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Research seminar: Project management in the digital transformation

Number/CodeWP-FS-PDT/ WP-SK-FPDT
Module name Research seminar: Project management in the digital transformation
Type of moduleKey competence; compulsory elective module (integration: production technology and ergonomics / human-organization technology)
Learning outcomes, competencies (qualification objectives)

Students deepen their methodological and technical skills on the basis of current research results in a selected sub-area of project management and/or at the interface to the challenges of digital transformation. They will be able to critically analyze and evaluate academic texts, in particular primary sources in the subject area, and place them in their professional context.

They are able to independently formulate questions, select suitable methods, collect and evaluate data and present the results in a structured manner. As part of cooperative formats with practice partners, they can analyze company data, conduct interviews, evaluate documents and develop solutions on this basis.

The module enables students to describe and reflect on complex issues and work on them in a research or practice-oriented manner. They are thus prepared methodically and in terms of content for a final thesis in the subject area of "Project management in digital transformation".

Types of courseSeminar 4 SWS
Course content

Students deepen their methodological and technical skills in a sub-area of project management and/or at the interface to the challenges of digital transformation. They analyze and evaluate scientific texts as well as primary and secondary data and classify the results in the professional context. The focus is on the design of innovation, transformation and cooperation processes.

They independently formulate questions, select suitable methods, collect and evaluate data. In practice-oriented formats with companies, the focus is on practical implications and the development of usable results, e.g. through data analysis, interviews, prototyping or concept development.

The module enables students to describe and reflect on complex issues and to work on them in a research- or practice-oriented manner as well as to prepare a final thesis in the field of "Project Management in Digital Transformation".

Course titlesResearch seminar: Project management in the digital transformation

(Teaching/learning methods)

Teaching and learning methods (ZEVA)

Group work, seminar lectures, presentations
Applicability of the module

B. Sc. Mechanical Engineering

M. Sc. Mechanical Engineering

Open to students from other departments, provided the respective degree program allows the subject to be included in the elective area.

Duration of the moduleOne semester
Frequency of the moduleEvery summer semester, in exceptional cases also in the winter semester
LanguageGerman / English
Recommended (content-related) prerequisites for participation in the module It is recommended to take further modules in the subject area "Project Management in Digital Transformation" beforehand.
Prerequisites for participation in the moduleRegistration required
Student workload

4 SWS (60 hours)

Self-study 120 hrs.

Academic achievementsActive participation (participation in group work and discussions as well as contributions to discussions during the course, moderation of meetings, minutes or short oral presentations on the research question)
Prerequisite for admission to the examination-
Examination performance Written elaboration (term paper 20-30 pages), coupled with lecture/presentation (15 minutes)
Number of credits for the module6 credits
Teaching unitDepartment 15
Person responsible for the moduleProf. Dr. Timo Braun
Lecturers of the moduleProf. Dr. Timo Braun and research assistants
Media forms
  • Slides (PowerPoint, projector)
  • Literature, mainly from peer-reviewed international journals and selected methodological textbooks
Literature
  • Müller-Seitz, G., Braun, T. 2013. Writing successful theses - in business administration and economics studies. Pearson: Munich.
  • Schnell, R.; Hill, P; Esser, E. 2023: Methods of empirical social research. 12th edition. Oldenburg: Munich.

Further literature will be announced in the course.