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If you are a Bachelor's student: You can choose your business courses from the bachelor's level courses only. Master's level courses are usually not open to Bachelor/
If you are a Master's/MBA student: You can choose Business courses from all master's level courses. Should your home university allow you to take selected bachelor's level courses, those are of course also open to you.
Area Accounting and Taxation
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Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
You can register anytime during the official course registration period (August 15 – August 31, 2023).
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by tutorials.
The final exam is expected to take 60 minutes.
Please note that you are only allowed to register for the alternative exam date in our re-sit exam period if you registered for the first attempt and failed it.
In response to the globalisation of the world’s capital markets the language of communicating financial information to these capital markets is experiencing a similar globalisation: Since 2001, almost 120 countries have required or permitted the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Thus, the world may not be far away from realising the vision of a global set of accounting standards. In such an environment being knowledgeable about IFRS is nearly as important for a business professionals as English language skills.
This course introduces you to the framework, concepts, and processes associated with international financial reporting. You will learn how IFRS are developed and used around the world. You will also examine fundamental IFRS requirements and will exercise their application in practice. Thus, the course shall enable you to understand financial statements prepared under IFRS and apply IFRS accounting and disclosure requirements to a wide range of scenarios.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
- Understand why taxation matters and how the different elements of the tax code might affect firms decision behavior;
- Learn about the heterogeneity of tax regimes by looking at some illustrative examples from the Asia Pacific Region and Europe
- Understand and evaluate the consequences of taxation when undertaking cross-border transactions;
- Learn about the basic principles of international taxation
- Identify the key tax issues that affect the tax burden of international investments
- Analyse basic tax planning structures related to financing strategies and holding companies
- Understand what the recent BEPS (base erosion and profit shifting) debate is about and why Google, Amazon etc. achieve extremely low tax rates
- Learn what countries are doing or plan to do to address aggressive tax planning
In this course, we start by having a look at different tax systems in the world and in particular in the Asian Pacific region and Europe. By studying these examples, we will get some insights into the heterogeneity of tax systems and we will also discuss how these regulations matter for firms’ decision making. In a next step, we will particularly focus on the taxation of cross-border transactions which are common for multinational firms. We will learn, how double taxation could arise and we will look at the guiding principles of international taxation to avoid this double taxation. Finally, based on this, we will study several stylized tax planning strategies for cross-border investments. In this context case studies (e.g. cross-border financing and implementation of holding companies) are used to illustrate the impact of tax planning strategies on tax payments. In particular, we look at the prominent examples of Apple and Google and how they achieve extremely low overall tax rates. Since fiscal authorities increasingly introduced anti-avoidance regulations that should limit aggressive tax planning, we will finally discuss how these regulations work and why or why not they might be effective. Here we will also draw a link towards the ongoing OECD debate on countermeasures against base erosion and profit shifting.
Area Finance
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Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by exercise classes and tutorials, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by exercise classes and tutorials, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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The course is based on the textbook „Principles of Corporate Finance“ by Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers and Franklin Allen, 12th edition, published by McGraw-Hill 2016.
There are no other articles or further readings for this course. The book also contains practice questions and quizes for self-stuy and a link to a website with further materials. Students can also use the previous editions (11th/2013 or 10th/
Lecture Slides & Exercises
All lecture slides and exercise materials can be downloaded on Ilias. You will be able to access the material after registration via the student portal.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class, you can register for it via Portal 2.
The course is based on the textbook „Principles of Corporate Finance“ by Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers and Franklin Allen, 12th edition, published by McGraw-Hill 2016.
There are no other articles or further readings for this course. The book also contains practice questions and quizes for self-stuy and a link to a website with further materials. Students can also use the previous editions (11th/2013 or 10th/
Lecture Slides & Exercises
All lecture slides and exercise materials can be downloaded on Ilias. You will be able to access the material after registration via the student portal.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class, you can register for it via Portal 2.
The course is based on the textbook „Principles of Corporate Finance“ by Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers and Franklin Allen, 12th edition, published by McGraw-Hill 2016.
