Bachelor courses - Winter

The registrations for our bachelor seminar "Qualitative Innovation Management Research" for the winter term 2024/25 will be open from June 20, 2024, to September 15, 2024.

You can find the registration link here. (You will not receive a confirmation)

The learning goal of this seminar is for students to be able 

- to become familiar with academic quality standards,

- to develop a sound research question in the field of innovation management,

- to conduct a systematic literature review and learn to work with qualitative data analysis tools,

- to write a research paper and eventually,

- be well prepared to use qualitative methods in a bachelor thesis.

Depending on the class size, you will work in groups of 2 to 4 people. You will cover theories and concepts in the field of innovation management research. Our topic this semester will be “Megatrends in Innovation”. The course language will be English.

We will meet regularly (in person!) over the semester. We plan to have 5 to 7 classes/appointments for coaching, counseling, and feedback as well as interim and final presentations of the research papers you write.

We start with a kick-off meeting in October. The participants will receive more detailed information via mail after the registration deadline has passed.

Please note that this seminar may be called "International Business Intelligence" on HohCampus, which is the previous version of this seminar.

To initiate a shift towards a sustainable and digital future, new types of innovations are required—innovations that address the so-called grand challenges, which simultaneously consider ecological and social concerns while leveraging available digital technologies. How can we innovatively navigate our path to a diverse, low-carbon, green society? What contributions can innovations and digital technologies make to this transformation, and how can they be managed?

This course examines the relationship between innovation and both digital and sustainable transformation, and how the generation of these innovations can be managed.

The course outlines the context of innovation in the 21st century, providing historical and scientific background, and presenting key approaches to innovation management. It also explores the potential and limitations of innovations as responses to issues such as environmental problems. The role of social innovations in the context of transformations will be discussed. Current scientific literature will be reviewed during the lectures.

Language of instruction in this course is English.

You can find the course here.