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Module manual
Bachelor
Business
psychology
Status: Summer semester 2024

Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor's programme
Business Psychology

Table of contents
MODULE: 1010 FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS............................................................ 11011 ECONOMICS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31012 BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING .............................................................................................................................................. 51013 PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS .................................................................................................................................................... 8
MODULE: 1020 SPECIAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION I: LAW AND HRM ............................................................................. 101021 LAW AND TAXES ................................................................................................................................................................... 121022 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 15
MODULE: 1030 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I ............................................................................................................................. 171031 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
MODULE: 1040 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY .................................................................................................................................. 21
1041 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................ 23
MODULE: 1050 STATISTICS I ................................................................................................................................................ 26
1051 STATISTICS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
MODULE: 2010 SPECIAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION II: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT........................................................... 31
2011 COST ACCOUNTING ............................................................................................................................................................... 33
2012 CONTROLLING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
2013 FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS, INVESTMENT AND FINANCING ............................................................................................................. 37
MODULE: 2020 SPECIAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION III: MARKETING & CONSULTING ....................................................... 39
2021 MARKETING ........................................................................................................................................................................ 41
2022 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING ..................................................................................................................................... 43
MODULE: 2030 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY II ............................................................................................................................ 452031 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY II ....................................................................................................................................................... 47
2032 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS ........................................................................................................................................................ 49
MODULE: 2040 STATISTICS II ............................................................................................................................................... 51
2041 STATISTICS II ....................................................................................................................................................................... 53
MODULE: 2050 EMPIRICAL SCIENTIFIC WORK I .................................................................................................................... 56
2051 EMPIRICAL SCIENTIFIC WORK .................................................................................................................................................. 58
2052 KEY QUALIFICATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 622053 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH......................................................................................................................................................... 65
MODULE: 3010 EMPIRICAL SCIENTIFIC WORK II ................................................................................................................... 67
3011 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................ 69
3012 EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................................................ 72
MODULE: 3020 DIFFERENTIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY................................................................................... 75
3021 DIFFERENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................... 773022 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................... 79
MODULE: 3030 DIAGNOSTICS .............................................................................................................................................. 81
3031 DIAGNOSTICS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 833032 QUESTIONNAIRE AND TEST CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 85
MODULE: 3040 FOCUS ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT I......................................................................................... 88
3041 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT I ....................................................................................................................................... 90
MODULE: 4030 FOCUS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT II.............................................................................................. 934031 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT II ...................................................................................................................................... 95

Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor's programme
Business Psychology

MODULE: 3050 FOCUS MARKET RESEARCH & CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING I ................................................................... 98
3051 MARKET RESEARCH & CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING I .............................................................................................................. 100
MODULE: 4040 MARKET RESEARCH & CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING II ............................................................................ 103
4041 MARKET RESEARCH & CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING II ............................................................................................................. 105
MODULE: 3060 FOCUS CONSULTING I ............................................................................................................................... 109
3061 CONSULTING I ................................................................................................................................................................... 111
MODULE: 4050 FOCUS CONSULTING II .............................................................................................................................. 114
4051 CONSULTING II .................................................................................................................................................................. 116
MODULE: 4010 INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY................................................................................... 118
4011 INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 120
MODULE: 4020 EMPIRICAL SCIENTIFIC WORK III ................................................................................................................ 122
4021 RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION............................................................................................................................................ 124
4022 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE & ETHICS OF SCIENCE ......................................................................................................................... 126
MODULE: 5010 BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 129
5011 ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT......................................................................................................................................... 131
MODULE: 5010 BPS............................................................................................................................................................ 133
5011 BPS (INTERNSHIP 48 DAYS) ................................................................................................................................................. 135
5012 BPS (INTERNSHIP 48 DAYS) ................................................................................................................................................. 137
5013 BPS SUPPORTING EVENT...................................................................................................................................................... 139
MODULE: 6010 CURRENT TOPICS IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY I .......................................................................................... 141
6011 CURRENT TOPICS IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY I .......................................................................................................................... 143
MODULE: 6020 CURRENT TOPICS IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY II ......................................................................................... 145
6021 CURRENT TOPICS IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY II ......................................................................................................................... 147
MODULE: 6030 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ....................................................................................................................... 149
6031 COMPANY MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................................... 151
MODULE: 6040 THESIS ....................................................................................................................................................... 153
6041 BACHELOR THESIS............................................................................................................................................................... 155
6043 COLLOQUIUM .................................................................................................................................................................... 157
6043 INSIGHTS INTO RESEARCH PRACTICE........................................................................................................................................ 159
MODULE: 7010 CURRENT TOPICS IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY III ........................................................................................ 162
7011 CURRENT TOPICS IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY III ........................................................................................................................ 164
MODULE: 7020 CURRENT TOPICS IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY IV ........................................................................................ 166
7021 CURRENT TOPICS IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY IV........................................................................................................................ 168
MODULE: 7030 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT .................................................................................................................... 170
7031 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT ................................................................................................................................................. 172
MODULE: 7040 BUSINESS SKILLS ....................................................................................................................................... 174
7041 BUSINESS SKILLS ............................................................................................................................................................... 176
MODULE: 7050 TRANSFER PROJECT................................................................................................................................... 178
7051 TRANSFER PROJECT ............................................................................................................................................................ 180
MODULE: 7060 ABROAD MODULE I ................................................................................................................................... 183
MODULE: 8010 ABROAD MODULE II .................................................................................................................................. 185

Module: 1010 Fundamentals of Business Administration and Economics

Modul responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Erben
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 8Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students know
relevant terms and theoretical concepts from businessadministration and economics.

SWS: 6Skills:Self-study: 150h

Students are able to understand and analyse basic businessand economic relationships and processes.

Total workload: 240h

Contact studies: 90h

Competences:
After the course, students have the competence to work on
and solve business and economic questions and problem
areas.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Economics

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Bookkeeping and accounting

Semester: Semester 1

Production and logistics

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Bernhard Hübner

Type of examination: Written examination 180
minutes

Martin Mack
Prof. Dr Roland Franz Erben

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 5% into the final grade

1011 Economics
For module: 1010 Fundamentals of Business Administration and Economics
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 3Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students knowhow economic market mechanisms work. They know microand macroeconomic concepts and interrelationships andunderstand the basics of economic policy.

SWS: 2Skills:Self-study: 60h

Students are able to understand the complexity of economic
decisions and to explain and distinguish between relevant
terminologies.

Total workload: 90h

Competences:
Based on the knowledge and skills acquired, students possess
the competence to analyse relevant microeconomic andmacroeconomic as well as economic policy problems and todevelop solutions.

Contact studies: 30h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: Semester 1

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Basic concepts of economic activity
Economic systems
Microeconomics
o Concept of the marketo Household demand for goods
o Goods offered by the company
o Market forms
o Pricing mechanisms
Macroeconomics
o Economic process as a cycleo National accounts
o Macroeconomic paradigms
Fundamentals of economic policy
o Justification of economic policy interventions in
the market economy process
o Economic policy objectiveso Means of economic policy and target-means
systemso Economic policy bearers

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: Script

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Bernhard Hübner

Type of examination: Written test 60 minutes
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Bofinger, P. (2015). Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre. Munich: Pearson Studium.
Mankiw, N. G.,Taylor, M. P. et al. (2018). Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre (7th ed.). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Further reading:Baßeler, U., Heinrich, J. & Utecht, B. (2010). Fundamentals and Problems of Economics (19th ed.). Stuttgart: SchäfferPoeschel.

1012 Bookkeeping and accounting
For module: 1010 Fundamentals of Business Administration and Economics
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Roland Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 3Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students have an
overview of external accounting. They know the necessity ofproper accounting, understand the accounting system and areable to post selected business transactions.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 60h

Skills:Students will be able to book elementary business
transactions, recognise accounting problems and prepare andinterpret simple annual financial statements.
Competences:
Participants will be familiarised with the objectives andstructure of external accounting. They will get to know theaccounting system and understand which principles of properaccounting are to be observed and how the balance sheet is tobe drawn up.

Total workload: 90h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: Semester 1• Accounting basicsoNature and tasks of industrial accountingoBasic terms in management accountingoLegal obligation to keep recordsoPrinciples of proper accountingoRelationship between the general ledger, generalledger and balance sheetoChart of accounts• Accounting organisation and techniqueoInventory, stocktaking, balance sheetoChanges in the balance sheet due to business
transactionsoBreakdown of the balance sheet into balance sheet
accountso
Posting to balance sheet and profit and loss accountsoVAT accounts
oGoods accountsoPrivate accounts (equity account and profit and loss
account (P&L))• Typical business transactionsoProcurement and salesoAsset management (depreciation, write-ups, GWG)oHuman resources management (payroll, benefits inkind)oFinancial management (loans, financial assets)• Annual accountsoValuation of assets and liabilitiesoYear-end closing entries (accruals and deferrals,
provisions, valuation of fixed and current assets)oComponents of the annual financial statements(balance sheet, income statement, notes) andmanagement report

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Martin Mack

Type of examination: Written test 60 minutes

Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: Script

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 2% into the final gradeBibliography:
Main literature:
Baetge, J., Kirsch, H,-J. & Thiele, S. (2017). Übungsbuch Bilanzen und Bilanzanalyse, Aufgaben und Fallstudien mit
Lösungen. (5th ed.) Düsseldorf: IDW-Verlag.
Bornhofen, M. & Bornhofen, M. (2019). Accounting 1 (31st ed.). Heidelberg: Springer Gabler.
Bornhofen, M. & Bornhofen, M. (2020). Accounting 2 (31st ed.). Heidelberg: Springer Gabler.
Further reading:Eisele, W. & Knobloch, A. (2018). Managerial accounting technology (9th ed.). Munich: Vahlen.
Meyer, C. & Theile, C. (2019). Bilanzierung nach Handels- und Steuerrecht unter Einschluss der Konzernrechnungslegung
und der internationalen Rechnungslegung (30th ed.). Herne: NWB.
Schildbach, T., Stobbe, T. & Brösel, G. (2019). Der handelsrechtliche Jahresabschluss (11th ed.). Sternenfels: Wissenschaft& Praxis."1013 Production and logistics
For module: 1010 Fundamentals of Business Administration and Economics
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Roland Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students
know the basics of production management andprocurement. In particular, the students know the different
manufacturing systems as well as the types of material
procurement and material provision. In addition, the students
have knowledge of the optimisation of logistics andproduction processes.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h
Total workload: 60h

Skills:
The students are able to design procurement- andproduction-specific process models and to develop solutions
for typical problems in the field of industrial logistics andproduction.
Competences:
Students expand their business management expertise in thefield of industrial production management and logistics

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: Semester 1• Historical review of the development and fundamentals ofdifferent production systems and "lean production"
approaches• Production functions and adaptation possibilities• Fundamentals and elements of modern production
systems• Process management and continuously flowing processes("One Piece Flow")• Imparting process knowledge, modelling and analysing
flowcharts• Approaches to optimising the entire value chain

Frequency: winter and summer semester

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Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: script, worksheets, demonstrations

Basic elements and goals of logistics
Process participants in logistics
Make-or-buy decisions
Sourcing strategies
Material flow planning
Material classification

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Roland Franz Erben

Type of examination: Written test 60 minutes
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 1% in the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Brunner, J. (2017). Japanese Success Concepts (4th ed.). Munich, Vienna: Carl Hanser.
Gorecki, P. &Pautsch, P. R. (2018). Praxisbuch Lean Management (3rd ed.). Munich, Vienna: Carl Hanser.
Ohno, T. (2013). The Toyota Production System (3rd ed.). Frankfurt am Main: Campus."
Arnolds, H. et al. (2016). Materials management and purchasing (13th ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
Schulte, C. (2016). Logistics (7th ed.). Munich: Vahlen.
Wannenwetsch, H. (2014). Integrated Materials Management and Logistics and Procurement (5th ed.). Berlin Heidelberg:
Springer Vieweg.

Module: 1020 Special Business Administration I: Law and HRM

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:

Workload:

Knowledge:

ECTS: 6After successfully completing the module, the students know
the tasks of human resource management in the company
and know which methods are used there. Furthermore, thestudents are familiar with the basic concepts of labour law
and have fundamental knowledge regarding organisational
theories and the design and optimisation of corporate
organisations. They know the basics of national businesstaxation (ESt, KSt, GewSt, USt).
Skills:
The students can classify the function of personnel
management in the corporate context and apply basic HR
methods for personnel planning, among other things. They
can describe, differentiate and assess companies with regard
to their structure, formal and informal structures, processes
and culture.
In addition, students are able to identify labour law issues(individual and collective labour law) in human resources
practice and are able to understand the basic features ofcorporate taxation in the
Apply andassess the knowledge within the framework of assessment
cases.
Competences:
Students acquire professional competences in the applicationof HR and organisational theories to business practice.
Methodological competence is gained through theindependent processing of HR and organisational scenarios
and the solution of case studies. In addition, they are able tonot only solve labour law issues in an appropriate and interestoriented manner, but can also assess which personnel
measures that are desirable from the company's point of vieware also enforceable under labour law. The students canclassify and independently deal with questions of businesstaxation.

SWS: 5
Contact studies: 75h
Self-study: 105h
Total workload: 180h

Module contents:

Module offer:

Law and taxes

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Human Resources Management

Semester: Semester 1
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none

Lecturer(s):Robert Elhardt
Dr Christof Hörr
Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Form of examination and weighting:
Form of examination: Written examination 90
minutes and seminar paper
Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 3% in the final grade

1021 Law and taxes
For Module: 1020 Special Business Administration I: Law and HRM
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 3Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students willknow the most important basic concepts of labour law as wellas the basics of business taxation.
Skills:
The students are able to recognise flanking social insurance
and tax law aspects of labour law. Furthermore, they canidentify these labour law issues (individual and collective
labour law) in personnel practice. The students also have theskills to solve cases of assessment for sole proprietorships,
co-partnerships (partnerships) according to income tax,
corporations according to corporate income tax as well as
commercial enterprises according to trade tax in a technicaland mathematical manner. They can solve simple cases onturnover taxation in Germany and abroad.
Competences:
After the course, the students will have the competence tosolve labour law issues in an appropriate and interest-oriented
manner and will be able to assess which personnel measuresthat are desirable from the company's point of view are also
enforceable under labour law. In addition, the students havedeveloped a feeling for the fact that labour law is always also"political" law. Questions of business taxation can be dealt
with and solved.

SWS: 3
Contact studies: 45h
Self-study: 45h
Total workload: 90h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: Semester 1

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Establishment and termination of the employment
relationshipDistinction from other legal relationships
Rights and obligations of the parties to the employment
contract
Basic principles of works constitution and collective
bargaining law
Labour court proceedings
Fundamentals of taxation
Introduction to business taxation
Taxation of the profit of the sole trader(EStG)
Taxation of the profits of partnerships (EStG)
Taxation of the profits of corporations (KStG)
Introduction to trade tax (GewStG)
Introduction to Value Added Tax (UStG)

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: Slide script for the lecture, exercises,case studies, legal texts

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Robert Elhardt

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes

Dr Christof Hörr

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 1% in the final grade

Literature list
Main literature:
Hirdina, R. (2014). Grundzüge des Arbeitsrechts (4th ed.). Munich: Vahlen.
Breithecker, V. (2016). Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftliche Steuerlehre. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag.
Grefe, C. (2018). Corporate taxes. Herne: NWB.
Kußmaul, H. (2017). Steuern, Einführung in die betriebswirtschaftliche Steuerlehre. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Further reading:Brox, H., Rüthers, B. & Henssler, M. (2016). Labour law (19th ed.). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
Schaub, G., Koch, U. & Linck, R. et al. (2017). Labour law handbook (17th ed.). Munich: C.H.Beck.

Kraft, C., Kraft, G. (2017). Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation, The Most Important Types of Taxes and Their Rela-1022 Human Resources Management
For Module: 1020 Special Business Administration I: Law and HRM
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:

Workload:

Knowledge:

ECTS: 3After successful participation in this course, the students
know the tasks of human resource management in thecompany and know which methods are used there.
Furthermore, they have basic knowledge regardingorganisational theories and the design and optimisation of
corporate organisations.
Skills:
The students can classify the function of HR management in
the corporate context and apply basic HR methods for
personnel planning, among other things. They can describe,
differentiate and assess companies with regard to theirstructure, formal and informal structures, processes andculture.
Competences:
Students acquire professional competences in the applicationof HR and organisational theories to business practice.
Methodological competence is gained through theindependent processing of HR and organisational scenarios
and the solution of case studies.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 60h
Total workload: 90h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students gain an overview of central theories
and application fields of human resource management andbusiness organisation.

