The Covid19 pandemic causes several uncertainties for the upcoming winter semester starting on October 5th. If possible within the then valid health regulations, we plan to fully return to the usual mode of classroom teaching with mandatory attendance. Nonetheless, an additional “plan B”-scenario for distance and/or hybrid teaching will be prepared for every class, which can be enabled if need be.

The program management will reevaluate the situation in September and will then decide whether the classes will indeed start in the usual mode or in an alternative mode. This decision will be announced in the syllabus until September 25.

For the Course V Seminar E the alternative scenario would be a full distance mode.
Even in the remote format, the sessions will take place within the announced time slots via MS Teams.

ACHTUNG:

Die Anmeldung für die Seminare (Kurs 5 der SBWL Transportwirtschaft und Logistik) erfolgt durch die Abgabe von Zuteilungspräferenzen durch die Studierenden im Vorfeld des Kurses. Die Anmeldung ist ausschließlich über das Online-Formular von 15.09.2020, 18:00 bis 29.09.2020 23:55 möglich: https://www.wu.ac.at/itl/lehre/bachelor/sbwl/sbwl/seminaranmeldung. Die LPIS-Anmeldung zum Kurs erfolgt nach Auswertung der aller abgegebenen Präferenzen durch das Institut für Transportwirtschaft und Logistik.

Die erste Einheit am 28.9.2020 wurde durch die Anmeldung via Online-Formular ersetzt. Ehemals war der Termin für die Präferenzabgabe vor Ort an der WU gedacht. Dennoch wird die Einheit am 28.9. abgehalten und richtet sich ausschließlich an jene Studierenden, die Ihre Präferenzen noch nicht via Online-Formular im Vorfeld abgegeben haben (als Sicherheitsnetz) - für alle anderen keine Anwesenheitspflicht.

MS-Teams Link für die 1. Einheit (28.9.2020): 
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Yzk2ODk5NzMtYzYwOC00ZmFhLTg4ZmEtYjM1OTRiMDdlOWEw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220504f721-d451-402b-b884-381428559e39%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224b4f0187-aa9c-4168-a553-bad1ca5791df%22%7d

Main subjects of seminars and topics to work on as well as dates of meetings of respective seminars are announced on the ITL homepage (http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/itl/lehre/sbwl/seminar). The general theme is about international supply chain management. In order to provide actual subjects, topics to work on will be announced during the seminar registration.   

• to assess, define, structure and solve stepwise a research problem from the field of transport and logistics.
• to prepare, present and discuss a research proposal, including outline and research design.
• to identify, judge qualitatively and balance suitable sources for a research problem. 
• to choose a suitable research and analysis method for his/her concrete research problem and apply it correct mostly autonomous. 
• to end in an solution of the research problem, wrap up results accordingly and interpret them technically correct and conclusive.
• to write, present and defend a self-contained scientific research work.

In addition to this, this seminar allows to develop the following students abilities:

• social competence, communication with other students (or within a working group) and the lecturer.
• choice and application of methods based on knowledge acquired in basic courses.  
• presentation of research outlines, structures and results in front of a professional audience.
• self-organization, time management and goal-oriented planning of time schedules.

Attendance during the scheduled sessions is mandatory.

At the beginning of the semester, a kick-off meeting takes place in which lecturers raise actual questions relevant for practice or scientific community which serve as a starting point for seminar papers and Bachelor Theses. Different subjects are announced to work on and are allocated to the students. In addition, basic relevant literature to be prepared for the second meeting is given. Further, students have to write a research proposal for the second meeting which they should indicate outline and methodology of their seminar paper or Bachelor Thesis in prospect. Further information about research proposal content and outline are provided at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/lehre/guidebachelor/abschnitt2/ba/proposal.

In the second meeting, topics of the first meeting as well as basic relevant literature are subject to an intermediate test of 30 minutes duration. Afterwards research proposals for seminar papers and Bachelor Theses have to be presented. Research proposals must be submitted (after revision if needed).

Students who write a seminar paper have to present the results of their work at the final meeting. The final seminar paper has to be delivered before the presentation.

Students who write a Bachelor Thesis present a work-in-progress status of their Bachelor Thesis. Ideally their work is finished by one third, i.e. the outline of their work is fixed, problem formulation and research questions are stated. Further, the initial positions as well as the aim of their work and methodology are concluded. In addition to this, first results can be presented.

Final submissions of Bachelor Theses have to take place one semester after attending the seminar at the latest. Deadline is the last day of the semester, lecture-free period included.

Basis of judgement for the seminar differs between students writing a seminar paper or a Bachelor Thesis.

Judgement for students writing a Bachelor Thesis are as follows:

• 10% on verbal collaboration during all dates
• 15% on written research proposal and presentation
• 50% on work-in-progress status (positive judgement mandatory)
• 10% on presentation of work-in-progress Bachelor Thesis
• 15% on written peer review
• The final Bachelor Thesis is judged separately.

Judgement for the students writing a seminar paper are as follows:

• 10% on verbal collaboration during all dates
• 15% on written research proposal and presentation
• 50% on final seminar paper (positive judgement mandatory)
• 15% on written peer review
• 10% on presentation of final seminar paper.

Grading scale is as follows:

• More than 89 %: Excellent (1.0)
• 76 - 88.5 %: Good (2.0)
• 63 - 75.5 %: Satisfactory (3.0)
• 50- 62.5 %: Sufficient (4.0)
• leas than 50 %: failed (5.0)

Your instructors are generally available via email (hschramm@wu.ac.at; dhanavanth.reddy.maditati@wu.ac.at)  as well as before and after each lecture.

Individual office hours are held if needed. Please contact your supervisor via email or phone to schedule a meeting.