University-wide electives

• Investment decisions (cash value, internal interest rate)
• Interest yield and risk (portfolio theory)
• Capital costs during insecurities (CAPM, APT)
• Corporate governance, agency problems and behavioral finance

Learning outcomes

Participants of this partial module are able to analyze and judge price movements on the financial and other asset markets. They should be able to independently valuate stocks and bonds under standard prerequisites with the help of widely-used practical models. Furthermore, the participants will learn to correctly apply methods of capital asset pricing to analyze portfolio decisions as the consideration of risks and return assumption and to distinguish between systematic and diversifiable risks.

• Investment decisions (cash value, internal interest rate)
• Interest yield and risk (portfolio theory)
• Capital costs during insecurities (CAPM, APT)
• Corporate governance, agency problems and behavioral finance

Learning outcomes

Participants of this partial module are able to analyze and judge price movements on the financial and other asset markets. They should be able to independently valuate stocks and bonds under standard prerequisites with the help of widely-used practical models. Furthermore, the participants will learn to correctly apply methods of capital asset pricing to analyze portfolio decisions as the consideration of risks and return assumption and to distinguish between systematic and diversifiable risks.

This class examines the typical Japanese Management Control System. Management Control is a core concept in Management Accounting. We will discuss the system to realize Management Control in organization.
Management Control System has been discussed as a vertical control system. Regarding that system, how top or higher managers motivate lower managers to achieve the goal or target had been discussed. How to utilize Management Control System to achieve the fixed goal had been discussed. But in Simons (1995), that traditional Management Control System was discussed as diagnostic control system. In Simons(1995), interactive control system was proposed. Since the proposal of interactive control system, the emergence of strategy by Management Control System has been expected and discussed. By the mixture use of diagnostic and interactive control systems, the strategy execution and the emergence of strategy has been expected. The traditional Management Control System had been separated from the strategy. But since the Simons(1995), Management Control System has been discussed with the strategy in an integrated manner.
By Simons(1995), the big change was raised in Management Control System. But Management Control System has been discussed in the vertical context between higher managers and lower managers. In Japanese Management Control System, the horizontal context has played the important role. We have to pay attention to the mechanism between the horizontal context and the vertical context. Management Control System has basically been the vertical system. But why the horizontal mechanism has played the important role in Japanese Management Control System is an important point.

<Topics>

• Introducing the concept of Management Control in the Japanese management style vs the non-Japanese management style
• The vertical control concept in the non-Japanese management style
• The horizontal control concept in the Japanese management style
• The relationships in the vertical and the horizontal control in the Japane se management style - TOYOTA as a sample case
• Why the mixture of the vertical and the horizontal control in the Japan origin global companies
• How to promote the vertical and the horizontal control in global companies

<Contents>

1. Overview of this course
2. Traditional Management Control System from the view of Anthony - 1.
3. Traditional Management Control System from the view of Anthony - 2.
4. 4 control levers by Simons -1
5. 4 control levers by Simons -2
6. Overview of Japanese Management Control System
7. The horizontal mechanism
8. The relationships between horizontal mechanism and vertical mechanism - 1
9. The relationships between horizontal mechanism and vertical mechanism - 2
10. Wrap-up

<Appraisal>
An Essay. Theme will be announced in the last class.

During the last decades we witnessed a growing importance of information systems (IS) in the business world  along  with  faster  and  faster  innovation  cycles.  A  case  in  point  is  the  growing  IS-related expenditure, accounting for a total of more than $ 3.8 trillion in 2014. Ranging from the enrichment of routine working tasks (e.g., employee portals to integrate disparate applications, data, and processes) to the e-enabled integration of entire business eco-systems (e.g., platform-based integration of supply chains), IS have become a vital backbone of businesses.
 
Consequently, the ability to use IS in a way supporting the overall value proposition of a corporation has become a central success determinant for many firms. Accordingly, the “Foundations of Information Systems” course is designed to introduce students to the nature, role, and potentials of IS in corporations and enable them to establish a meaningful interface between technology and business. Associated key challenges include managing the trade-off between efficient execution and effective offering or recognizing and mitigating conflicting expectations and goals among the many stakeholders (e.g., software producers, consultants, corporate  users, customers) and roles (e.g., business professionals, technical staff, corporate management) involved in an IS.
 
