Syllabus

Title
0791 Business Process Management and Organizational Practice
Instructors
Bastian Wurm, MSc.
Contact details
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/02/20 to 09/30/20
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Tuesday 10/13/20 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Friday 10/23/20 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Tuesday 10/27/20 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Friday 10/30/20 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Tuesday 11/03/20 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Friday 11/06/20 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Tuesday 11/10/20 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Tuesday 11/17/20 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM Online-Einheit
Procedure for the course when limited activity on campus
  • Der Kurs findet im Distanzmodus zu den angegebenen Kursterminen statt. Wir wechseln auf eine Online-Kursumgebung (MS Teams).
  • Die Teilnahmevoraussetzungen, die Lehrmethode, die Aufgaben und die Bewertung bleiben wie im Lehrplan beschrieben. Ein Wechsel des Lehrmodus (Online-Lernen) hat keine Auswirkungen auf den Lehrplan.
Contents

 

The course Business Process Management and Organizational Practice explores Business Process Management (BPM) through an organizational-studies lens. Emphasizing the duality of stability and change in organizational work, the course covers the factors, mechanisms, and interventions that affect how processes behave over time. The course covers five primary topics:

• Introduction to Business Process Management

• Process- and practice-based research

• Organizational routines

• Intra-organizational dynamics and endogenous change

• The role of agency and intention in the execution of organizational work

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this course, students will:

  • Know the basics of Business Process Management and Organizational Routines, understand their differences and commonalities
  • Understand how and why processes change over time, even in unpredictable ways
  • Be a reflective process expert
Attendance requirements

at least 80% attendance

Teaching/learning method(s)

  • The course involves interactive lectures with exercises to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical design and analytical skills 
  • The Learn platform will be used throughout the course to disseminate course materials and aid discussions with and among students 
Assessment

Exam, project work, and reflection

Last edited: 2020-08-20



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