LOGISTICS (PRACTICAL CO-OP) FIELD OF STUDY

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1 LOGISTICS (PRACTICAL CO-OP) FIELD OF STUDY BACHELOR OF ARTS WINTER 9 SEMESTERS FINAL DEGREE START OF LECTURE PRESCRIBED PERIOD OF STUDY YEAR 1 / SEMESTER 1 LIP 1: MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 9 Mathematics and Statistics The students receive broader knowledge of general mathematics, logic, set theory, numbers, sums, equations, inequalities, system of linear equations and inequalities, combinatorics as well as in advanced mathematics, such as graphs and networks, algorithms, sequences, series, functions, differential and integral calculus of a real 6 9 variable, curve tracing, simple numerical methods. Moreover, this course provides an introduction to computer simulation with the help of practice cases. LIP 2: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATICS 6 Introduction to Informatics This course provides a history and general tasks of numerical systems in IT data presentation, computer IT, presentation, architecture, operating systems, the internet as well as in software engineering. Moreover, the students receive an introduction to computer programming, standard software and computer graphics. LIM 3: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 6 Introduction to Economics The students receive broader knowledge of basic concepts of economics, the economic system, market coordination mechanisms, methods of economic theory formation, market price formation as well as of basic macroeconomic interrelations (function of money, job market and income distribution). Moreover, they learn the basic principles of economic accounting. LIP 4: BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING 6 Bookkeeping and Accounting The students receive broader knowledge to the basic principles of company accounts, the history and legal framework, stocktaking and inventory, balance sheet formats, management of asset accounts, profit/loss and mixed accounts, profit/loss accounts and calculation. Moreover, this course provides an overview of basic accounting principles, balancing of selected assets and liabilities, balance sheet and profitability ratios as well as balance sheet analysis. LIP 5: ECONOMICS 6 Micro and Macro Economics This course provides fundamental concepts and principals of business economics, fundamental vocabulary, subject and place of business economics, company goals and their management, management processes, legal structure and location choices, organizational structures, human resource and business management, joint ventures and mergers, service production processes in procurement, production and marketing as well as an overview of internal and external accounting. * spw: number of 45 minute sessions per week page 1 of 6

2 YEAR 1 / SEMESTER 2 LIP 6: ACQUISITION, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING 6 Acquisition, Production and Marketing This course provides broader knowledge of two key qualifications, which are not only of great importance for their later careers and for their success in business as selfemployed or (innovative) employees of an organization, but are also useful for the successful completion of their degree: learning skills and time management. LIP 7: COST ACCOUNTING 6 Cost Accounting The students learn the tasks involved in cost accounting and receive an overview of different possible approaches. The students are also able to understand and differentiate the fundamental concepts. LIP 8: ECONOMICS OF TRANSPORTATION 6 Economics of Transportation The students receive an introduction to the economics of transportation, their history and development as well as an broader overview of today s situation, main players and stakeholders. LIP 9: ECONOMIC LAW 9 Economic and Processing Law This course provides general basic principles of law, civil law, law of civil procedure and the administrative legal basis of traffic law. Focused Economic Law This course provides general basic principles of business persons and his representatives, the company and the commercial register of companies. Moreover, the students learn the basic principles of commercial trade, specific areas of commercial trade, self-employed staff of business persons, general terms and conditions of business, product liability and company law. YEAR 2 / SEMESTER 3 LIP 10: FINANCE, INVESTMENT AND TAX 9 Finance and Investment The students receive an introduction of general types of financing, financial planning, financial regulations, cash flow, leverage effect and the capital budgeting process. Moreover, this course conveys leasing, ABS structures, optimal useful life and replacement time and an overview of derivatives to the students. Taxation This course provides knowledge of general tax income as well as of tax and PAYE, VAT, corporation tax law, trade earnings tax and valuation law. By using current specific case studies, that takes company specific legal forms and their tax considerations into account. LIP 11: ECONOMICS OF TRANSPORTATION 7 Economics of Transportation The students receive an introduction to the economics of transportation, their history and development as well as a broader overview of today s situation, main players and 4 7 stakeholders. LIP 12: TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY 6 Transportation Technology This course provides broader knowledge of technological aspects of road freight, inland shipping, container shipping and terminal operations, air freight transport, rail freight transport and of combined transport, including project work. LIP 13: PACKING TECHNICS AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SYSTEMS 7 Packing Technics and Transportation Security Systems This course provides the basic principles and ways of packing technics and general transportation security systems of consumer goods. 4 7 * spw: number of 45 minute sessions per week page 2 of 6

