14288 - Psychology of Entrepreneurship and Change Modulübersicht
| Module Number: | 14288 |
| Module Title: | Psychology of Entrepreneurship and Change |
| Psychologie des Unternehmertums und Wandels | |
| Department: | Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences |
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: | Every winter semester |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Learning Outcome: | After sucessfully completing this module, students will understand how fundamental psychological theories of decision-making under uncertainty, complex interdependence, and intertemporal dynamics can help explain the behavior of individuals who drive change, such as entrepreneurs, innovators, and social activists. They will have developed a basic understanding of the key psychological and behavioral economics theories related to decision-making under risk, uncertainty, and with intertemporal consequences. Students will be able to identify and explain critical patterns of thinking and decision-making in workplace contexts. Students will also be able to apply these theories to real-world situations. |
| Contents: | In this module, we venture into the specifics of a wide range of decision-making theories. We travel through a diverse collection of seminal theories, including many that have formed the basis of Nobel Prize-winning research. We emphasize the interdisciplinary application of insights to ensure that students from a variety of disciplines can absorb and apply the knowledge gained in this module to their own professional decision-making scenarios. The concepts and theories are presented in lectures. Students practice their theory application skills by presenting and discussing critical issues and applications of these theories in seminar. The literature is presented in the lecuture and students can afterwards read the literature in depth.
In each session of the module, we will focus on one or two articles that present a specific theory or topic. To collect data, all students take part in a survey that measures some of the constructs addressed in the module, allowing lectures and seminars to use student data as a basis for discussion. |
| Recommended Prerequisites: | None |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | No successful participation in modules
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | In each session of the module, we will focus on one or two articles that present a specific theory or topic. The lecture will introduce the main ideas of the articles, highlight the sections students should focus on, and provide a foundation for reading the articles in greater detail. Please note that students are not expected to understand each of the articles entirely in depth.
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| Module Examination: | Prerequisite + Final Module Examination (MAP) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | Prerequisite for the final module examination:
Final module examination:
Bonus marks of up to 10 per cent for a theory-application paper (essay), 1,200 - 1,500 words |
| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
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| This module has been approved for the general studies. | |
| Remarks: | The module is open to both Bachelor’s and Master’s students. |
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