Scientific Topics in International Business Management

First study cycle, Bachelor

The participants:
• can reflect on academic and methodological fundamentals and apply them to developing their own research question.
• are able to identify relevant topic areas within the field and critically assess their suitability for a bachelor's thesis.
• distinguish between academic work and practice-oriented concepts and understand their respective requirements.
• recognize the significance of academic research and methodological rigor for analyzing problems in academic and professional contexts.
• prepare a presentation in order to present and discuss their research idea, including the research design, for their bachelor's thesis as part of the BA Camp.

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• Review and deepening of key principles of academic work (methodology, research logic, working with sources).
• Overview of current topics, research trends and practice-oriented questions in the field of International Business Management.
• Distinction: academic thesis vs. practical concepts/projects.
• Methods for finding and narrowing down a topic (from interests to a precise research question).
• Development of a theoretical basis and methodological approach for your own bachelor's thesis.

• Krugman, Paul R. et al.: Internationale Wirtschaft. Pearson (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Artikel aus Fachzeitschriften, Journals und Handbüchern

Portfolio assessment

German

2

Blended learning

5