3 YEAR 2 / SEMESTER 4 PRACTICAL STINT IN CO-OP YEAR 3 / SEMESTER 5 PRACTICAL STINT IN CO-OP YEAR 3 / SEMESTER 6 LIP 14: METHODS OF LOGISTICS 6 Methods of Logistics This course provides broader knowledge of systems and their importance in logistics (static and dynamic, deterministic, stochastic and chaotic), modelling (different modelling options, validation and verification), paths and flows in networks, goals, conflicts and parameters in logistical systems (actors and goal conflicts, basis of relevant costs, key figures and controlling), data, information and knowledge in logistics (differences, exploitation and improvement, safety and order), technical and computer-based possibilities for data provision, control and management of logistical networks (from basic push-pull systems to loops), agent-based logistics systems, supply net event management and demand chain management. LIP 15: INTERNAL LOGISTICS 7 Company Internal Logistics This course provides basics in internal logistics, organizational structures, material flow, value creation, storage organization, storage setting and technique, haulage systems, production logistics, material flow analysis/evaluation/simulation, planning of material flow systems, storage planning and logistics controlling. Logistics Laboratory 4 5 The students have the chance to take part into an interdisciplinary business simulation game, providing broader knowledge of optimization logistical command variables, applying logistical strategies, strategical project planning, supplier selection, reading and understanding of financial statements, storage management at optimal costs, customer orientation, personnel management and of the marketing-mix under the costing perspective. This course might be offered in English as well. LIP 16: EXTERNAL LOGISTICS Industrial and Commercial Logistics The students learn about the trends in logistics, logistics strategies and conception, procurement logistics, distribution logistics, logistics outsourcing, green logistics and selected analysis methods in logistics. LIP 17: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 6 Introduction to Public Transportation This course provides broader knowledge of the basics of public transportation with definitions, development, reasons and characteristics of mobility, customer requirements regarding public transportation systems, mediums and areas of operation as well as offers and products in public transportation and their organizational structures. LIP 18: SOFT SKILLS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT 6 Presentation, Moderation, Communication This course provides the basic principles and ways of making the presentation more visual by using different media, dealing with difficult situations (stage fright, questions, objections, mishaps) and types of participants. Moreover, the students deal with the organization, completion and discussion with time for discussion and/or reflection at the end. Conflict Management This course provides broader knowledge of the basics of conflict management with definitions, origin and progress (escalation forms) of conflicts, conflict reasons (e. g. communication and reception) using certain practical exercises. The students learn moreover the criteria for reasonable recognition and critics, conflict forms in companies (background and characteristics), conflict solving strategies as well as techniques and process of a conflict solving conversation between employees and/or employee and employer (theoretical and practical) and strategies to avoid conflicts and/or escalation of conflicts * spw: number of 45 minute sessions per week page 3 of 6

