204-002-IO Corporate Strategic Planning Simulation
Study program: | International Management (MBA) |
Academic level and semester: | Master, 1st semester |
ECTS credits/workload per semester: | 3 / 75 |
Contact hours per week/contact hours per semester: | 2 / 25 |
Type/Teaching method: | Seminar |
| Language of instruction: | English |
Frequency: | Every semester |
Lecturer: | Benjamin Höhl, B.Sc. |
Content: | This course is offered as a simulation game. It requires direct participation of the students and involves them directly in the process of taking management decisions in an interactive style. The students receive a short introduction into the related knowledge areas. From then on they work together in teams. Each team acts as a management board of a company. The teams have to take various decisions according to different developments and situations that occur in successive decision cycles. The simulation provides an inside look in the interdependency of management decisions, as well as the insight that success of a company does not only depend on own decisions but also on the strategy and activity of its competitors. |
Textbooks: | Manual of the TOPSIM Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning Simulation (English version) |
| Recommended for: | Undergraduates, graduates |
| Prerequisites: | Background in Business / Economics |
Restrictions: | Number of undergraduates is limited to 6 |
Assessment: | Written exam, coursework project (presenation) |