ökb021 - Private households and businesses (Complete module description)
Module label | Private households and businesses |
Modulkürzel | ökb021 |
Credit points | 6.0 KP |
Workload | 180 h |
Institute directory | Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Economics Education) |
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Skills to be acquired in this module | Students: • develop an understanding of the functions of private households and consumers in the economic process • have a command of behavioural theory principles in economics • analyse explanatory models of consumer behaviour • understand the pricing mechanism in perfect markets • analyse the functions of businesses in the economic process, in both the general economic process and regional economies • deal with fundamental attributes of businesses (esp. organization, management, legal forms) • apply the fundamentals of external accounting • develop questions for the orientation internship. |
Module contents | Principles of micro- and macroeconomic aspects of private households • Functions of private households in the economic process • Consumers in the market economy • Starting points for the explanation of consumer behaviour • Development of a simple market model Principles of the organisation of economic and social processes in businesses • Businesses in the economic cycle • Attributes of businesses • Preconditions for entrepreneurial activity • Legal principles, esp. legal forms and sales contracts • Principles of external accounting • Basic functions and management Accompanying session for the orientation internship: Regional economies and career orientation – Preparation for orientation internship • Development of questions for the orientation internship • Fulfilment of the orientation internship • Evaluation of the orientation internship (28 contact hours & 152 self-study, see PB) |
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Language of instruction | German |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | unlimited |
Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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Final exam of module |
Form of instruction | Vorlesung und Übung |
SWS | 4 |
Frequency | WiSe |