Bachelor's courses
Puma 1: Lectures Public Management
These courses are offered in the summer semester only.
The courses introduce the basics of management of public and non-profit organizations. The aim of the lectures is to highlight and analyze the characteristics and special features in the management of public and non-profit organizations. To this end, after an introductory basic typification of organizations in the two sectors concerned, selected specific management functions and issues for each sector will be addressed. Individual sessions will be held in English.
The chair has adapted the courses Public Management 1 and 2 to the study regulations that have changed over the years. As a consequence, the specialized course "Public Management for Lawyers" is offered for the non-law profile subject. Law students please take this course and not the lecture "Introduction to Public Management". The latter can only be taken by students of economics, social sciences, business informatics and sports management.
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Isabella Proeller, Dr. Caroline Fischer, Jan Adam
Students of Economics, Social Sciences, Business Informatics and Sport Management please attend this course:
Introduction to Public Management
In summer semester 2021 exclusively as a digital course. Details about the course etc. will be provided after registration in PULS.
Students of the Faculty of Law please attend the course:
Public Management for Lawyers
In the summer semester 2021 exclusively as a digital course. Details about the course etc. will be provided after registration in PULS.
Puma 2: Seminars on Public and Nonprofit Management
These courses are only offered in the winter semester.
The following seminars are currently offered as part of the Public Management 2 module:
Introduction to the Management of Nonprofit Organizations and Social Enterprises
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Isabella Proeller
This seminar focuses on the importance and potential of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises as a response to current societal changes. After an introduction to nonprofit organizations and social enterprises in general, the seminar will focus on 6 key topics in the management of these organizations: Strategy, Marketing, Human Resources, Financing and Fundraising, Performance and Accountability, and Certification.
Through active participation in the course, students will possess
- A basic (business) understanding of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises
- An overview of approaches to strategic management in nonprofit organizations
- Knowledge of current problems and challenges faced by nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs
- Skills of critical reflection and practical implementation of managerial challenges in nonprofit organizations and social enterprises
- The ability to survey the scientific literature on a thematic sub-aspect and to be able to obtain relevant information
- The ability to analyze concrete cases in terms of theoretical approaches and practical solutions to managerial challenges
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Management of Digital Transformation in the Public Sector
Lecturer: Jan Paul Adam
The management of public organizations faces the challenge of leading the administration into a digital age. This course will take a closer look at key topics of digital transformation and discuss their implications for strategy, organization, processes and personnel. The seminar explores three guiding questions:
- What is Digital Transformation in public administration? (descriptive)
- What are the known causes and effects? (causal-analytical)
- What recommendations can be derived for the management of public administration? (normative-prescriptive)
Lecture Introduction to Controlling and Cost Accounting
This course is only offered in the summer semester.
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Isabella Proeller
The course provides an overview of operational cost and activity accounting. The focus is on cost type, cost center and cost unit accounting on an actual cost basis. In addition, an introduction to standard costing and cost management is given.
The students
- are able to explain and understand the concept, goals and tasks of controlling and cost-performance accounting,
- are able to explain and reflect on the coordination functions of controlling,
- understand the computational basics of cost and performance accounting and are able to apply them to concrete situations,
- are able to explain and critically reflect on operational decisions based on the results of cost and performance accounting.
In the tutorials, exercises are offered for the lecture Cost and Performance Accounting (Controlling, KLR in module BWL600). The tutorials are designed as a voluntary supplement to the lecture.
In summer semester 2021 exclusively as a digital course. Details about the course etc. you will receive after registration in PULS.
Bachelor Project Public Management/Colloquium
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Isabella Proeller
In the colloquium, students whose theses are or will be supervised at the chair are given the opportunity to present their projects. The aim is to discuss the topic, question, methodology and, if applicable, results of the respective project through feedback from fellow students and supervisors, to clarify open questions and thus to accompany the writing of the thesis or the corresponding research process. In addition, the knowledge of the students on topics of scientific work, such as citation and plagiarism, and on methodology, such as formulation of a research question, conception of a research design, or various survey methods will be refreshed.
The course will take place in presence as well as in digital form. Details will be announced via Moodle and by mail after enrollment in PULS.