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| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc A&C) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
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| semester I a | verplicht | EBP801B05 | Finance for EOR | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB048A05 | Internal Control (BSc) | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB846C05 | Management Accounting for BE | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II a | verplicht | EBS018A05 | Financial Accounting for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBS019A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc A&C | Engels | 10 | |||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB096A05 | Accounting Information Systems A&C | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBB081A05 | Financial Statement Analysis for E&BE | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuzegroep A | EBS023A05 | Fundamentals of Auditing | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| keuzegroep A | EBB049A05 | Introduction to Auditing | Nederlands | 5 | 2 | ||
| Opmerkingen | Studenten kiezen 5 EC uit de keuzegroep (KG). Studenten die na de MSc A&C willen doorstromen naar de Executive Master Accountancy kiezen Introduction to Auditing. | ||||||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc A&C voor HBO BE en HBO Finance and Control) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB099B05 | Corporate Governance for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB116A05 | Financial Statement Analysis for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBB102B05 | Management Control for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB121A05 | Global Corporate Taxation | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB822B05 | Financial and Actuarial Calculus | Nederlands | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB047A05 | Financial Reporting and Consolidation | Nederlands | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBB901C05 | Ondernemingsrecht A&C | Nederlands | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB096A05 | Accounting Information Systems A&C | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBB823C05 | Financiering A&C | Nederlands | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBB049A05 | Introduction to Auditing | Nederlands | 5 | 2 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc A&C voor HBO-AC) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB099B05 | Corporate Governance for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBP801B05 | Finance for EOR | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBB116A05 | Financial Statement Analysis for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB102B05 | Management Control for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc Algemene Economie voor de Lerarenopleiding) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB816B05 | Introductie Lerarenopleiding | Nederlands | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBS020A05 | Macroeconomics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBP819B05 | Microeconomics for E&BE: Consumers&Firms | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBB086A05 | Behavioural and Experimental Economics | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS021A05 | Internat. Economics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBB067A05 | Microeconomics - Industrial Organization | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc BA Change Management) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB632A05 | Information Systems Management | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB634B05 | Organizational Change for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS006A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA CM | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB617B05 | Human Resource Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB601B05 | Work Organization and Job Design | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB608B05 | Ethics and International Business | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB649C05 | Strategic Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc BA Health) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB120A05 | Health Economics | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB132A05 | Healthcare Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS022A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA Health | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB100A05 | Ethics in Business and Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB617B05 | Human Resource Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB098A05 | Contemporary Theories on B&M | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB058A05 | Production Planning & Quality Control | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc BA Management Accounting and Control / MAC) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB099B05 | Corporate Governance for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB846C05 | Management Accounting for BE | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS009A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA O&MC | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB100A05 | Ethics in Business and Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS018A05 | Financial Accounting for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBP032A05 | Asset Pricing and Capital Budgeting | Engels | 5 | 5 | |
| verplicht | EBB649C05 | Strategic Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc BA Small Business & Entrepreneurship/SB&E) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB106A05 | Entrepreneurship B&M/TM | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB634B05 | Organizational Change for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS012A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA SB&E | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB617B05 | Human Resource Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB609B05 | International Bus.& Supply Chain Market. | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB652B05 | Management of Product Innovation | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBB649C05 | Strategic Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc BA Strategic Innovation Management/SIM) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB106A05 | Entrepreneurship B&M/TM | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB107A05 | Innovation Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS011B10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA SIM | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB100A05 | Ethics in Business and Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB628A05 | International Strategic Management | Engels | 5 | 5 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB652B05 | Management of Product Innovation | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBB649C05 | Strategic Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc Economic Development & Globalization/ED&G) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBS020A05 | Macroeconomics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBP819B05 | Microeconomics for E&BE: Consumers&Firms | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBS021A05 | Internat. Economics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS015A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc IE&B | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB070A05 | Econometrics for IE&B | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB083A05 | Globalization - The Great Unbundlings | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB082A05 | Globalization - MNEs & Institutions | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB811B05 | Growth and Development Economics | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc Finance) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB133A05 | Asset Pricing for Pre-MSc &Minor Finance | Engels | 5 | ||
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBP819B05 | Microeconomics for E&BE: Consumers&Firms | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBP812B05 | Macroeconomics for E&BE | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS007B10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc Finance | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB061A05 | Econometrics for BE | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS018A05 | Financial Accounting for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBS024A05 | Corporate Finance for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB608B05 | Ethics and International Business | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc Human Resource Management/HRM) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| verplicht | EBB110A05 | Teamwork - Theories, Design and Dynamics | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB634B05 | Organizational Change for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS013A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc HRM | Engels | 10 | 2 | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB100A05 | Ethics in Business and Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB617B05 | Human Resource Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB652B05 | Management of Product Innovation | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBB649C05 | Strategic Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc International Business & Management/IB&M) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB037A05 | Foreign Dir. Investment, Trade & Geogr. | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB628A05 | International Strategic Management | Engels | 5 | 5 | ||
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB627A05 | International Financial Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS014A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc IB&M | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB686A05 | Comparative Country Studies | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB044A05 | Empirical Research Project for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB608B05 | Ethics and International Business | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB638B05 | Managing Intern. Bus. Organizations Game | Engels | 5 | 5 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc International Financial Management/IFM) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB631B05 | Finance and Risk Management for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB628A05 | International Strategic Management | Engels | 5 | 5 | ||
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBP802B05 | Financial Accounting for E&BE | Engels | 5 | 5 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS017A10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc IFM | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB044A05 | Empirical Research Project for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB034A05 | Innovation Management in Multinationals | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB627A05 | International Financial Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB638B05 | Managing Intern. Bus. Organizations Game | Engels | 5 | 5 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc Marketing) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB105A05 | Digital Marketing | Engels | 5 | 5 | |