Course Objectives

In order to be able to deal with these challenges, the “Foundations of Information Systems” course is designed to introduce students to the basics, selected technological foundations and key aspects for the successful development and management of information systems. Starting with the initial idea and conception of a system from a socio-technical perspective, the course will first introduce basic technological foundations such as computer networks, application systems, and database systems.
Based on the technological foundations, the course will cover both, the development and management of IS. In doing so, students will get to know the various  stakeholders and activities involved within
development and management of IS. The primary objective of the course is to enable students to play a vital role at the intersection of technical and business issue, being able to bridge the gap between a company’s end users and IT experts. In doing so, they shall understand that IS transcend mere technological artifacts but constitute complex socio-technical phenomena.
 
To support students in their learning, the lecture will introduce basic concepts as introduced above. Furthermore, exercises and tutorials are offered in addition to the lecture. Exercises will  repeat and refine basic concepts introduced in the lecture. Tutorials will provide an interactive learning environment moderated by tutors,  who successfully passed the course in the past. As part of the tutorials, interactive exchange and discussion with peers will be  enabled and students will get the opportunity to collect hands-on experiences related to state-of-the-art technologies.

Herzlich willkommen zum Kurs „Management für Nebenfachstudierende“ an der Universität Mannheim.

Wie Sie sicher schon festgestellt haben, findet die Grundlagenvorlesung nicht klassisch im Hörsaal statt. Dieser Kurs wird zeitgemäß als Massive Open Online Course, kurz MOOC, durchgeführt.

Die Veranstaltung ist wie folgt aufgebaut:

• Onlineteil:

VORLESUNGEN in Form von Videos, welche wöchentlich in Ilias bereitgestellt werden. Auf Ilias finden Sie ein umfangreiches Videoverzeichnis, sortiert nach Vorlesungsinhalten. Pro Vorlesungsinhalt gibt es einen Themenblock, z.B. zur Einführung in das Management. Dieser Themenblock ist inhaltlich in mehre Kurzsequenzen unterteilt. Diese sind in der Regel zwischen 5 und 10 Minuten lang und können direkt über das Auswahlmenü auf ILIAS auswählen werden. So können Sie sich gezielt die jeweiligen Inhalte nach eigenem Gusto aneignen: Entweder am Stück, wie eine traditionelle Vorlesung, oder in mehreren Abschnitten.

VORLESUNGSSKRIPT: Steht zum Download auf ILIAS zur Verfügung

QUIZ: Zu jedem Themenblock bieten wir Ihnen ein oder mehrere Online-Quiz an. Diese Quiz sind so auf der Plattform erstellt, dass Sie direktes Feedback zu Ihren Lösungen erhalten. Damit können Sie ihren Lernfortschritt in Echtzeit überprüfen.

STUDIERENDENFORUM. Dieses dient Ihnen zum inhaltlichen Austausch untereinander. Nutzen Sie dieses rege.

ZUSATZMATERIAL: Zudem finden Sie auf ILIAS zu jedem Themenblock weitere multimediale Elemente, wie beispielsweise aktuelle Zeitungsartikel oder passende YouTube-Videos.

• Präsenzteil:

ÜBUNGEN: Übungssitzungen werden vor Ort und durch Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter des Lehrstuhls zweiwöchentlich durchgeführt. In der Regel werden pro Übung zwei Vorlesungsinhalte behandelt. Es werden immer sechs Übungstermine angeboten, welche jeweils inhaltsgleich sind. Sie können dementsprechend selber entscheiden, welcher der sechs Termine Ihnen am besten passt.

Ziel der Übungen ist es anhand von Übungsaufgaben die Inhalte der Vorlesung anzuwenden und zu ergänzen. In der Übung werden dabei keine Inhalte der Vorlesung wiederholt!

Bearbeiten Sie daher die jeweiligen Videos und Quiz als Vorbereitung auf die Übung. Eine genaue Übersicht welche Themenblöcke der Vorlesung in den jeweiligen Übungen behandelt werden finden Sie auf den hochgeladenen Folien.

PRAXISVORTRÄGE: Als zweiten Baustein der Präsenzzeit beinhaltet die Veranstaltung Praxisvorträge. Diese werden von renommierten Praxispartnern aus der Wirtschaft gehalten und vermitteln managementrelevantes Wissen aus der Praxis. Diese Vorträge werden von Prof. Dr. Helmig moderiert und in den Kontext der Vorlesung eingebettet.

Für das FSS 2019 sind drei Gastvorträge geplant und zwar ein drei Montagen, 17.15 Uhr bis 18.45 Uhr. Die genauen Termine und Gastreferenten werden zeitnah bekannt gegeben.

 

Ein Hinweis für die Klausur am Ende des Semesters: Sowohl die Inhalte aus der Vorlesung als auch die Inhalte aus den Übungen und die der Praxisvorträge sind klausurrelevant.

 

Für weitere Informationen und den inhaltlichen Aufbau der Veranstaltung schauen Sie sich bitte das Einführungsvideo von Prof. Dr. Helmig an.

This class examines the typical Japanese Management Control System. Management Control is a core concept in Management Accounting. We will discuss the system to realize Management Control in organization.
Management Control System has been discussed as a vertical control system. Regarding that system, how top or higher managers motivate lower managers to achieve the goal or target had been discussed. How to utilize Management Control System to achieve the fixed goal had been discussed. But in Simons (1995), that traditional Management Control System was discussed as diagnostic control system. In Simons(1995), interactive control system was proposed. Since the proposal of interactive control system, the emergence of strategy by Management Control System has been expected and discussed. By the mixture use of diagnostic and interactive control systems, the strategy execution and the emergence of strategy has been expected. The traditional Management Control System had been separated from the strategy. But since the Simons(1995), Management Control System has been discussed with the strategy in an integrated manner.
By Simons(1995), the big change was raised in Management Control System. But Management Control System has been discussed in the vertical context between higher managers and lower managers. In Japanese Management Control System, the horizontal context has played the important role. We have to pay attention to the mechanism between the horizontal context and the vertical context. Management Control System has basically been the vertical system. But why the horizontal mechanism has played the important role in Japanese Management Control System is an important point.

<Topics>

• Introducing the concept of Management Control in the Japanese management style vs the non-Japanese management style
• The vertical control concept in the non-Japanese management style
• The horizontal control concept in the Japanese management style
• The relationships in the vertical and the horizontal control in the Japane se management style - TOYOTA as a sample case
• Why the mixture of the vertical and the horizontal control in the Japan origin global companies
• How to promote the vertical and the horizontal control in global companies

<Contents>

1. Overview of this course
2. Traditional Management Control System from the view of Anthony - 1.
3. Traditional Management Control System from the view of Anthony - 2.
4. 4 control levers by Simons -1
5. 4 control levers by Simons -2
6. Overview of Japanese Management Control System
7. The horizontal mechanism
8. The relationships between horizontal mechanism and vertical mechanism - 1
9. The relationships between horizontal mechanism and vertical mechanism - 2
10. Wrap-up

<Appraisal>
An Essay. Theme will be announced in the last class.

Content:

The lecture gives a systematic overview of the most important characteristics of the social structure of Germany in comparison to other European countries. It focuses on changes and trends in education, employment, population household and family structure as well as social mobility with a special reference to income distributions and the development of the prosperity.

Plan und literature:

11.02.2019
Introduction into the topic. Recent history of migration in Europe
Van Mol, C., & de Valk, H. (2016). Migration and immigrants in Europe: a historical and demographic perspective. In B. Garces-Mascarenas & R. Pennix (Eds.), Integration Processes and Policies in Europe (pp. 31-55). Springer International Publishing.

18.02.2019
Migration theories. Immigrant selectivity
Levitt, P., & Jaworsky, B. N. (2007). Transnational migration studies: Past developments and future trends. Annual Review of Sociology, 33, 129-156.

25.02.2019
Definition and dimensions of integration. Classic and new theoretical approaches
Zhou, M. (1997). Segmented assimilation: Issues, controversies, and recent research on the new second generation. International migration review, 31(4), 975-1008.

04.03.2019
Sources of ethnic inequality: resources and discrimination
Alba, R. (2008). Why we still need a theory of mainstream assimilation. Migration und Integration. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. Sonderheft, 48(2008), 37-56.

11.03.2019
Methods of migration sociology
Blank, R. M., Dabady, M., & Citro, C. F. (2004). Measuring racial discrimination. Panel on methods for assessing discrimination, National Research Council (pp. 90-155). Washington DC: The National Academies Press.

18.03.2019
Cultural dimension of integration: Language acquisition
Chiswick, B., & Miller, P. (2014). International migration and the economics of language. In B. Chiswick & P. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Immigration (pp. 211-269). Elsevier.

25.03.2019
Structural dimension of integration: Immigrants and their descendants in the education system
Heath, A. F., & Brinbaum, Y. (2007). Explaining ethnic inequalities in educational attainment. Ethnicities, 7(3), 291–305.

01.04.2019
No class

08.04.2019
Structural dimension of integration: Immigrants and their descendants in the labour market
Kogan, I., Kalter, F., Liebau, E., & Cohen, Y. (2011). Individual resources and structural constraints in immigrants’ labour market integration. In M. Wingens et al. (Eds.), A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration (pp. 75-100). Springer.

29.04.2019
Social dimension of integration: Ethnic segregation
Ahmed, A.M, Andersson, L., & Hammarstedt, M. (2010). Can discrimination in the housing market be reduced by increasing the information about the applicants? Land Economics, 86(1), 79-90.

06.05.2019
Social dimension of integration: Interethnic friendships and partnerships
Kalmijn, M. (1998). Intermarriage and homogamy: Causes, patterns, trends. Annual Review of Sociology, 24, 395-421.

13.05.2019
Immigrant identification, religion and values
Jacob, K., & Kalter, F. (2013). Intergenerational change in religious salience among
immigrant families in four European countries. International
Migration, 51(3), 38-56.

20.05.2019
Social distances, attitudes towards migrants and migration
Helbling, M. (2014). Opposing Muslims and the Muslim headscarf in Western Europe. European Sociological Review, 30(2), 242-257.

27.05.2019
Preparation for the final exam The migration sociology is without doubt one of the „hyphan-sociologies“, that have received more and more attention in the last years.
This lecture tries to reflect the heterogeneity of this area, both with regard to theoretical as well as to empiricial aspects.
The sociological treatment of the origins of migration on the one hand and its consequences on the other hand will be dealt with in the lecture.
Special emphasis will be put on the consequences for the migrants themselves as well as on the reactions of the local people and the general consequences of migration for the receiving society.
This lecture wants to impart expert knowledge in the area of migration sociology, not only by means of description but also on the basis of theories and empirical findings.


Die Migrationssoziologie gehört ohne Zweifel zu den „Bindestrich-Soziologien“, die in den letzten Jahren einen merklichen Aufschwung erfahren haben.

In dieser Veranstaltung wird versucht die Heterogenität des Feldes, sowohl in theoretischer als auch in empirischer Hinsicht widerzuspiegeln.

Im Zentrum der Veranstaltung steht die soziologische Beschäftigung mit den Ursachen von Wanderungsbewegungen auf der einen Seite und mit ihren Folgen auf der anderen Seite.

Bei letzteren stehen sowohl die Folgen für die Migranten selbst, als auch die Reaktionen der Einheimischen und die generellen Folgen der Einwanderung für die Aufnahmegesellschaft im Vordergrund.

Ziel der Veranstaltung ist es, nicht nur durch Deskription sondern auch auf der Grundlage von Theorien und empirischen Belegen, Fachwissen im Bereich Migrationssoziologie zu vermitteln.

Content: The lecture introduces into political science research on European integration and the European Union, with particular reference to the empirical analytical literature on the history of European integration, the institutional functioning of the European Union and its implications for representative democracy. Three questions are at the center of the lecture:

• Firstly, the theories on European integration and supranational governance: How can one explain from a political science point of view the essential features of European integration? Who are the key players, what interests are they pursuing, and how have solutions been achieved over the past 70 years?
• Secondly, criticism on the democratic deficit and legitimacy of European integration: How democratic and legitimate is the European Union as a political system? Can the empowering of the European Parliament overcome this criticism? Which (reform) solutions exist from a political science perspective to overcome future challenges of European integration?
• Thirdly, interdependence between the European Union and the member states: How does the European Union interact with representative democracies in the Member States, how does it operate globally? What role do citizens, stakeholders and parties play in issues of European integration and European Union decisions?

As an accompanying reading, I recommend reading the book by Simon Hix and Bjorn Hoyland. 2011. The Political System of the European Union, Basingstoke: Palgrave. Furthermore, basic information can be found at https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu_en.
In general, I recommend regular reading of publications in journals published in the European Integration and European Union topics, such as European Union Politics and the Journal of Common Market Studies, while up-to-date information can be found in the EU Observer and Europe Daily Bulletin.
Aims:

• Ability to understand and select political science studies on European integration and the European Union;
• Excellent knowledge of the state of research on the main approaches to European integration and the European Union;
• Scientific understanding of the functioning of the integration steps and the political system of the European Union;
• Theoretical and methodological knowledge for the study of European integration and the European Union.
• Applying skills and knowledge to related or future problems of European integration and the European Union.