4 YEAR 4 / SEMESTER 7 LIP 19: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 8 Inventory Management and Optimization This course provides a placement of inventory management and optimization into logistics and further goals of inventory management, key data, logistical key facts, product structures, disposition strategies, assessment of demand, inventory controlling as well as methods for inventory optimization, consignment and inventory. Technical Systems of Inventory Management This course provides broader knowledge of inventory management systems and their graphical support as well as warehouse management, kanban, simulation of inventory and using data warehousing while inventory management. 4 5 LIP 20: TRANSPORTATION LAW AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT 7 Transportation Law This course provides the basic principles of law, civil law, legal business studies, law of contractual obligations, property law as well as law of civil procedure. Project Management This course provides broader knowledge of planning, management, monitoring of projects, components of project management, coordination of management functions, management process for the development of projects, project organization as well as possibilities for planning of costs, time and capacity, methods and tools of project management and project team leadership. LIP 21: LOGISTICAL PROJECT Logistic Project 1: Cooperation Management 2: Current Issues in Transportation Business 3: Airline and Airport Management 4: Finance Management 5: Human Resources 6: Computer-Aided Systems in Businesses 7: Process Management in Logistics and Supply Chain 8: Transportation Management (Ground) 9: Resource Management 10: Current Issues in Transportation 11: Integrated Network Planning Compulsory Subjects 1 assignment / 4 5 see Compulsory Subjects Catalog (WPF) 2 2,5 Compulsory Subjects 2 see Compulsory Subjects Catalog (WPF) 2 2,5 LIP 22: ASSIGNMENT 7 Supervised Assignment This assignment/study work can be linked through different manners with the overall studies. This might be a documentation and analysis of experience made and tasks given during a voluntary practical stint or a task form one of the course in the curriculum of a broader research work of specialist literature. assignment - / - 7 * spw: number of 45 minute sessions per week page 4 of 6

5 YEAR 4 / SEMESTER 8 LIP 23: MARKETING MANAGEMENT 6 Marketing Management The students receive broader knowledge of marketing disciplines, institutional marketing, market research, marketing strategies, marketing-mix (4 Ps and 7 Ps), marketing organizations and marketing controlling. LIP 24: RISK MANAGEMENT AND CONTROLLING 6 Risk Management and Controlling This course provides goals and strategies of risk management, types of risk and risk management processes, risk identification and analysis, risk evaluation, risk management and risk monitoring. Moreover, the students get to know tools of risk management and risk controlling (e. g. monitoring/early recognition systems, rating, risk portfolio, value models). Furthermore, the students receive broader knowledge of management of and coping with risks (financial risks and external risks, risks involved in transport and storage as an example of the innate risks for companies providing logistics services, the avoidance and minimization of risks, the transfer and assumption of risks), risks in additional logistic services and the problem of liability. LIP 25: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 8 Business Management The students receive broader knowledge of goal setting, selected techniques (e. g. PEST, indicator analysis, stakeholder approach, etc.), selected techniques of business analysis (analysis of strengths and weaknesses, experience curves, portfolio analysis, PLZ-analysis, etc.), combination of environment and business analyses, strategy development and implementation, basics of leadership as well as models, principles and techniques of leadership, tasks and process of personnel management and leadership and communication. LIP 26: FOCUS MODULE 1 AND COMPULSORY SUBJECT 3 10 Focus Module 1 1: Cooperation Management 2: Current Issues in Transportation Business 3: Airline and Airport Management 4: Finance Management 5: Human Resources 6: Computer-Aided Systems in Businesses 7: Process Management in Logistics and Supply Chain 8: Transportation Management (Ground) 9: Resource Management 10: Current Issues in Transportation 11: Integrated Network Planning Compulsory Subject 3 see Compulsory Subjects Catalog (WPF) assignment assignment * spw: number of 45 minute sessions per week page 5 of 6

6 YEAR 5 / SEMESTER 9 THIS MODULE CANNOT BE TAKEN BY STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS LIP 27: INTERNSHIP 15 Internship The internship should be designed in a way that students work on a project or, preferably, are assigned a specific part of one. The first weeks should be used by students to acquaint themselves with their new environment. The work completed as at least 3 part of the internship should generally be related to the subject of the student s bachelor - / - 15 months thesis. This is coordinated with the student s supervisor. Once the examination office releases the subject, the continuous process of writing a bachelors thesis begins. In general this should happen during the last third of the internship. The thesis supervisor should preferably be the same person who coordinates the students' internship. LIM 31: THESIS AND COLLOQUIUM FOR BACHELOR S DEGREE 15 Bachelor Thesis In writing their bachelor thesis, students show that they are able to phrase, in a given amount of time, the issues and tasks of their specific field and work according to the proper academic guidelines. Bachelor Colloquium In a short presentation, students discuss the results of their thesis. The examiners will ask questions related to the contents of the work. work oral examination 3 months minutes 3 * spw: number of 45 minute sessions per week page 6 of 6