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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)KS Grundlagen des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement
Module “Sustainability Transition and Management Control” oder Module “Sustainability Management and Organization”.
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Business Administration 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to apply central elements of scientific work or the scientific work process to their own research work (LO3). Students will be able to select the conceptual and theoretical foundations, the methodology required to address the problem, the objectives and research questions and to justify this selection (LO4/LO5).
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
Learning Outcomes
- LO2: Explain the central elements of scientific work and the scientific work process.
- LO3: Apply the knowledge acquired to the own research topic.
- LO4/LO5: Formulate a research question independently, develop it using appropriate scientific methods, embed it in a theoretical framework, and analyse and discuss it in the light of the literature and the theoretical or conceptual underpinnings.
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Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Recall the basic elements of scientific knowledge and specific knowledge in the research field
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Pre-readings, Presentation, Participating during the seminar, Seminar Paper
The assessment will be based on paper development or creation and presentation, taking into account the following criteria:
- Structure and systematic of the work
- Development of the problem, objectives and research question(s)
- Description, analysis and evaluation of the current state of research
- Selection and justification of conceptual and theoretical foundations
- Choice and justification of the methodological approach
- Formal criteria
Synchronization of learning outcomes and assessments:
All learning outcomes will be assessed based on the submission and presentation of the research paper.
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| Methods |
Article discussions and case study based teaching accompanied by reflections and discussions, theories, and research methods are combined.
The following methods are included:
- Information input from the teacher supported by appropriate media (set of slides, textbook literature, scientific articles, demonstration of examples and conspicuous application errors, use of databases)
- Self-directed learning using the media provided
- Continuous use of learning support in the form of feedback and discussion by the course instructor in group sessions and by the Master's thesis supervisor in individual sessions.
- Applying theories in case-based work
- Presentations and feedback
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| Language |
English and French |
| Study material |
- Slides
- Bryman, A. (2016). Social research methods. Oxford: Oxford university press
- Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2017). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks
- Fink, A. (2020), Conducting Research Literature Reviews, From the Internet to Paper, 5th edition, Thousand Oaks
- Howard-Grenville, J.A. (2007). Developing issue-selling effectiveness over time: Issue selling as resourcing. Organization Science, 18(4), 560-577.*
- Mazzucato, M. (2021) Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism. Allen Lane.
- Tranfield, D., Denyer, D., & Smart, P. (2003), Towards a methodology for developing evidence‐informed management knowledge by means of systematic review, British Journal of Management, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 207-222
- Traxler, A.A., Scrack, D. & Greiling, D. (2020), Sustainability Reporting and management control - A systematic exploratory literature review, Journal of Cleaner Production, 276, Article 122725
- Voegtlin, C., and Scherer, A. G. (2017). Responsible innovation and the innovation of responsibility: Governing sustainable development in a globalized world. Journal of Business Ethics, 143, 227–243.
- Shove, E. (2010). Beyond the ABC: Climate change policy and theories of social change. Environment and Planning A, 42(6), 1273–1285.
- Selected articles from leading academic journals on current topics depending on the focus of the seminar.
- Pointers to additional literature
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| Changing subject? |
Yes |
| Corresponding lecture |
(*)572URQMUQMS15: SE Umwelt- und Qualitätsmanagement (3 ECTS) ODER 572URQMURMS15: SE Umwelt- und Ressourcenmanagement (3 ECTS)
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