There are no other articles or further readings for this course. The book also contains practice questions and quizes for self-stuy and a link to a website with further materials. Students can also use the previous editions (11th/2013 or 10th/
Lecture Slides & Exercises
All lecture slides and exercise materials can be downloaded on Ilias. You will be able to access the material after registration via the student portal.
Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by exercise classes and tutorials, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by exercise classes and tutorials, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by exercise classes and tutorials, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
- Literature reviews – how to conduct a rigorous and systematic review of the literature
- Methods – a discussion of alternate of research methods. For each method there will be discussion on what the method entails, how it is used, exemplars of its use and the key issues that a researcher should be aware of with respect to these methods. We will cover:
- Qualitative research – how to conduct qualitative research; exemplars of qualitative studies; key readings in the area.
- Surveys – how to use surveys in research; exemplars of survey use; key readings in the area.
- Experiments – how to use experiments in research; exemplars of experiment use; key readings in the area
- Analysis & presentation of results – Further resources and examples will be provided that you can take advantage of to learn more about the application of each method.
Issues examined are:
- What is the state of Science regarding Environmental Change?
- What are the effects of Environmental Change on Business?
Examination is made of the:
- moral case;
- legal case; and
- business case
Special focus is placed on developing valuation approaches and software for evaluating the business case for action. A range of case examples are presented and discussed.
Area Information Systems
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- model complex business processes based on popular modelling techniques
- discuss the requirements, characteristics and effects of integrated information systems in industrial companies, including complex process interdependencies
- complete basic tasks from different functional areas in a wide-spread integrated information system.
- Business Process Modelling
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Application Systems in
- Research and Development
- Marketing and Sales
- Procurement and Warehousing
- Production
- Shipping and Customer Service
- Finance, Accounting, HR
- Planning and Control Systems
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20% Gruppenarbeit
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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 course will offer a basic introduction to the IS phenomenon, system types, and roles involved in development, introduction, management, and use of IS. Subsequently, each of these phases will be looked at in greater detail. For each phase, both the processes as well as at the contents of each domain will be introduced and discussed. Beyond the presentation of basic concepts, methods, and theories, the course will also provide students with opportunities to extend and practice their theoretical knowledge with interactive elements, an industry speaker, and a case study.
Case study write-up (70%)
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 “Development and Management of Information Systems” course is designed to introduce students to the nature, role, and potentials of IS in corporations and enable them to serve as a meaningful interface between technology and business.
Once filling this role in a business context, the future IS professionals are likely to be facing two major trends: the increasing industrialization of IS (Brenner et al. 2007; Daberkow and Radtke 2008; Walter et al. 2007) and a shift towards service-orientation in IT organizations and processes (Hochstein et al. 2005; Roewekamp 2007). This brings about challenges such as, among others, managing the trade-off between efficient execution and effective offering or recognizing and mitigating conflicting expectations and goals among the many entities (i.e., software producers, consultants, corporate users, customers) and roles (i.e., business professionals, technical staff, corporate management) involved in an IS.
Area Management
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Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
...understand the role of human resource management in organizations
...learn to evaluate methods of personnel selection and development
...understand the basics of job design
…understand advantages and disadvantages of different forms of pay and benefit
…become acquainted with current issues in human resource management
Besides the lecture, teaching assistants offer a bi-weekly 90 minutes exercise class. The exercise classes' goal is the repetition and expansion of the knowledge students acquire in the lecture. To reach that goal the exercise class will offer a mixture of additional knowledge, exercises, and an interactive element, which will improve the ability of knowledge exchange and self-dependent work in small groups.
Please note that law students have to take the final exam and can earn 4 ECTS only. Incoming and business education students also (besides the final exam) have to work on several assignments during the semester and earn 6 ECTS.
In order to pass this course successfully, the student has to reach at least an overall grade of 4.0.
Please note that you are only allowed to register for the alternative exam date in our re-sit exam period if you registered for the first attempt and failed it.