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBB104A05 | Behavioural Decision Making | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS008B10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc Marketing | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB617B05 | Human Resource Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB085A05 | Marketing Research for E&BE | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB098A05 | Contemporary Theories on B&M | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB649C05 | Strategic Management B&M | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc Supply Chain Management/SCM) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| verplicht | EBB742B05 | Purchasing & Supply Chain Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB109A05 | Operations Strategy and Technology | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS010C10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc SCM | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB609B05 | International Bus.& Supply Chain Market. | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB601B05 | Work Organization and Job Design | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB098A05 | Contemporary Theories on B&M | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB058A05 | Production Planning & Quality Control | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| » Jaar 1 (Pre-MSc Technology and Operations Management/TOM) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS003A05 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| verplicht | EBB742B05 | Purchasing & Supply Chain Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBS001A10 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB109A05 | Operations Strategy and Technology | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | EBS016B10 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc TOM | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB609B05 | International Bus.& Supply Chain Market. | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB601B05 | Work Organization and Job Design | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB652B05 | Management of Product Innovation | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBB058A05 | Production Planning & Quality Control | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1 | Accounting Information Systems A&C | EBB096A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Een dynamisch vak waarin de praktijk en theorie met elkaar samen komen. In het vak krijg je meer aandacht voor hoe je een organisatie bestuurt en beheerst, welke interne processen er binnen een organisatie aanwezig zijn en hoe daarvan de betrouwbaarheid met betrekking tot de gegevensverwerking met een hoge mate van automatisering is gewaarborgd. Thema’s die je als accountant en controller dagelijks in de praktijk meemaakt. Het vak Accounting Information Systems in het Accountancy en Controlling Bachelor programma geeft de student inzicht in de grondslagen, theorieën en modellen (o.a. het typologiemodel) die nodig zijn voor het uitvoeren van risicoanalyses binnen een organisatie en het analyseren en beargumenteren van de daarbij horende interne beheersingsmaatregelen. Daarnaast krijgt de student inzicht in die kenmerken van informatie die noodzakelijk zijn voor het besturen van een organisatie en het beheersen van de organisatiedoelstellingen. Een Accounting Information System (AIS) is een middel voor de vastlegging van gegevens en draagt bij aan de totstandkoming van de informatie. Om de betrouwbaarheid van een AIS te waarborgen worden eisen gesteld aan de inrichting van de bedrijfsprocessen. Het onderwerp IT speelt tevens een belangrijke rol in de effectiviteit van een AIS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Asset Pricing and Capital Budgeting | EBP032A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Value and value creation are central concepts of Corporate Finance. The value of an asset depends on the size, the timing and the risk of the expected cash flows generated by an asset. In this course you will learn how to determine the risk-adjusted cost of capital. You will apply these techniques to valuing of shares and bonds and to investment decisions of a firm. The analysis of investments will show you the relation between financial accounting and corporate finance. Next, the financing decisions of firms will be dealt with, taking into account institutional aspects of capital markets and the efficiency of these markets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Asset Pricing for Pre-MSc &Minor Finance | EBB133A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset Pricing is a course about the financial assets through which corporations can raise funds, and particularly about the valuation of these financial assets. The course first sets the scene by describing ownership and control characteristics of corporations, and how these relate to their financing. Subsequently, it elaborates on valuing financial assets. For this purpose, the time value of money, interest rates (or yields) and the valuation of bonds are discussed. Then modern portfolio theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model will be introduced and used to explain the valuation of stocks. A final issue will be the valuation of financial options, using both the binomial option pricing model and the Black-Scholes option pricing model. A central theme throughout the course will be the law of one price, which dictates that equivalent investment opportunities must trade for the same price in all markets. This law will be presented as one of the corner stones of valuation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | Behavioural and Experimental Economics | EBB086A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As the name suggests, this course has two main themes: behavioural economics and experimental economics. They are interconnected, as behavioral economics (BE) is typically informed by insights from experimental research. Introduction to behavioral economics: Oftentimes, we are not the flawless, time-consistent maximizers of our own expected utility that neoclassical rational choice theory assumes us to be. Instead, we tend to make choices that are not in our long-run self-interest. For example, we delay unpleasant tasks and are tempted by short-term pleasures. Our choices are susceptible to the framing of decision-making problems because our cognitive abilities to solve them are limited. Also, we are willing to sacrifice our own interests to help others. The behavioral economics part of the course will teach you the basic theories that describe the above behaviors, including basic prospect theory, hyperbolic discounting and theories of fairness and altruism. Introduction to experimental economics: Experimental economics (EE) can be viewed both as a research methodology and as a research field – we will discuss both of these in the course. You will get acquainted with the terminology and standards of experimental economics and the main types of experiments. We will discuss experimental research on various topics (e.g. market experiments, game theory experiments, labor market experiments). We will make a direct connection to behavioral economics by discussing experimental evidence on the behavioral view of human decision-making. We will not only talk about experiments but also do some classroom experiments ourselves during classes. There will also be a group assignment, where the task is to work out a proposal for an economic experiment. You will present this proposal in class, incorporate the feedback that you get, and write up the research proposal as a paper. Note that the schedule is irregular as the course is front-loaded with lectures. In the first three weeks there will be three lectures per week; in the next two weeks two lectures per week, and in the last two weeks one lecture per week. The reason for this front-loading is that 25% of the grade is based on an assignment: the abovementioned research proposal for an experiment. To be able to write this assignment, students should learn about the experimental methodology and the types of experiments first - hence the many lectures in the first few weeks. For the exact times please consult the website rooster.rug.nl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Behavioural Decision Making | EBB104A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course aims to provide students with an overview and understanding of topics in behavioral decision-making. A variety of theories and findings on decision-making will be discussed in class. In addition, their relevance in explaining and predicting (group) decision-making in organizational settings will be discussed in more depth in the tutorials. Topics that we will discuss in the course include dual process approaches, motivations, emotions, interdependent decision-making in negotiations, and group decision-making. The course is designed as follows: Within the lectures the theories of behavioral decision-making will be explained, as well as the psychological basis behind these effects. Within the tutorials, students will practice applying BDM theories into practice. Students are expected to have read the papers assigned for each week and should be able critically examine the papers. The course includes a group assignment in which students will discuss theories as well as practical applications of these theories in real-world settings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | Business Research Methods for Pre-MSc | EBS001A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Being able to analyze business problems (i.e., conducting sound applied business research) is an important skill for every business studies graduate. In this course the Regulative Cycle, and particularly the diagnostic phase in this cycle, is used to explain how to design and conduct business research in a scientifically sound way. In the research practical, students will perform a literature study (the first assignment of the practical) in order to conceptualize a business problem, including the potential causes of the problem. In both applied business research and theoretical business research, statistical methods and techniques may play a major role. This module will lay the foundations for correct and relevant use of basic statistical techniques. In order to achieve this, attention will be paid to (1) understanding statistical concepts in a business context, (2) technical skills for data analysis, and (3) assessment and interpretation of results from statistical analyses. Statistics will be taught in the lectures and tutorials (and assessed in the exam), but the statistical methods and techniques play a role in the second assignment of the methodology practical. In this assignment, students have to formulate two hypotheses and to test these hypotheses on secondary data. Finally, the students are introduced to participating in experimental research: Participation in research in the FEB behavioral research lab (1 hour) is an obligatory part of this course. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This course provides students with analytical tools to analyze and compare market and business environments in different countries. Such analytical tools will comprise both 'hard' and 'soft' perspectives to gain an understanding of the nature of different national business environments. Concretely, it will involve on the one hand comparing key macro-economic indicators to assess strategic market conditions (factor and demand market conditions) and on the other hand a comparative business systems perspective focusing on institutional influences (the cultural, political, financial and labor system) on business systems (including the nature of economic actors, of market organization, of work coordination and control systems). It is suggested that only this combined analysis will deliver managers and businesses a full picture of market and business environments in different countries. In empirical terms the course will focus on comparing countries with contrasting business systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 | Contemporary Theories on B&M | EBB098A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course aims at analyzing some salient themes/theories in Business and Management. Students are challenged to adopt a critical approach with regard to the validity of the knowledge derived from these theoretical insights. Students have to : - understand the contribution of the selected theories to the discipline of Business and Management - make a critical assessment of the theoretical foundation on one of the theories - make a critical assessment of the empirical validation of the theory - identify its major limitations The course consists of two parts: 1. The first three weeks five introductory lectures on four specific contemporary themes/theories are offered. 2. The last three weeks of this period students will select one of the themes and discuss some additional papers in smaller working group sessions(nine groups about 30 students per session, each divided into 10 sub-groups of 3 students). The students will assess the distributed literature under supervision of a lecturer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 | Corporate Finance for Pre-MSc | EBS024A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In this course, the lessons learnt from studying the valuation of financial assets, will be applied to the valuation of real assets, such as factories and machines. Various methods for real asset valuation will be considered, including the Weighted-Average-Cost-of-Capital method, the Adjusted Present Value method and real options approaches. Also ways to derive expected future cash flows (being an important input for real asset valuations) from accounting statements and other information will be discussed. In addition to the valuation of real assets, the financing of firms will be covered in this course. Taking the irrelevance theorem as a starting point, the course will explore the consequences of, for instance, taxes, agency problems and information asymmetries, on the capital structure of firms. A similar set of arguments will be applied to firms' pay-out policies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | Corporate Governance for A&C | EBB099B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Onder invloed van spraakmakende schandalen als Ahold, Enron en Parmalat evenals de financiële crisis is de aandacht hebben voor en regelgeving op het gebied van corporate governance sterk toegenomen. Hierbij kan onder meer gedacht worden aan de invoering van de Sarbanes-Oxley Wet in de Verenigde Staten en de wettelijke verankering van de Nederlandse corporate governance code, ook wel beter bekend als de Code Tabaksblat. Daarbij komen onderwerpen als besturen en beheersen, verantwoordelijkheid en zeggenschap en verantwoording en toezicht aan de orde. In deze cursus wordt aandacht besteed aan corporate governance aspecten die de positie en het functioneren van controllers en accountants beïnvloeden. Daarbij kan worden gedacht aan internationale verschillen in de wijze waarop bestuurs- en toezichtstructuren vorm hebben gekregen, het functioneren van boards, de rol van media en kredietbeoordelaars binnen corporate governance en de wijze waarop met corporate governance codes wordt omgegaan. De onderwerpen worden hoofdzakelijk behandeld vanuit wetenschappelijk onderzoek. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In simplistic terms, digital marketing is the promotion of products or brands via one or more forms of digital media. However, digital marketing is merely adding digital channels to the media mix; it is about integrating digital into all facets of marketing. Major companies like Unilever and ING increasingly shift their marketing budgets from traditional to digital media which underlines the growing importance of digital marketing. Beyond this, a rise of new digital-only market players (i.e. Zalando) can be observed. The aim of this course is therefore to show what new challenges and opportunities marketers face in the digital age and provide students with strategic and analytical skills to (1) understand the fundamental constructs and principles of consumer behavior in the digital age, (2) describe the implications of the digital revolution for business model formulation, (3) compose a customized digital marketing program for a given organization, and (4) track performance indicators for digital marketing activities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | Econometrics for BE | EBB061A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course introduces basic principles of econometrics centered around the linear regression model. It emphasizes motivation, understanding, and implementation and shows how economic data are used with economic and statistical models as a basis for estimating key parameters and testing hypotheses. Students apply these methods to data from the field of Business Economics. Students learn to work with the econometric software package STATA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 | Econometrics for IE&B | EBB070A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course introduces basic principles of econometrics centered around the linear regression model. It emphasizes motivation, understanding, and implementation and shows how economic data are used with economic and statistical models as a basis for estimating key parameters and testing hypotheses. Students apply these methods to data from the field of International Economics and Business. Students learn to work with the statistical software package STATA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 | Empirical Research Project for IB | EBB044A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course deals with topics like measurement, descriptive statistics, regression, factor analysis, multicollinearity, and causality, and applies these concepts to academic journal articles. The course will focus on interpretation and critical analysis of literature while using the statistical concepts mentioned before. By going through a selection of already published journal articles dealing with international business phenomena, students will familiarize themselves with the interpretation and critical analysis of existing state-of-the-art IB research. The selection of papers will be published on Nestor. Students may find it helpful to use the book from the second-year course Statistics II as background reading. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 | Entrepreneurship B&M/TM | EBB106A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The attention paid to entrepreneurship in economics and business has steadily increased during the last decades. Policy makers and practioners are seeking to promote the supply of entrepreneurs in order to encourage economic benefits (e.g. employment, wealth creation and competition) as well as social benefits (e.g. social cohesion and empowerment). Entrepreneurship is a multi-dimensional concept that takes a variety of forms and appears in both large and small businesses, in both new and established firms, in both the formal and informal economy, in technological and non-technological industries and in many world regions. It is important to understand the characteristics of entrepreneurship in different settings in order to derive meaningful implications for different stakeholders. This course offers basic knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship. We discuss entrepreneurship from different perspectives (e.g. psychological, economic and process perspectives) and in different forms (e.g. new ventures and established businesses and small and large firms), and we discuss the value and importance of entrepreneurship in the modern economy. We also discuss theories and models that help in explaining antecedents and consequences of behaviors regarding the creation and the management of entrepreneurial businesses. After students have obtained an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial processes occuring at the micro level, we go back to the macro level and discuss how and under what circumstances institutions can promote entrepreneurship. Finally, in addition to the theoretical knowledge on entrepreneurship, throughout the course we aim to provide students with the opportunity to reflect on this knowledge by providing them with practical examples, by inviting guest lecturers from the field and by providing a group assignment in which students have to link the theory to practice. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 | Ethics and International Business | EBB608B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corruption, responsible sourcing, sweatshops, gender discrimination, cultural relativism - these are only a few of the numerous ethical challenges you face when you do business in an international context. But research in moral psychology shows that we often fail to see what is morally important about a situation. And if we do see it, we often do not know how to deal with it. And even if we know how to deal with it, we often do not act accordingly. This course takes a practical approach to business ethics. Its main objectives are to foster sensitivity to moral aspects of decision making in international business; to teach analytic skills that help you take a position in moral debates and to give a reasonable justification for your position; and to develop ways to successfully cope with dilemmas and issues that arise in international business. We examine the main theories in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and moral psychology, and we consider specific issues concerning international business. The course is set up in highly interactive ways, and we devote a large part of the time to a number of important and well known cases from international business ethics by means of collaborative assignments. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Corruption, responsible sourcing, sweatshops, gender discrimination, cultural relativism - these are only a few of the numerous ethical challenges we face in business and management. But research in moral psychology shows that we often fail to see what is morally important about a situation. And if we do see it, we often do not know how to deal with it. And even if we know how to deal with it, we often do not act accordingly. This course takes a practical approach to business ethics. Its main objectives are to foster sensitivity to moral aspects of decision making in business and management; to teach analytic skills that help you take a position in moral debates and to give a reasonable justification for your position; and to develop ways to successfully cope with dilemmas and issues that arise. We examine the main theories in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and moral psychology, and we consider specific issues concerning ethics management. The course is set up in highly interactively ways, and we devote a large part of the time to a number of important cases from business ethics by means of collaborative assignments. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 | Finance and Risk Management for IB | EBB631B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As an introductory finance course, the purpose is to demonstrate the role of financial management within the corporation. The emphasis of this course is to develop a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts and basic tools of finance. At the end of this module, the students will be able to understand and employ the conceptual foundations for making efficient corporate financial decisions. During the course the following topics will be covered: • Introduction of Finance Activities; • Evaluation of Financial Performance; • Time Value of Money & Valuation of Financial Securities; • Risk and Return; • Capital Budgeting; • Financial Structure and Dividend Policy; • Working Capital Management; • Derivatives and Risk Management. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19 | Finance for EOR | EBP801B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Value and value creation are central concepts of Corporate Finance. The value of an asset depends on the size, the timing and the risk of the expected cash flows generated by an asset. In this course you will learn how to determine the risk-adjusted cost of capital. You will apply these techniques to valuing of shares and bonds and to investment decisions of a firm. The analysis of investments will show you the relation between financial accounting and corporate finance. Next, the financing decisions of firms will be dealt with, taking into account institutional aspects of capital markets and the efficiency of these markets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 | Financial Accounting for E&BE | EBP802B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial accounting provides a vital service by supplying information that decision makers need to make reasoned choices among alternative uses of scarce resources in the conduct of business and economic activities. To that end, accounting measures business activities by recording data about them for future use, by processing them to useful information and by communicating them to decision makers through financial reports. The topics in this course are the administration and processing of various financial transactions, the preparation of the accounts (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement) and the analysis and interpretation of the financial performance and financial position of companies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 | Financial Accounting for Pre-MSc | EBS018A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial accounting provides a vital service by supplying information that decision makers need to make reasoned choices among alternative uses of scarce resources in the conduct of business and economic activities. To that end, accounting measures business activities by recording data about them for future use, by processing them to useful information and by communicating them to decision makers through financial reports. The topics in this course are the administration and processing of various financial transactions, the preparation of the accounts (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement) and the analysis and interpretation of the financial performance and financial position of companies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 | Financial and Actuarial Calculus | EBB822B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dit is een introductie op het gebied van financiële rekenkunde en actuariële rekenkunde. Studenten bestuderen de verschillende rentemaatstaven, en leren hoe ze deze maatstaven moeten toepassen bij het waarderen van financiële instrumenten. Deze kennis wordt uitgebreid tot het domein van de actuariele rekenkunde, waar studenten leren berekeningen te maken met behulp van sterftetafels. Ze kunnen overlevingskansen bepalen voor individuen van verschillende leeftijden over verschillende perioden. Hierdoor leren ze een verscheidenheid aan levensverzekeringsproducten te waarderen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 23 | Financial Reporting and Consolidation | EBB047A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deze cursus vormt het sluitstuk van het boekhoudtraject van de accountancy opleiding. Twee onderdelen staan centraal in deze cursus. Het opstellen van een geconsolideerde jaarrekening en het verwerken van de acute en latente belasting in de bedrijfseconomische jaarrekening. Voor het onderdeel belastingen moet een case worden gemaakt. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 | Financial Statement Analysis for A&C | EBB116A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial statements represent the basis for a wide range of business analysis techniques. Managers use them to monitor their firms' performances relative to competitors, to inform external investors, to help in determining new financial policies, and to calibrate their investment strategy by evaluating potential new acquisitions. Security analysts use them to rate and value companies on which they issue recommendations. Bankers use them to determine in deciding whether to extend a loan to a client and to determine loan's terms and potential extensions. Investment bankers use them as a basis for valuing and analyzing prospective M&As Consultants use them in performing competitive analyses between their clients and peer companies. Overall, this course provides a framework for using financial statement data in a wide variety of business analysis and valuation contexts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25 | Financial Statement Analysis for E&BE | EBB081A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial statements represent the basis for a wide range of business analysis techniques. Managers use them to monitor their firms' performance relative to competitors, to inform external investors, to help in determining new financial policies, and to calibrate their investment strategy by evaluating potential new acquisitions. Security analysts use them to rate and value companies on which they issue recommendations. Bankers use them to determine loans’ terms and potential lending extensions. Investment bankers use them as a basis for valuing and analyzing prospective M&As. Consultants use them in performing competitive analyses between their clients and peer companies. Overall, this course provides a framework for using financial statement data in a wide variety of business analysis and valuation contexts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 | Financiering A&C | EBB823C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In een voorbereidend vak hebt u kennis gemaakt met de basisprincipes van de ondernemingsfinanciering. In het vak Financiering A&C past u dezelfde principes toe, waarbij er zowel verbreding als verdieping van de onderwerpen plaats vindt. Ook vindt er specificering naar de praktijk van de accountant en controller plaats. Een groot deel van het cursusmateriaal, waaronder mogelijk ook opdrachten en tentamens, is in het Engels. Het vak omvat veel onderwerpen, die zich concentreren rondom de volgende thema's: - financiële waardering; winst, kasstromen en discontineringsvoeten, - financiële markten, stucturen, bronnen en instrumenten - speciale toepassingen en beheersvraagstukken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27 | Foreign Dir. Investment, Trade & Geogr. | EBB037A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The international economy confronts a firm with many uncertainties: currency values, trade barriers, curbs on international investment, and the degree of macroeconomic stability in countries where production is carried out and/or goods are traded, are but a few of the factors which influence a firm’s daily operations and long-term (strategic) planning. In order to allow a firm to succeed internationally, its managers must not only understand how these factors impact the firm’s competitive environment, but also how they are likely to evolve in the future and why. This course introduces the student to the economic theories which help the manager understand the market forces driving the global economy, as well as the consequences of the international economy for how governments are likely to implement economic policies. These insights provide an essential input to the management decision-making process. In this course we will mainly focus on the financial aspects of globalization. This course follows up on the first year course IB environment that deals with trade theory. This course deals with the monetary and financial dimensions of globalization, and the changing geography of economic activity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 | Fundamentals of Auditing | EBS023A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The accountant audits financial statements and other types of information. For shareholders and other stakeholders the company’s verified information is important. The accountant is the independent expert in his societal role of trusted professional. She/he is able to audit information published by companies and therefore it is relevant to understand the accountant’s role in society and his mode of operation. During this course, the basic concepts of the accounting profession are explained. The possible activities and services an accountant can perform are discussed including the international laws and regulations of the accountant. In this course the social position of the auditor is discussed. This course is the first step in the field of auditing, more in depth courses will be offered in the master courses to come. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29 | Global Corporate Taxation | EBB121A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In dit vak staat centraal hoe het gedrag van bedrijven wordt beïnvloed doordat zij in de landen waarin zij opereren vennootschapsbelasting en de voorheffingen op die belasting (dividendbelasting, en in de meeste landen ook interestbelasting en royaltybelasting) moeten betalen, alsmede hoe de fiscale wetgever - staten en Europese Unie, daarbij geadviseerd door de Organisatie voor Economische Samenwerking - dat gedrag probeert te beïnvloeden. Mits het belang van de vennootschapsbelasting en de voorheffingen voor investerings- en financieringsbeslissingen en de vestigingsplaatskeuze tijdig wordt onderkend, kan de omvang van de (wereldwijd) verschuldigde vennootschapsbelasting en de effecten daarvan op de kasstromen aanzienlijk worden beperkt. Een andere factor die de kasstromen gunstig beïnvloedt is het op juiste wijze tijdig aan de verplichtingen voldoen en een adequate rapportage hierover richting stakeholders. Daardoor worden boetes, maar ook reputatieschade vermeden. Dit vak geeft een introductie op de betekenis van de vennootschapsbelasting en de daarop betrekking hebbende rapportageverplichtingen voor internationaal opererende ondernemingen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 | Globalization - MNEs & Institutions | EBB082A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course brings together the international economics and international business offered earlier in the curriculum. It helps students to learn from research and develop a critical attitude towards academic papers. For this reason the course does not rely on textbooks, but solely uses academic papers. The key topic of the course is the interaction between the multinational enterprise and its economic environment, with a particular interest in the role of institutions and distance in MNE activity, FDI and trade. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31 | Globalization - The Great Unbundlings | EBB083A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course discusses the logic, challenges and consequences of spreading production processes over various locations. We approach this phenomenon from an International Economics and Business perspective. The course helps students to learn from research and develop a critical attitude towards academic papers. For this reason the course does not rely on textbooks, but solely uses academic papers. The course uses a macroeconomic perspective, dealing with the outcomes and drivers (trade, FDI) of this globalization process. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32 | Growth and Development Economics | EBB811B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Why are some countries richer than others? What are the main determinants of successful development? Why do some countries grow rapidly, while others are left behind? And what does this mean for people in those countries: who are the poor and what can we learn about inequality within and between countries? By applying empirical techniques and theoretical models, you will gain a deeper understanding of the driving forces of development. We will discuss topics such as the measurement of income differences, inequality and poverty; the interplay of inequality and growth; the role of structural change and linkages between sectors in development; and the role of government, geography, natural resources and culture in stimulating or hindering the process of growth and development. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Health economics is a subfield of economics. It can be described as applying economic principles to analyse health and healthcare. This course offers an introduction to health economics. It aims to give you an introduction to key concepts in health economics and to describe how health economics may inform policy debates worldwide. In this course, we explore and discuss how economic principles can be applied to health and healthcare. We focus on the characteristics of health and healthcare in high income countries. We describe the supply side (e.g. medical doctors) and demand side (e.g. people already with medical conditions, as well as other individuals facing uncertain future health outcomes) of healthcare markets. We explore a canonical model of individual decision-making with regard to health, as well as the socioeconomic context in which such decisions are made. We consider insurance markets for healthcare and ways in which they may fail. We discuss the pros and cons of government intervention in attempts to correct for market failure. Finally, we examine how economic decisions are made regarding the introduction of new healthcare interventions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 34 | Healthcare Management | EBB132A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Healthcare settings require specific management strategies and approaches to organizing in certain aspects. Healthcare organizations are professional service firms with most often a multidisciplinary workforce. Professionals require a degree autonomy, which does not mean highly professionalised medical doctors should be unmanaged – it just requires a different type of leadership from managers working in medical contexts. Medical and related knowledge is rapidly progressing and despite all the advances in technology leading to more complicated equipment and refined diagnostic and treatment procedures, at first sight the healthcare process in itself may still be seen as organised comparatively traditionally. A closer look, however, will reveal that healthcare organisations have increasingly implemented structures and explicitness (such as healthcare supply chains, clinical guidelines, electronic healthcare records, outcome monitoring systems) to the healthcare process to increase quality of care. These improvements have also led to new challenges, such as being confronted with the question how to balance investments in transparency and reliability against increased administration costs. Another feature that makes healthcare organisations stand out is they all share to some degree a sense of social mission or purpose concerned with the public good. Unlike most other organisations, healthcare generally aims to both realise this social mission while at the same time responding to financial incentives and behaving entrepreneurially, resulting in sometimes doing things that do not make sense in business terms. The multiple aims and the multiple actors involved pose specific challenges to managers in healthcare settings. This course sets out to explore the key areas in which healthcare management differs from management in other contexts. In this course you will be introduced to the basic components of the health care system and how these are organized and managed. You will be stimulated to reflect on the consequences for the quality of care. By working together on a complex real-life case that shows how the different components are related, you will get acquainted with the set-up of healthcare systems and the dynamics evolving from the actors involved and their specific roles. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35 | Human Resource Management B&M | EBB617B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Human resources are one of the most vital factors shaping an organization’s success or failure. In contemporary business, managing human resources in organizations (Human Resource Management, HRM) is about aligning the work that people do with the overall organizational strategy to achieve corporate successes, and also about fueling people’s self-actualization and prosper. Traditionally, HRM decisions involve job designs and assignments, recruitment and selection, assessment, motivation, rewards and the separation of employees. In response to the trend of globalization in today’s business, diversity and cross-culture have also become crucial concerns in HRM. These HRM decisions have far-reaching consequences, including not only financial gains/losses and legal implications for the organization but also employability, productivity, and wellbeing of individuals within the organization. This course aims to help you understand what HRM decisions are and how to effectively manage corporate human resources in order to boost both corporate gains and individual successes. In addition, understanding HRM will likely help you to traverse relevant HRM skills (e.g., interview performance and negotiation skills) at current or future jobs that you will pursue following your education. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 36 | Information Systems Management | EBB632A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detailed study of Information Systems as well as Business Strategies is the focus of other, more in-depth courses. Here, students will be trained on how to identify and resolve specific problems related to Information Systems operating in a global organization context. There are no single, right answers. Students are trained to learn how to analyze and resolve business problems in an interdisciplinary approach. The students will gain specific skills and experience using the case study method that augments the lectures. Other topics that will be covered in the course are today’s technology trends that influence the business world and the way professionals work; cultural, structural and political aspects of information systems; organizing information system activities, people and information systems; managing and implementing IS projects;; IT governance; business process reengineering. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37 | Innovation Management B&M | EBB107A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The management of innovation processes helps both entrepreneurial new ventures and established organizations to innovate successfully. Firms frequently require various internal and external sources that are important for innovations. In this context businesses face several challenges to successfully recombine different sources of knowledge. Students will approach the management of innovation by learning how organizational and industrial context shapes innovation and which strategies firms apply to innovate and generate value from innovations. We start with discussing the characteristics of knowledge from an economics perspective and the relevance of innovation for firms and society. Introducing different types of innovations and the role of innovation for industrial dynamics will allow students to build a thorough understanding of the context in which firms innovate. Based on these insights we discuss the relevance of various actors in the process of innovation and collaborations among them. The importance of information systems and technologies in the innovation process and its relevance for organizational networks will complete this course and allow you to better understand how organizations innovate in a dynamic context. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 38 | Innovation Management in Multinationals | EBB034A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course Innovation Management in Multinationals introduces the complexities of innovation management in multinational firms. But because multinational firms operate in several countries, innovation management increases in complexity. For instance, how do you organize your innovation efforts: one central R&D department or several departments in different countries? How do you encourage knowledge sharing among different locations? How do you create effective teams when the members are living in different countries, representing different cultures? This course offers an introduction to innovation management in multinational firms that is structured around several topics: (a) the innovation process, (b) business models, (c) collaboration and networks, (d) multinational teams and (e) knowledge management. The course combines plenary lectures about these themes with practical assignments in smaller groups where students apply the knowledge gained to a specific situation (i.e. a specific company and innovation). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39 | Internal Control (BSc) | EBB048A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We horen het vaak als het fout gaat. Bijvoorbeeld als bedrijven foute cijfers rapporteren, of overheidsorganisaties grote projecten niet in de hand houden. Maar waar leer je hoe het wel moet? Bij het vak Internal Control! Iedere organisatie is afhankelijk van informatie om processen aan te sturen en te beheersen. Bovendien wordt bepaalde informatie ook aan de buitenwereld gerapporteerd, denk aan het jaarverslag. Een van de kenmerken van informatie is de betrouwbaarheid. Organisaties hebben specifieke kenmerken (typologiekenmerken) die eisen stellen aan de inrichting van de bedrijfsprocessen (“cycles”) en het Accounting Information System (AIS), om de betrouwbaarheid van informatie te waarborgen. IT speelt een belangrijk rol in een AIS en kan een grote invloed hebben op het ontwerp van de beheersingsmaatregelen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 40 | Internat. Economics for Pre-MSc | EBS021A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course will offer a broad introduction to international trade theory, foreign direct investment, and their relation to government policy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 41 | International Bus.& Supply Chain Market. | EBB609B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Firms operating in a Business-to-Business environment market goods and services to other firms, institutions, or the government, where their potential customers can be all over the world. Another challenge that firms operating in a business environment face is that they have to market and coordinate their goods and services along the supply chain. For companies, thinking in terms of added value instead of a product-focused perspective is key. Students will gain insights in the specialties of international business markets and business customers, such as that the customers are internationally operating firms rather than individuals, and that deals are closed between buying and selling centers consisting of several people. Other topics that will be covered are market strategy in business markets and the management of products and services. Since market offerings in business markets are usually realized in conjunction with other firms along the value chain - both suppliers and customers – efficient management of the (international) supply chain will receive special attention, where students will experience the problems of supply chain optimization in a management game. Please note: Students who have followed Business & Supply Chain Marketing are not allowed to follow the Marketing master course Business Marketing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 43 | International Strategic Management | EBB628A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course provides an insight in and understanding of the management challenges associated with developing international strategies, and managing the operations of companies whose activities stretch across national boundaries. These insights and understanding are mainly gained through theory- and case-based group discussions of the relevant literature after students have developed their own opinions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 44 | Introductie Lerarenopleiding | EBB816B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doceren berust voor een groot deel op het kunnen communiceren met leerlingen. Ze moeten zich handhaven voor een groep, een activerende en gestructureerde presentatie houden, kennis overdragen en een eigen lesstijl ontwikkelen op basis van hun kerncompetenties. Maar communiceren is ook in de beroepsuitoefening van economen en bedrijfskundigen steeds belangrijker geworden. Immers, economen en bedrijfskundigen moeten samenwerken in teams of projecten en zullen dus in staat moeten zijn om over hun eigen bezigheden te communiceren. Vaak zullen ze anderen om uitleg vragen. Het is mogelijk dat medewerkers geïnstrueerd moeten worden in economische of bedrijfskundige procedures. Ook kan het zijn dat mensen overtuigd moeten worden om gedane voorstellen te aanvaarden. Veel gebeurt op een informele manier, maar meestal op een formele manier, zoals het houden van voordrachten, het verzorgen van presentaties, het verdedigen van een voorstel in een vergadering of zelfs het verzorgen van interne en externe scholing. Communiceren is een dagelijkse bezigheid van de mens. Het blijkt dat mensen daar allerlei talenten voor hebben, maar soms missen ze bepaalde kwaliteiten die ook aangeleerd kunnen worden. Daarom zal in de cursus eerst een individuele vaststelling van behoeften op dit gebied plaatsvinden. Sterke en zwakke kanten worden aan de hand van de praktijk bekeken en gewenste verbeteringen worden aangebracht. We werken in activerende workshops. In een eerste project ontdek je je kerncompetenties op het gebied van communicatie. Je brengt ze in kaart en ontwikkelt nieuwe door jou gewenste competenties. Aan het eind van de cursus heb je een competentiegerichte CV in handen. Geschikt voor een startprofiel voor de lerarenopleiding, maar ook geschikt als POP-instrument voor het bedrijfsleven of de overheid. Denk je er over om de lerarenmaster te doen of wil je je communicatievaardigheden verbeteren om zo beter aan te sluiten bij wat de arbeidsmarkt vraagt? Volg dan deze cursus. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 45 | Introduction to Auditing | EBB049A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| De accountant controleert jaarrekeningen en andere verantwoordingen. Voor aandeelhouders en overige stakeholders is geverifieerde informatie van de onderneming belangrijk en de accountant is de onafhankelijke deskundige professional die de rol van vertrouwenspersoon van het maatschappelijk verkeer op zich heeft genomen. Zij/hij is in staat om informatie van ondernemingen te controleren, daarom is het van belang om kennis te maken met de accountant in zijn maatschappelijke positie en inzicht te verwerven in de werkwijze van de accountant. Tijdens deze cursus worden de basisbegrippen rondom het beroep accountant uitgelegd. De mogelijke opdrachten voor de accountant en de wet- en regelgeving van de accountant worden besproken. Daarnaast wordt ingegaan op de maatschappelijke positie van de accountant, zoals zijn rol binnen het speelveld van Corporate Governance. Deze cursus is de eerste stap op het terrein van Auditing. In het vervolg van de bachelor en master opleiding volgen verdiepende Auditing gerelateerde vakken. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 46 | Macroeconomics for E&BE | EBP812B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole. This course provides an introduction into the field of macroeconomics. It focuses on key macroeconomic concepts such as national income, interest rates, exchange rates, the balance of trade, unemployment, inflation etc. In the course, simple macroeconomic models are introduced to explain the relationships between macroeconomic variables. These models deal with the short-run economy as well as the long run economy. These models, in turn, are used to analyze the effects of fiscal and monetary policy in the economy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 47 | Macroeconomics for Pre-MSc | EBS020A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole. This course provides an introduction into the field of macroeconomics. It focuses on key macroeconomic concepts such as national income, interest rates, exchange rates, the balance of trade, unemployment, inflation etc. In the course, simple macroeconomic models are introduced to explain the relationships between macroeconomic variables. These models deal with the short-run economy as well as the long run economy and open as well as closed economies. These models, in turn, are used to analyze the effects of fiscal and monetary policy in the economy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 48 | Management Accounting for BE | EBB846C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Management Accounting for Business Economics (in short: MA for BE) gives an introduction into the fields of management accounting and management control. Whereas financial accounting provides information used primarily by investors, creditors and other stakeholders outside the organisation, management accounting focusses on information used by managers and employees inside the organisation. MA for BE introduces various management accounting concepts and techniques (e.g. variable/fixed costs, relevant/irrelevant information), and stresses that different pieces of information must be used for different purposes. The course discusses costing systems and pays attention to several techniques used to produce information for insiders. These techniques are: 1) cost estimation, 2) cost-volume-profit analysis, 3) cost accumulation; tracing, and allocation, 4) differential analysis, 5) budgeting, 6) variance analysis, and 7) responsibility accounting. Although much of the information produced through management accounting techniques is financial in nature, the course demonstrates that this information must often be combined with non-financial, qualitative information. We will also stress the role of management accountants in the production and communication of information for managers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 49 | Management Control for A&C | EBB102B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course Management Control discusses various instruments and systems in the field of management accounting and management control. These instruments and systems can help managers to increase the sharing of goals between the employees, as well as their cooperation, so that the attainment of organizational goals is facilitated. They can also supply information for decision making and control in organizations. Cases and exercises provide the students with hands on experience concerning these instruments and systems. Although computational skills will play some role in the course, they are certainly not its main focus. Of greater importance are the problems of choosing the most appropriate instruments and systems in a specific situation and the issue how general management can use the accounting information and other information in their tasks of decision making and planning & control. Different factors can influence the role and function of management accounting and control in organizations. On the basis of the course book and various articles the control instruments and their organizational context are discussed. Short case studies will be used to learn about these issues. Students will work on exercises and cases in small teams. Each team will also give a presentation on a specific subject using additional literature and propositions, and/or write a short case report. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50 | Management of Product Innovation | EBB652B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The development of successful new products, processes and/or services is a challenge for many companies. Innovation processes are complex, and many stakeholders within and outside the company are involved. In this course the management of innovation is being taught, approaching the subject from different perspectives: strategy, management & organization, marketing, knowledge, etc. The book that is used in the course gives input for an academic approach as well as for more practical applications. Most of the theory will be treated in the first three lectures. This part is finalized with a written (MC) exam in the fourth course week about 9 chapters of the book and six academic papers that are also used for the cases (see below). In the second part of the course students will work in groups on case studies from industries to illustrate how theory is being used in practice. They will be supported by parts of the book and the six academic papers mentioned. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 51 | Managing Intern. Bus. Organizations Game | EBB638B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course consists of weekly lectures, tutorials, a business panel session and an exam. • The lectures orientate on the basic topics of the course and are based on the assigned literature in the Virtual Reader (see Nestor) • Three of the lectures will be given by Managers from MNE’s, who will present the internationalization path of their respective companies. Also, they will present in more detail a problem relevant to the international position of their company. • Students have to write an essay about the market position and performance of one of the companies and present a plan which addresses the problem as outlined by the guest lecturer of that company. The last tutorial is in the form of a business panel, where business managers will be presented the best plans, as pre-selected by tutors. • During the course, students will be trained to present their results in a convincing way to the business panel. They will learn to do the presentation in such a way that the panel is not only informed, but also prepared to accept the results. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 52 | Marketing Research for E&BE | EBB085A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the principles of marketing research. That is, upon completion of the course the student is able to set up a marketing research design, implement suitable qualitative and quantitative marketing research techniques, and analyze data quantitatively using software, resulting in a research report. Apart from a focus on marketing research techniques the course will also cover how research can optimize decision-making in specific marketing applications. The first part of the course will focus on aspects such as setting up and conducting marketing research. The second part will cover qualitative research techniques. The third part will then concentrate on collecting data using surveys and experiments, as well as analyzing data quantitatively using different analysis techniques. In the fourth part, the course will discuss research for specific marketing decisions, such as pricing, product development, or customer management. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 53 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | EBS002A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To meet the objectives and facing a substantial variety of starting levels among premaster students, we start with elementary topics in algebra and equations. Then a fairly leisurely treatment of single variable differential calculus follows. The course ends with the treatment of integration and some functions of two or more variables. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 54 | Microeconomics - Industrial Organization | EBB067A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course takes a second look at microeconomic theory. We focus on the strategic interaction between firms. When firms set prices or quantities, they have to take into account how other firms may react to such choices. We study such interactions, using the tools of game theory. Amongst others, we study the strategies firms could use to gain an advantage over their competitors; how and when firms may be able to fix prices and how they may keep potential competitors out of their market. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 55 | Microeconomics for E&BE: Consumers&Firms | EBP819B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course deals with the basic principles of microeconomic theory. Every day, consumers make decisions about the purchase of goods and services, while companies continuously decide what their product range will include and in what quantities they will supply their products. In most economies, the decisions of consumers and producers are coordinated through markets by means of the price mechanism. Prices are a measure of scarcity. Microeconomics deals with the individual decisions of consumers and producers and their coordination through the price mechanism. It studies the behavior of companies on markets and how this behavior contributes to social welfare. Many, if not most, courses in the bachelor E&BE build upon microeconomic principles. Hence, a thorough understanding of these principles is necessary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 56 | Ondernemingsrecht A&C | EBB901C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allereerst wordt een korte inleiding in de verschillende privaatrechtelijke rechtspersonen en ondernemingen gegeven, te weten: eenmanszaken, personenvennootschappen, verenigingen, stichtingen, coöperaties, NV’s en BV’s. Daarna wordt het vizier gericht op de twee laatstgenoemde rechtsvormen: de NV en de BV. Aan de orde komen de volgende onderwerpen: oprichtingsvereisten; crediteurenbescherming; aandelen en aandeelhouders; interne organisatie, besluitvorming, bevoegdheden organen; (on)geldigheid van besluiten; vertegenwoordiging en tegenstrijdig belang; concernverhoudingen; jaarrekening en decharge; aansprakelijkheid van bestuurders en commissarissen en interne en grensoverschrijdende herstructureringen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 57 | Operations Strategy and Technology | EBB109A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting from the notion that many disciplines relate to the operations function of companies, this module provides an in-depth analysis of the operations management function of companies including the associated (theoretical) approaches. The course supplies the general approaches on an advanced level necessary to describe and understand practical operations management problems. In doing so, the module covers three main areas: the role and nature of operations, the planning and control of the operations process and the organizational setting of the operations function. These areas will be analyzed from different perspectives including topics like: a. the strategic role of operations (operations strategy), b. the reconciliation between market requirements and operations resources; c. the impact operations have on performance objectives. In doing so, the focus will be on the role technology plays in achieving long term competiveness. Additionally, some specific approaches to operations like Lean Operations, Agile Operations, Total Quality Management (TQM), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) will be discussed and the practical value of these approaches will be considered. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 58 | Organization Theory & Design for Pre-MSc | EBS003A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course takes a broad view of the diverse design concepts, models and theories relevant to explain the effectiveness of organizations. This broad view is described in terms of contingency theory: there are several variables that affect the effectiveness of the organizational structure. So, in framing their decisions on strategies, structures and processes, managers should take these variables into consideration. Key variables studied in this course include: the environment, interorganizational relations, internationalization, developments in IT, growth and ageing of organizations, culture, and technology. In addition, the basics of dynamics and change in organizations, related to innovation, power, conflict, decision-making, and culture will be discussed. The course relies on a combination of well-established, classic organizational theories as well as select modern theories and approaches. The teaching method consists of self-study, supported by lectures in which instructors will present key topics and example cases. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 59 | Organizational Change for Pre-MSc | EBB634B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organizational life is characterized by change, both emergent and planned. A constantly changing internal and external context requires flexibility, adaptation and innovation. This can take the shape of organizational development and incremental changes, but also of radical change and redesign. In the Organizational Change course, attention will be paid to the nature of change, how change influences and is affected by organizational aspect systems, forms of change, leadership of change, and models for planned change. You will learn concepts and models to describe and theories to analyze change in terms of context, content and process. Next to theory, research findings and practical examples will help develop your understanding. In addition to diagnosing change, attention will be paid to designing or developing change strategies and to the corresponding roles of change agents. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 60 | Production Planning & Quality Control | EBB058A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To survive in the ever increasing global competition, production organizations need to carefully attune their production system to their environment. We pay attention to production system design with an emphasis on Continuous Improvement and Lean Production. The suitability of a production structure is assessed on characteristics of the market (product mix, volume) and characteristics of capacity (humans, machines, tools). Sample topics are Statistical Process Control, Line Balancing, Cellular Manufacturing, and Pull Production. Design methods and techniques will be practiced through assignments and practicals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 61 | Purchasing & Supply Chain Management | EBB742B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In today's business environment, most organizations are part of a chain or network in order to produce and deliver goods or services to the ultimate customer. As such, organizations have all kinds of relationships with one another and parties involved are connected through various business processes. The purchasing process is one of these business processes, linking needs and requirements of one organization with the supply of another. This course will focus on various concepts related to supply chains such as supply chain strategy, supply chain operations, outsourcing and relationship management between the focal firm, its suppliers and its customers. Moreover, purchasing is examined from a supply chain perspective and business functions related to both supply chain management and purchasing are explored. Attention will be paid to various working contexts and sectors (services, public sector) in order clarify that common purchasing and supply chain management practices may not be used or applied in every context in the same manner. In this course, specific attention will be given to sustainability. Being of great importance in today’s business environment, aspects of environmental and social sustainability and how these relate to supply chain management and purchasing will be explored and critically reflected upon. This course will allow students to become sensitive to sustainability issues and how these are dealt with, both in theory and in in practice. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 62 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc A&C | EBS019A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A research paper is the last step of a long journey starting with a puzzle the researcher has identified. It communicates as clearly as possible the motivation, methods, and results of an investigation designed and implemented to answer a research question. Now, for the sake of clarity, little of the actual research experience is eventually reported in the paper. The purpose of this course is therefore to give students a complete although simplified experience of research practice, from the initial questioning to the final paper. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 63 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA CM | EBS006A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of change management (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organized to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. The supervisor has a coaching role, but also acts as assessor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 64 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA Health | EBS022A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of Healthcare Management and/or Health Economics(to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organized to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. The supervisor has a coaching role, but also acts as assessor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 65 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA O&MC | EBS009A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of Organizational and Management Control (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organized to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. Supervisors have a coaching role, but also act as assessors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 66 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA SB&E | EBS012A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organized to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. The supervisor has a coaching role, but also acts as assessor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 67 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc BA SIM | EBS011B10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of strategic innovation management (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organized to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. The supervisors has a coaching role, but also acts as assessor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 68 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc Finance | EBS007B10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within Finance (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organized to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. Supervisors have a coaching role, but also act as assessors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 69 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc HRM | EBS013A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. These themes will be announced by the lecturer at the start of the semester. Activities involve accessing the relevant literature, specifying a clearly defined research question, specifying the research methodology to be applied, collecting and analyzing the relevant data, and drawing conclusions. A series of meetings is organized to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Supervision takes place both at the group and individual level. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 70 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc IB&M | EBS014A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose a topic from one or more themes within the knowledge domain of International Business and Management (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of tutorials is organised to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these tutorials. Research proposals, progress, intermediate and final results will be discussed in tutorial and individual meetings on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review take place in tutorial groups and individual meetings. Supervisors act as coach and assessor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 71 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc IE&B | EBS015A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of IE&B (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organised to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review will mostly, but not only, take place in groups. Supervisors have a coaching role, but also act as assessors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 72 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc IFM | EBS017A10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within International Financial Management (to be announced at the start of the semester). Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organized to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. Supervisors have a coaching role, but also act as assessors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 73 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc Marketing | EBS008B10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of Marketing (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organised to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. Supervisors have a coaching role, but also act as assessors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 74 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc SCM | EBS010C10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. Students can choose their topic from one or more themes within the knowledge area of Supply Chain Management (to be announced on Nestor at the start of the semester). To write the paper the student is required to conduct research within one of the research themes. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analyzing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. For each research theme a series of seminars is organised to support the writing process. Students are obliged to participate in and contribute to these seminars. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed in groups on a regular basis under supervision of the lecturer. Instructions and review mostly, but not only, take place in groups. Supervisors have a coaching role, but also act as assessors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 75 | Research Paper for Pre-MSc TOM | EBS016B10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The paper is an independent piece of work carried out by individual students. With their supervisor, students will choose a topic within the knowledge area of Technology and Operations Management. Activities involve: accessing the relevant literature; specifying a clearly and narrowly defined research question; specifying the research methodology to be applied; collecting and analysing relevant data; and drawing conclusions. Research proposals, progress and preliminary results will be discussed (in groups and individually) on a regular basis. Supervisors have a coaching role, but also act as assessors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 76 | Strategic Management B&M | EBB649C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course examines a wide range of theoretical perspectives relevant to strategic management at several levels. For example, at the business level, a resource-based view is presented to complement Porter’s industry analysis associated with IO economics. At the corporate level, a variety of roles are considered for the headquarters that would allow them to add value. Corporate strategies are also considered for changing and managing the mix of SBUs within the corporation. Notably, strategy is not confined to the boundaries of a single organization; network-level strategies are also considered. In addition to these diverse content areas, attention is given to process-related issues. The characteristics of the organization and the nature of the decision itself are considered. Several methods are discussed as aids for decision-making processes, such as scenario analysis and game theory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 77 | Teamwork - Theories, Design and Dynamics | EBB110A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand and appropriately respond to team dynamics in organizational contexts. As an HRM officer, you need to be aware of the complex relationships that affect processes in organizations. You also need to understand at which relationship level a problem is situated in order to address the problem appropriately. Therefore, team work is approached from a relational perspective, treating teams and organizations as dynamic entities. The lectures combine insights on organizational behavior with recent research from social and organizational psychology. The relevance of recent empirical findings will be illustrated relating them with theory and practice. Via lectures and reading of the literature, students will acquire advanced knowledge about the dynamics that unfold in organizational contexts. Through analyzing case studies and by working on assignments, students will learn to take into account different perspectives on critical situations in organizations. Working on the assignments will enable students to understand employees’ needs, team level variables, and organizational features and how these three levels interact. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 78 | Work Organization and Job Design | EBB601B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Over the years, environmental complexity and turbulence have forced organizations to change the ways in which they design work; the introduction of labor saving technologies in manufacturing, a growing demand for services, and a loss of lower-skilled production work to lower-wage countries, amongst others, have required organizations to reconsider the necessity and value of labor. Organizations can no longer rely on isolated top-down approaches to design work. Instead, organizations have to consider the complex interplay between various industry-, organization-, team-, and individual-level factors and technology when designing work. In this course, we take a holistic multilevel perspective to explain and discuss how (new) technology influences the design of work. Work design is concerned with choices made about the nature or content of peoples’ jobs, and how these choices affect individual and organizational outcomes such as employee well-being and productivity. Several contextual factors influence and constrain the choice of work design, including the nature of technology and tasks. This factor will receive ample attention. The course will combine lecturing and tutorial elements with various assignments to promote students' understanding of the concepts discussed. Also, student teams will analyze an actual business unit to apply the class contents in real-world settings. Finally, a one-day interviewing workshop is part of the course, enabling students to learn and practice the skills they need to successfully complete this project. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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