Syllabus

Title
4556 Research Project on Information Management and Control
Instructors
ao.Univ.Prof. Dr.Dr. Roman Brandtweiner, MSc Coaching
Contact details
roman.brandtweiner@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/05/25 to 03/05/25
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Bachelor Programs
Specialization in Business Administration Course V - Information Management and Control
Course V - Information Management and Control
Course V - Information Management and Control
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Wednesday 03/12/25 04:30 PM - 08:30 PM D2.0.334 Teacher Training Lab
Monday 06/16/25 11:00 AM - 07:00 PM D3.0.237

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Contents
The course will cover the following topics:
  • Changing focus topics and research problems in IS Management and Control
  • Criteria for developing research proposals
  • Criteria for conducting research
  • Literature reviews
  • Research methods
  • Epistemological and methodological viewpoints 
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Learning outcomes

By the end of this course students should be able to:

  • Understand the general requirements for research projects in Information Management and Control.
  • Appreciate global, international, and cross-cultural issues on the provision, use and also control of digital solutions and services.
  • Understand the usual steps and parameters of a literature search and what a good literature review needs to include.
  • Conduct a systematic literature search to show the state-of-the art in the context of the given research aim.
  • Select and apply the appropriate methodology to a research problem independently.
  • Write-up a short seminar paper according to the requirements of academic writing in the field of Information Management and Control.
  • Select the most important findings to be professionally presented in a concise manner.
  • Apply a range of transferable skills such as literature search, analytical skills, application of theory to real life situations, teamwork, presentation, motivation and interpersonal skills.
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Attendance requirements

Attendance is mandatory (at least 80%).

This course requires mandatory attendance for all synchronous units, which comprise the first unit and the presentation day. Parts of the presentation day can be excused upon request, if students have concurrent obligations.

Students need to declare reasons for non-attendance and may need to compensate for any approved absences.

Further units are likely to be scheduled during course delivery and depend on the needs of students.

In addition, individual (online) apointments or phone calls between the lecturer and the students may be part of the course. The scheduling of the online-units as well as of the individual apointments will be done during the seminar.

All individual communication (e.g. phone calls, individual online sessions, etc.) will, be regarded as part of the mandatory attendance.

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Teaching/learning method(s)

LANGUAGE: The course will be held PARTLY in GERMAN (English is the main language but some parts will be in German, i.e. you should be able to understand spoken German and read German texts).

Presentations can be held in German or English and seminar papers can be written in German or English.

Grading is not influenced by the choosen language.

The course will be conducted in block mode.

Individual interactions with the supervisor are a planned component of this course, which are most important during the first stage of this course to develop an individual research proposal. This stage is offered through guided self-learning with specified objectives. This course involves private study including guided reading associated with focus topics, independent work, and preparation for and production of a research assignment based on the research proposal. Students receive a large amount of freedom in selecting the most suitable topic for this assignment.

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Assessment
Formative assessment will take place during each session when students can raise questions, discuss topics and present findings. Formal grading of work and learning outcome will include the quality of the

research proposal (15%),

intermediate report (15%),

final research paper (60%)

interactive participation & presentation (10%).

 

This reflects the multi-step research assignment with different deliverables graded separately!

 

Use of AI tools:

The use of AI tools is only permitted to a limited extent.
The following functions of AI tools may be used within the scope of the course:

  • Linguistic correction of texts (orthography, grammar, punctuation)
  • Explanation of complex topics
  • Literature research

The use of AI-based tools must be indicated in written work (tool used, type of use, affected sections/chapters).

 

 

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Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists
Course V of specialization "SBWL Information Management and Control", sequencing as described at http://www.wu.ac.at/imc/
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Readings

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Availability of lecturer(s)

Students are welcome to discuss course-related issues during surgery hours or by appointment (email: roman.brandtweiner@wu.ac.at).

Last edited: 2025-01-09



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