Professur für Hochschuldidaktik und Hochschulforschung

Allgemeine Informationen

Stu­di­en­gang:
Master Wirtschafts­wissen­schaften – Business B: Management & Organizations

Modul:
Organizations and Management Trends I

Fa­kul­tät:
Fa­kul­tät Wirtschafts­wissen­schaften, Pro­fes­sur für Hoch­schul­didak­tik und Hochschulforschung

Credits:
7, 5 ECTS

Zeit und Ort:
Dienstags, 12:00–14:00 Uhr (Start: 19.10.2021) | Mathematikgebäude, M811

Spra­che:
Die Seminarsprache ist Englisch und die Präsentation muss in englischer Spra­che gehalten wer­den. In Absprache mit den Lehrenden ist es jedoch mög­lich, die Seminararbeit in deutscher Spra­che zu verfassen. Die Kennt­nisse der englischen Spra­che müs­sen aus­rei­chend, aber nicht perfekt sein.

Content of the Seminar

The importance of knowledge intensive organizations has been underscored by policy makers across the world. Universities in particular are believed to play a key role for the fu­ture of national economies via knowledge production, transfer and commercialization. The seminar will introduce the main higher education governance and management trends in Europe and the US and shed light on the role of universities in national and regional innovation systems. The course will also introduce the key characteristics of uni­ver­si­ty as a professional organization. Drawing on the theoretical models of national and regional innovation systems and organizational theories the course will point out the role of engaged uni­ver­si­ty in fostering regional and national economies. Students will carry our re­search projects drawing on the latest theoretical and empirical evidence from Higher Education, Science and Technology Studies as well as In­no­va­ti­on Studies.

Organization

All students are expected to actively participate in the seminar. Each of the sub-topics covered in the seminar will have compulsory reading. The students are expected to read the provided literature and find additional sources, such as other relevant articles. The assignment will consist of a presentation and an individual written 5000 words paper on a given topic. The number of participants of this seminar is limited to 20.

Examination

The examination consists of a presentation of the assignment and paper. Participation in discussions and giving feedback to other students after their presentations will also be im­por­tant.

Content of the Seminar

Today, universities are expected to be entrepreneurial and engage with industry and broader society, and entrepreneurship is seen as an engine for knowledge economies across the world. In this context the role of entrepreneurs at universities is emphasized. However, there is rather limited understanding on what types of entrepreneurship can be found at universities, what fosters entrepreneurship among students and academic staff, what bottlenecks do young entrepreneurs face in the uni­ver­si­ty settings and how they can be solved, and what are the facilitating factors for promoting entrepreneurship in academia? This seminar will use the latest empirical as well as theoretical insights of entrepreneurship studies to address the main trends in academic entrepreneurship. The exercise will point to the practical aspects of academic entrepreneurship, especially in­clu­ding practicing pitching a business idea as well as developing the business idea further.

Organization

The seminar will start with a lecture which will cover the main theoretical models applicable for academic entrepreneurship. The topics for assignments and the suggested literature will be presented and students will choose the topics.
All students are expected to actively participate in the seminar. Each of the sub-topics covered in the seminar will have compulsory reading. It is expected that students will work on the assignment, present it and participate in the discussions. The assignment will consist of a presentation on a given topic and an individual written 5000 words paper on a given topic. The number of participants of this seminar is limited to 20.

Examinations

Seminar: 4 Credits; task for getting a grade: presentation of the assignment and written paper.
Exercise: 3.5 Credits; task for getting the grade: active participation in the exercise.