*26.12.2023 & 02.01.2024: Academic Christmas Holiday

 For more information about the course, please click here.

Application documents:* 

- application form 

Content

The "Bachelor Project" serves to deepen subject-specific and interdisciplinary competencies and is intended to prepare students for contemporary knowledge work, and, specifically, their Bachelor Thesis. 

After completing this course, students: 

• have in-depth subject knowledge, particularly with regards to research methods, and can apply this knowledge to current issues. 
• are familiar with common research methodologies and can independently write a paper. 
• have the ability to research information and scientific literature. 
• can give a well-structured presentation and defend their own points of view in a theoretically-sound manner. 
• have the ability to critically reflect on practical or theoretical problems by drawing on relevant management knowledge and independently develop solutions to those problems. 

Topics covered 

• Basics of academic articles 
• Quantitative research 
• Qualitative research 
• Social network analysis 
• Mixed Methods 

Assessment 

• Portfolio examination 

Literature 

• Bortz, J., & Döring, N. (2006). Research methods and evaluation (4th ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. (available as online version via UB Potsdam). 

Further literature will be announced via Moodle during the course. 

For organizational questions about the course, please contact Robert Seidemann (robert.seidemann@uni-potsdam.de). 

*26.12.2023 & 02.01.2024: Academic Christmas Holiday

 For more information about the course, please click here.

Content

Students

- understand the conceptual, theoretical and methodological foundations of business administration.
- are able to discuss constitutive fundamental decisions and explain operational functions.
- are able to explain the structure, functional areas and modes of operation of a company.

Assessment

• Exam (90 Min.)

Literature

Literature will be announced via Moodle during the course.

*26.12.2023 & 02.01.2024: Academic Holiday 

 For more information on the course, click here.

Content

1. students are able to critically evaluate the central theories, concepts and empirical work underlying innovation management.
2. students are able to describe and critically evaluate alternative approaches to innovation management in modern organizations.
3. students will be able to explain the strengths and weaknesses of methods for innovation management in organizations.
4. students will be able to identify a range of factors that influence the practice, implementation, and success of innovation management strategies and tools.
5. students will be able to conduct independent research on innovation management in an organizational context and present the results of their research in a convincing manner.

Teaching Language: English

Topics

• What is innovation and why should it be managed?
• Development and management of an innovation strategy
• Innovation management through networks
• Strategies to protect innovations
• Management of innovations processes
• Creativity and idea management
• Knowledge management for innovation
• Innovation management through leadership and culture 
• Structuring to promote innovation

Assessment

• Term paper, presentation and active participation in the exercise

Literature

Literature will be announced via Moodle during the course.

For questions regarding the course, contact Robert Seidemann (robert.seidemann@uni-potsdam.de)