Semester: Semester 1

Learning content:

Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise

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Basics of personnel management
Functions of Human Resources Management
Personnel requirements planning: functions and methods
Talent management: 4 core elements
Recruitment and selection,
Employer branding
Staff induction: goals and methods
Staff remuneration: Overview of remuneration models,
Variabilisation
Staff deployment and retention: retention, deployment
planning
Staff appraisal: goals and methods
Personnel development and succession management:
goals and methods
Staff redundancy: methods
Conceptual basics of business organisation
Organisational theories
Structural and procedural organisation,
Differentiation and integration of the organisation's tasks
Primary and secondary organisational concepts
Possibilities for shaping corporate culture andorganisational change

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Admission requirements: none
Language: German, English if applicable
Teaching aids: scripts, current publications

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 2% into the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Schreyögg, G. (2008). Organisation (5th ed.). Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Stock-Homburg, R. (2013). Human resource management - theories, concepts, instruments (3rd ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer.
Further reading:Enaux, C. & Heinrich F. (2011). Strategic talent management. Freiburg: Haufe.

Module: 1030 General Psychology I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students know thebasic phenomena of general psychology.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h

Skills:Students are able to structure psychological content andquestions and to interpret the results of empirical studies.

Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Competences:
Students have knowledge of the basics of general psychology
and can transfer this to issues in business psychology.

Module contents:

Module offer:

General Psychology I

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory
Semester: Semester 1
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Usability of the module: The module lays thefoundations for the module "General Psychology II".
It can only be used in the Bachelor's degree
programme in Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Matthias Viteritti

Form of examination: Written examination 90
minutes or graded written study paper
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 3% in the final grade

1031 General Psychology I
For module: 1030 General Psychology I
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know thebasics as well as the methods of general psychology.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h

Skills:Students are able to interpret the results of empirical studies
and to transfer the findings from general psychology to issues
in business psychology.
Competences:
The students have knowledge in the basics of general and cantransfer this to issues in business psychology.

Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn the basics of general psychology.
The knowledge gained is practically applied and deepened
using case studies and exercises as examples.

Semester: Semester 1

Learning content:

Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise

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Introduction to the history and methodology of general
psychology
Perception: sense organs
Perception: organisation and interpretation
Attention
Awareness
Cognitive control
Thought and language

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: Script

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Matthias Viteritti

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 3% in the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Gerrig, R.J. & Zimbardo, P.G. (2018). Psychology. Munich: Pearson.
Myers, D.G. (2014). Psychology. Heidelberg: Springer.
Spering, M. & Schmidt, T. (2017). General psychology 1 compact: Perception, attention, thinking, language. Weinheim:
Beltz.
Further reading:Goldstein, E. B. (2014). Perceptual psychology. Heidelberg: Springer.
Müsseler, J. (2016). General psychology. Heidelberg: Spektrum.

Module: 1040 Social Psychology

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students know
the basics of social psychology. They have an overview of thedifferent theoretical approaches, findings and methods ofsocial psychology.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Skills:Total workload: 180h

Students will be able to link social psychological and business
psychological issues.
Competences:
The students have developed the competence to makedecisions in business psychology on the basis of scientificfindings. They are able to understand and classify original
scientific papers and use them for application. By reading
original papers, they also strengthen their methodological andlanguage competence (English).

Module contents:

Module offer:

Social psychology

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory
Semester: Semester 1
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Type of examination: Written examination (90minutes) / Graded written assignment /Presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 3% in the final grade

1041 Social Psychology
For Module: 1040 Social Psychology
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know thebasics of social psychology. They have an overview of thedifferent theoretical approaches, findings and methods ofsocial psychology.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Skills:Students will be able to link social psychological and economic
psychological issues.
Competences:
The students have developed the competence to makedecisions in business psychology on the basis of scientificfindings. They are able to understand and classify original
scientific papers and use them for application. By reading
original papers, they also strengthen their methodological andlanguage skills (English).

Total workload: 180h

Table of contents:

Course offer:Students learn the basics of social psychology. The knowledge
gained is practically applied and deepened using case studies
and exercises as examples.

Semester: Semester 1

Learning content:

Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise• Introduction to social psychology and social psychologicalissues• Social perception and attribution• Social cognition• Social identity / self-concept• Basics of attitude research• Attitude and behaviour change strategies• Social influence• Attractiveness and relationships• Prosocial behaviour• Aggression• Intra-group processes• Prejudices and stereotypes - conflicts between groups• Applied social psychology with consideration of business
psychology issues

Admission requirements: none

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Language: German or English
Didactic aids: script, selected literature

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 3%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., Akert, R. M. & Sommers, S. R. (2018). Social psychology (9th edition, global edition). Columbus,
Indiananapolis, New York City: Pearson.
Jonas, K., Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (2007). Social psychology - An introduction (5th ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer.
Further reading:
Chadee, D. (2011). Theories in social psychology. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell.
Fiske, S. T., Gilbert, D.G. & Lindzey, G. (Eds.) (2010). Handbook of social psychology (vol. 1 + 2). Hoboken:
Wiley&Sons.
Fiske, S. T. & Taylor, S. E. (2020). Social Cognition. From brains to culture (4th Edition). London: SAGE.
Frey, D. & Irle, M. (eds.) (2009/2010). Theories of social psychology (Vol. 1-3). Bern: Huber.
Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W. & Jonas, K. (2012). Introduction to social psychology - A European perspective (5th ed.).
Chichester: BPS Blackwell.
Kassin, S. M., Fein, S. & Markus, H. R. (2021). Social psychology (11th edition). Boston: CENGAGE.
Myers, D. G. (2012). Exploring social psychology (6th ed., international student ed.). New York NY: McGraw Hill.
Myers, D., Abell, J. & Kolstad, A. & Sani, F. (2010). Social psychology - European edition (4th ed.). Berkshire: McGraw Hill.
Steg, L. (ed.). (2017). Applied social psychology. Understanding and managing social problems (2nd edition). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Van Lange. P.A.M., Kruglanski, A.W. & Higgins, E.T. (Eds.) (2011). Handbook of theories of social psychology (Vol. 1 + 2). Los
Angeles: Sage.

Module: 1050 Statistics I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students know thebasics of descriptive (e.g. characteristic values, distributions)and inferential statistics (with a focus on procedures fornominal and ordinal scaled variables). The students arefamiliar with the concept of a hypothesis test.

SWS: 4

Skills:Total workload: 150h

Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h

The students master appropriate procedures for descriptive
and inferential statistical evaluation for business psychology
questions, which they can select and apply. They can prepare
data from empirical surveys for evaluation and analyse it withstatistical evaluation software. Furthermore, they caninterpret the results of statistical evaluations of evaluation
software.

Competences:
The students acquire quantitative methodologicalcompetence and are able to select and apply the appropriate
procedures for data collection and data analysis for selected
questions in business psychology and to interpret the results.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Statistics I

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory
Semester: Semester 1
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Usability of the module: The module lays thefoundations for the module "Statistics II". It can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / Graded written study paper
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

1051 Statistics
For Module: Statistics I
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Qualification goals:
Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know thebasics of descriptive statistics (e.g. characteristic values,
distributions) and inferential statistics (with a focus onprocedures for nominal and ordinal scaled variables). Students
are familiar with the concept of a hypothesis test.
Skills:
The students master appropriate procedures for descriptive
and inferential statistical evaluation for business psychology
questions, which they can select and apply. They can prepare
data from empirical surveys for evaluation and analyse it withstatistical evaluation software. Furthermore, they caninterpret the results of statistical evaluations of evaluation
software.
Competences:
The students acquire quantitative methodologicalcompetence and are able to select and apply the appropriate
procedures for data collection and data analysis for selected
questions in business psychology and to interpret the results.

Workload:
ECTS: 5
SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h
Total workload: 150h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn the basics of descriptive andinferential statistics (with a focus on procedures for nominaland ordinal scaled variables) and can apply these to questions
in business psychology. The knowledge gained is practicallyapplied and deepened using case studies and exercises as
examples.

Semester: Semester 1

Learning content:• Basic understanding of the need for statistics• Descriptive statistics:Frequency distributions, statistical parameters,
standardisation

Correlation and linear regression• Inferential statistics:

Population, sampling, probability theoryParameter estimation (point and interval estimation)

Basics of hypothesis testing (types of hypothesis,
α and β ερρορσ)
Simple statistical tests for correlation (e.g.
correlation, Chi2
) and difference hypotheses (e.g. Wilcoxon) with afocus on tests for nominal or ordinal scale data.
• Dealing with SPSS:
Variable definition, data entry, quality control

Data modification (e.g. recoding variables / forming
indices)
Carrying out basic (descriptive and inferential
statistical) procedures for data evaluation
Interpretation of results of data evaluation

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: Script

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutesExamination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Field, A. (2017). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics. London: Sage.
Field, A. (2016). Adventures in Statistics: The reality Enigma. London: Sage.

Schäfer T. (2016). Methodenlehre und Statistik: Einführung in Datenerhebung, deskriptive Statistik und Inferenzstatistik.
Springer: Wiesbaden.
Shepherd, T. (2016). Methodology and statistics: Introduction to data collection, descriptive statistics and inferential
statistics Wiesbaden: Springer.
Further reading:
Howitt D. & Cramer D. (2006). Introduction to Statistics in Psychology. Pearson
Bortz, J. & Schuster, C. (2010). Statistics for human and social scientists. Berlin: Springer.
Brosius, F. (2014). SPSS 22 for dummies. Weinheim: Wiley.
Brosius, F. (2013). SPSS 21st Heidelberg: mitp.
Bühner, M. & Ziegler, M. (2009). Statistics for psychologists and social scientists. Munich: Pearson.

Module: 2010 Special Business Administration II: Financial Management

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 7Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students have an
overview of the sub-areas of internal accounting with its subareas cost and performance accounting, controlling andinvestment and financing. The students understand theconnections, differences and similarities in particular between
external and internal accounting with the above-mentioned
three sub-areas.

SWS: 7
Contact studies: 105h
Self-study: 105h
Total workload: 210h

Skills:
The students are able to carry out basic business decisionmaking calculations. They are able to apply the most important
instruments of internal accounting (in particular internal
activity allocation, costing procedures and dynamic
investment calculation procedures) and assess theirsignificance.
Competences:
Students expand their business management expertise in thearea of operational financial management.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Cost accounting

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Controlling

Semester: 2nd semester

Financial mathematics, investment and financing

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben
Rüdiger Ohnesorge
Robin HeidrichType of examination: Written examination 180
minutes
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 5% into the final grade2011 Cost accounting
For Module: 2010 Special Business Administration II: Financial Management
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students have an
overview of the sub-areas of accounting as well as the
structure, goals and tasks of cost and performance accounting.
They will also know the differences and similarities between
internal and external accounting.
Skills:
The students can carry out basic business management
decision calculations. They are able to carry out internal costallocation, can apply basic costing procedures and assess theirsignificance and suitability for specific applications.
Competences:
Students expand their technical and methodologicalcompetence in the field of financial management.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h
Total workload: 60h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: 2nd semester

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•
•
•
•
•

Overview of business accounting and the classification of
cost and activity accounting
Basic terms of managerial accounting and theirdelimitation
Overview of the sub-areas of cost and activity accounting
Cost type accounting, in particular classification andrecording of cost types
Cost centre accounting incl. internal activity allocation
Cost unit accounting incl. simple costing procedures andshort-term result calculation

Lecturer(s):Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: slide script for the lecture, exercises,case studies, video tutorials, script for the tutorial

Form of examination and weighting:Type of examination: Written test 60 minutes
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 1%.

Literature list
Main literature:
Coenenberg, A. G., Fischer, T. M. & Günther, T. (2016). Cost accounting and cost analysis (9th ed.). Stuttgart: SchäfferPoeschel.
Jórasz, W. (2009). Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung (5th ed.). Stuttgart: Schäffer Poeschel.
Steger, J. (2010). Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung (5th ed.). Berlin: De GruyterOldenbourg.
Further reading:Friedl, G., Hofmann, C. & Pedell, B. (2013). Cost accounting (2nd ed.). Munich: Vahlen.
Hommel, M. (2015). Kostenrechnung - learning by stories (4th ed.). Frankfurt: Fachmedien Recht und Wirtschaft.
Steger, J. (2008). Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung - Arbeitsbuch (2nd ed.). Munich: Oldenbourg2012 Controlling
For Module: 2010 Special Business Administration II: Financial Management
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students have an
overview of the objective and concepts of controlling andunderstand the integration of controlling in the context ofcorporate management.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h

Skills:Students master the essential instruments of operational andstrategic controlling and can apply them independently in an
operational context.
Competences:
The students are able to analyse and evaluate operationalsituations with methods of corporate management and tobase decisions in the area of finance with the help of suitable
instruments.

Total workload: 60h

Table of contents:
Learning content:• Characteristics; concepts and tasks of controlling• Selected instruments of operational controlling(operational planning, activity-based costing, contribution
margin accounting, budgeting)• Selected instruments of strategic controlling (strategicplanning, portfolio management, target costing)• Special issues of controlling, especially the interlinking ofcontrolling and risk management.

Lecturer(s):Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben

Course offer:
Semester: 2nd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: slide script for the lecture, exercises,case studies, video tutorials

Form of examination and weighting:Type of examination: Written test 60 minutes
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 2%.

Bibliography:

Main literature:
Fischer, T. M., Möller, K. & Schultze, W. (2015). Controlling: Fundamentals, Instruments and Development Perspectives(2nd ed.). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Joos-Sachse, T. (2006). Controlling, cost accounting and cost management (4th ed.). Wiesbaden: Gabler
Weber, J. & Schäffer, U. (2016). Einführung in das Controlling (15th ed.). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.

Further reading:
Horvath, P. (2011). Controlling (12th ed.). Munich: Vahlen.
Jung, H. (2014). Controlling (4th ed.). Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
Vanini, U. (2012). Risk Management - Fundamentals, Instruments, Corporate Practice. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Weber, J. & Schäffer, U. (2016). Einführung in das Controlling -- Übungen und Fallstudien mit Lösungen (3rd ed.). Stuttgart:
Schäffer-Poeschel2013 Financial mathematics, investment and financing
For Module: 2010 Special Business Administration II: Financial Management
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 3Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students willknow different forms of interest and their application.
Furthermore, they know different types of loan repayment.
They also know the correlations between securities prices,yields and nominal interest rates. Finally, they haveknowledge of the most important static and dynamic
investment calculation methods.

SWS: 3
Contact studies: 45h
Self-study: 45h
Total workload: 90h

Skills:Students are able to value future or past payments.
Furthermore, students are able to distinguish between aninternal rate of return and given yield curves in discounting aswell as solve typical annuity problems such as annuity
terminal value and annuity present value. Finally, they areable to carry out static and dynamic procedures ofinvestment calculation.
Competences:
Students master financial mathematical techniques needed
for problem solving in investment and financing decisions.

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn financial mathematicaltechniques needed for problem solving in investment andfinancing decisions. The knowledge gained is practicallyapplied and deepened using case studies and exercises as
examples.

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:

Admission requirements: none

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Fundamentals of financial mathematics
Interest calculation, compound interest and discounting
Yield curves
Pension calculation
Redemption statement
Course bill
Static procedures of the investment calculation
Dynamic methods of investment appraisal
Basics of financing (cost of capital concept)

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise

Language: German
Didactic aids: Slide script for the lecture, exercises,case studies

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Rüdiger Ohnesorge
Robin HeidrichType of examination: Written test 60 minutes
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 2%.

Bibliography:

Main literature:
Albrecht, P. (2014). Finanzmathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (3rd ed.). Stuttgart: Schäffer Poeschel.
Ihrig, H. & Pflaumer, P. (2009). Finanzmathematik (14th ed.). Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenburg.

Module: 2020 Special Business Administration III: Marketing & Consulting

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this module, students know
the principles of market-oriented corporate management arefamiliar with relevant models of business-oriented consulting.

Skills:Students are able to describe and evaluate marketing and sales
strategic approaches of companies. In addition, they are able
to apply selected instruments and methods of business
management-oriented consulting.

SWS: 5
Contact studies: 75h
Self-study: 105h
Total workload: 180h

Competences:
After the course, students have the competence to develop
solutions for business management problems and decisionmaking situations and to create their own consulting andmarketing concepts.

Module contents:

Module offer:MarketingCompulsory/elective: Compulsory

Business Consulting

Semester: 2nd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Eberhard Gaißert

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 4% in the final grade2021 Marketing
For Module: 2020 Special Business Administration III: Marketing & Consulting
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 3Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students will know
different market forms and the strategic orientation ofcompanies on these markets. They recognise the connection
between market forms and the decision-making processes inmarketing and sales.

Skills:Students are able to describe and evaluate marketing and sales
strategic approaches of companies. Furthermore, they canassess the adequacy of marketing and sales policy instruments
for the implementation of strategic goals.

Competences:
After the course, the students have the competence todevelop solutions for marketing or sales policy problems anddecisions. They are also able to create a marketing concept.

