Onboarding & Topical Introduction

Brief description

  • Communicating the objectives within the study programme
  • Definition of the framework conditions for successful study
  • Exchange of knowledge regarding competences and previous experience among students and with experts and alumni and alumnae
  • Clear definition of and commitment to study content and objectives

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Course handout
Stickel-Wolf Ch., Wolf J. (2019): Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten und Lerntechniken: Erfolgreich studieren – gewusst wie!, 9th updated and revised ed., Springer Verlag.
Rost F. (2017): Lern- und Arbeitstechniken für das Studium, 8th completely revised and updated ed., Springer Verlag.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Team building, input by lecturers, knowledge exchange within student groups, systemic interventions within the large group and following the attendance phase, reflections within smaller groups, exchange with experts and alumni and alumnae.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment of the quality of assignments completed by students in small and large group work as well as students’ reflections following the attendance phase.
Assessment criteria: comprehensiveness, degree of innovation, level of detail and complexity of given answers, compliance with formal criteria.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Strategic Management (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

1 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students are able to

  • describe the aims of the study programme (1),
  • name the framework conditions within which the study programme takes place (1),
  • define the curricular contexts and the associated competence gain (1),
  • to recognise the existing previous experience and competences of other students (1),
  • to gain the motivation to take the necessary steps within the study programme (3),
  • commit to the jointly described objectives (3).

Course code

1392-21-01-BB-DE-01