The lecture includes the following topics on human resource management:
- Human Resource Environment
- Job Analysis & Job Design
- HR Planning & Recruiting
- Selection
- Training
- Performance Management
- Employee Development
- Separation & Retention
- Compensation
- Incentives + International HRM
- High-Performance Organizations
The literature applied in the course is based on:
Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B. A., & Wright, P. M. (2016). Fundamentals of Human Resource Management (6th revised edition). McGraw Hill Higher Education.
- Literature reviews – how to conduct a rigorous and systematic review of the literature
- Methods – a discussion of alternate of research methods. For each method there will be discussion on what the method entails, how it is used, exemplars of its use and the key issues that a researcher should be aware of with respect to these methods. We will cover:
- Qualitative research – how to conduct qualitative research; exemplars of qualitative studies; key readings in the area.
- Surveys – how to use surveys in research; exemplars of survey use; key readings in the area.
- Experiments – how to use experiments in research; exemplars of experiment use; key readings in the area
- Analysis & presentation of results – Further resources and examples will be provided that you can take advantage of to learn more about the application of each method.
Issues examined are:
- What is the state of Science regarding Environmental Change?
- What are the effects of Environmental Change on Business?
Examination is made of the:
- moral case;
- legal case; and
- business case
Special focus is placed on developing valuation approaches and software for evaluating the business case for action. A range of case examples are presented and discussed.
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Area Marketing
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
More information on the course format is available on the website of the responsible chair.
1. Develop an appreciation for the inherently strategic nature of marketing function and for the role marketing decisions play in corporate and business strategy.
2. Strengthen your ability to justify and support your marketing decisions through relevant information acquisition and analysis.
Homburg, Christian, Sabine Kuester, and Harley Krohmer (2013), Marketing Management – A Contemporary Perspective, McGraw-Hill, London.
The book is available for purchase at regular and online bookstores. Further, the Mannheim University Library holds a number of copies for rent.
Final Exam (individual grade) 100%
The participants will sit a 60 minutes closed-book, closed-notes in-class exam. Further information on the exam structure and exemplary exam questions will be provided during the lecture.
This course has two specific learning objectives:
1. Develop an appreciation for the inherently strategic nature of marketing function and for the role marketing decisions play in corporate and business strategy.
2. Strengthen your ability to justify and support your marketing decisions through relevant information acquisition and analysis.
The contents of the course are broken down into five modules:
1. Establishing Value-Based Marketing Principles – Methods to Compete (Part 1 and Part 2)
2. Organising the Market – Which Markets to Compete in
3. Organising the Market – Which Segments to Compete in
4. Managing the Market – How to Compete with Brand, Product and Price (Part 1 and Part 2)
5. Managing the Market – How to Compete with Placement and Promotion (Part 1 and Part 2)
• Understand the fundamental principles involved in managing branded products;
• Explain the critical importance of branding for superior business performance;
• Critically evaluate a brand- or product-related argument logically, such as the notion that brand identity and brand image are not always identical because brand identity is what the brand manager seeks and brand image is what the customer seeks;
• Synthesize schools of though in brand and product management, for example the notion that a brand is a product’s name vs. the notion that a brand is a strategic market position;
• Solve complex brand- or product-related problems, such as determining whether a brand has greater awareness depth than awareness breadth;
• Evaluate empirical and theoretical brand and product research from various sources.
Please note that you are only allowed to register for the alternative exam date in our re-sit exam period if you registered for the first attempt and failed it.
In particular, the course examines the way in which brand decisions can contribute to creating a competitive advantage for products and explains how to make changes to brand strategies over time as well as respond to competitive moves. Students also gain an understanding of the issues involved in the development and management of new products, how to manage product lines, and how to measure, develop and manage brand equity.
Please note that you are only allowed to register for the alternative exam date in our re-sit exam period if you registered for the first attempt and failed it.
Area Operations Management
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Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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Modulkatalog Bachelor BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by exercise classes and tutorials, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by exercise classes and tutorials, you can register for them via Portal 2.
Modulkatalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)