Universität Wien

040663 VK KFK PM/SCM/TL: Paper Reading (2011W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 05.10. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 12.10. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 19.10. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 09.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 16.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 23.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 30.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 07.12. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 14.12. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 11.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 18.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Wednesday 25.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will review scholarly manuscripts in leading journals in the area of Logistics and Supply Chain Management that have gained much attention in the scientific community and among managers. In the winter semester, we focus on new techniques and exciting results of outstanding empicial works dealing with inventory - one of the core drivers for success in any organization. Readings for the course will be selected on research that used primary data (e.g., survey data) and secondary data (e.g., stock market data).

The course is designed for master students who are interested in what constitutes good empirical research, and targets students contemplating a Ph.D. study or more analytical positions in management consultancy or industry.

Assessment and permitted materials

The grades for the course will be based on:
Class participation (5 %), short tutorial’s home assignment (5 %), paper reviews (in group) (10%), paper reviews (individual) (20 %), paper assessment (in group) (10 %), paper assessment (individual) (20 %), presentation (in group) (10 %), presentation (individual) (20 %).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This course has the following aims:
- getting to know what constitutes good empirical research
- improving critical and creative thinking
- providing hands-on training for your master thesis

Examination topics

The course includes short instructor tutorials (e.g., overview of empirical methods, software briefings), class discussion, brief paper reviews (max. 2 pages), paper assessments (max. 8 pages), and presentations (that are based on the paper assessments; around 10 minutes) - some assignments may be prepared in groups of 2-4 students.

Dependent on the number of course participants, we meet several times on Wednesday (15:00-17:00) in the winter semester (5.10.2011 - 25.1.2012).

Reading list


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