Project Management & Fundamentals of Business Administration

Department
  • Bachelor's program Mechatronics
Course unit code
  • MECH-B-5-MEN-PMB-ILV
Number of ECTS credits allocated
  • 5.0
Name of lecturer(s)
  • MMag. Mair Claudia, Dr. Haselmaier Christoph
Mode of delivery
  • face-to-face
Recommended optional program components
  • none
Recommended or required reading
  • - Felkai, R., Beiderwieden, A.(2013): Projektmanagement für technische Projekte, ein prozessorientierter Leitfaden für die Praxis, Springer Vieweg Verlag, 2. Auflage
    - Jakoby, W.: Projektmanagement für Ingenieure, Ein praxisnahes Lehrbuch für den systematischen Projekterfolg, Springer Vieweg Verlag, 2. Auflage
    - Küster et al.(2019): Handbuch Projektmanagement. Agil - Klassisch - Hybrid,, Springer Gabler Verlag, 4. Auflage
    - Matthiesen, V.(2019): Projektmanagement, Das Grundlagen buch zu agiles Projektmanagement, Scrum & Kanban. Wie Sie Projekte effektiv planen, steuern und mit Erfolg durchführen. Ziele erreichen mit Disziplin & Fokus!, Vincent Matthiesen, 2. Auflage
    - Timinger, H.(2017): Mondernes Projektmanagement. Mit traditionellem, agilem und hybridem Vorgehen zum Erfolg. Wiley-VCH Verlag, 1. Auflage
    - Auer, K.V.(2005): Buchhaltung, Bilanzierung, Analyse, Verlag Linde.
    - Egger, A., Samer, H.(2007): Der Jahresabschluss nach dem Handelsgesetzbuch, Verlag Linde.
    - Vahs, D., Schäfer-Kunz, J.(2012): Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Schäffer-Poeschl Verlag.
    - Aulet, B. (2013). Disciplined entrepreneurship: 24 steps to a successful startup. John Wiley & Sons.
    - Bland, D. J., & Osterwalder, A. (2019). Testing business ideas: A field guide for rapid experimentation (Vol. 3). John Wiley & Sons.
    - Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers (Vol. 1). John Wiley & Sons.
    - Ries, E. (2011). The lean startup. New York: Crown Business, 27.
    - De, D.A. (2007). Entrepreneurship: Gründung und Wachstum von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, München.
    - Drucker, P.F., & Gebauer, S. (2002). Was ist Management? Das Beste aus 50 Jahren, Berlin.
    - Faltin, G. (2012). Kopf schlägt Kapital: Die ganz andere Art, ein Unternehmen zu gründen Von der Lust, ein Entrepreneur zu sein, München.
    - Fayolle, A. (Ed.). (2014). Handbook of research on entrepreneurship: What we know and what we need to know. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
    - Fueglistaller, U., Müller, C.. & Volery, T. (2008): Entrepreneurship: Modelle - Umsetzung - Perspektiven. Mit Fallbeispielen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Wiesbaden.
    - Jones, G.R., & Bouncken, R.B. (2008). Organisation: Theorie, Design und Wandel. München. Pearson Studium.
    - McKinsey & Company (2007). Planen, gründen wachsen: Mit dem professionellen Business-Plan zum Erfolg, München.
    - Ries, E. (2011). The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, New York.
    - International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. Springer.
Assessment methods and criteria
  • Modul exam
Level of course unit
  • Bachelor
Year of study
  • Fall 2025
Semester when the course unit is delivered
  • 5
Language of instruction
  • English
Learning outcomes of the course unit
  • The students
    • acquire an overview of the basics of project management and projects as strategic success factors of a company
    • know the essential theoretical principles of classic project management
    • are able to accompany and manage a project from planning through implementation to completion
    • know the origins and theory of agile methods
    • gain an insight into the most common agile frameworks and their practical application
    • have an overview of the concept, procedures and interrelationships of general business administration
    • know the interrelationships and dependencies of business management sub-areas and know the importance of controlling as a basis for strategic orientation
    • know the structure of a balance sheet, the basic principles of business accounting and cost accounting
    • are aware of the importance of successful entrepreneurship for business and the economy as a whole and know the factors that influence the success of growth-oriented start-ups
    • gain an initial conceptual understanding of the actively managed process of setting up a company with the help of a business plan and are familiar with the different phases and milestones in the start-up phase
    • learn to recognize, evaluate and use entrepreneurial opportunities
    • can combine tangible and intangible resources to build an entrepreneurial organization and are characterized by entrepreneurial thinking and action
Course contents
  • Classic project management
    - Project definition
    - Project preparation (objectives, risk analysis, environment analysis, team analysis)
    - Project planning (structure plan, schedule, cost plan, capacity plan)
    - Project implementation
    - Project completion
    - Project controlling

    Agile methods
    - History of software development in the context of classic development models
    - Origin and concept of agile methods
    - Introduction to the “Scrum” framework
    - Introduction to the “Kanban” method
    - Insight into the practical application of agile methods

    Introduction to business administration
    - Organizational & legal forms
    - Structure of a balance sheet
    - External accounting
    - Operational cost accounting
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Work placement(s)
  • none

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