Curricula description

Degree program
PK  Degree Programme in SME Business Management
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Annual Themes
Competencies
Y1  Learning competence
- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style orientation - is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically - is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams
Y2  Ethical competence
- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions - is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field - is able to take other people into account in one’s actions - is able to apply the principles of equality - is able to apply the principles of sustainable development - is capable of social influencing using one’s know-how and based on ethical values
Y3  Working community competence
- is able to operate as a member of a work community - is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life - is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field - knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks - is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations - is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for supervision tasks - possesses entrepreneurial skills
Y4  Innovation competence
- is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field - is able to work in projects - is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods - is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions
Y5  Internationalization competence
-possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field - is able to operate in a multicultural environment - takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field
Y6  Entrepreneurial competence
- Understanding of the interaction involved in the operations in a company and the business environment, and of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial way of working. - Understanding of the principles associated with a profitable business, and ability to analyse the operations and risks in a business.
Y7  Quality control competence
- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems - Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.
161  Business competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration: - is able to identify and describe an enterprise's essential processes and understands the impact the different areas of business have on each other - understands the interaction between an enterprise's activities and the business environment, and is able to adopt an entrepreneurial way of working - understands the principles of profitable business operations and is able to analyse an enterprise's activities and risks - understands the impact an individual has on the work community and is able to work efficiently - understands the significance of communication and is able to actively create interactive relationships between both internal and external interest groups, in the global business environment as well.
162  Entrepreneurial competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration: - is able to recognise and analyse from a solution-oriented perspective the opportunities and challenges in business and the business environment and to develop a new or existing business and the operations therein based on acquired knowledge - understands the significance of defining the strategy of an SME, compiling a business plan and a financial plan and of managing networks - knows the essential tasks and procedures associated with financial and industrial management and understanding of the significance of marketing to an SME as well as the procedures used in marketing - has social skills needed in working as an entrepreneur and managing responsible positions in an SME, e.g. skills in collaboration and presentation, is able to withstand stress and able to seize opportunities.
163  Internationalisation competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration: - has skills in two or three languages needed in managing a company and in developing one's work - is able to acknowledge and accept different cultures and to collaborate with people of different ethnic backgrounds - understands the opportunities and challenges in global development, especially with regard to the future development of a company - is able to utilise international sources of information - is able to function in a company going global and to develop one's international know-how to meet the needs of one's profession.
164  Methodological business competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration: - commands the research and development principles needed to acquire and espouse advanced expertise in business management - is able to utilise business mathematics and statistics and the necessary computer programmes - knows qualitative and quantitative research methods and how to apply them to research.
165  Applied business competence
A Bachelor of Business Administration: - is able to apply business theories and to engage in creative problem solving, e.g. during one's practical training, Project Studies, and thesis writing process - is able to search for and apply the latest information in business to the work community - is able to develop business processes and apply quality-based thinking in one's work and in the supervision of others.

Curricula updated: 2014-06-11 10:09:55   Version: 2016-01-04 09:37:14