040113 KU Foundations of Business Decision-Making (MA) (2021W)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

MIXED

Only students who signed up for the class in univis/u:space are allowed to take the class (that means, that you have to at least be on the waiting list if you want to take this class). No exceptions possible.

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 13.09.2021 09:00 to Th 23.09.2021 12:00
Registration is open from Mo 27.09.2021 09:00 to We 29.09.2021 12:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 15.10.2021 23:59

Details

max. 50 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Dimitriy Knyazev takes over the class time of Prof. Fabel during the WS 2021/22.

The course will be on-site. Online participation is only possible for students who belong to one of the groups listed in section 13c(1) of the statute of the University of Vienna (https://satzung.univie.ac.at/studienrecht/)

If you belong to one of these groups, please contact the office immediately at opim.bda@univie.ac.at and provide the necessary documents to prove your status.
Please note that the course might be switched to online if required by new regulations.

    
    Thursday
    07.10.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock
    
    Thursday
    07.10.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal 14  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    14.10.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock
    
    Thursday
    14.10.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal 14  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    21.10.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal 14  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    28.10.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock
    
    Thursday
    28.10.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal 8  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  1.Stock
    
    Thursday
    04.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock
    
    Thursday
    04.11.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal 14  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    11.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock
    
    Thursday
    11.11.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal 6  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  1.Stock
    
    Thursday
    18.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock
    
    Thursday
    18.11.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Hörsaal 12  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Thursday
    25.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    25.11.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    02.12.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    02.12.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    09.12.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    09.12.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    16.12.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Digital
Seminarraum 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock
    
    Thursday
    16.12.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Digital
Hörsaal 6  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  1.Stock
    
    Thursday
    13.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    13.01.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    20.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    20.01.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    27.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    27.01.
    15:00 - 16:30
    Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course gives a general introduction to typical business decision problems for students coming from a non-business background. It prepares students to participate in more advanced business classes. A specific focus is placed on quantitative approaches and methods of business decision making.

Specifically, the following topics will be covered:

Foundations of decision making

Decisions in production and logistics

Decisions in finance

Business strategy

Organization and HR

Assessment and permitted materials

Final exam (60)%
In class and take home exercises (40%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance is compulsory, at most three units may be missed.

At least 50% of total grade points must be achieved to pass the course. Passing grades are allocated linearly in the interval 50-100%

Examination topics

Content of lectures

Reading list

Will be provided on Moodle
Eisenführ, Franz, Martin Weber, and Thomas Langer. Rational decision making. Springer, 2009.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12