completion of the course.
Public Economics
Lecture Type of
Aleksandra Wimberger
/ Economics 6 ECTS examination:
Exam Ivo Bischoff
Exercise
Fri 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 17.04. – 17.07.2020
Content:
A. Introduction Part I: Public Expenditures
B. Public goods – a brief review
C. Public goods: How to measure the demand for public goods
D. Political distribution
E. Income distribution
F. Government expenditures: selected topics Part II: Public Revenues G.
Introduction to the theory of taxation
H. Tax incidence
I. Equity in taxation
J. Taxation and efficiency
K. Public Deficits Part III: Fiscal Federalism
L. Theory of fiscal federalism
M. Funding local public good production.
Comments & Registration:
Please note:
1) The course consists of lectures and exercise sessions.
2) You do not need to register for the course ex ante. Just come to the first
session.
3) You are expected to prepare for the lectures based the suggested readings
(see below).
4) For the exercise sessions, you are expected to prepare the assignments
provided beforehand.
5) The assignments and the slides for the course are provided via Moodle. The
Moodle platform is also used to communicate all news concerning this course.
6) To receive 6 credits, you need to pass the final exam.
7) We strongly advise you to participate in the lectures and exercise sessions
though participation is not obligatoryQuantitative Methods of Experimental Economics
Type of
examination: Christoph Bühren
Seminar Methods 6 ECTS Experiment,
Presentation Björn Frank
and term paper
08:00 – 18:00 h, block 22.05. – 23.05.20 and 03.07. – 04.07.20
Content:
The unit consists of three parts:
I) an introductory lecture on experimental methods and designs
in which topics are assigned,
II) a block course with own experiments combined with a lecture
on data analysis of experiments,
III) and a block course with presentations of the own experimental
results combined with a lecture on how to write a paper on
experimental results.
Course assessments are conducting an own experiment (part II),
presenting the results (part III), and writing a seminar paper until
August 31th.Research Methods for Business
Type of
examination:
Stefan Gold
Lecture Methods 6 ECTS Presentation
and research Stefan Seuring-Stella
proposal
Tue 10:00 – 14:00 h, weekly 14.04. – 14.07.2020
Content:
The seminar deals with the basics of (empirical) research in business
studies. A wide range of topics such as basic research strategies,
planning of research projects, and issues in quantitative and
qualitative research will be covered. Students will, amongst other
things, learn how to distinguish good quality research from mediocre
approaches and how to avoid pitfalls.
Registration:
• All participants need to register for the "exam" in the
HISPOS/Portal-System.
• Registration deadline for the exam registration is April XX, 2020.
• The registration is binding! If you are registered and do not
participate (i.e., do not hand in an assignment at the end of the
seminar) you will receive a ”fail” grade . More information will be
given in the first seminar (April 14, 2020)!
Further Information on the module:
Class participation is limited to 40 students. Preference is given to
students that completed the SCM lectures and seminars sustainability
management and to those taking the IIM major, ideally all criteria
apply!Strategic Operations Management
Type of
Lecture
Business examination:
/ 6 ECTS Erik Siems
Studies Presentation
Seminar and Exam
Thu 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 16.04. – 16.07.2020
Content:
Why is operations management so important?
At a strategic level, operations management has provided the capability,
particularly in the design and manufacturing parts of the organization that
allows the company to compete so effectively.
At an operational level, one could point out the designs that are cost effective
and delivered on time allow the company to be first into the market with new
ideas. Products made to high levels of quality, when they are needed, and at
reasonable cost will allow the products to be sold effectively and prevent
customers’ complaints as well as saving the company money. Distribution
processes that provide good customer service without excessive stock levels
will maximize sales while minimizing costs.
Why sustainability?
Companies have been increasingly driven by multiple stakeholders (e.g.
governmental actors, NGOs, media, customers) to consider sustainability
aspects in their strategic and day-to-day operations. In order to be successful in
the long term, firms must take into account topics and find responses to issues
such as environmental pollution, human rights abuses and modern slavery.