SWS: 3
Contact studies: 45h
Self-study: 45h
Total workload: 90h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn the strategic and operational
basics of marketing and sales management.

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:
•
•
•
•
•
•

Markets and market segments
Marketing concepts
Strategic analysis methods
Product, assortment and brand management
Distribution management
Price management

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture
Admission requirements: none
Language: German, English if applicable
Didactic aids: script, case examples and casestudies, current publications, group exercise• Fundamentals of communication policy decisions• Online marketing
Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 2%.

Literature list
Main literature:
Kotler, P. & Armstrong, G. (2017). Principles of Marketing (17th ed.). Boston et al.: Pearson.
Further reading:
Svend Hollendsen (2016) Global Marketing
Seth Godin (2019) This is Marketing
Michael Solomon, Andrew Hughes, Bill Chitty (2013) Marketing Real People, Real Choices

2022 Business management consulting
For Module: 2020 Special Business Administration III: Marketing & Consulting
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 3Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students know
the characteristics of business-oriented process andprofessional guidance and can distinguish it from psychologicalguidance. The students also learn about the guidance market
and the different phases of the guidance process.

Skills:Students will be able to acquire, design and implement
consultancy projects in companies. Furthermore, they candevelop suitable contractual arrangements for consultancy
projects. Finally, they are able to apply selected instruments
and methods of business-oriented consulting.

Competences:
Students expand their business management skills andmethodological competences in the field of consulting.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 60h
Total workload: 90h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students get to know the consultancy market as well as
the different phases of the consultancy process. They are able
to assess and use the application requirements and limits aswell as the benefits of common instruments of management
consulting.

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:

Admission requirements: none

• Status quo and development of the guidance market• Job description, career entry and career paths• Consultancy process (acquisition, analysis, solution
development, implementation)• Contractual design for consultancy projects (service
contract vs. contract for work and services)

Language: German

Lecturer(s):Eberhard Gaißert

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise

Didactic aids: Slide script for the lecture, exercises,case studies

Form of examination and weighting:
Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 2%.

Bibliography:

Main literature:
Lippold, D. (2018). The management consultancy (3rd ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
Niedereichholz C. (2010). Management consultancy - 1. consultancy marketing and contract acquisition. Berlin: De Gruyter
Oldenbourg.
Niedereichholz C. (2012). Management consulting - 2. contract performance and quality assurance. Berlin: De Gruyter
Oldenbourg.
Further reading:Fink, D. (2009). Strategic management consulting. Munich: Vahlen.
Kerth, K., Asum, H. & Stich, V. (2015): The best strategy tools in practice (6th ed.). Munich: Carl Hanser.
Niedereichholz, C. (2008). Consulting Knowledge. Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg."

Module: 2030 General Psychology II

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students know thebasic and advanced phenomena of general and biologicalpsychology. They know the advantages and disadvantages ofdifferent experimental designs.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Skills:Total workload: 180h

Students are able to structure psychological content andquestions and to interpret the results of empirical studies.
They can design, conduct, analyse and document experimental
studies.
Competences:
The students have in-depth knowledge of general andbiological psychology and can transfer this to issues in business
psychology. They are able to assess the quality and significanceof experimental studies in the context of (business)
psychology.

Module contents:

Module offer:

General Psychology II

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Experimental designs

Semester: 2nd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Applicability of the module: The modulesupplements the contents of the module "General
Psychology I". It can only be used in the Bachelor's
degree programme in Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller
Matthias Viteritti

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 4% in the final grade

2031 General Psychology II
For module: 2030 General Psychology II
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know theadvanced basics as well as the methods of general andbiological psychology.

SWS: 2Skills:Self-study: 30h

Students are able to interpret the results of complex empiricalstudies and to apply the findings from general and biologicalpsychology to issues in business psychology.

Total workload: 60h

Competences:
Students have in-depth knowledge of the basics of general andbiological psychology and can apply this to issues in business
psychology.

Contact studies: 30h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn the basics of general andbiological psychology. The knowledge gained is practicallyapplied and deepened using case studies and exercises as
examples.

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:
•
•
•
•
•

Thought and language (in-depth)
Judging, deciding, problem solving
Motivation
EmotionAction planning and execution

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: Script

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Matthias Viteritti

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Gerrig, R.J. & Zimbardo, P.G. (2018). Psychology. Munich: Pearson.
Myers, D.G. (2014). Psychology. Heidelberg: Springer.

Further reading:
Birbaumer, N. & Schmidt, R.F. (2018). Biological psychology. Heidelberg: Springer.
Müsseler, J. (2016). General psychology. Heidelberg: Spektrum.
Schandry, R. (2018). Biological psychology. Weinheim: Beltz.

2032 Experimental designs
For module: 2030 General Psychology II
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 4

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students willknow different experimental study designs and target groupappropriate survey methods.

SWS: 2Skills:Self-study: 90h

The students are able to practically develop a suitable
experimental research design for business psychology
questions. They can develop suitable survey instruments,
conduct the study using qualitative or quantitative methods
and evaluate the data. They are able to prepare and present
the findings in a way that is appropriate for the target group.
Competences:
The students deepen their methodological skills in the areas ofsurvey and evaluation methods.

Contact studies: 30h

Total workload: 120h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The theoretical contents taught (see below) will be practisedin this course within the framework of a practically conducted
experimental-psychological research project.

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:

Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise• Different empirical research designs (from experiment toquasi-experiment and time series to plans without
control)• Different form of data collection (face-to-face datacollection, telephone data collection, online surveys, etc.)• Selection of adequate qualitative and quantitative survey
methods depending on the research design• Implementation of an experimental research plan into an
empirical data collection:
Development or adaptation of instruments
Implementation of the data collection
Data evaluation and integration of qualitative andquantitative findings
Presentation of findings appropriate to the target
audience

Admission requirements: none

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Language: German
Didactic aids: Script

Examination prerequisite for: -Bibliography:

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

Main literature:
Döring, N. & Bortz, J. (2016). Research methods and evaluation in the social and human sciences (5th ed.). Berlin: Springer.
Hussy, W., Schreier, M. & Echterhoff, G. (2013). Research methods in psychology and social sciences. Heidelberg: Springer.
Experimental designs:
Bittrich, K. & Blankenberger, K. (2011). Experimental psychology: Planning, realising, presenting experiments. Weinheim:
Beltz.
Bröder, A. (2011). Design of experiments and experimental practical. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Sarris, V. & Reiß, S. (2012). Experimental psychology - from theory to practice. Munich: Pearson.

Module: 2040 Statistics II

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students havean overview of the procedures of multivariate statistics (focus
on variance analysis and regression). They know indications,prerequisites and application examples for multivariate
procedures.
Skills:

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h
Total workload: 150h

The students can apply hypothesis-testing (inferential
statistical) procedures (focus on parametric procedures). They
are able to investigate questions in business psychology withthe appropriate statistical procedures and to interpret theoutputs of statistical software (e.g. SPSS, jamovi).
Competences:
Students acquire professional and methodologicalcompetences in the selection and application of suitablestatistical procedures.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Statistics II

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory
Semester: 2nd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Usability of the module: The module supplements
the contents of the module "Statistics I". It can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes // Graded written study paper
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

2041 Statistics II
For Module: 2040 Statistics II
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know
indications, prerequisites and application examples for
multivariate procedures. They have an overview of theprocedures of multivariate statistics (focus on varianceanalysis and regression).
Skills:
The students can apply hypothesis-testing (inferential
statistical) procedures (focus on parametric procedures). They
are able to investigate questions in business psychology withthe appropriate statistical procedures and to interpret theoutputs of statistical software (e.g. SPSS, jamovi).
Competences:
Students acquire professional and methodologicalcompetences in the selection and application of suitablestatistical procedures.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h
Total workload: 150h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, the qualifications acquired in Statistics I are
deepened. In particular, the focus is on the appropriate
selection, application and interpretation of statistical methods
for interval-scaled data (parametric methods).

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:• Repetition of the basic principle of statistical hypothesis
testing from Statistics I and extension by the concepts ofeffect size, test strength and optimal sample size
• Introduction to parametric test procedures for testing
difference hypotheses- t-test (independent and dependent)- Analysis of variance (one-factor, two-factor, withrepeated measures, covariance analysis, MANOVA)• Introduction to parametric test procedures for testingcorrelation hypotheses- Correlations / partial correlations- Multiple regression- Moderation analyses- Mediation analyses- (exploratory) factor analysis• Translating business psychology questions into theappropriate statistical procedures

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: script, exercise examples• Application of statistical analyses with statisticalprogrammes (e.g. SPSS, jamovi) and interpretation of theresults.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes // Graded written study paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 2% into the final gradeBibliography:
Main literature:
Bühner, M. & Ziegler, M. (2017). Statistics For Psychologists and Social Scientists. Fundamentals and Implementation WithSPSS and R (2nd ed.). Munich: Pearson.
Field, A. P. (2018). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS (5th edition). London: Sage.
Further reading:Bortz, J. & Schuster, C. (2010). Statistics for human and social scientists (7th ed.). Berlin: Springer.
Brosius, F. (2017). SPSS 24 for Dummies. Weinheim: Wiley.
Brosius, F. (2018). SPSS. Comprehensive handbook on statistics and data analysis (8th ed.). Frechen: mitp.
Eid, M., Gollwitzer, M. & Schmitt, M. (2015). Statistics and research methods (5th ed.). Weinheim: Beltz.
Hayes, A. F. (2018). Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis. A regression-based approach(2nd edition). New York, London: The Guilford Press
Janssen, J. & Laatz, W. (2017). Statistical data analysis with SPSS: An application-oriented introduction to the basic systemand the module Exact Tests (9th ed.). Berlin: Springer.
Rasch, B., Friese, M., Hofmann, W. & Naumann, E. (2014). Quantitative Methods (1+2): Introduction to statistics forpsychologists and social scientists (4th ed.). Berlin: Springer.
Rudolf, M. & Müller, J. (2019). Multivariate methods: A practice-oriented introduction with application examples in SPSS
(3rd ed.). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Schäfer, T. (2016). Methodology and statistics: Introduction to data collection, descriptive statistics and inferential
statistics. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Schäfer, T. (2010, 2011). Statistics I + II. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag.
Sedlmeier, P. & Renkewitz, F. (2018). Research methods and statistics. A textbook for psychologists and social scientists(3rd ed.). Munich: Pearson.
Tabachnik, B. G. & Fidell, L. S. (2019). Using multivariate statistics (7th edition). Boston: Pearson.

Module: 2050 Empirical Scientific Work I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students arefamiliar with the structure and requirements of their studies.
They know standards for writing scientific papers as well assuitable approaches to support positive social dynamics andreduce negative ones in working contexts. Furthermore, thestudents know different study designs and survey methods.

SWS: 5
Contact studies: 75h
Self-study: 15h
Project work: 60h

Skills:
The students are able to organise themselves and in relation
to the study requirements, use the MS Office products Excel,
PowerPoint and Word in practice and for scientific work andare also able to deal with business psychology issues by meansof planning, conducting and evaluating empirical studies. The
students are able to refer to currently much-discussed
employee and leadership topics and know suitable options foraction.
Competences:
The students deepen their methodological skills in the areas ofsurvey and evaluation methods, as well as software
applications and scientific writing. They also develop
competences in the area of self-directed learning and time
management. They have expanded their repertoire of actions
in socially demanding work situations.

Total workload: 150h

Module contents:

Module offer:

Empirical scientific work

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Key qualification

Semester: 2nd semester

Qualitative research

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: none
Usability of the module: The module lays thefoundations for the modules "Empirical ScientificWork II + III". It can only be used in the Bachelor's
degree programme in Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner
Dirk Müller
Different offers via the Didactics Centre

Form of examination: (ungraded) student research
project // presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

2051 Empirical scientific work
For module: 2050 Empirical Scientific Work I
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know
how to set goals in their studies, prioritise them and organise
themselves effectively. They know essential standards forwriting scientific papers.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h

Skills:Students are able to obtain and process informationnecessary for their studies quickly and in a goal-oriented
manner. They are proficient in scientific literature researchand can use the MS Office products Excel, PowerPoint andWord in practice and for scientific work.
Competences:
Students develop methodological competence in software,
literature research and academic writing as well ascompetences in self-directed learning and time management.

Total workload: 60h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn the requirements for successful
study. In addition, they learn the standards for writing
scientific papers. The knowledge gained is practically appliedand deepened using case studies and exercises as examples.

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:
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•

•

•

•

•
•
•

•

Science, Scientific Work, Scientific Ethics, andScientific Quality Criteria
Guidelines for structuring scientific papers
according to DGPs and the department's memo,
and components of a written scientific paper
Tools and methods of scientific work:• Reading techniques, citation techniques• Structuring, writing clearly, arguing• Effective literature research, database research,
literature management using Citavi and Word
Introduction to scientific work with MS Word:• Directories, references, formatting, outlining,
captions, headers/footers, use of dynamic text
elements, form functions, reviewing, sorting
function, spell check, comment function, data
backupPresenting scientific papers with MS PowerPoint:
Working with master views, creating layouts,
working with slide layouts, slide transitions andanimations, embedding media files and internet
videos
The scientific paper as a project
Confidentiality in scientific work, data protection,and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Science communication
Scientific integrity abroad: Honor code at US
universities

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Teaching aids: script, e-lectures, current
publications, worksheets

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Dirk Müller

Form of examination: Student research project(ungraded)
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is not included in the overall
grade.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Balzert, H., Schröder, M. & Schäfer, C. (2017). Scientific work. Ethics, content & form of wiss. Arbeiten, Handwerkszeug,
Quellen, Projektmanagement, Präsentation (Soft Skills, 2nd edition). Berlin, Dortmund: Springer Campus.
German Society for Psychology. (2019). Guidelines for manuscript design (5th, updated edition). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Krämer, W. (2009). How do I write a seminar or exam paper? Frankfurt: Campus-Verlag.
Sesink, W. (2012). Introduction to scientific work. Including e-learning, web research, digital presentation, etc. (9th ed.).
Munich: Oldenbourg.
Tuhls, G. O. (2019). Writing academic papers with Microsoft Office Word 365, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010. the comprehensive
practice manual (Mitp Professional, 2019. edition). Frechen: Mitp.
Further reading:American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (2020). The
official guide to APA style (7th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Ascheron, K. (2007). The Art of Scientific Presentation and Publishing: A Guide for Young Scientists. Munich: Spektrum.
Becher, S. (2010). Study quickly and successfully: Organisation, time management, work techniques. Eibelstadt: Lexika
Verlag.
Franck, N. & Stary, J. (2011). The technique of scientific work: a practical guide. Paderborn: Schöningh.
Hunziker, A. W. (2017). Spass am wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten. How to write a good term, bachelor or master thesis (7th ed.).
Zurich: Verlag SKV.
Jaschinski, C. & Pukas, D. (2008). Learning management: introduction to learning and working techniques. Rinteln: Merkur.
Rossig, W. E. (2011). Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten. Leitfaden für Haus- und Seminararbeiten, Bachelor- und Masterthesis,
Diplom- und Magisterarbeiten, Dissertationen (9th ed.). Achim: BerlinDruck.
Seifert, J. W. (2018). Visualising, Presenting, Moderating (40th ed.). Offenbach: GABAL.
Seiwert, L. J. (2013). The new 1x1 of time management. Zeit im Griff, Ziele in Balance: kompaktes Know-how für die Praxis(35. Aufl.). Munich: Gräfe und Unzer.
Excel:
Held, B. (2013). Get in the right way: Excel VBA programming. For Microsoft Excel 2007 to 2013. Sebastopol: Microsoft
Press Germany.
Gäßner, T. (2008). Microsoft Office Excel: The professional reference. Bonn: mitp-Verlag.
Raven, T. (2004). Working scientifically with Excel. Munich: Pearson Studium.
Röhrenbacher, H. & Gelbmann, R. (2003). Excel for Accounting and Controlling. Frankfurt/Vienna: Redline
Wirtschaftsverlag.
Word:
Addison-Wesley Raven, T. (2002). Working scientifically with Word. Munich: Addison-Wesley.
Nicol, N. & Albrecht, R. (2011). Writing scientific papers with Word 2010 (7th ed.). Munich: Addison-Wesley.

PowerPoint:
Schiecke, D. (2009). Microsoft Office PowerPoint. The idea book for creative presentations (2nd ed.). Unterschleissheim:
Microsoft Press.
Seifert, J. W. (2018). Visualising, Presenting, Moderating (40th ed.). Offenbach: GABAL.

2052 Key qualification
For module: 2050 Empirical Scientific Work I
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 1

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students willknow appropriate approaches to deal with social challenges
in work contexts in a solution-oriented way and to promoteand support positive social dynamics.

SWS: 1
Contact study: 15h
Self-study: 15h

Skills:Students are able to constructively develop options for action
in relation to much-discussed employee and leadership
topics, such as moderation or conflicts in the team, and todemonstrate socially appropriate ways of solving problems.
Competences:
The students have tested their own behavioural style insocially demanding situations and can vary it appropriately
depending on the occasion.

Total workload: 30h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn approaches to support positivesocial dynamics in work contexts. The students have a basic
understanding of currently much discussed employee andleadership topics. The knowledge gained is practically appliedand deepened by means of exercises.

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:

Admission requirements: none

The learning content focuses on one competence fromthe area of social and personal competences. Dependingon the needs of the students and current developmentsin the soft skills training area, the focus of each course
can vary.
• Typical topics can be:Communication: Rhetoric & Self-Presentation

Presentation tailored to the target group
Chairing and moderating meetingsConversation management

Language: German

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Trainers of the Didactic Centre

Form of examination: Student research project(ungraded)•

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Exercise

Teaching aids: script, e-lectures, current
publications, worksheets

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is not included in the final
grade.

Literature list: (will be adapted to the respective topic - here for example for 2 topics):
Communication
Main literature
Nünning, A. & Zierold, M. (2011). Communication competences. Communicating successfully in studies and professional life
(UNI-WISSEN Kernkompetenzen, 4th ed.). Stuttgart: Klett.
Schulz von Thun, F., Ruppel, J. & Stratmann, R. (2019). Talking to each other: Communication psychology for managers(19th ed.). Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.
Further reading:Schulz von Thun, F. (2018). Miteinander reden 1. Störungen und Klärungen | Allgemeine Psychologie der Kommunikation(55. Auflage). Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt.
Six, U., Gleich, U. & Gimmler, R. (2007). Communication psychology - media psychology: Textbook. Weinheim: Beltz.
Watzlawick, P., Beavin, J. H. & Jackson, D. D. (2017). Human communication. Forms, disorders, paradoxes (13th ed.). Bern:
Hogrefe.
Presentation:
Main literature:
Herbig, A. F. (2014). Lecture and presentation technique. Successful and professional lecturing and presenting (2nd ed.).
Norderstedt: Books on Demand.
Hey, B. (2011). Presenting in science and research. Berlin: Springer.
Schmettkamp, M. (2002). The perfect presentation: Checklists and sample templates on CD. Freiburg: Rudolf Haufe.
Further reading:
Seifert, J. W. (2018). Visualising, Presenting, Moderating (40th ed.). Offenbach: GABAL.
Thiele, A. (2000). Presenting convincingly: Presentation techniques for professionals and managers. Berlin: Springer.

2053 Qualitative research
For module: 2050 Empirical Scientific Work I
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know theessential basics of qualitative approaches, designs andmethods and are able to apply them to concrete researchquestions in business psychology.
Skills:
The students are able to practically develop a suitable
qualitative research design for business psychology questions,to select and apply suitable qualitative survey methods and toevaluate the data.
Competences:
The students are able to justify decisions in the qualitative
research process methodically and in relation to the subject
matter and to critically reflect on them taking into accountquality criteria.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h
Total workload: 60h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The theoretical content (see below) will be deepened andpractised in exercises during this course.

Semester: 2nd semester

Learning content:
Claim and principles of qualitative social research
Theoretical foundations of qualitative social research
Historical development of methods and disciplinaryclassification• Research process in qualitative research: study designs,
case selection, data collection and analysis• Methods of qualitative research depending on the
research design (e.g. interviews, participant
observation, content analysis, grounded theory).
o Development or adaptation of instrumentso Implementation of the data collectiono Data evaluation and integration ofqualitative findings• Computer use in qualitative research (transcription,text analysis programmes etc.)• Quality criteria of qualitative studies• Presentation of findings to the appropriate audience• Similarities and differences between quantitative andqualitative research•••

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: none
Language: German
Didactic aids: script, selected literature

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Form of examination: SA
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Flick, U (2016). Qualitative Social Research. Eine Einführung, 7th ed. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt.
Przyborski, A. & Wohlrab-Sahr, M. (2021). Qualitative social research (5th ed.). Munich: Oldenbourg.
Mey, G. & Mruck, K. (2020). Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology, Vol. 1: Approaches and fields of application(2nd ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer.
Mey, G. & Mruck, K. (2020). Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology, Vol. 2: Design and Methods (2nd ed.).
Wiesbaden: Springer.

Module: 3010 Empirical Scientific Work II

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successfully completing the module, students havegained a broad knowledge of possible survey and analysis
methods in business psychology. The students know theessential phases and processes of a project.

SWS: 4

Skills:Self-study: 60h

Students are able to plan, conduct, evaluate, document andpresent their own empirical investigations. They are able toexplore the project environment and the essential influences
on a project. They are able to apply project management
tools.

Project work: 60h

Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence withregard to questions concerning the basics of project
management and empirical survey designs. The students'
analytical competence is expanded through intensive
exercises. Their methodological competences have beenstrengthened by dealing with the basics of different project
management methods and empirical results and evaluation
methods. Their social and communicative competences havebeen further developed through work on case studies andproject work.

Contact studies: 60h

Total workload: 180h

Module contents:

Module offer:

Project management

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Empirical research

Semester: 3rd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: The modulesupplements the contents from the module"Empirical Scientific Work I" and lays thefoundations for the module "Empirical ScientificWork III". It can only be used in the Bachelor's
degree programme in Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

N.N.

Form of examination: project and coursework
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

3011 Project management
For module: 3010 Empirical Scientific Work II
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know
the essential phases and processes of a project and how thescheduling and costs of a project are planned, controlled andmonitored. They know the different project participants,
their roles, tasks, motivation as well as social interactions or
possible conflicts in the interaction of all participants.

SWS: 2Skills:Total workload: 60h

Students are able to explore the project environment and themain influences on a project. They are able to apply project
management tools.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning the fundamentals of project
management. The students' analytical competence isexpanded through intensive exercises with project
management tools. Their methodological competences havebeen strengthened by dealing with the basics of different
project management methods. Their social andcommunicative competences have been further developed byworking on case studies during the course.

Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn the basics of project
management. The knowledge gained is practically appliedand deepened on the basis of case studies.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:

Type of event: Exercise

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•
•
•

•

Teaching the essential tools and typical processes orsituations of classic project management
Motivation to apply this knowledge to projects ineveryday life, studies and professional life
Characteristics of projects
Project phases with associated tasks, risks andmethods of management
Insights into newer forms of project management.
e.g. agile project management.

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes, project management
tools

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

N.N.

Form of examination: Student research project(ungraded)
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is not included in the overall
grade.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Bohnic, T. (2019). Project management. Soft skills for project managers (7th ed.). Offenbach: Gabal.
Hemmrich A. & Harrant, H. (2015). Project management - In 7 steps to success (4th ed.). Munich: Hanser.
Further reading:Kerzner, H. (2022): Project management - A systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling (13th ed.). Hoboken,
NJ: Wiley.
Litke, H.-D. (2007). Project management. Methods, techniques, behaviours. Munich: Hanser.
Meredith, J. R.& Mantel, S. J. (2019). Project management - a managerial approach (10th ed.). New York: Wiley.

3012 Empirical research
For module: 3010 Empirical Scientific Work II
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 4

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know
the most important qualitative and quantitative forms ofstudy and their quality criteria. They have gained a broad
knowledge of possible survey and analysis methods inbusiness psychology.
Skills:
The students are able to transfer business psychology
questions into empirical questions and apply different
methods of sampling. Furthermore, the students are able toapply qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection
and to evaluate the data obtained. They have the ability to
prepare and present empirical findings in a way that is
appropriate for the target group.
Competences:
The students have the technical and methodologicalcompetences to develop an appropriate empirical survey
design for the respective business psychology questions. Theirsocial and communicative competences are strengthened
through the project work in the course.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 90h
Total workload: 120h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn to transfer business psychology
questions into research designs and evaluation methods. The
knowledge gained is practically applied and deepened on thebasis of project tasks.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:
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•
•
•

•
•
•

Sample types (random sample, lump sample, quota
sample)Types of data collection (personal data collection,
telephone data collection, online surveys, etc.)
Application of quantitative and qualitative methods
Concrete implementation of a data collection withdifferent methods and procedures
Derive a data analysis strategy appropriate to theresearch question and select the appropriate
statistical methods
Data evaluation and integration of qualitative andquantitative findings
Data preparation/aggregation
Reporting and presentation

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

N.N.

Form of examination: graded project work
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 2%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Doering, N. & Bortz, J. (2016). Research methods and evaluation in the social and human sciences. Berlin: Springer.
Hussy, W., Schreier, M. & Echterhoff, G. (2013). Research methods in psychology and social sciences. Heidelberg: Springer.
Further reading:
Bröder, A. (2015). Design of experiments and experimental practical. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Gläser, J. & Laudel, G. (2022). Expert interviews and qualitative content analysis. Wiesbaden: VS Verl. für
Sozialwissenschaften.
Raab-Steiner, E. & Benesch, M. (2021). The questionnaire: From the research idea to the SPSS evaluation. Vienna: Facultas
Verlag.
Saris, V. & Reiß, S. (2012). Experimental psychology - from theory to practice. Munich: Pearson.

Module: 3020 Differential and Developmental Psychology

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students haveknowledge in the basic theories of differential psychology anddevelopmental psychology and know their fields ofapplication in business psychology.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Skills:Total workload: 180h

Students are able to apply the basics of differential
psychology and developmental psychology to business
psychology issues and recognise connections between thebasic subjects and business psychology topics.
Competences:
Students have in-depth professional competence in thefundamentals of personality and human development and canrelate these to the human-organisational interface. The
students' analytical competence is developed throughintensive exercises and critical reflection.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Differential Psychology

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Developmental psychology

Semester: 3rd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Dr Christine Kunzl

Type of examination: Written test 60 minutes
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 3% in the final grade

3021 Differential psychology
For module: 3020 Differential and Developmental Psychology
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 4

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students have an
overview of the different personality theories and know thebasics of differential psychology.
Skills:Students are able to link differential psychological andbusiness psychological issues with each other.
Competences:
Students have in-depth professional competence inpersonality theories and models. The students' analyticalcompetence is developed through intensive exercises and casestudies.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 90h
Total workload: 120h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students work on typical questions ofdifferential psychology. In the process, the interfaces andareas of application of the knowledge gained for the field of
business psychology are continuously elaborated. The
knowledge gained is practically applied and deepened bymeans of case studies and exercises.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Basics of differential psychology and personality
psychology
Overview of the different personality theories
Methods and methodology of differential psychology
Areas of personality
Environment and relationship
Personality development
Gender differences
Personality in cultural comparison
Selected sub-areas of differential/personality psychology
with a focus on business psychology

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes, selected literature

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Dr Christine Kunzl

Type of examination: Written test 60 minutes
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 2%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Asendorpf, J.B. (2018). Personality psychology for undergraduates. Heidelberg: Springer.
Further reading:
Eckardt, G. (2017). Personality and differential psychology: sources on their origins and development. Heidelberg: Springer.
Neyer, F.J. & Asendorpf, J.B. (2017). Psychology of personality. Heidelberg: Springer.
Stemmler, G., Hagemann, D., Amelang, M. & Spinath, F.M. (2016). Differential psychology and personality research. Stuttgart:
Kohlhammer.

3022 Developmental psychology
For module: 3020 Differential and Developmental Psychology
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students will havean overview of the different theories and models ofdevelopmental psychology.
Skills:Students are able to link issues in developmental psychology
and business psychology.
Competences:
The students have in-depth professional competence intheories, models and paradigms of human development. The
students' analytical competence is developed throughintensive exercises and case studies.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h
Total workload: 60h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students work on typical issues ofdevelopmental psychology. In the process, the interfaces andareas of application of the knowledge gained for the field of
business psychology are continuously worked out. The
knowledge gained is practically applied and deepened bymeans of case studies and exercises.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:
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•
•
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•

The concept of development in psychology
Paradigms in developmental psychology
Biological/environmental foundations of development
Cultural preservation and development processes
Social relations and bonding
Cognitive development in adulthood
Research on development over the lifespanFrequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes, selected literature

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:N. N.

Type of examination: Written examination 60
minutes / Graded written paper / Presentation
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 1%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Ahnert, L. (2014). Theories in developmental psychology. Berlin: Springer.
Berk, L.A. (2019). Developmental psychology. Berlin: Springer.

Further reading:
Lohaus, A., Vierhaus, M. & Maass, A. (2010). Developmental Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence for Bachelor. Berlin:
Springer.

Module: 3030 Diagnostics

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students know
the basics of psychological diagnostics with a focus on issues
in business psychology. They have knowledge of the basic
theories of differential psychology/personality psychology andknow the fields of application of differential
psychology/personality psychology in business psychology.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Skills:Students are able to apply basic diagnostic skills to issues inbusiness psychology and to link differential psychological andbusiness psychological issues with each other.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning the basics of diagnostics in an
economic context and the human-organisational interface.
The students' analytical competence is expanded throughintensive exercises and critical methodological reflection.
Their methodological competences are strengthened bydealing with the basics of quality criteria and test construction
as well as intensive work with scientific studies.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Diagnostics

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Questionnaire and test construction

Semester: 3rd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Reinhard Rose

Form of examination: graded written seminar paper

N.N.

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 3% in the final grade

3031 Diagnostics
To module: 3030 Diagnostics
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know thebasics of psychological diagnostics and understand thesignificance of the individual quality criteria of diagnostic
procedures. They know diagnostic procedures and theirapplication in business psychology practice.

SWS: 2Skills:Total workload:60h

Students are able to apply basic diagnostic skills to business
psychology issues.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning the basics of diagnostics in an
economic context. The students' analytical competence isexpanded through intensive exercises and criticalmethodological reflection. Their methodological competences
are strengthened by dealing with the basics of quality criteria
and test construction.

Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn the basics of psychologicaldiagnostics and are introduced to different test andquestionnaire procedures. The possible applications for thefield of business psychology are continuously worked out.
Individual instruments are studied in depth in practical
exercises.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:
•
•
•
•
•
•

Introduction to psychological testing
Planning and development of psychological tests andquestionnaires
Basic understanding of classical test theory andexcursion into probabilistic test theory
Quality criteria for psychological testing
different areas of psychological testing
Use of psychological tests in business psychology issues

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Teaching aids: lecture notes, selected literature,
psychological tests and questionnaires

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:Reinhard Rose

Form of examination: graded written seminar paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 1%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Schmidt-Atzert, L. & Amelang, M. (2012). Psychological diagnostics. Heidelberg: Springer.
Further reading:Brähler, E. Holling, H., Leutner, D. & Petermann, F. (eds.) (2002). Brickenkamp Handbook of psychological and educational
tests. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Fisseni, H.-J. (2004). Textbook of psychological diagnostics. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Moosbrugger, H.& Kelava, A. (2020). Test theory and questionnaire construction. Heidelberg: Springer.
Krohne, H.W., Hock, M. (2015) 2nd revised edition, Psychological Diagnostics. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer

3032 Questionnaire and test construction
To module: 3030 Diagnostics
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 4

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students will know
the basics of psychological test theory.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h

Skills:
The students can construct a psychological test and determine
the quality criteria. They recognise which requirements abusiness psychology question poses for psychological tests
and questionnaires.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning the fundamentals of test
theory. The students' analytical competence is expanded
through intensive exercises. Their methodologicalcompetences are strengthened by dealing with the basics oftest theory and questionnaire construction.

Self-study: 90h
Total workload: 120h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students learn the basics of psychological test theory. The
knowledge gained is practically applied and deepened usingcase studies and exercises as examples.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:

Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise

•
•
•
•

Construction principles of psychological tests andquestionnaires
Planning and development of psychological tests andquestionnaires
Classical test theory and probabilistic test theory
Specific design and use of psychological tests andquestionnaires for business psychology issues

Lecturer(s):N.N.

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes, selected literature

Form of examination and weighting:
Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: -Bibliography:

Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 2%.

Main literature:
Faulbaum, F. & Prüfer, P. & Rexroth, M. (2009). What is a good question? The systematic evaluation of question quality.
Wiesbaden: VS Verlag.
Moosbrugger, H. & Kelava, A. (2020). Test theory and questionnaire construction. Heidelberg: Springer.
Porst, R. (2014). Questionnaire: A workbook (4th ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer.

Further reading:
Questionnaire construction:
Dillman, D. A., Smyth, J. D. & Christian, L. M. (2014). Internet, mail, and mixed-mode surveys. The tailored design method(4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
Groves, M.R., Fowler, F.J., Couper, M.P., Lepkowski, J.M., Singer, E. & Tourangeau, R. (2009). Survey Methodology (2nd.
Edition). Hoboken: Wiley.
Noelle-Neumann, E. & Petersen, T. (2005). Everyone, not everyone: Introduction to the methods of demoscopy (4th ed.).
Heidelberg: Springer.
Test construction:
Bühner, M. (2011). Introduction to test and questionnaire construction (3rd ed.). Munich: Pearson Studium.

Fisseni, H.-J. (2004). Textbook of psychological diagnostics. With notes on intervention (3rd ed.). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Schmidt-Atzert, L. & Amelang, M. (2012). Psychological diagnostics. Heidelberg: Springer.

Module: 3040 Focus on Human Resource Management I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successfully completing the module, students arefamiliar with the theoretical basics of personnel selection andpersonnel marketing and know selection processes andframework conditions of personnel selection in companies.
Furthermore, they know the common selection tools and canassess when their use makes sense.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Skills:Students are able to develop instruments for psychologically
based personnel selection for practical application.
Competences:
The students have in-depth professional competence inrelation to questions of psychological personnel diagnostics
and personnel marketing. Their methodological competences
are further developed by dealing with the diagnostic basics of
personnel selection and the relevant cost-benefit analyses.
Their social and communicative competences have beenstrengthened through the project work in the course.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Human Resource Management I

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 3rd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Usability of the module: The module lays thefoundations for the specialisation module "Human
Resource Management II". It can only be used in the
Bachelor's degree programme in Business
Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:N.N.

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / Graded written study paper /Presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 5% into the final grade

3041 Human Resource Management I
For Module: 3040 Focus Human Resource Management I
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students arefamiliar with the theoretical basics of personnel selection andpersonnel marketing and know selection processes as well as
framework conditions of personnel selection in companies.
They know the common selection tools and can assess when
their use makes sense.

Skills:Students are able to develop instruments for psychologically
based personnel selection for practical application.
Competences:
The students have in-depth professional competence inrelation to questions concerning psychological personnel
diagnostics and personnel marketing. They are able to assess
the influence of digital change on the subject areas. Yourmethodological competences have been further developed bydealing with the diagnostic principles of personnel selection
and the relevant cost-benefit analyses. Their social andcommunicative competences have been strengthened
through the project work in the course.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students learn the basics of personnel selection. The
knowledge gained is practically applied and deepened usingcase studies and exercises as examples.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:

Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise• Objectives of and framework conditions for personnel
selection• Personnel selection process• From staffing requirements to job advertisements• Personnel marketing• Typical instruments of personnel selectionoAnalysis of the application documentsoStaff Questionnaire and Biographical QuestionnaireoForms and contents of interviewsoPerformance and personality testsoWork samplesoAssessment centre and individual assessments• Use of selection methods• Trends in national and international personnel selection

Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Patrick Müller

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / Graded written study paper /Presentation

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes, current journal articles,
common psychological tests and questionnaires.

Examination prerequisite for: -Bibliography:

Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Main literature:
Schuler, H. (2000). Psychological personnel selection. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Schuler, H. & Kanning, U. P. (2014). Textbook of personnel psychology. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Further reading:Kanning, U. P. (2004). Standards of personnel diagnostics. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Kanning, U. P., Holling, H. (2002). Handbook of personnel diagnostic instruments. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Kleinmann, M. (2003). Assessment centre. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Stulle, K. (ed.)(2020). Digitalisation of management diagnostics: current tools, trends, challenges. Wiesbaden: Springer
Gabler.
Verhoeven, T. (ed.) (2020) Digitalisation in recruiting : how recruiting is changing through artificial intelligence, algorithms
and bots. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.

As well as specialist articles, see semester schedule

Module: 4030 Focus Human Resource Management II

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students arefamiliar with the theoretical principles and objectives ofhuman resource development and know the systems andmeasures of human resource development commonly used incompanies.

SWS: 4

Skills:Total workload: 180h

Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

The students can classify personnel development systems inthe HR context and design them themselves on a small scale.
They can assess the sensible use of personnel development
measures and independently develop such measures and plan
implementation steps.
Competences:
The students have professional competence regarding theapplication of "personnel development tools". They have aholistic view of HR development-specific questions and theability to assess strategic HR development measures. The
students have acquired analytical skills for the implementationof complex HR systems.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Human Resource Management II

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 4th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: This modulesupplements the contents of the specialisation
module "Human Resource Management I". It can
only be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Sylvia Erdmann

Form of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / Graded written assignment /Presentation

Magnus Kyre

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 5% into the final grade4031 Human Resource Management II
For Module: 4030 Focus Human Resource Management II
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students arefamiliar with the theoretical principles and goals of humanresource development and know the systems and measures ofhuman resource development commonly used in companies.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Skills:
The students can classify personnel development systems inthe HR context and design them themselves on a small scale.
They can assess the sensible use of personnel development
measures and independently develop such measures and plan
implementation steps.
Competences:
The students have professional competence regarding theapplication of "personnel development tools". They have aholistic view of personnel development-specific questions andthe ability to assess strategic personnel development
measures. The students have acquired analytical skills for the
implementation of complex HR systems.

Total workload: 180h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students learn the basics and goals of human resource
development. The knowledge achieved is practically appliedand deepened using case studies and exercises as examples.

Semester: 4th semester

Learning content:

Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise• Conceptual foundations of strategic human resource
development• Personnel development as part of talent management• Analysis of personnel development needs• Development systems in companies such asoCompetence managementoSuccession and career planningoTalent Review• Qualification and promotion - development measures
such asoIntegration of new employeesoTrainingoYoung talent development programmesoMentoringo
Agile learning in organisationsoDigital learning• Evaluation and transfer assurance of personnel
development procedures• Recent trends in human resource development

Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Sylvia Erdmann

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation

Magnus Kyre

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Language: German
Teaching aids: Selected literature, slides of thelecture, practical exercises

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Becker, M. (2011). Systematic personnel development (2nd ed.). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Meifert, M. (ed.) (2013). Strategic human resource development. Heidelberg: Springer.
Further reading:
Becker, M. (2013). Human resource development (6th ed.). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Bröckermann, R. & Müller-Vorbrüggen, M. (eds.) (2016) Handbuch Personalentwicklung (4th ed.). Stuttgart: SchäfferPoeschel.
Enaux, C. & Heinrich F. (2011). Strategic talent management. Freiburg: Haufe.
Keller, K. (2020). Work-integrated learning in human resource and organisational development. Berlin: Springer.
North, K., Reinhardt, K.& Sieber-Suter, B. (2012). Competence management in practice. Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Ryschka, J., Solga, M.& Mattenklott, A. (2011). Praxishandbuch Personalentwicklung. Instruments, concepts, examples (3rded.). Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Schwuchow, K.& Gutmann, J. (2017). Personalentwicklung 2017. Freiburg: Luchterhand.

Module: 3050 Focus Market Research & Consumer Understanding I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students have indepth knowledge in their chosen focus Market Research &Consumer Understanding, i.e. they have an overview ofdifferent providers and professional fields of market
research, different approaches to market research as well as
survey and analysis methods for generating consumer
understanding.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Skills:
The students are thus able to select suitable providers andmethods for obtaining information for given consumerrelated economic psychological questions.
Competences:
Students possess the competence to work on a relevantbusiness psychology project from the field of Market Research& Consumer Understanding.

Module contents:

Module offer:Market Research & Consumer Understanding I

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 3rd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: The module forms thebasis for the specialisation module "Market
Research & Consumer Understanding II". It can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 5% in the final grade

3051 Market Research & Consumer Understanding I
For Module: 3050 Focus Market Research & Consumer Understanding I
Module responsible(s): Prof. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:
Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students have an
overview of different providers and professional fields inmarket research as well as the tasks in the market research
process. Furthermore, they are familiar with different survey
and analysis methods to generate consumer understanding.

Workload:
ECTS: 6
SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Skills:Based on this knowledge, students are able to select suitableproviders and methods for obtaining information for given
consumer-related market research questions.
Competences:
The students possess the competence to develop solutions
for given consumer-related questions or problems from thefield of market research and to prepare them in an actionoriented manner.

Total workload: 180h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students get to know different providers and professional
fields of market research and gain an impression of how
market research methods can be used to deepen consumer
understanding. The knowledge gained is practically appliedand deepened by means of exercises.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:

Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase

•

•

•

BasicsoooConsumer understanding
Market research objectives
Self-conceptionofmarketresearch(providers/professions, data protection andethics)o Market research process
Data collectiono Methods of information gathering (secondaryand primary market research)o Data sources and measurement (samples, scalelevels, measurement methods)o Qualitative and quantitative survey methods
o Survey,
especiallyquestionnaire
design(structure, question formulation, scales)o Observationo PanelMarketResearch/Test
Markets,
Experimental Market Research
Data evaluation & presentationo Data evaluation with descriptive and common
inductive methods (correlation, regression,
variance analysis, factor analysis)o Market research report and presentation

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture and integrated exercise

Language: German
Teaching aids: Selected literature, lecture notes,
exercise materials

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Berekoven, L., Eckert, W. & Ellenrieder, P. (2009). Market research: Methodological foundations and practical application(12th ed.). Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Herrmann, A., Homburg, C. & Klarmann, M. (2014). Handbook of market research: methods - applications - practicalexamples (3rd ed.). Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Kuß, A., Wildner, R. & Kreis, H. (2018). Market research: data collection and data analysis (6th ed.). Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Further reading:
Porst, R. (2014). Questionnaire: A workbook (4th ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer.
Altobelli, C. F. (2017). Market research: methods - applications - practical examples (3rd ed.). Konstanz and Munich: UVK
Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Module: 4040 Market Research & Consumer Understanding II
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students haveconsolidated their knowledge and application skills in relation
to their focus on Market Research & Consumer Understanding,i.e. they are familiar with common application fields andmethods of market and consumer research.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Skills:
The students can classify methodological approaches fromthe field of Market Research & Consumer Understanding.
They can assess the appropriateness of methodologicalapproaches for applied questions, formulate
recommendations and independently conceive and carry out
the implementation and suitable study designs.

Total workload: 180h

Competences:
The students have created the prerequisites to complete ademanding practical study project (BPS) in the company intheir chosen field of Market Research & Consumer
Understanding.

Module contents:

Range of modules

Market Research & Consumer Understanding II

Compulsory/elective: Elective compulsory
Semester: 4th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: The module
complements the contents of the specialisation
module "Market Research & Consumer
Understanding I". It can only be used in the
Bachelor's degree programme in Business
Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 5% in the final grade

4041 Market Research & Consumer Understanding II
Module: 4040 Focus Market Research & Consumer Understanding II
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students will havean overview of the different fields of application of Market
Research & Consumer Understanding and will know the mostcommon research methods and current trends.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Skills:
The students have acquired practical experience in theconception, implementation and evaluation of individual
procedures/methods from the field of Market Research &Consumer Understanding. They are able to prepare a proposal
for an applied research question from this field, presenting theadvantages and disadvantages of different methods andmaking a recommendation. Furthermore, they are able todesign and conduct studies from the field of Market Research& Consumer Understanding.

Competences:
The students expand their subject-specific methodologicalcompetence in the area of Market Research & Consumer
Understanding, both with regard to survey and evaluation
methods. Furthermore, the competence for critical reflection
is strengthened.

Total workload: 180h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students learn professionally relevant fields of applicationand common research methods from the field of Market
Research and Consumer Understanding. The knowledge
gained is practically applied and deepened using case studies
and exercises as examples.

Semester: 4th semester

Learning content:

Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase• Qualitative methods & research approaches
 Theoretical foundations and sampling concept Survey methods (individual interviews, focus groups)
 Software-supported data analysis• Quantitative Methods & Research Approaches
 Usage & Attitude studies: measuring attitudes,
motives, values & behaviour
 Product development: concept and product testing Price research Brand research Customer satisfaction research Advertising effectiveness research• Current trends in market research, e.g.
 Social Media Market Research Qualitative online research Neuromarketing

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise

Language: German
Teaching aids: Selected literature, slides of thelecture, practical exercises

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Berekoven, L., Eckert, W. & Ellenrieder, P. (2009). Market research: methodological principles and practical application.
Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Fantapié Altobelli, C. (2017). Market research. Methods - applications - practical examples. Stuttgart: UTB.
Herrmann, A., Homburg, C. & Klarmann, M. (eds.) (2008). Handbook of market research: methods - applications - practicalexamples. Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Naderer, G. & Balzer, E. (2011). Qualitative market research in theory and practice: foundations - methods - applications.
Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Further reading:
Quantitative methods & research approaches
ADM Arbeitskreis Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforschungsinstitute e.V. (2014). Sampling procedures in survey research: apresentation for practice (2nd edition). Wiesbaden: Springer.
Backhaus, K., Erichson, B., Plinke, W. & Weiber, R. (2018). Multivariate analysis methods. An application-oriented
introduction. Berlin: Springer Gabler.
Kuß, A., Wildner, R. & Kreis, H. (2018). Market research. Data collection and data analysis. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler
Welker, M, Taddicken, M., Schmidt, J-H., & Jackob, N. (eds.) (2014). Handbuch Online-Forschung: Sozialwissenschaftliche
Datengewinnung und -auswertung in digitalen Netzen. Cologne: Halem Verlag.
Data analysis
Qualitative methods & research approaches
Buber, R. & Holzmüller, H. H. (eds.) (2009). Qualitative market research: concepts - methods - analyses. Wiesbaden:
Gabler.
Dammer, I. & Szymkowiak, F. (1998). The group discussion in market research: basis - moderation - evaluation. A practicalguide. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
Gläser, J. & Laudel, G. (2010). Expert interviews and qualitative content analysis. Wiesbaden: VS Verl. für
Sozialwissenschaften.
Helfferich, C. (2020). The quality of qualitative data. Manual for conducting qualitative interviews (5th ed.). Wiesbaden:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH; Springer VS.
Kuckartz, U. (2010). Introduction to computer-assisted analysis of qualitative data. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag.
Kuckartz, U. (2018). Qualitative Content Analysis. Methods, practice, computer support (Grundlagentexte Methoden, 4thed.). Weinheim: Beltz Juventa.
Kuckartz, U. & Rädiker, S. (2020). Focused interview analysis with MAXQDA. Step by step (1st ed. 2020). Wiesbaden:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden; Springer VS.
Kühn, T. & Koschel, K.-V. (2018). Group discussions: A practice manual (2nd ed.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag.
Lamnek, S. & Krell, C. (2016). Qualitative social research. Weinheim: Beltz.
Mayring, P. (2016). Introduction to qualitative social research. A guide to qualitative thinking (6th, revised edition).
Weinheim: Beltz.

Mayring, P. (2015). Qualitative content analysis: basics and techniques. Weinheim: Beltz.

Current trends
Gansser, O. & Krol, B. (2017). Modern methods of market research. Understanding customers better (FOM Edition).
Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien.
Grabs, A., Vogl, E. & Bannour, K.-P. (2018). Follow me! Successful Social Media Marketing with Facebook, Twitter and Co(4th ed.). Bonn: Rheinwerk Verlag.
Hettler, U. (2018). Social Media Marketing. Marketing mit Blogs, Sozialen Netzwerken und weiteren Anwendungen des
Web 2.0 (2nd ed.). s.l.: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag .
Keller, B., Klein, H.-W., & Tuschl, S. (2019). The future of market research: development opportunities in times of social
media and Big Data (2nd ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer.
Keller, B., Klein, H.-W-, Wachenfeld-Schell, A., Wirth, Th. (2020). Market research for the smart data world: opportunities,
challenges and limitations. Wiesbaden: Springer
Raab, G., Gernsheimer, O. & Schindler, M. (2013). Neuromarketing. Fundamentals - insights - applications. Wiesbaden:
Gabler.
Operational market research
Ottawa, M. & Rietz, C. (2015). Operational market research. Added values for marketing, control and strategy (2nd,updated and enlarged ed.). Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.

Module: 3060 Focus Consulting I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successfully completing the module, students know
occasions and methods for team and organisational
development. They have developed a holistic understanding ofchange management and know methods of planning, initiating
and controlling change processes with areas of application andpotential consequences.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Skills:
The students are able to understand interventions for team andorganisational development based on case studies frombusiness practice. They can allocate different interventions
with regard to their use in change processes and assess theirstrengths, efforts and risks.
Competences:
Students acquire business psychology expertise related toconsulting. They also acquire methodological competences in
the area of change management. After successfully completingthe module, they have the professional and methodologicalprerequisites to complete a business psychology research
project in the field of consulting.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Business Psychology Consulting I

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 3rd semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: This module provides
the basis for the specialisation module "Consulting
II". It can only be used in the Bachelor's degree
programme in Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Form of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / Graded written assignment /Presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 5% into the final grade

3061 Consulting I
For Module: 3060 Focus Consulting I
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know
occasions, theoretical models and methods of team andorganisational development. They know examples of change
processes of varying complexity. They know methods ofplanning, initiating and controlling change processes withareas of application and potential consequences.
Skills:
The students are able to comprehend interventions for teamand organisational development on the basis of case studies
from corporate practice. They can allocate different
interventions with regard to their use in change processes andassess their strengths, efforts and risks.

Competences:
Students expand their subject-specific methodologicalcompetence in consulting, both in terms of diagnostic andintervention methods. Furthermore, the competence for
critical reflection is strengthened.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students know occasions, models and methods of teamand organisational development. The knowledge gained ispractically applied and deepened using case studies andexercises as examples.

Semester: 3rd semester

Learning content:
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•
•
•
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Causes and goals of organisational change
Principles of organisational change
Phases in the organisational development process
Need for change/willingness to change/ability to change
Culture as a contextual factor/design variable in change
processes
Team models and roles in teams
Team-based interventions
Resistance/Response to Resistance and Intervention
Strategies
Communication in change processes
Organisational learning / learning organisation

Lecturer(s):Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German, English if applicable
Didactic aids: Lecture notes, exercises

Form of examination and weighting:Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / Graded written study paper /Presentation
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Carnall, C. & Todnem By, R. (2014). Managing Change in Organizations. London: Pearson.
Niedereichholz, C. & Niedereichholz, J. (2008). Consulting knowledge. Munich: Oldenbourg.
Scharmer, O. & Kaufer, K. (2013). Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies. San
Francisco: BK Publishers.
Senior, B., Swailes, S. & Carnall, C. (2020). Organizational change. London: Pearson.
Further reading:
Ellebracht, H., Lenz, G. & Osterhold, G. (2018). Systemic organisational and management consulting. Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Felfe, J. & Liepmann, D. (2008). Organisational diagnostics. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Gergs, H.-J. (2008). The art of continuous self-renewal. Weinheim: Beltz
König, E. & Volmer, G. (2018). Handbook of systemic organisational consulting. Weinheim: Beltz.
Kotter, J. P. (2012). Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press.
Kotter, J. P., Akhtar, V. & Gupta, G. (2021). Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain andVolatile Times. New Jersey: Wiley.
Schick, S. (2014). Internal corporate communication. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Vahs, D. & Weiand, A. (2020). Workbook Change Management. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.

Module: 4050 Focus Consulting II

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students know
approaches of systemic counselling in the corporate context
on the levels of organisation, team and individual and candistinguish them from business-oriented expert counselling aswell as psychosocial counselling and therapy. They know
systemic theoretical models, methods and interventions in thecorporate context and can name examples of application.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Skills:
The students have become acquainted with systemic methodsof analysis within the framework of case studies in a corporate
context and have discussed their strengths and weaknesses.
They have comprehended and critically reflected on possible
interventions based on examples from corporate practice.

Competences:
Students acquire business psychology expertise related tosystemic approaches. In addition, they acquire methodologicalcompetences in the area of diagnostics and intervention in thecorporate context. After successfully completing the module,
they have the professional and methodological prerequisites
to complete a practical study project (BPS) in the field ofconsulting in a company.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Business Psychology Consulting II

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 4th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: This modulesupplements the contents of the specialisation
module "Consulting I". It can only be used in the
Bachelor's degree programme in Business
Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / Graded written paper / Presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 5% into the final grade4051 Consulting II
For Module: 4050 Focus Consulting II
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Katrin Allmendinger

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students will know
approaches of systemic counselling in the corporate context
on the levels of organisation, team and individual and will beable to distinguish them from business-oriented expert
counselling as well as psychosocial counselling and therapy.
They have become familiar with relevant systemic theoreticalmodels and interventions in the corporate context. The
students have familiarised themselves with systemic
counselling
approaches
andmethods and can present them.

Skills:
The students have become familiar with systemic methods ofanalysis in the context of case studies and can assess theappropriateness of systemic methods in company-related
counselling contexts. They can comprehend and present
systemic approaches, such as attitudes, diagnostic procedures
and interventions, in terms of strengths, efforts and risks.
Competences:
Students expand their subject-specific methodologicalcompetence in consulting, both in terms of systemic diagnostic
and intervention methods. Furthermore, the competence for
critical reflection is strengthened.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Table of contents:
The students know the characteristics, methods, strengths andweaknesses of systemic counselling in the corporate context
on the levels of organisation, team and individual and candistinguish it from other counselling approaches. The
knowledge gained is deepened by means of case studies.
Learning content:
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Basics of systemic organisational consulting (including
systems theory and constructivism)
Level models (organisation, team, individual) and phasemodels of systemic guidanceDifferentiation of systemic counselling in organisations
from forms of expert counselling (e.g. strategy
counselling) and psychosocial counselling/therapy
Principles and basic attitudes of systemic counselling(e.g. inclusion of different perspectives, impartiality,
resource and strength orientation)
Introduction to systemic diagnosis and intervention
methods, e.g. systemic interviews, analysis of the social
system, design of workshops, reflection back to thesocial system
Case studies to deepen what has been learned and toestablish the practical relevance

Lecturer(s):Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Course offer:
Semester: 4th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes, case studies, role plays

Form of examination and weighting:Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / Graded written study paper /Presentation
Examination prerequisite for:Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Ellebracht, H., Lenz, G. & Osterhold, G. (2018). Systemic organisational and management consulting. Wiesbaden: Gabler.
König, E. & Volmer, G. (2018). Handbook of systemic organisational consulting. Weinheim: Beltz.
König, E. & Volmer, G. (2020). Introduction to systemic thinking and acting. Weinheim: Beltz.
Werther, S. & Jacobs, C. (2014). Organisational development - the joy of change. Berlin. Springer.
Further reading:Watzlawick, P., Weakland, J. H. & Fisch, R. (2013). Solutions. Bern: Huber.

Module: 4010 Industrial and organisational psychology

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students know
central theories of work and organisational psychology. They
know essential conditions of the organisation that influence
the experience and behaviour of people in the work
environment.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h
Total workload: 180h

Skills:Students are able to transfer theories of work andorganisational psychology to questions of corporate practiceand are able to analyse organisational framework conditions
and develop concepts for the design of organisations and work
settings.

Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning the human-organisational
interface. The students' analytical competence is developed
through intensive exercises and case studies, and their
methodological competence in relation to statistics isstrengthened through in-depth work with scientific studies.

Module contents:
Industrial and organisational psychology

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:N.N.

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 3% in the final grade

4011 Industrial and organisational psychology
For module: 4010 Industrial and organisational psychology
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 6

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know
central theories of work and organisational psychology. They
know essential conditions of the organisation that influence
the experience and behaviour of people in the work
environment.

SWS: 4

Skills:Total workload: 180h

Students are able to transfer theories of work andorganisational psychology to questions of corporate practiceand are able to analyse organisational framework conditions
and develop concepts for the design of organisations and work
settings.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning the human-organisational
interface. The students' analytical competence is enhanced
through intensive exercises and case studies, and their
methodological competence in relation to statistics isstrengthened through in-depth work with scientific studies.

Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 120h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students work on typical questions of work andorganisational psychology. Three levels are considered:individual level, team/group level and organisational level. The
knowledge gained is practically applied and deepened bymeans of case studies and exercises.

Semester: 4th semester

Learning content:

Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase

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Definition, subject matter and history of A&O psychology
Meaning of work
Work analysis and work design
Individual differences / diversity
Working attitudes and counterproductive behaviour
Work motivation
Group and team work
Conflict management
Leadership of employees
Power and politics
Organisational climate and corporate culture
Organizational Change
Occupational healthFrequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture with integrated exercise

Language: German, English if applicable
Didactic aids: slides for the lecture, exercise sheets,
educational films

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:N.N.

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 3% in the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Landy, J. L., & Conte, J. M. (2016). Work in the 21st century: An introduction to industrial and organizational psychology.
Hoboken: Wiley.
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2019). Organizational behavior. Boston: Pearson.
Further reading:Kanning, U. & Schuler, H. (2013). Textbook of personnel psychology. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Nerdinger, F., Blickle, G. & Schaper, N. (2008). Industrial and organisational psychology. Berlin: Springer.

Module: 4020 Empirical scientific work III

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 4

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students know
on the one hand central aspects of epistemology and ethics inbusiness psychology research and practice. On the other hand,
they know the basics of evaluation research and themethodological approach to an evaluation study.

Skills:

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 60h
Total workload: 120h

Students are able to transfer the acquired knowledge
regarding ethical guidelines to scientific and applied contexts.
They are also able to design an evaluation study.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence withregard to a critically-reflective approach to scientific texts,
both from an epistemological and an ethical perspective. The
students' analytical competence is expanded throughintensive exercises. Their methodological competences arestrengthened in particular by dealing with evaluation research.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Research Design & Evaluation

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Epistemology & Business Ethics

Semester: 4th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Usability of the module: The module supplements
the contents of the modules "Empirical Scientific

Work I + II". It can only be used in the Bachelor's
degree programme in Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Matthias Schulz / Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper

Dirk Müller / Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade4021 Research Design Evaluation
For module: 4020 Empirical Scientific Work III
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know thebasics of evaluation and intervention research. They know themethodological approach to an evaluation study.

Skills:Students are able to design an evaluation study.

Competences:
The students have in-depth professional competence withregard to questions concerning the fundamentals of
evaluation research. Their methodological competences are
expanded by dealing with the basics of evaluation researchand research methodology.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h
Total workload: 60h

Table of contents:

Course offer:Students learn the basics of evaluation research and how todesign a scientific evaluation study. The knowledge gained ispractically applied and deepened using case studies andexercises as examples. In addition, the students develop a
concept for their own evaluation study during the course.

Semester: 4th semester

Learning content:
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•
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•
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•

Fundamentals of evaluation research
Effectiveness evaluation
Status and change evaluation
Prospective evaluation
Formative evaluation
Specific evaluation designs and their influence oninternal validity
Development of an evaluation design for a question
relevant to business psychology
Efficiency analysis of evaluation studies

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes, selected literature

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Matthias Schulz / Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Form of examination: Graded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 2% into the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Gollwitzer, M. & Jäger, R.S. (2014). Evaluation kompakt. Weinheim: Beltz.
Further reading:Bortz, J. & Doering, N. (2016). Research methods and evaluation in the social and human sciences. Berlin: Springer.
Hussy, W., Schreier, M. & Echterhoff, G. (2013). Research methods in psychology and social sciences. Heidelberg: Springer.
Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W. & Freeman, H. E. (2009). Evaluation. A systematic approach (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.:
Sage.
Stockmann, R. & Meyer, W. (2014). Evaluation. An introduction. Opladen, Stuttgart: Budrich; UTB
Stockmann, R. (ed.). (2007). Handbook on Evaluation. A practical guide to action. Münster: Waxmann.

4022 Theory of knowledge & ethics of science
For module: 4020 Empirical Scientific Work III
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know
central aspects of epistemology and ethics in business
psychology research and practice. They know which criteria
can be used to evaluate theories and scientific research papers
and are familiar with scientific operations in the field of
business psychology.

Skills:Students can transfer the acquired knowledge regarding
ethical guidelines to scientific and applied contexts. In
particular, they can evaluate theories and scientific research
work with regard to given criteria.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence withregard to a critically-reflective approach to scientific texts,
both from an epistemological and an ethical perspective. The
students' analytical and methodological competence isexpanded through intensive engagement with scientificpublications.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 30h
Total workload: 30h

Table of contents:
The students learn about the significance of empirical researchin society and work out which requirements go hand in handwith this. In addition to ethical requirements for conducting
and publishing studies, central theories are evaluated andreflected on using original articles based on given evaluation
approaches. In addition, current developments in the scientificfield of business psychology will be discussed.
Learning content:
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Importance of scientific research
Ethical guidelines of the department regarding
implementation, evaluation and presentation
Foundations of epistemology
Theories in scienceo Meaning, components and developmento Requirements for good theories
o Evaluation criteria of theories
Current developments in researcho Replications, meta-analyses, literature reviewso Prae registrationo Open Science

Course offer:
Semester: 4th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Seminar
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: lecture notes, selected literature

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Form of examination: Student research project(ungraded)

Prof. Dr Patrick Müller

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is not included in the final
grade.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Federation of German Psychologists' Associations GbR (ed.) (2016). Professional Ethical Guidelines of the Federation ofGerman Psychologists and the German Psychological Society. Berlin.
Leising, D., Thielmann, I., Glöckner, A., Gärtner, A. & Schönbrodt, F. (2021). Ten steps towards a better personality science- how quality may be rewarded more in research evaluation. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4963
Oreskes, N. (2019). Why trust science? (The University Center for Human Values series). Princeton, Oxford: Princeton
University Press.
Pfetsch, J. (2019). Guidelines for manuscript design (5th, updated edition). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Popper, K. R. (1973). Logic of Research (The Unity of the Social Sciences, vol. 4, 5th ed. Aufl.). Tübingen: Mohr.

Further reading:Borsboom, D., van der Maas, H. L. J., Dalege, J., Kievit, R. A. & Haig, B. D. (2021). Theory Construction Methodology: A
Practical Framework for Building Theories in Psychology. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(4), 756-766.
Eronen, M. I. & Bringmann, L. F. (2021). The Theory Crisis in Psychology: How to Move Forward. Perspectives on
Psychological Science, 16(4), 779-788.
Fiedler, K., McCaughey, L. & Prager, J. (2021). Quo Vadis, Methodology? The Key Role of Manipulation Checks for Validity
Control and Quality of Science. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(4), 816-826.
Friesike, S. & Bartling, S. (2014). Opening Science: The Evolving Guide on How the Internet is Changing Research,
Collaboration and Scholarly Publishing. s.l.: Springer.
Glöckner, A., & Betsch, T. (2011). The empirical content of theories in judgment and decision making: Shortcomings andremedies. Judgment and Decision Making, 6(8), 711-721.
Hale, J., Hastings, J., West, R., Lefevre, C. E., Direito, A., Bohlen, L. C. et al. (2020). An ontology-based modelling system(OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories. Wellcome Open Research, 5, 177.
Klauer, K. C. (2018). Topic issue replicability. Psychologische Rundschau, 69(1).
Oberauer, K. & Lewandowsky, S. (2019). Addressing the theory crisis in psychology. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 26(5),1596-1618.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. The official guide to APA style. (2020) (Seventh edition).
Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Smaldino, P. (2019). Better methods can't make up for mediocre theory. Nature, 575(7781), 9.
Van Lange, P. A. M. (2013). What we should expect from theories in social psychology: Truth, abstraction, progress, andapplicability as standards (TAPAS). Personality and Social Psychology Review, 17(1), 40-55.
van Rooij, I. & Baggio, G. (2021). Theory Before the Test: How to Build High-Verisimilitude Explanatory Theories in
Psychological Science. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(4), 682-697.
van Rooij, I., & Blokpoel, M. (2020). Formalizing verbal theories: A tutorial by dialogue. Social Psychology, 51(5), 285-298.
West, R., Godinho, C. A., Bohlen, L. C., Carey, R. N., Hastings, J., Lefevre, C. E., & Michie, S. (2019). Development of a formal
system for representing behaviour-change theories. Nature Human Behaviour, 3(5), 526-536.

Module: 5010 Business Psychology Project

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 8Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students havedealt in detail with a relevant topic of business psychology
from a practical context within the framework of their projectand have received feedback on the developed solution.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Project work: 180h

Skills:Total workload: 240h

By working on a business psychology project, the students
have gained experience in project management incl.
clarification of assignments and presentation of results andhave thus created a reference for the BPS and/or the
Bachelor's thesis.
Competences:
The students deepen their business psychology expertise inrelation to an area of application. In addition, they acquire
methodological competences for the counselling process andacquire social competences in dealing with counselling
contexts.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Business Psychology ProjectCompulsory/elective: Compulsory
Semester: 4th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Form of examination: Project work

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 5% into the final gradeProf. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Franz Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing5011 Economic Psychology Project
For module: 5010 Business Psychology Project
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 8Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students havedealt in detail with a relevant topic in business psychology
from a practical context as part of their project and havereceived feedback on the solution they have developed.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Project work: 180h

Skills:By working on a business psychology project, the students
have gained experience in project management incl.
clarification of assignments and presentation of results andhave thus created a reference for the BPS and/or the
Bachelor's thesis.

Competences:
The students deepen their business psychology expertise inrelation to an area of application. In addition, they acquire
methodological competences for the counselling process andacquire social competences in dealing with counselling
contexts.

Total workload: 240h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: 4th semester

The students work on a business psychology project for a client
in a business enterprise, in research institutes or at theuniversity. The work usually takes place in groups of up to ten
people during the semester. The projects are acquired orprovided by the university's teaching staff. The students' task
is to independently organise and work on the project task
under the guidance of the supervising lecturer. It includes
clarifying the assignment, submitting the interim projectstatus, a project report and presenting the results (usually
directly to the client). In addition, the results are presented at
the university.

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Form of examination: Project work

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Examination prerequisite for: -Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Prof. Dr Roland Franz Erben

Type of event: Project work
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids: Survey literature

Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Bibliography:
Depending on the topic, specialist literature is recommended by the supervising lecturers and researched independently
by the students. It includes textbooks, reference books and current journal articles.
For an introduction to the topic, the following literature can be used as an overview:
Moser , K. (2015). Business psychology. Berlin: Springer.
Raab, G.V. & Unger, A. (2016). Market psychology: fundamentals and application. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
Schuler, H. & Moser, K. (2014). Textbook organisational psychology. Bern: Huber.

Module: 5010 BPS

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Roland Erben
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 30

Knowledge:
The students have acquired a deeper understanding of how todeal with practical professional problems and can classify theadded value of their learning experiences.

SWS: 2Skills:Self-study: 0hStudents can independently recognise economic andpsychological problems in practice and have suitable skills tocontribute to their solution. They can relate their experiencesfrom the BPS to subject-specific and interdisciplinary topics ofthe study programme and make differentiated judgements
about possible applications of the study contents.

Contact studies: 30h

Practice phase: 870h
Total workload: 900h

Competences:
After successful completion of the module, the students haveacquired
professional,
methodologicalandsocialcompetences by working on practical professional tasks during
the BPS and through the exchange in the accompanying event.

Module contents:

Module offer:

BPS Module 1 (48 days)

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

BPS Module 2 (48 days)

Semester: 5th semester

Supporting event

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Access requirements: Completed basic studies
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Roland Erben

Type of examination: ungraded written seminar
paper
Weighting: The grade is not included in the overall
grade.

5011 BPS (Internship 48 days)
To module: 5010 BPS
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 13Knowledge:
In the BPS, students can transfer the knowledge from theirprevious studies to psychological, business management andorganisational task fields of a suitable organisation (e.g.
business enterprises including consultancies, research
institutions, public institutions) and have acquired a deeper
understanding regarding the handling of practical professional
problems upon completion.

Skills:Students can independently identify economic andpsychological problems in practice and have appropriate skills
to contribute to their solution.

Competences:
After successful completion of the BPS, students have acquired
professional, methodological and social competences byworking on practical professional tasks with the support of therespective supervisors in the organisations.

SWS: 0
Contact study: 0h
Self-study: 0h
Practical phase: 390h
Total workload: 390h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: 5th semester

The practical relevance supports the academic studies andfacilitates entry into professional life as a business
psychologist.

Frequency: winter and summer semester

The internship includes three phases:

Access requirements: Completed basic studies

1.

Introduction to the structures and processes of theOrganisation

2.

Collaboration in various departments/areas of theorganisation

3.

Taking responsibility for project work (as far as
possible)Type of event: InternshipLanguage: German
Didactic aids: -Learning takes place through observation, active participationand literature study, among other things.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Roland Erben

Type of examination: ungraded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is not included in the final
grade.

Bibliography:-

5012 BPS (Internship 48 days)
To module: 5010 BPS
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 13Knowledge:
In the BPS, students can transfer the knowledge from theirprevious studies to psychological, business management andorganisational task fields of a suitable organisation (e.g.
business enterprises including consulting companies, research
institutions, public institutions) and have acquired a deeper
understanding regarding the handling of practical professional
problems upon completion.

Skills:Students can independently identify economic andpsychological problems in practice and have appropriate skills
to contribute to their solution.

Competences:
After successful completion of the BPS, students have acquired
professional, methodological and social competences byworking on practical professional tasks with the support of therespective supervisors in the organisations.

SWS: 0
Contact study: 0h
Self-study: 0h
Practical phase: 390h
Total workload: 390h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: 5th semester

The practical relevance supports the academic studies andfacilitates entry into professional life as a business
psychologist.

Frequency: winter and summer semester

The internship includes three phases:

Access requirements: Completed basic studies

1.

Introduction to the structures and processes of theOrganisation

2.

Collaboration in various departments/areas of theorganisation

3.

Taking responsibility for project work (as far as
possible)Type of event: InternshipLanguage: German
Didactic aids: -Learning takes place through observation, active participationand literature study, among other things.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Roland Erben

Type of examination: ungraded written seminar
paper
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is not included in the final
grade.

Bibliography:-

5013 BPS supporting event
To module: 5010 BPS
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Roland Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 4

Knowledge:
The students can classify the added value of their learning
experiences from the BPS and know possible fields of practicefor a later professional activity through their own experiences
and the discussion with the experiences of the other students.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 90h

Skills:
The students can relate their experiences from the BPS tosubject-specific and interdisciplinary topics of the study
programme and make differentiated judgements about
possible applications of the study contents.

Competences:
The accompanying course strengthens the students' self andsocial competence, especially their communication skills
through extensive experience in presentations, reflection units
and discussions.

Total workload: 120h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students reflect on their professional
experiences during the internship semester and relate theseto their previous study content.

Semester: 5th semester

Learning content:

Type of event: Seminar• Presentation and discussion of subject-specific orinterdisciplinary problems of professional practice.
• Implementation of the knowledge and skills acquired
during previous studies and reflection on the study
contents.
• Providing company impressions and contact details forthe later application phase.

Access requirements: Successful participation in"BPS Module 1 & BPS Module 2".

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Roland Erben

Type of examination: ungraded written seminar
paper

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Language: German
Didactic aids: -Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is not included in the final
grade.

Bibliography:-

Module: 6010 Current Topics in Business Psychology I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:

SWS: 4After successful completion of the module, students know
current application fields of business psychology research andpractice and have acquired subject-specific knowledge from acurrent application case.

Contact studies: 60h

Skills:Total workload: 150h

Self-study: 90h

The students can apply approaches and methods of business
psychology to current topics and work on them independently.
Furthermore, they can present these approaches and methods
convincingly to the target group(s).

Competences:
The students deepen their professional competence in a
selected area of business psychology. In particular, theyacquire further methodological competences and transfer
competence.

Module contents:
Current Topics in Business Psychology I

Module offer:
Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 6th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phaseApplicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 5% in the final grade

6011 Current Topics in Business Psychology I
For module: 6010 Current Topics in Business Psychology I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students know
current application fields of business psychology research andpractice and have acquired subject-specific knowledge from acurrent application case.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h

Skills:
The students can apply approaches and methods of business
psychology to current topics and work on them independently.
Furthermore, they can present these approaches and methods
convincingly to the target group(s).

Competences:
The students deepen their professional competence in a
selected area of business psychology. In particular, theyacquire further methodological competences and transfer
competence.

Total workload: 150h

Table of contents:

Course offer:Students can apply their acquired skills and competences in acurrent topic area of business psychology (e.g. big data, people
analytics, simulations in market research, influencer
marketing, agility in teams and organisations). The knowledge
gained is practically applied and deepened using case studies
and exercises as examples.

Semester: 6th semester

Learning content:•••

Fundamentals of a specialist discipline within business
psychology
Application of business psychology methods to one ormore specialist topics from practice or research
Case studies and current applications.

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German, English if applicable
Didactic aids: lecture notes, case studies, role plays

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Selected specialist literature on the respective subject area.
To be determined by the lecturers in advance.

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Module: 6020 Current Topics in Business Psychology II

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:

SWS: 4After successful completion of the module, students know
current application fields of business psychology research andpractice and have acquired subject-specific knowledge from acurrent application case.

Contact studies: 60h

Skills:Total workload: 150h

Self-study: 90h

The students can apply approaches and methods of business
psychology to current topics and work on them independently.
Furthermore, they can present these approaches and methods
convincingly to the target group(s).

Competences:
The students deepen their professional competence in a
selected area of business psychology. In particular, theyacquire further methodological competences and transfer
competence.

Module contents:
Current Topics in Business Psychology II

Module offer:
Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 6th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 5% into the final grade6021 Current Topics in Business Psychology II
For module: 6020 Current Topics in Business Psychology II

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students know
current application fields of business psychology research andpractice and have acquired subject-specific knowledge from acurrent application case.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h

Skills:
The students can apply approaches and methods of business
psychology to current topics and work on them independently.
Furthermore, they can present these approaches and methods
convincingly to the target group(s).

Competences:
The students deepen their professional competence in a
selected area of business psychology. In particular, theyacquire further methodological competences and transfer
competence.

Total workload: 150h

Table of contents:

Course offer:Students can apply their acquired skills and competences in acurrent topic area of business psychology (e.g. big data, people
analytics, simulations in market research, influencer
marketing, agility in teams and organisations). The knowledge
gained is practically applied and deepened using case studies
and exercises as examples.

Semester: Semester 6

Learning content:•••

Foundations of a specialist discipline within business
psychology
Application of business psychology methods to one ormore specialist topics from practice or research
Case studies and current applications.

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German
Didactic aids:Lecture notes, case studies, role-plays

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Selected specialist literature on the respective subject area.
To be determined by the lecturers in advance.

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 5%.

Module: 6030 Corporate Governance
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:

Knowledge:

ECTS: 5After successful completion of the module, students have indepth knowledge of objectives and concepts of corporate
management. They know selected instruments of corporate
management on the basis of case studies or alternatively
within the framework of a business simulation.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h

Skills:Self-study: 90h

Students are able to assess operational decision-making
problems (strategy decisions, planning and control problems,organisational alternatives, personnel and employee
management problems) and identify possible solutions. The
students are able to participate in the discussion of new
management and leadership styles and to develop thesefurther and apply them independently in an entrepreneurial
context.

Total workload: 150h

Competences:
The students have in-depth professional competence inrelation to topics of business management. The students'
analytical competence is enhanced through intensive
exercises in the context of business simulation. Theirmethodological competences are strengthened through thewith different management techniques and strategy
approaches. Their social and communicative competences arefurther developed through the work on the businesssimulation.

Module contents:

Module offer:

Corporate Governance

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory
Semester: 6th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Roland Franz Erben

Form of examination: graded written seminar paper

Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 3% in the final grade6031 Company management
For module: 6030 Corporate Governance
Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Roland Franz Erben

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students have indepth knowledge of objectives and concepts of corporate
management. They know selected instruments of corporate
management on the basis of case studies or alternatively
within the framework of a business simulation.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h

Skills:Students are able to assess operational decision-making
problems (strategy decisions, planning and control problems,organisational alternatives, personnel and employee
management problems) and identify possible solutions.
Students are able to participate in the discussion of new
management and leadership styles, to develop these further
and to apply them independently in an entrepreneurial
context.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to topics of business management. The students'
analytical competence is enhanced through intensive
exercises in the context of business simulation. Theirmethodological competences are strengthened through thewith different management techniques and strategy
approaches. Their social and communicative competences arefurther developed through the work on the businesssimulation.

Total workload: 150h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students learn about different methods andapproaches of business management. The knowledge gained
is practically applied and deepened in a business simulation.

Semester: Semester 6

Learning content:

Type of event: Seminar

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Main objective and tasks of corporate governanceCorporate Governance and Management
Company goals at a glance
Strategic corporate management
Operational planning and control
Alternatives of operational organisation design
Staff deployment and management
Practical application on case studies/business simulation

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Admission requirements: Admission to thespecialisation phase
Language: German, English if applicable
Didactic aids: script, literature work, case studies
and/or business game

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Roland Franz Erben

Form of examination: graded written seminar paper

Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 3%.

Bibliography:

Main literature:
Grant, R. M. (2019). Contemporary Strategy Analysis (10th ed.). Hoboken (USA): John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Further reading:Hauer, G. & Ultsch, M. (2010). Corporate management compact. Munich: Oldenbourg.
Schreyögg, G. & Koch, J. (2014). Fundamentals of management (3rd ed.). Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Current list of journal articles at the beginning of each lectureModule: 6040 Thesis

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 15

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, the students know
the specialist literature on their chosen topic. They know thescientific standards and guidelines for writing and presenting athesis.

SWS: 2Skills:Total workload: 450h

The students can independently process and document facts
according to scientific standards in a limited amount of time
and with the common methods of business psychology. They
can present and discuss the essential content of their thesis inan oral presentation of approx. 30 minutes.
Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning their specific topic. The
students' analytical competence has been developed throughintensive work with empirical evaluation methods. Theirmethodological competences are further developed by dealing
with their chosen methods of results and evaluation. Theirsocial and communicative competences are strengthened by
the presentation and discussion in the colloquium.

Contact studies: 30h
Project work: 420h

Module contents:

Module offer:

Bachelor thesis

Compulsory/elective: Compulsory

Colloquium

Semester: 6th semester

Insights into research practiceFrequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: at least 75 CP from themodules of the focus phase
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

The Bachelor thesis is assessed by two supervisors. One of thesupervisors must be a full-time professor at the University ofApplied Sciences or a lecturer appointed by a professor of theBusiness Studies Department.
The second supervisor can be a professor or lecturer in thefield of study or a company representative.

Form of examination: Project work
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 16% in the final grade

6041 Bachelor thesis
For module: 6040 Thesis
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 12Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know thespecialist literature on their chosen topic. They know thescientific standards and guidelines for writing a thesis.

Skills:Students can independently process and document facts
according to scientific standards in a limited amount of time
and with the common methods of business psychology.

Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning their specific topic. The
students' analytical competence has been developed throughintensive work with empirical evaluation methods. Theirmethodological competences are further developed bydealing with their chosen methods of results and evaluation.

SWS: 0
Contact study: 0h
Project work: 360h
Total workload: 360h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

In this course, students independently develop a scientificquestion, conduct a study on it, evaluate it and document theresults.

Semester: Semester 6

Learning content:

Type of event: Project work

• Topics and tasks from the field of business psychology are
worked out independently in the style of a scientificempirical paper.

Admission requirements: 75 CPs from the corephase

• The Bachelor's thesis may also take the form of a group
work if the contribution of the individual students to beassessed as an examination performance is clearly
distinguishable and assessable on the basis of objective
criteria that enable a clear delimitation.

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Language: German or English
Didactic aids: -• Students may express topic preferences. There is noentitlement to consideration of the topic requests.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Professors or lecturers appointed by the degree programme
at HFT Stuttgart as first supervisors

Form of examination: Project work
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 16%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. The official guide to APA style. (2020) (Seventh edition).
Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Ascheron. (2019). Scientific publishing and presentation: Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer.
Berger-Grabner, D. (2016). Scientific work in economics and social sciences. Helpful tips and practical examples (3rd,updated and expanded edition). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler
Ebster, C. & Stalzer, L. (2017). Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftler (UTB, Vol. 2471).
Stuttgart, Wien: UTB; Facultas.
Heesen, B. (2021). Scientific work. Methodological knowledge for economists, engineers and social scientists. Berlin,
Heidelberg: Springer Gabler.
Samac, K., Prenner, M. & Schwetz, H. (2014). The bachelor thesis at university and university of applied sciences. A
teaching and learning book on the design of scientific papers (3rd edition). Vienna: facultas.wuv.
Specific technical literature is recommended by the supervising lecturer depending on the topic and researchedindependently by the students. It includes textbooks, reference books and current journal articles.

6043 Colloquium
For module: 6040 Thesis
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 2

Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know thespecialist literature on their chosen topic. They know thescientific standards and guidelines for presenting a thesis.

Skills:
The students can present the essential content of theirscientific thesis in an oral presentation of approx. 30 minutes.
They have the ability to discuss a scientific paper in a
discussion from a technical and methodological point of view.

Competences:
The students have a deepened professional competence inrelation to questions concerning their specific topic. The
students' analytical competence has been developed throughintensive work with empirical evaluation methods. Theirmethodological competences are further developed bydealing with their chosen methods of results and evaluation.
Their social and communicative competences arestrengthened through the presentation and discussion in thecourse.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Project work: 30h
Total workload: 60h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

During this event, students present and discuss their final
thesis in front of their supervisors and, if applicable, theirfellow students.

Semester: 6th semester

Learning content:

Type of event: Seminar

Preparation and presentation of the procedure and the resultsof the final thesis

Access requirements: Admission to the thesis

Frequency: winter and summer semester

Language: German or English
Didactic aids: -Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Professors or lecturers appointed by the degree programme
at HFT Stuttgart as first supervisors

Form of examination: Student research project(ungraded)
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: not included in the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Ascheron. (2019). Scientific publishing and presentation: Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer.
Hey, B. (2019). Presenting in science and research (2nd, revised edition). Berlin: Springer Gabler.
Schulenburg, N. (2018). Presenting excellently. The psychology of successful idea communication - tools and techniques foroutstanding presentations. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
Seifert, J. W. (2018). Visualising, Presenting, Moderating (40th ed.). Offenbach: GABAL.

6043 Insights into research practice
For module: 6040 Thesis
Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 1

Knowledge:
Students gain a basic understanding of how to set up andconduct a variety of business psychology experiments andstudies within diverse research projects.

Skills:Students will be able to assess the effect of different research
designs on subjects and transfer this experiential knowledge
to design their own research projects.

Competences:
After successful participation in this course, students havegained methodological competence in issues of business
psychology research and different research methods.

SWS: 0
Contact study: 0h
Project work: 30h
Total workload: 30h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: 6th semester

Students participate in different studies (e.g. experiments,
surveys), thus gaining access to different research topics andgaining routine in research methods. The students complete a
total of 30 subject hours.

