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Electives in Management27

Advanced Seminar Economics, Policy & Econometrics: Productivity, Efficiency and RiskNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou learn how to measure and analyze the performance of economic units (e.g., firms, departments, organizations). By the end you can understand central concepts such as productivity, efficiency and technical change, and you can apply stochastic and non-stochastic measurement methods (e.g., Data Envelopment Analysis, Stochastic Frontier Analysis) to empirical data sets and interpret results for management and policy.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGT001313Advanced Seminar Life Sciences, Management & Policy: Food Governance, Fairness and Sustainability Literature Review and Presentation SkillsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou engage with governance, fairness, and sustainability questions in the food system. In the end you will be able to source relevant scientific literature, conduct a systematic review, and create a literature overview, as well as present and discuss the results before a specialist audience.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGT001344Advanced Seminar Life Sciences, Management & Policy: Food Governance, Fairness and Sustainability Scientific Writing and Exploratory Research MethodsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou engage with governance, fairness and sustainability issues in the food system. You will learn to design, plan and conduct a research project on these topics, including qualitative methods and scientific writing.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGT001345Applied Statistics and EconometricsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou will learn fundamental methods of applied econometrics and statistics and how to apply them to real economic data sets. In the end you can describe data, select appropriate models, apply estimation methods, and test and economically interpret results (cross-section, time series, panel).5 ECTSruns this semesterWZ1705Econometric Impact AnalysisNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou will learn how to apply econometric methods to measure the effects of nature conservation measures and agronomy-environment-related programs. In the end you will be able to assess various evaluation designs (experimental and non-experimental) and design and conduct an evaluation for a project or a policy yourself.6 ECTSruns this semesterWZ1564
22 more in Electives in ManagementFood EconomicsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou will learn economic questions around food markets and value chains. The module covers market trends, characteristics of supply and demand, food safety, labeling, consumption, nutrition and policy measures and makes you familiar with the economic models used to analyze these topics.6 ECTSruns this semesterWI000948Judgment and Decision MakingNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou will get an introduction to central findings and theories of decision research. You will learn how people judge and decide under risk and uncertainty, which cognitive processes are involved and what role emotions play, how decision-making competence develops over the lifespan, and how to assess and improve decisions.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGT001363Risk Theory and ModelingNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou learn how risks are identified and quantified across different industries and how economic decisions are made under uncertainty. In the end you will be able to apply mathematical tools for risk assessment, analyze portfolios and production decisions under risk, and understand economic analyses from the literature.5 ECTSruns this semesterWZ0043Advanced Planning in Supply Chains - Illustrating the concepts and methdology using SAP IBPNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou will learn methods and concepts of Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems (APS) and apply them practically. In the end you can model typical planning problems in supply chains and develop quantitative solutions for demand planning, network planning, production, deployment planning and transport using a commercial system (SAP APO / IBP).6 ECTSno date this semesterWI000836Advanced Seminar Economics, Policy & Econometrics: Advanced Resource EconomicsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou engage in economic analysis and modeling for the use of scarce natural resources (land, water, energy, climate). In the end you will be able to apply central concepts and empirical methods of Resource Economics and critically assess management and policy implications.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001314Advanced Seminar Economics, Policy & Econometrics: Economics of Digital PlatformsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou will deal with the economics of digital platforms: How do platforms generate and manage network effects, which price and non-price strategies do they use, and how do they compete (e.g., compatibility, multi-homing, mergers)? In the end you will be able to read, reflect on scientific papers on the topic, and derive implications for market behavior and economic policy questions.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001320Advanced Seminar Economics, Policy & Econometrics: Health EconomicsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou analyze selected questions of health economics both theoretically and practically. In the end you can economically analyze decision problems of patients, providers, pharmaceutical companies and insurers and derive policy recommendations from them.6 ECTSno date this semesterWIV02003Advanced Seminar Economics, Policy & Econometrics: Politics of Innovation & TechnologyNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyThe seminar examines why countries differ in success with innovation and technology policy and which political factors promote or hinder innovation. You will learn current concepts of innovation policy (e.g., mission-oriented policy) and you will be able to analyse national innovation systems and derive policy recommendations from scientific evidence.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001321Advanced Seminar Life Sciences, Management & Policy: Current Topics in Value Chain EconomicsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou are engaged with economic performance, efficiency, sustainability and fairness of food value chains from an applied perspective. In the end you will be able to plan, conduct, and present your own research project on the value chain of food products in writing as well as orally.6 ECTSno date this semesterWI001250Advanced Seminar Life Sciences, Management & Policy: Food System in Transition. Governance, Fairness and SustainabilityNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou deal with governance, fairness, and sustainability issues in the food system. In the end you will be able to plan research questions on governance, fairness, and sustainability in the agricultural and food sector, qualitatively investigate, and present the results scientifically.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001303Advanced Seminar Life Sciences, Management & Policy: Sustainable Entrepreneurship - Theoretical FoundationsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou engage with sustainable entrepreneurship in Life Sciences: from fundamentals of sustainability to identifying opportunities to founding, financing and market entry of sustainable companies. In the end you can describe the relevant socio-economic problems, apply concepts of sustainable entrepreneurship and develop and critically assess your own ideas for sustainable ventures in Life Sciences.6 ECTSno date this semesterWIB14002Agribusiness GovernanceNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou will learn how firms and markets function in modern agribusiness. The module covers competitive behavior, market and power structures, the role of intermediaries and retail chains, vertical relationships, as well as incentive and contract problems. In the end, you will be able to analyze strategic behavior and design contracts to solve incentive problems.5 ECTSno date this semesterWZ1700Climate Change EconomicsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyIn this module you analyze the economic causes and consequences of climate change as well as economic policy instruments for emissions reduction. By the end you will be able to evaluate economic models and regulatory options and classify suitable, cost-efficient policy instruments as well as international agreements.5 ECTSno date this semesterWZ1590Development Policy and EconomicsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyIn this module you explore central questions of development economics and policy, with a focus on human security and human development. You will learn theories, indicators (e.g., HDI, ecological indicators) and the particular challenges of fragile states and you will critically evaluate policy alternatives.5 ECTSno date this semesterWZ1711Digital Transformation in the Food SystemNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou learn how digital technologies are transforming the entire food system — from production and processing through retail to consumption. At the end you can identify important digital developments, assess their opportunities and risks for sustainability, efficiency and resilience, and design your own digital solution concepts for real challenges.3 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001508Economics of Technology and InnovationNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou learn how technological innovations emerge, why they spread (or not) and what economic, social and ecological effects they have. In the end you can select and apply central theoretical and empirical methods for the analysis of innovation and technology topics, and critically evaluate research results.5 ECTSno date this semesterWZ0041Economics of Water Use, Regulation and MarketsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou learn about the economic causes of overuse of water resources and how incentives can be changed to achieve societally better usage patterns. In the end you will be able to apply economic models to analyze water management problems and evaluate policies.5 ECTSno date this semesterWI001204Open Science: Toward Robust Behavioral ResearchNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou learn about the background and causes of the replication crisis in empirical disciplines and analyze why important findings are difficult to reproduce. In the end you can recognize problematic research practices and know methods and practices (e.g. preregistration, Open Science, Bayesian analysis) that increase robustness, replicability and transparency.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001338Process tracing: Methods and applicationsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyIn this module you will learn about various process-tracing methods used to investigate psychological decision-making processes (e.g., eye movements, verbal protocols, skin conductance, functional imaging, information panels). You will learn which methods are suitable for which questions, which process measures they provide, and how to interpret these data. You will also discuss the limitations of the methods and their application to the development and testing of cognitive process models as well as to the design of interventions to improve decision-making behavior.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001337Project Week 2024/25: Conflicts in Mining Critical Materials: Compromising in Sustainability StrategiesNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou examine conflicts around the extraction of critical raw materials and explore how different stakeholders weigh decisions for sustainability. After the module you can analyze conflicts of interest in mining contexts, develop compromise strategies, and assess the impacts of decisions on the environment, society, and the economy.4 ECTSno date this semesterMGT001443Responsibility in Environment and Health: Social and Cultural Perspectives on Environment, Health, Science, and TechnologyNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyYou engage with social and cultural perspectives on food, health and technical innovations. You learn who bears responsibility for nutrition and health (individual, family, state, market, medicine) and how scientific knowledge and technologies influence perceptions of “healthy”. In the end you will be able to apply concepts from STS, sociology and anthropology to analyse controversies and regulations around food and health.6 ECTSno date this semesterWI001194Value Chain EconomicsNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyIn diesem Modul lernst Du, Wertschöpfungsketten mit Schwerpunkt auf dem Agrar‑ und Lebensmittelsektor ökonomisch zu analysieren. Du kannst am Ende Aufbau, Akteure und institutionellen Rahmen einer Value Chain beschreiben, ihre Leistungsfähigkeit und Wohlfahrtsverteilung bewerten sowie marktbasierten und nicht‑marktbasierten Lösungen zur Verbesserung ableiten und präsentieren.6 ECTSno date this semesterWZ1561
1 more module matches, but it is taught in German. Show itTransformationsmanagement im UnternehmenNo ratings for this module yet.[WahlKat-LSMP] Catalogue of Elective Modules: Life Sciences Management & PolicyDu lernst Grundlagen werteorientierten Managements und strategische Herausforderungen für Unternehmen im Agribusiness kennen. Im Modul wendest du dieses Wissen in einem Workshop mit Case Studies an und erhältst durch Exkursionen Einblicke in die Praxis eines Handelsunternehmens.5 ECTSno date this semesterWZ1467