Requirements: Active participation by preparing the reading given in the boxes for each session. Pass the final exam consisting of 2-3 questions on each topic.
Office Hour: by appointment

Wahlen sind der institutionelle Kern der repräsentativen Demokratie. Deswegen stehen sie auch im Zentrum der politischen Soziologie demokratischer politischer Systeme. Die Vorlesung setzt sich aus normativem, historischem und empirisch-analytischem Blickwinkel mit Wahlen und ihrer realen Bedeutung für die repräsentative Demokratie auseinander. Behandelt werden u.a. folgende Themen: demokratietheoretische Perspektiven auf Wahlen; Entwicklung und Durchsetzung des allgemeinen Wahlrechts; Klassifizierung und Bedeutung von Wahlsystemen; Integrität von Wahlen; Theorien, Methoden und Befunde der empirischen Wahlforschung (Wahlbeteiligung im Vergleich zu anderen Formen der politischen Beteiligung, Hintergründe und Mechanismen der Partei- und Kandidatenwahl).

Die Vorlesung beschäftigt sich mit der Entstehung, den Eigenschaften und dem Wandel politischer Regime. Sie behandelt unter anderem Fragen der Definition und Messung von Demokratie und Autokratie, der Erklärung von Demokratisierungsprozessen sowie der Stabilität autoritärer Regime. Zentrale Werke der politikwissenschaftlichen Literatur werden ebenso vorgestellt wie aktuelle Entwicklungen und Beispiele.

Statistical skills are essential for students of any empirically oriented social science. In the study of political science an understanding of statistical data analysis is necessary not only for conducting analysis, but also for understanding a significant proportion of the empirical political science literature. This course is an introduction to data analysis in empirical political research. We will introduce the basic methods of data analysis using the statistical software package Stata. The course aims to provide students with an appreciation of what good statistical analysis can achieve, how to use statistical methods appropriately and with confidence and how to interpret the results produced by those methods clearly and correctly.

Die Vorlesung führt in das politikwissenschaftliche Teilgebiet der Vergleichenden Regierungslehre ein. Schwerpunkte bilden die Methoden der Analyse und des Vergleichs politischer Systeme, politische Institutionen sowie politische Prozesse der Willensbildung und der Entscheidungsfindung.

This course is designed to develop the students’ competence in communication across cultures and languages, which is a combination of knowledge, skills, abilities and initiatives of the individual, necessary to establish a sustainable relationship with a person speaking another language in social, cultural and professional spheres. With this course you learn based on the theoretical approach how:

1) to introduce social and cultural norms of speech behavior in the areas of oral and written communication;
2) to show the linguistic and cultural specificity of multilingual and multicultural communication;
3) to form the necessary linguistic and socio-cultural knowledge in the field of communicative competence;
4) to develop the ability to use optimal strategies and tactics of speech behavior in various forms and types of communication;
5) to identify stereotyping and create transcultural team identity;

The growth of forensic psychology as a science in the recent decades represents an evolution in profiling and crime detection. Understanding the causes and characteristics of deviant actions – commonly known as abnormal behavior – is crucial in determining diagnoses, planning intervention strategies and answering forensic referral questions.

In this course, students will acquire a broad understanding of psychopathologies related to crime. They are provided with an extensive overview of the main topics, such as criminal profiling, psychology in the criminal courts, the links to legal systems and related topics. Furthermore criminal behavior will be examined and challenges in the field will be discussed.
Moreover, special issues such as cybercrime, family violence, victimology, and police psychology will be covered.

The course is law oriented, which means the roles that forensic psychology professional could have in the court system will be explored and basic psychology knowledge will be delivered.

Literature:

• Dennis Howitt - Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology, 2018, 6th Edition
• Sandie Taylor - Forensic Psychology: The basis, 2015

The course will be a block lecture but conceptualized as a seminar including group work and student presentations. Many case studies will be examined and a lot of media (videos/podcasts) will be used.

Examination type: essay paper. The final grade will be based on active participation in class, the presentation and the final paper that students have to submit.

Open to incoming bachelor and master law students and bachelor and master students from any other faculty at the University of Mannheim and full time Uni Mannheim Students.

Appointments:
03.03.19 17.00-18.00
09-10.05. 19 11.00 - 17.00
16-17.05.19 11.00 - 17.00