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Project work
Access requirements: Language: German
Didactic aids: -Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Form of examination: Student research project(ungraded)
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: not included in the final grade

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Döring, N. & Bortz, J. (2016). Research methods and evaluation in the social and human sciences (5th ed.). Berlin: Springer.
Bröder, A. (2011). Design of experiments and experimental practical. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Further reading:
Bittrich, K. & Blankenberger, K. (2011). Experimental psychology: Planning, realising, presenting experiments. Weinheim:
Beltz.
Bühner, M. (2010). Introduction to test and questionnaire construction (3rd ed.). Munich: Pearson Studium.
Fink, A. (2017). How to conduct surveys. A step-by-step guide (6th ed.). Los Angeles: SAGE.
Fisseni, H.-J. (2004). Textbook of psychological diagnostics. With notes on intervention (3rd ed.). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Huber, O. (2013). The psychological experiment: an introduction (6th ed.). Bern: Huber.
Kanning, U. P.& Holling, H. (2002). Handbook of personnel diagnostic instruments. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Porst, R. (2014). Questionnaire: A workbook (4th ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer.

Study Course Bachelor Business Psychology Plus

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 30

The Bachelor Plus degree course with an extension phase(7th semester) serves as an in-depth qualification for a threesemester Master's degree course with an additional 30 ECTS.
Skills:Students should individually acquire additional subject
competences within the framework of a Bachelor's degree
programme with a total of 210 ECTS, depending on the
Master's degree programme they are aiming for.
Competences:
Students acquire interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarycompetences.

Modules:
Current Topics in Business Psychology III
Current Topics in Business Psychology IV
Interdisciplinary project
Business Skills
Transfer projectModule: 7010 Current Topics in Business Psychology III

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:

SWS: 4After successful completion of the module, students know
current application fields of business psychology research andpractice and have acquired subject-specific knowledge from acurrent application case.

Contact studies: 60h

Skills:Total workload: 150h

Self-study: 90h

The students can apply approaches and methods of business
psychology to current topics and work on them independently.
Furthermore, they can present these approaches and methods
convincingly to the target group(s).

Competences:
The students deepen their professional competence in a
selected area of business psychology. In particular, theyacquire further methodological competences and transfer
competence.

Module contents:
Current Topics in Business Psychology III

Module offer:
Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 7th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger
Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 4% in the final grade

7011 Current Topics in Business Psychology III
For module: 7010 Current Topics in Business Psychology III

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students know
current application fields of business psychology research andpractice and have acquired subject-specific knowledge from acurrent application case.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h

Skills:
The students can apply approaches and methods of business
psychology to current topics and work on them independently.
Furthermore, they can present these approaches and methods
convincingly to the target group(s).

Competences:
The students deepen their professional competence in a
selected area of business psychology. In particular, theyacquire further methodological competences and transfer
competence.

Total workload: 150h

Table of contents:

Course offer:Students can apply their acquired skills and competences in acurrent topic area of business psychology (e.g. big data, people
analytics, simulations in market research, influencer
marketing, agility in teams and organisations). The knowledge
gained is practically applied and deepened using case studies
and exercises as examples.

Semester: 7th semester

Learning content:•••

Foundations of a specialist discipline within business
psychology
Application of business psychology methods to one ormore specialist topics from practice or research
Case studies and current applications.

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course
Language: German
Didactic aids:Lecture notes, case studies, role-plays

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger
Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Selected specialist literature on the respective subject area.
To be determined by the lecturers in advance.

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 4%.

Module: 7020 Current Topics in Business Psychology IV

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:

SWS: 4After successful completion of the module, students know
current application fields of business psychology research andpractice and have acquired subject-specific knowledge from acurrent application case.

Contact studies: 60h

Skills:Total workload: 150h

Self-study: 90h

The students can apply approaches and methods of business
psychology to current topics and work on them independently.
Furthermore, they can present these approaches and methods
convincingly to the target group(s).

Competences:
The students deepen their professional competence in a
selected area of business psychology. In particular, theyacquire further methodological competences and transfer
competence.

Module contents:
Current Topics in Business Psychology IV

Module offer:
Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 7th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger
Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation
Weighting: The grade flows with a weightingof 4% in the final grade

7021 Current Topics in Business Psychology IV
For module: 7020 Current Topics in Business Psychology IV

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 5Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students know
current application fields of business psychology research andpractice and have acquired subject-specific knowledge from acurrent application case.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 90h

Skills:
The students can apply approaches and methods of business
psychology to current topics and work on them independently.
Furthermore, they can present these approaches and methods
convincingly to the target group(s).

Competences:
The students deepen their professional competence in a
selected area of business psychology. In particular, theyacquire further methodological competences and transfer
competence.

Total workload: 150h

Table of contents:

Course offer:Students can apply their acquired skills and competences in acurrent topic area of business psychology (e.g. big data, people
analytics, simulations in market research, influencer
marketing, agility in teams and organisations). The knowledge
gained is practically applied and deepened using case studies
and exercises as examples.

Semester: 7th semester

Learning content:•••

Fundamentals of a specialist discipline within business
psychology
Application of business psychology methods to one ormore specialist topics from practice or research
Case studies and current applications.

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course
Language: German
Didactic aids: Lecture notes, case studies, role plays

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger
Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Type of examination: Written examination 90
minutes / graded written assignment / presentation

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Selected specialist literature on the respective subject area.
To be determined by the lecturers in advance.

Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 4%.

Module: 7030 Interdisciplinary project

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 8Knowledge:
Upon successful completion of the module, students will haveengaged in detail with a relevant interdisciplinary topic related
to business psychology in a practical context as part of theirproject and received feedback on the solution developed.
Skills:

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 180h
Total workload: 240h

By working on an interdisciplinary project, the students havegained further experience in project and team management.
Competences:
The students deepen their business psychology expertise inrelation to an area of application. In addition, through theinterdisciplinary project work, they acquire extended
methodological competences for the counselling process andacquire additional social competences in dealing with theteam and with clients.

Module contents:
Interdisciplinary project

Module offer:
Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 7th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:
Form of examination: Project work

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger
Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 4% in the final grade

7031 Interdisciplinary project
To module: 7030 Interdisciplinary project

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 8Knowledge:
Upon successful completion of the module, students will haveengaged in detail with a relevant interdisciplinary topic related
to business psychology in a practical context as part of theirproject and received feedback on the solution developed.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 180h

Skills:By working on an interdisciplinary project, the students havegained further experience in project and team management.
Competences:
The students deepen their business psychology expertise inrelation to an area of application. In addition, through theinterdisciplinary project work, they acquire extended
methodological competences for the counselling process andacquire additional social competences in dealing with theteam and with clients.

Total workload: 240h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

The students work on an interdisciplinary project for a client ina business enterprise, in research institutes or at theuniversity. The work usually takes place in groups of up to ten
people during the semester. The projects are acquired orprovided by the university's teaching staff. The students' task
is to independently organise and work on the project task
under the guidance of the supervising lecturer. It includes
clarifying the assignment, submitting the interim projectstatus, a project report and presenting the results (usually
directly to the client). In addition, the results are presented at
the university.

Semester: 7th semester

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Form of examination: Project work

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Examination prerequisite for: -Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 4%.

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Project
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course
Language: German
Didactic aids: Survey literature

Prof. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Specialist literature is recommended by the supervising lecturer depending on the topic and researched independently by
the students. It includes textbooks, reference books and current journal articles.

Module: 7040 Business Skills

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 4

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students arefamiliar with further interdisciplinary approaches to support
positive social dynamics in the work context and to reduce
negative ones. They are also able to classify the effects of theirown behaviour.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 90h
Total workload: 120h

Skills:After successful participation in this module, students will
have expanded their repertoire of actions in relation to sociallychallenging work situations (including cooperation inheterogeneous work groups, intercultural cooperation,
conducting conflictual discussions).

Competences:
The students have expanded their social, self and/or
methodological competence through application-oriented
exercises, reflection and feedback units.

Module contents:
Business Skills

Module offer:
Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 7th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

N. N.

Form of examination: ungraded project work
Weighting: The grade is not included in the final
grade.

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7041 Business Skills

To module: 7040 Business Skills

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Stephanie Huber
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 4

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students arefamiliar with further interdisciplinary approaches to support
positive social dynamics in the work context and to reduce
negative ones. They are also able to classify the effects of theirown behaviour.
Skills:After successful participation in this module, the students have
expanded their repertoire of actions with regard to sociallychallenging work situations (including cooperation inheterogeneous work groups, intercultural cooperation,
conducting conflictual discussions).

Competences:
The students have expanded their social, self and/or
methodological competence through application-oriented
exercises, reflection and feedback units.

SWS: 2
Contact studies: 30h
Self-study: 90h
Total workload: 120h

Table of contents:

Course offer:This course focuses on a method from the area of social or
personal skills. Depending on the needs of the students, whichhave become apparent in the previous semesters, as well as
current developments in the business-relevant training area,
the focus of the topic varies per course.

Semester: 7th semester

Learning content (typical topics):• Cooperation in heterogeneous working groups• Intercultural cooperation• Workshop moderation and leadership• Conflict clarification and moderation• Service Learning•

Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

N. N.

Form of examination: ungraded project work

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Seminar

Language: German
Didactic aids:Lecture notes, case studies, role-plays

Examination prerequisite for: -Bibliography:

Weighting: The grade is not included in the final
grade.

Will be adapted to the respective topic - here as an example for 2 topics
Intercultural cooperation
Main literature:
Hofstede, G., Hofstede, G. J. & Minkov, M. (2017). Thinking locally, acting globally: Intercultural cooperation and global
management. Munich: C. H. Beck.
Thomas, A., Kinast, E.-U.. & Scholl-Machl, S. (2005). Handbook of intercultural communication and cooperation (Volumes 1
and 2). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
Conflict clarification and moderation
Main literature:
Fisher, R., Ury, W. & Patton, B. (2015). The Harvard Concept. Negotiate appropriately - negotiate successfully. Frankfurt:Campus.
Glasl, F. (2013). Conflict management. A handbook for leaders, counsellors and advisors. Bern: Freies Geistesleben.

Module: 7050 Transfer project

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 8Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know theimportance and different formats of transfer projects in order
to transfer findings from science to society.
Skills:Students are able to select suitable formats and implement
them on a project-by-project basis in order to transfer findings
from research in business psychology to society.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h
Self-study: 180h
Total workload: 240hCompetences:
Students build communication competence in the , both ingeneral and specific to the field of science transfer.

Module contents:
Business Psychology Transfer Project

Module offer:
Compulsory/elective: Compulsory elective
Semester: 7th semester
Frequency: winter and summer semester
Duration of the module: 1 semester
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Form of examination and weighting:
Form of examination: graded written seminar paper

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer
Prof. Dr. Uta BronnerProf. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Weighting: The grade flows with a weighting ofof 4% in the final grade7051 Transfer Project
For module: 7050 Transfer project

Person(s) responsible for the module: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 8Knowledge:
After successful participation in this course, students know theimportance and different formats of transfer projects in order
to transfer findings from science to society.

SWS: 4
Contact studies: 60h

Skills:Self-study: 180h

Students are able to select suitable formats and implement
them on a project-by-project basis in order to transfer findings
from research in business psychology to society.

Total workload: 240hCompetences:
Students build communication competence in the , both ingeneral and specific to the field of science transfer.

Table of contents:

Course offer:Students know the importance of transfer in the researchenterprise and are familiar with the different forms ofknowledge transfer (e.g. public events or exhibitions, publicplatforms, publications, lectures). They know the challenges
and the added value of transfer between science and society.

Semester: 7th semester

A transfer project is planned, carried out and subsequently
documented and reflected upon or evaluated for a topic area
defined together with a supervising professor.

Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
Plus course

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: Lecture

Language: German
Didactic aids: Specialist literatureLecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Prof. Dr Katrin Allmendinger

Form of examination: graded written seminar paper

Prof. Dr Thomas Bäumer

Examination prerequisite for: -Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner

Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 4%.

Prof. Dr Roland Erben
Prof. Dr Stephanie Huber
Prof. Dr Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr Patrick Planing

Bibliography:
Main literature:
Hahn, V. (2020). The sovereign expert - 77 tips for verbal science communication (1st ed. 2020). Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer.
Henke, J., Pasternack, P. & Schmid, S. (2017). Mission, the third. Diversity beyond higher education research and teaching:
The concept and communication of third mission (Higher Education and Science Research Halle-Wittenberg). Berlin: BWV
Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag.
Schnurr, J. & Mäder, A. (2020). Science and society: a trusting dialogue. Positions and perspectives in science
communication today (non-fiction). Berlin: Springer.
Vohland, K., Land-zandstra, A., Ceccaroni, L., Lemmens, R., Perelló, J. & Ponti, M. (2021). The Science of Citizen Science (1sted. 2021). Cham: Springer.
Weitze, M.-D. & Heckl, W. M. (2016). Science communication - key ideas, actors, case studies (1st ed. 2016). Berlin,
Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum.
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.deStudy course Bachelor Business Psychology International

Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 60

The Bachelor of Business Psychology International course
enables students to study at a foreign partner university fortwo semesters in an extension phase (7th and 8th semester).
Skills:Students can continue with their chosen major and/or choose
additional specialisation subjects that sharpen their
qualification profile with regard to further professional or
academic careers.
Competences:
The students have developed their personality by getting toknow another country and culture and have gained additional
professional and intercultural qualifications, which makes
them particularly qualified for the international job market
and globally operating companies.

Modules:Module I Abroad
Module II Abroad

Module: 7060 Abroad module I

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 30

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students have indepth knowledge of the tasks, content and significance ofvarious functions relevant to business psychology in different
cultural contexts and can apply these in national andinternational companies and markets.
Skills:
The students deepen their insight into contexts relevant tobusiness psychology in national and international companies
and markets, can evaluate the tasks, content and significanceof various functions relevant to business psychology and areable to apply them in companies and markets.
Competences:
Students have mastered basic techniques and instruments ofvarious functions relevant to business psychology incompanies and markets. They have acquired advanced foreign
language skills in the subject context, as well as knowledge ofthe country and culture.

SWS: depending on the modules chosen at the hostpartner university
Contact studies: depending on the modules chosen
at the host partner university
Self-study: depending on the modules chosen at thehost partner university

Total workload: 900h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: 7th semester•••

Courses at foreign partner universities in areas relevant tobusiness psychology
Subject-specific complementary cultural and regional
lectures
Continuous language training combined with theopportunity to intensively apply and continuously
improve language skills in practice.

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: depending on the modules chosen at
the host partner university
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
of Business Psychology International programme
Language: depending on the chosen partner
university
Didactic aids: scripts, guidelines and literaturereferences of the respective host partner university
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Lecturers from the respective partner universities

Form of examination: depending on the modules
chosen at the host partner university
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 8%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
According to the module descriptions of the respective host partner universities.
Further reading:According to the module descriptions of the respective host partner universities.

Module: 8010 Abroad module II
Re: Bachelor of Business Psychology International course of study

Module responsible(s): Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing
Qualification goals:

Workload:
ECTS: 30

Knowledge:
After successful completion of the module, students have indepth knowledge of the tasks, content and significance ofvarious functions relevant to business psychology in different
cultural contexts and can apply these in national andinternational companies and markets.
Skills:
The students deepen their insight into contexts relevant tobusiness psychology in national and international companies
and markets, can evaluate the tasks, content and significanceof various functions relevant to business psychology and areable to apply them in companies and markets.
Competences:
Students have mastered basic techniques and instruments ofvarious functions relevant to business psychology incompanies and markets. They have acquired advanced foreign
language skills in the subject context, as well as knowledge ofthe country and culture.

SWS: depending on the modules chosen at the hostpartner university
Contact studies: depending on the modules chosen
at the host partner university
Self-study: depending on the modules chosen at thehost partner university

Total workload: 900h

Table of contents:

Course offer:

Learning content:

Semester: Semester 8•••

Courses at foreign partner universities in areas relevant tobusiness psychology
Subject-specific complementary cultural and regional
lectures
Continuous language training combined with theopportunity to intensively apply and continuously
improve language skills in practice.

Frequency: winter and summer semester
Type of event: depending on the modules chosen at
the host partner university
Admission requirements: Admission to the Bachelor
of Business Psychology International programme
Language: depending on the chosen partner
university
Didactic aids: scripts, guidelines and literaturereferences of the respective host partner university
Applicability of the module: This module can only
be used in the Bachelor's degree programme in
Business Psychology.

Lecturer(s):Form of examination and weighting:

Lecturers from the respective partner universities

Form of examination: depending on the modules
chosen at the host partner university
Examination prerequisite for: Weighting: The grade is included in the final gradewith a weight of 8%.

Bibliography:
Main literature:
According to the module descriptions of the respective host partner universities.
Further reading:According to the module descriptions of the respective host partner universities.