Following topics will be structured against the core fields:
• Operations and processes
• Operations strategy
• Supply network design
• Business processes
• Supply chain management
• Purchasing management
• Managing capacity
• Inventory management
• Just-in-time/Lean production
• Quality management
• Risk management
• Sustainability management
Prerequisites:BWL 1b (German course name) or similiar course in production management is a requirement. A helpful prerequisite for Germans is "Produktionsmanagement," but this can also be taken simultaneously during the summer term.
Stress at Work
Type of Kathrin Reinke
Seminar Economics 3 ECTS Examination:
Presentation Sandra Ohly
Tue 10:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 14.04. – 14.07.2020
Content:
Topics:
• Stressors & Stress Reactions
• Stress Theories
• Coping Strategies & Resources
• Stress Management Interventions & Corporate Health Management
• Recovery & Recovery Training
• Positive Psychology
• New Challenges for Stress Management in Today's Working WorldSupply Chain Management for the Circular Economy
Type of
Business Felipe Alexandre de
Seminar ECTS Examination:
Studies t.b.a. Lima
Mon 14:00 – 18:00 h, weekly 20.04. – 13.07.2020
Content:
t.b.a.Sustainability Management II
(Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung II)
Type of
examination:
Business
Seminar 6 ECTS Presentation Stefan Gold
Studies and term
paper
Mon 10:00 – 14:00 h, weekly 20.04. – 13.07.2020
Content:
This seminar investigates current cutting-edge topics in the field of
Sustainability Management. A blended learning format featuring a mix of
lecturer’s input with large parts of autonomous group work gives the
students the opportunity to explore in an in-depth way the subjects of
corporate sustainability reporting, modern slavery in business, and
stakeholder management. Various group presentations stir discussions and
allow for giving and receiving feedback. The seminar deepens existing
theoretical knowledge through its application to empirical phenomena and
cases.
Goals and objectives
• Deepen your theoretical knowledge in the field of sustainability
management
• Apply theories for exploring empirical phenomena and cases and thus gain
new insights
• Prepare group presentations and reflect on different aspects of corporate
sustainability reporting, modern slavery in business, and stakeholder
management through discussions within the group and with the class
• Gain experience in working in a team, in how to make decisions in a group
and how to manage time and resourcesTargeting
Type of
Business
Seminar 6 ECTS examination: Ralf Wagner
Studies t.b.a.
Tue 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 21.04. -14.07.2020
Content:
Marketing communication is likely to become a mutual beneficial
interaction, if, and only if, the customers are willing to be engaged in
the interaction. Customers’ motivation is varying with the products
category’s relevance, their brand attachment, their media
preferences, etc. In this seminar, the students learn how to assess and
evaluate the customers’ profiles from commonly available databases
in distance selling, e-commerce and mobile commerce. For evaluating
the data students apply scoring, discriminant analysis (linear, non-
linear & fuzzy), discrete choice models (logit & probit), multi-layer
perceptrons, association analysis (a-priori algorithm) and rough sets
using r packages. Additionally we discuss finite mixture modeling and
hierarchical Bayes modeling with brugs. Privacy considerations and
data protection as well as an introduction to the concepts of data
mining, big data, and the translation analytical results into marketing
communication measures complement the technical content of the
seminar.Towards Digital and Sustainable Supply Chains
Lecture Type of
Business
/ 6 ECTS examination: Stefan Seuring-Stella
Studies t.b.a.
Seminar
Wed 08:00 – 12:00 h, weekly 15.04. – 15.07.2020
Content:
The seminar will center on developing an essay in either topics on
digial aspects in supply chain management (information technology,
big data, blockchains etc.) or sustainable supply chain management.
Prerequisites:
The seminar requires a profound understanding in Supply Chain
Management, so it is required that you completed the master class in
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