Syllabus

Title
4859 Research Seminar in Supply Chain Management (RS 3)
Instructors
ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Andreas Mild, ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Alexander Prosser, o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Alfred Taudes, PD Nils Löhndorf, Ph.D., Ass.Prof. Dr. Henrik Sternberg, Ph.D.
Contact details
andreas.mild@wu.ac.at alexander.prosser@wu.ac.at alfred.taudes@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
4
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/13/17 to 02/13/17
Registration at the institute
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Master Programs
Research Seminar in Supply Chain Management
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Tuesday 03/21/17 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM D4.0.039
Monday 04/03/17 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM TC.3.10
Tuesday 04/04/17 11:45 AM - 02:45 PM D3.0.222
Wednesday 04/05/17 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM D2.0.038
Thursday 04/06/17 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM TC.5.27
Tuesday 05/09/17 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM D2.0.038
Friday 05/26/17 01:00 PM - 04:30 PM D2.0.031 Workstation-Raum
Monday 05/29/17 01:00 PM - 04:30 PM D2.0.031 Workstation-Raum
Wednesday 05/31/17 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM D2.0.025 Workstation-Raum
Monday 06/12/17 09:00 AM - 01:30 PM D2.0.025 Workstation-Raum
Tuesday 06/13/17 09:00 AM - 01:30 PM D2.0.031 Workstation-Raum
Tuesday 06/27/17 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM D2.0.038
Tuesday 07/04/17 02:00 PM - 05:30 PM D2.0.038

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Contents
In the research seminar course, the major issues are the critical evaluation and discussion of the Master's thesis in order to enhance its quality. Principals of scientific work and quality standards of the scientific community will be presented. Lectures will provide input concerning topics of high relevance.
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Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the seminar, students should be able to critically evaluate and discuss published results from the literature. Furthermore, they should have acquired the skills to write a Master's thesis of high quality and to effectively present their work.
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Teaching/learning method(s)
Literature review, presentations, discussions, and assignments
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Assessment

Total of 100 points:

  • Proposal Presentation: 20 points
  • Progress Report Presentation: 30 points
  • Short seminar visiting professors 1 and 2: 25 points each

Grading scale:

  • Excellent (1): 87.5% - 100.0%
  • Good (2): 75.0% - <87.5%
  • Satisfactory (3): 62.5% - <75.0%
  • Sufficient (4): 50.0% - <62.5%
  • Fail (5): <50.0%

Prerequisite for passing the course: minimum performance of 40% in the final examination.

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Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists

Successful completion of "Seminar Course in Supply Chain Management".

Restricted to MSc SCM (WU) students and incomings from program-specific partner universities.

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Availability of lecturer(s)

andreas.mild@wu.ac.at

alexander.prosser@wu.ac.at

alfred.taudes@wu.ac.at

Last edited: 2017-01-10



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