wir925 - Innovations for Sustainable Operations (Complete module description)

Module label	Innovations for Sustainable Operations
Module code	wir925
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Economics)
Applicability of the module	Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule NM-BWL Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule RdW - BWL Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule NM-BWL Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule RdW - BWL Master's Programme Sustainability Economics and Management (Master) > Supplementary Modules
Responsible persons	Busse, Christian (module responsibility) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (authorised to take exams) Dahiya, Satwant (Module counselling)
Prerequisites	Erfolgreiche Belegung mindestens eines der Module „Sustainable Supply Chain Management” (wir921), „Supply Chain Management“ (wir899), „Operations Management“ (wir896) und „Innovation Management“ (wir832)
Skills to be acquired in this module	Students become acquainted with emergent innovations for sustainable operations, they evaluate such innovations and (co-)design others. They learn to evaluate their actual or conjectured economic, social and/or ecologic effectiveness, drawing on the design science framework and/or theoretical discourses in the field
Module contents	The module helps students to specialize on the intersection of operations and supply chain management, sustainability management, and innovation management. The specific topics align closely with the most up-to-date applied research topics.
Recommended reading	Selected scholarly research articles will be used throughout the module
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Languages of instruction	German, English
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	Irregular frequency
Module capacity	15
Type of module	Wahlmodul / Opportunity
Module level	EB (Ergänzungsbereich / Complementary)
Teaching/Learning method	Completely online (as of 2020)
Previous knowledge	In-depth knowledge of at least one of the modules „Sustainable Supply Chain Management” (wir921), „Supply Chain Management“ (wir899), „Operations Management“ (wir896) und „Innovation Management“ (wir832)

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module		Portfolio or Report or Presentation (depending on the specific courses offered)

Type of course	Seminar
SWS	4
Frequency	SuSe or WiSe
Workload attendance time	56 h