wir170 - Subject specific pedagogy (didactics) in business administration and economics - basic principles (Course overview)

The successful completion of module wir170 is a mandatory requirement for the attendance of module prx105 (practical training in vocational schools). Students have to take part in the lectures actively to fulfil the requirements of module wir170. This includes usually the regular participation in the sessions, the preparation and reworking of the content of each session (e.g. reading suggested literature, working on learning tasks), and giving presentations in different forms depending on the type of course. The criteria of an active participation are negotiated and defined at the beginning of the course.

1st: Wednesday of the first week in the off-course period (summer semester) 2nd: Wednesday of the week before the orientation week starts 3rd: Wednesday of the third week of the off-course period (winter semester)

assignment (max. 7 pages) 

Upon completion of the module, students will (be able to): • know the guiding principles, approaches and positions of subject-specific pedagogy (didactics) in business administration and economics. • know conceptual designs for teaching and learning in vocational contexts. • differentiate between areas of decision-making, action-taking, and theoretical analyses connected to teaching. • know and analyse teaching and learning arrangements in vocational contexts. • evaluate teaching and learning arrangements in vocational contexts taking research findings on teaching and learning methods into consideration.