Module Handbook Industrial Engineering and Management M.Sc. SPO 2015 Winter term 2021/22 Date: 30/09/2021 KIT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT KIT – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association www.kit.edu Table Of Contents Table Of Contents 1. General information ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1. Structural elements .......................................................................................................................................................................................................13 1.2. Begin and completion of a module .......................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.3. Module versions ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................13 1.4. General and partial examinations ............................................................................................................................................................................13 1.5. Types of exams ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 1.6. Repeating exams .............................................................................................................................................................................................................14 1.7. Examiners ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 1.8. Additional accomplishments ......................................................................................................................................................................................14 1.9. Further information ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 1.10. Contact ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 2. Study plan........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 3. Qualification objectives of the Master's program in Industrial Engineering and Management ........................................................... 16 4. Key Skills............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 5. Field of study structure.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 5.1. Master Thesis ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 5.2. Business Administration ..............................................................................................................................................................................................19 5.3. Economics ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 5.4. Informatics ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 5.5. Operations Research .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 5.6. Engineering Sciences .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 5.7. Compulsory Elective Modules .................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 6. Modules .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 6.1. Advanced Machine Learning and Data Science - M-WIWI-105659 ......................................................................................................... 28 6.2. Advanced Module Logistics - M-MACH-104888 ..............................................................................................................................................29 6.3. Advanced Topics in Public Finance - M-WIWI-101511 ................................................................................................................................. 30 6.4. Advanced Topics in Strategy and Management - M-WIWI-103119 .........................................................................................................31 6.5. Agglomeration and Innovation - M-WIWI-101497 ......................................................................................................................................... 32 6.6. Analytics and Statistics - M-WIWI-101637 ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 6.7. Applied Strategic Decisions - M-WIWI-101453 ............................................................................................................................................... 34 6.8. Automated Manufacturing Systems - M-MACH-101298 .............................................................................................................................35 6.9. Automotive Engineering - M-MACH-101266 ....................................................................................................................................................36 6.10. BioMEMS - M-MACH-101290 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 37 6.11. Business & Service Engineering - M-WIWI-101410 .....................................................................................................................................38 6.12. Collective Decision Making - M-WIWI-101504 .............................................................................................................................................39 6.13. Combustion Engines I - M-MACH-101275 ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 6.14. Combustion Engines II - M-MACH-101303 .....................................................................................................................................................41 6.15. Commercial Law - M-INFO-101191 ....................................................................................................................................................................42 6.16. Consumer Research - M-WIWI-105714 ........................................................................................................................................................... 43 6.17. Control Engineering II - M-ETIT-101157 .......................................................................................................................................................... 44 6.18. Cross-Functional Management Accounting - M-WIWI-101510 .............................................................................................................45 6.19. Data Science: Data-Driven Information Systems - M-WIWI-103117 ...................................................................................................46 6.20. Data Science: Data-Driven User Modeling - M-WIWI-103118 ...............................................................................................................48 6.21. Data Science: Evidence-based Marketing - M-WIWI-101647 .................................................................................................................49 6.22. Data Science: Intelligent, Adaptive, and Learning Information Services - M-WIWI-105661 ...................................................... 50 6.23. Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance