Master's Degree Program

Public Management

part-time

Public Management builds on the Bachelor's degree of the same name and supports the changes in the public sector: administration reforms and restructuring affects federal, provincial and municipal structures and also quasi-public companies. The degree program imparts know-how on operational and strategic public management, preparing you for active participation in modernization processes. Your challenge will be to introduce management systems and methods into the public sector and to deploy targeted design and control functions.

Department
Administration, Economics, Security, Politics
Topic
Technologies

Highlights

  • Focus on public governance and public value

  • In-depth understanding of systems

  • Exchange of science and practice

     

    Facts

    Final degree

    Master of Arts in Business (MA)

    Duration of course
    4 Semesters
    Organisational form
    part-time

    Tuition fee per semester

    € 363,361

    + ÖH premium

    ECTS
    120 ECTS
    Language of instruction
    German

    Application Winter semester 2024/25

    12. December 2023 - 28. April 2024

    Study places

    40

    1 Tuition fees for students from third countries € 727,- per semester

    The application is only possible for federal employees.

    Before the studies

    You are keen to advance your professional career and you recognize the potential of public governance. You have many ideas in the fields of restructuring of public institutions and companies which you are keen to contribute. This also involves critically scrutiny of budgeting processes and controlling structures. You have an interest in the adaptation of management systems to suit the peculiarities and the special mandate of the public sector. You like working with people and are interested in managerial functions.

    Why you should study with us

    Excellent network

    You will build a sustainable network from day one of your studies.

    New ways of thinking

    We invite you to join us in linking topics and thinking in a completely new way.

    Selected teachers

    Decision-makers and experts in their field will teach you at our university.

    • Bachelor degree or similar qualification from an institute of higher education with a total of 180 ECTS credits
      • in the disciplines of Public Management, Tax Management, Law, Economic Sciences (Business Administration, Economics), Social Sciences (Political Sciences, Sociology)
        You need a minimum number of ECTS credits in the following core subject areas:
        • Government and administration in the international context: at least 10 ECTS credits
        • Integrated administration management and economics: minimum 15 ECTS credits
        • Communication and leadership: minimum 5 ECTS credits

          Unless you can fully verify the required ECTS credits in the specific core subjects, you will be required to pass an additional examination on these subjects, with scope and content as outlined above.
    • Equivalent certification from abroad
      • Equivalence is determined by international agreements, validation or in individual cases, a decision by the head of the academic section.

    To apply you will require the following documents:

    • Proof of identity (passport or identity card)
    • Registration form (Meldezettel)
    • Proof of citizenship (if available)
    • Birth certificate
    • Marriage certificate (if available)
    • Bachelor/diploma certificate / equivalent certificate from abroad / other proof of admission requirements
    • Curriculum vitae
    • letter of motivation

    Please note:
    It is not possible to save incomplete online applications. You must complete your application in one session. Your application will be valid as soon as you upload all of the required documents and certificates. In the event that some documents (e.g. references) are not available at the time you apply, you may submit these later via email, mail or in person by no later than the start of the degree program.

    The admission procedure includes a written test and an interview with the admission committee.

    The written admission procedures will take place online on 16th February, 16th March,20th April  and 25th May 2024. It is not possible to select a date.

    You will receive a written invitation via e-mail with your personal appointment date.


    During the studies

    Since we are located in the Oktogon at Schloss Laudon in the 14th District of Vienna, together with the Federal Academy of Public Administration, you stand to benefit from our most important cooperation partner, the Federal Chancellery. Numerous Federal Government experts and many others from divested companies lecture in the degree programs. The Public Management program was developed together with the Federal Chancellery and is an academic program tailored to suit the public sector; it is practice-oriented and comparable in terms of the Bologna process to other studies and internationally. Practical relevance is also guaranteed through our Campus Lecture evenings, with lectures presented by prominent experts. We have strong ties not only nationally, but Europe-wide.

    The Master degree program builds on the Bachelor degree program in Public Management and is a further step towards the consistent implementation of a fully-fledged and globally comparable degree program tailored for the public sector. As opposed to university studies such as law or economics, the part-time Master degree program and also the Bachelor degree program are interdisciplinary, tailored degree programs which may be completed in the minimum period. It is the most effective tool for public sector (change) management.

    Strategic and operational Public Management offers you the special mix of subjects you need for the development and control of complex change processes at local authorities or quasi-public companies and interest groups. Especially control often proved to be a weak point in the past, due to the lack of know-how in this field. You will enhance your visionary faculties as you deal with current trends and research issues in international Public Management.

    The Master's degree centers on strategic and operational Public Management and Leadership.

    • You will kick off by expanding your knowledge on Public Management and Public Finance, Organization and Law, including their environments and stakeholders.
    • In strategic Public Management, you will be dealing with fundamental questions and issues of strategic change.
    • In operational Public Management, you will be applying methods for implementation of your concepts:
      • In public business administration, you will be working with accounting, balance sheets and outcomes based control of your agreed objectives.
      • Based on cases from your own practical experience, you will learn to develop and structure organizations.
      • You will learn how to apply quality and knowledge management.
    • You will continue the development of your leadership personality and debate ethical aspects of the public sector. You will deal with methodical research principles, interview techniques and data and information management.
    • You will select a topic for your Master's thesis, based on current discourses and research issues relating to Public Management.

    Curriculum

    Module Confident Appearance and Negotiation
    3 SWS
    4 ECTS
    Self-Perception and External Perception, Group Dynamics, Decision-Making in Groups | SE

    Self-Perception and External Perception, Group Dynamics, Decision-Making in Groups | SE

    1.5 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    • Work functions and work preferences according to the concept of the Team Management System (Margerison/Mc Cann)
    • Self-management, self-efficacy and authentic leadership
    • sociogenic motives according to Roth and motivation theories
    • Employability
    • Decision making in groups
    • Control of group dynamics in relation to work 4.0, virtual, cross-generational, self-steering teams and liveliness in organizational units
    • Dealing with discounts (devaluating)
    • Values and changing values, public service ethos and common good, SDGs
    • External perception and errors of assessment
    • systemic thinking and foresight as leadership competence
    • Reflections on the leadership role, the own leadership style and the own leadership action
    • Schools of observational skills

     

     

    Teaching method

    Theory inputs, individual and group work, dialogue and discussion in plenary or via moodle (question-answer forum), structured exercises with feedback, case work, distance learning tasks (partly online elements), preparation of presentations), written seminar paper

    Prerequisites

    Contents from Bachelor's level degree: Basics of group dynamics (group, team, team phases, team roles (Belbin), power positions, basic orientation according to Riemann-Thomann), new team forms (multinational, agile, self-controlling, virtual, cross-generational), Johari window, rules for feedback, basics of transaction analysis, basics about burn-out and increasing resilience

    Examination

    Final exam: Immanent examination character: Readiness for self-reflection, cooperation during the attendance time, working out the distance learning according to the information, written seminar work for the integration and consolidation of the teaching contents, presentations, distance learning exercises are included in the assessment.

    Literature

    Covey, Stephan R.: Leadership. Essentials für die Unternehmensführung. Gabal Verlag. Offenbach 2014

    Franken, Swetlana (2019): Verhaltensorientierte Führung. Handeln, Lernen und Diversity in Unternehmen. Wiesbaden. Springer Gabler. 

    Kessler, Thomas; Fritsche, Immo (2018): Sozialpsychologie. Wiesbaden. Springer.

    Tscheuschner, Marc; Wagner, Hartmut (2008): Das Team Management System. Der Weg zum Hochleistungsteam. Offenbach. GABAL Verlag.

    Werther, Simon, Bruckner, Laura Hrsg. (2018): Arbeit 4.0 aktiv gestalten. Die Zukunft der Arbeit zwischen Agilität, People Analytics und Digitalisierung. Berlin. Springer.

    Zirkler, Michael/Werkmann-Karcher Birgit (2020). Psychologie der Agilität. Lernwege für Individuen und Teams. Zürich. Springer.

    Zur Bonsen, Matthias (2010): Leading with Life. Lebendigkeit im Unternehmen freisetzen und nutzen. Wiesbaden. Gabler Verlag.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1.5 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Negotiating and Deciding | UE

    Negotiating and Deciding | UE

    1.5 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    Behavioral Theory

    • Basics
    • Behaviour and motivation
    • Communication and behaviour

    Conduct of negotiations

    • History
    • Processes
    • Psychosocial and psychodynamic influences

    Decision-making processes

    • Basics

    Context of behaviour-motive decision

    Teaching method

    Impulse lectures, group discussions, case study work, practical exercises, role play.

    Examination

    Final exam: Immanent performance assessment, short reflections, group work, distance learning exercises

    Short reflections, presentations; processing of case studies

     

    Literature

    Aronson, E. & Wilson, T.D. & Akert, R.M. (2004): Sozialpsychologie. Pearson Studium. 4. überarbeitete Auflage.

    Athanasopoulos, P. et al. (2015): Two languages, two minds – flexible cognitive processing driven by language of operation. Washington D.C. Association for Psychological Science. Psychological Science Vol. 26(4). S. 518-26.

    Birkenbihl, V. (2013): Kommunikationstraining. München. mvg Verlag.

    Cialdini, R.B. (2013): Die Psychologie des Überzeugens. Bern. Huberverlag. 7.Auflage.

    Dobelli, R. (2011): Die Kunst des klaren Denkens. München. Carl Hanser Verlag.

    Fischer, R. & Shapiro, D. (2005): Erfolgreicher Verhandeln mit Gefühl und Verstand. Frankfurt/New York. Campus Verlag.

    Heckhausen, J. & Heckhausen, H. (Hrsg.) (2018): Motivation und Handeln. Berlin. Springer Verlag Gmbh. 5. überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage.

    Loyd, S. & Gardner, M. (2005): Mathematische Rätsel und Spiele. Köln. Dumont. 5. Auflage.

    Maslow, A. (1943): A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review 50(4). S.370-96).

    Teaching language

    Deutsch-Englisch

    1.5 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Module Strategic Management and Leadership Theories
    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Control and Strategy Development - Systems Theory | ILV

    Control and Strategy Development - Systems Theory | ILV

    2 SWS   3 ECTS

    Content

    • Introduction to systems theory based on BA level
    • Trivial/non-trivial control and its instruments
    • Work on the identity of social systems
    • Systemic loops as a management tool
    • Concepts and instruments of systemic strategy development
    • The relationship between intended and emergent strategies

    Teaching method

    Lectures, discussion, group work, reflection on your own professional practice, practical exercises

    Examination

    Final exam: Immanent performance assessment (completion of written tasks, reflection reports, presentations)

    Literature

    Berghaus, M. (2011): Luhmann leicht gemacht Eine Einführung in die Systemtheorie 3. Aufl. Köln, Böhlau.

    Exner, A. (1990): Unternehmensidentität, in: Königswieser, R., Lutz., C.: Das systemisch-evolutionäre Management. Wien, Orac, S. 191–203.

    Hinterhuber, H. (2004): Leadership Strategisches Denken systematisch schulen von Sokrates bis Jack Welch, Frankfurt a.M., Frankfurter Allgemeine Buch.

    Kasper, H., Mayrhofer, W., Meyer, M. (1998): Managerhandeln – nach der systemtheoretisch-konstruktivistischen Wende, in DBW Die Betriebswirtschaft 58 (1998) 5, 603 – 621, www.wu.ac.at/fileadmin/wu/d/i/cmmd/dbw-beitrag_1998.pdf.

    Kühl, S. (2016): Strategien entwickeln. Wiesbaden, Springer VS.

    Mintzberg, H., Ahlstrand, B., Lampel, J. (1999): Strategy Safari: Eine Reise durch die Wildnis strategischen Managements, Wien Überreuter.

    Mintzberg, H. (2011): Managing, San Francisco, Berret-Koehler.

    Nagel, R., Wimmer, R., osb international (2002): Systemische Strategieentwicklung Stuttgart, Klett-Cotta.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Module Public Management and Governance
    3 SWS
    6 ECTS
    Management and Decision Bases: Public Welfare and Public Management | ILV

    Management and Decision Bases: Public Welfare and Public Management | ILV

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    • Fields of tension of the common good in political philosophy: extent and limits of community, unitarianism/pluralism, individual and collective, different ethical positions, universalism/relativism
    • Functioning of the Austrian welfare state and services of general interest
    • Overview of different management styles
    • Public value as a public good concept in public management
    • Personal reflection and target group-appropriate presentation of current conditions and challenges in the practice of public management against the background of relevant theories and concepts

    Teaching method

    Lecture with discussion and feedback as well as group work with problems from practice and questions for the development of possible solutions; also via EduCast; interactive process, active cooperation and creative thinking and working

     

    Examination

    Final exam: The assessment of performance is carried out through the development and subsequent presentation of self-chosen problems from the public welfare sector and a final examination in the form of a written paper.

    Literature

    Jackson, R. & Sorenson, G. (2010): International Relations, theories and approaches, 4th edition, Oxford University Press

    Glaab, K. & Fuchs, D. (2016): Globalisierung, Global Governance und Internationale Politik, Springer Verlag

    Freudenschuss-Reichl, I. (2008): Entwicklungspolitik und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Manz Verlag Wien

    Münkler, H. & Bluhm, H. (2001): Einleitung: Gemeinwohl und Gemeinsinn als politisch-soziale Leitbegriffe. Gemeinwohl und Gemeinsinn. Historische Semantiken politischer Leitbegriffe, 1, Akademie Verlag, Berlin

    Moore, M. H. (1995): Creating public value: Strategic Management in Government, Harvard University Press, Cambridge Mass.

    Haidt, J. (2012): The righteous mind: Why good people are divided by politics and religion, Vintage, New York

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Strategic Decision-Making Concepts and Reform Requirements: Public Governance | VO

    Strategic Decision-Making Concepts and Reform Requirements: Public Governance | VO

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    In-depth examination of the concept of "public governance" on the basis of selected specialist literature, including English language literature. [Internationalisation]

    Development of the core elements of public governance.

    Comparison of the models of public management and governance

    Case studies of the application of governance criteria to analyze policies and public administrations

    Use of public governance as a strategic decision-making concept

    EU and OECD governance models. [Internationalisation]

    Establishing a link to Sustainable Development Goal 16 (strong institutions)

    Teaching method

    Examination of technical literature, teaching discussion, processing or evaluation of case studies (group work), presentations with feedback and discussion. Use of distance learning with interactive elements.

    Examination

    Final exam: Cooperation, distance learning exercises, written work

     

    Literature

    Benz, A., Lütz, S., Schimanek, U., Simonis, G. (Hrsg.) (2007): Handbuch Governance. Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Anwendungsfelder. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

    Benz, A., Dose, N. (Hrsg.) (2010): Governance – Regieren in komplexen Regelsystemen. 2. Auflage. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

    Bovaird, T., Löffler, E. (Hrsg.) (2009): Public Management and Governance. 2. Auflage. London: Routledge.

    Bryson, J., Crosby, B., Bloomberg, L. (2014): Public Value Governance: Moving Beyond Traditional Public Administration and the New Public Management. In: Public Administration Review, Band 74, Ausgabe 4, S. 445-456

    OECD (2018): Draft Policy Framework on Sound Public Governance

    Polzer, T. (2016): Manifestationen von Verwaltungsparadigmen in den Reformen des österreichischen Bundeshaushaltsgesetzes. Dissertation, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien.

     

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Finance: Impact and Use of Instruments | VO

    Finance: Impact and Use of Instruments | VO

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    • Objectives, sponsors and instruments of fiscal policy
    • Distinction between financial management, financial science and financial policy
    • Incidence analysis of taxes and transfers
    • Imperfect markets, public goods and services, externalities and the role of fiscal policy.
    • Structure of public sector expenditure and revenue
    • Overview of statistical databases on the public sector

    Teaching method

    Interactive and discursive lecture, group work, discussion, work assignments with feedback, group exercises, case studies, reading tasks

    Examination

    Final exam: Quiz on the teaching content of the units in each unit, discussion and participation, writing a short analysis of specific public expenditure areas and writing a short discussion paper in groups.

    Literature

    Zimmermann, H., Henke, K. D., & Broer, M. (2017): Finanzwissenschaft: Eine Einführung in Staatsfinanzen. Vahlen.

    Rocha-Akis, S et.al. (2016): Umverteilung durch den Staat in Österreich. WIFO Studies 89 (2).

    Rocha-Akis, S. et.al. (2016): Verteilungswirkungen des österreichischen Steuer-und Sozialabgabensystems 2007/2016. WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), 89(5), 347-359.

    Mayrhuber, C. et.al. (2018): Sozialstaat und Standortqualität. WIFO Studies.

    Obinger, H. (2015): Österreichs Sozialstaat im Vergleich internationaler Makrodaten. Home, 44(1), 1-15.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Module Organizational Management
    3 SWS
    5 ECTS
    Forms of Organization and Law of Public Economy - Basis for Decision-Making | ILV

    Forms of Organization and Law of Public Economy - Basis for Decision-Making | ILV

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    • New Public Management: Historical development and criticism
    • Typology of organisational forms
    • Spin-offs of the Federal Government, the Länder and municipalities
    • Semi-autonomous budgetary bodies
    • Public-law forms
    • Special law and private law limited liability companies
    • Other forms
    • PPP models and mortgaging
    • Foundation and opening balance sheet
    • dowry budget, options for action, personnel issues, accounting areas and own income
    • Control by the owner's department
    • Spin-off: success criteria and "price
    • Maastricht criteria
    • Corporate governance

    Teaching method

    Lecture/presentation with activating methods, group work, discussion, work assignments with feedback, group exercises

    Examination

    Final exam: Final examination in writing and immanent performance assessment during the attendance units

    Literature

    • Vahs, D. (2012): Organisation. Ein Lehr- und Managementbuch, Stuttgart: Schäfer-Poeschel Verlag.
    • Pörksen, B., Krischke, W. (Hg.) (2013): Die gehetzte Politik. Die neue Macht der Medien und Märkte. Köln: Halem.
    • Wesselmann, S., Hohn, B. (2012): Public Marketing. Marketing-Management für den öffentlichen Sektor. – Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
    • Fischer, J.H. (2009): Steuerung in Organisationen. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag.
    • Schein E.: Prozessberatung für die Organisation der Zukunft EHP Verlage aktuelle Auflage
    • Berner W., Change!, 15 Fallstudien zu Sanierung, Turnaround, Prozessoptimierung, Reorganisation und Kulturveränderung, Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart aktuelle Auflage
    • Doppler K., Lauterburg Ch., Change Management. Den Unternehmenswandel gestalten. Campus Verlag. Frankfurt, New York aktuelle Auflage

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Organizational Development and Corporate Culture | SE

    Organizational Development and Corporate Culture | SE

    2 SWS   3 ECTS

    Content

    Characteristics of corporate culture
    Layering model / iceberg model
    Error culture: characteristics, handling, effects
    Connection between corporate culture - error culture - management culture
    Practical examples

    Teaching method

    Theory input, group work, individual work

    Examination

    Final exam: Written individual reflection

    Continuous group work

    MCT (varying)

    Literature

    Schein, E. (1999): Organisationskultur, Bergisch-Gladbach: EHP Verlag aktuelle Auflage.

    Sackmann, S. (2004): Unternehmenskultur: Erkennen-Entwickeln-Verändern, Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler, aktuelle Auflage.

    Herget, J./Strobl H. (2018): Unternehmenskultur in der Praxis, Grundlagen-Methoden-Best Practise, Wiesbaden: Springer, aktuelle Auflage.

    Jackmuth, H./ de lamboy Ch./Zawilla P (2012): Fraud Management, Frankfurt/Main: Frankfurt School, aktuelle Auflage.

    Siller, H. (2011): Normatives Controlling. Wien. Facultas aktuelle Auflage.

    Homma, N./Bauschke, R. (2015): Unternehmenskultur und Führung. Wiesbaden. Springer Gabler, aktuelle Auflage.

    Schüttelkopf, E. (2007): Erfolgsstrategie Fehlerkultur! Wien.

    Kanning, U. (2019): Managementfehler und Managementscheitern. Berlin. Springer, aktuelle Auflage.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Module Cooperation and Civil Society - National and International
    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Civil Society and Participation - National and International Developments  | ILV

    Civil Society and Participation - National and International Developments  | ILV

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    • Theory of the modern state and theory of modern democracy
    • The concept of civil society; the relationship between society and the state
    • John Locke, Thomas Paine, G.W.F. Hegel, Antonio Gramsci
    • The modern state and the formation of a professional state bureaucracy
    • Parliamentarism in England, absolutist monarchies on the European continent and the formation of state bureaucracies
    • The Austrian Federal Constitution of 1920 and its significance for the theory and practice of administration
    • democracy, public administration and citizen participation: Theory, practice and problems, eParticipation
    • Visualization as part of the interaction between citizens and the state
    • The emergence and development of NGOs and their recognition within the United Nations
    • The change in ideas about the tasks of the state in the wake of neo-conservatism and neo-liberalism

    Teaching method

    (Online) lecture and (e-)discussions; individual and group work, reflection

    Examination

    Continuous assessment: Immanent performance review, reflection and written examination

    Literature

    • Dvorak, J. (2014): Über Theorien des Politischen in der europäischen Neuzeit. Wien: Facultas.
    • Brix, E. (Hg.) (1998): Civil Society in Österreich. Wien: Passagen-Verlag.
    • De Nève, D., Olteanu, T. (2013): Politische Partizipation jenseits der Konventionen. Leverkusen-Opladen & Toronto: Budrich (Erstabdruck: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, Heft 2/2013).
    • Stiftung Mitarbeit & ÖGUT (Hg.) Arbeitshilfen für Selbsthilfe- und Bürgerinitiativen Nr. 52 (2018): Bürgerbeteiligung in der Praxis. Ein Methodenhandbuch. Bonn: Verlag Stiftung Mitarbeit.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch-Englisch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Module Selected Management Tasks
    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Risk Management | SE

    Risk Management | SE

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    The "risk society" - dealing with risks in a historical, social and governmental context

    Basics of risk management in organization, society and state - Overview of terms, definitions, standards, regulations, laws

    Principles of risk management - 4-phase model (identification, assessment, control, monitoring)

    Risk management methods - qualitative and quantitative methods for identifying and assessing risks

    Implementation of a risk management system in theory and practice - drivers and barriers at individual and organizational level

    Risk management between individual decision and social participation - possibilities and problems in decision and participation processes

    Risk communication - questions of risk perception and communication

    Risk ethics - risk and safety as an ethical and moral problem

    Teaching method

    Lectures, discussion, group tasks, self-study (e.g. reading, research)

    Examination

    Final exam: Written examination

    Literature

    Beck, Ulrich (2015): Weltrisikogesellschaft. Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Sicherheit, 4. Aufl., Frankfurt am Main.

    Brühwiler, Bruno (2016): Risikomanagement als Führungsaufgabe. Umsetzung bei strategischen Entscheidungen und operationellen Prozessen, 4. Aufl., Bern.

    Drews, Julia (2018): Risikokommunikation und Krisenkommunikation. Kommunikation von Behörden und die Erwartungen von Journalisten, Wiesbaden.

    Erben, Roland (2016): Allein auf stürmischer See. Risikomanagement für Einsteiger, 3. Aufl., Weinheim.

    Gigerenzer, Gerd (2013): Risiko. Wie man die richtigen Entscheidungen trifft, 2. Aufl., München.

    Gleißner, Werner (2017): Grundlagen des Risikomanagements. Mit fundierten Informationen zu besseren Entscheidungen, 3. Aufl., München.

    Kühn, Florian P. (2017): Risikopolitik. Eine Einführung. Wiesbaden.

    Nitzsch, Rüdiger von (2017): Entscheidungslehre, 9. Aufl., Aachen.

    Rath, Benjamin (2011): Entscheidungstheorien der Risikoethik, Marburg.

    Renn, Ortwin u. a. (2007): Risiko. Über den gesellschaftlichen Umgang mit Unsicherheit, München.

    Romeike, Frank (2018): Risikomanagement, Wiesbaden.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Module Applied Research in Public Management
    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Applied Research in Public Management 1 | ILV

    Applied Research in Public Management 1 | ILV

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    • Characteristics of scientific thinking; scientific theory and empirical research; fundamentals of the qualitative and quantitative research paradigm; connection between theoretical perspective, problem, research question, methods and 'data'
    • Literature research, characteristics of scientific texts, working with scientific literature, writing excerpts, how and why to cite?
    • Concretization of the quantitative research paradigm: creation of quantitative questionnaires using an evaluation-oriented approach; repetition of the basics of statistics

    Teaching method

    The combination of different teaching methods - lecture and distance learning, self-study, multiple-choice test, practical exercises based on individual and group work, discussion and feedback from peers and teachers - allows for a diverse transfer of knowledge and skills on the one hand and takes into account different learning types among students on the other. By means of practical applications, students are challenged in this exercise to acquire new competences and to reflect on them in connection with the contents of other courses. The selected working materials and research examples provide a reference to the central topics of the course as well as current focal points such as SDGs and digitisation.

    Examination

    Continuous assessment: The acquisition of the above-mentioned competences is checked within the framework of the immanent performance assessment on the basis of the following partial performances:

    (1) Written reading assignments

    (2) Multiple choice tests on the topics of literature research and citation guidelines

    (3) Creation of a short quantitative questionnaire with an evaluation concept

     

    Literature

    Reichertz, J. (2014): Empirische Sozialforschung und soziologische Theorie. In: N. Baur/J. Blasius (Hg.): Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Springer VS. 65-80

    Hollenberg, S (2016). Fragebögen: Fundierte Konstruktion, sachgerechte Anwendung und aussagekräftige Auswertung. Springer VS.

    Porst, R. (2013). Fragebogen: Ein Arbeitsbuch. 4. Auflage. Springer VS.

    Quatember, A. (2014). Statistik ohne Angst vor Formeln. 4. Auflage. Pearson Studium.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch-Englisch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Innovation and governance in policy areas elective subjects (6 ECTS of your choice)
    Module Innovation and Governance in Policy Areas: Education, Science and Culture
    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Education, Science and Culture | SE

    Education, Science and Culture | SE

    2 SWS   3 ECTS

    Content

    Actors in the field of education, science and cultural policy

    Issue-specific norms and institutional regimes, especially with regard to areas of tension in governance, including between:

    Performance orientation, inclusion claims and social justice

    Individualization and standardisation of educational processes and outcomes

    Federal, national, European and global structures

    Historical developments and current trends with special consideration of internationalisation tendencies and the increasing diversification of the Austrian society

    Financial issues

    Thematic theoretical approaches in relation to basic concepts such as culturalisation, knowledge, education and science research

    Thematic field-related specifics of innovation processes, especially with regard to internationalisation and transnational knowledge transfer

    Policy area analyses

    Methodological issues in the social sciences

    The importance of comparing and the historical development of social institutions and processes

    On the social functions of education, science and culture

    Policy field SCHOOL [The example of the Federal Ministry of Education since 1945]

    Review: The Glöckel reforms at the beginning of the First Republic

    School policy from 1945 until the school laws of 1962

    School policy in the 1970s

    School policy in the 21st century

    Policy area ADULT EDUCATION

    Policy field SCIENCE [Using the example of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research]

    The creation of the new ministry and the new science and research policy in the 1970s

    The UOG 1975 and the structures of the new democratic codetermination at Austrian universities

    The UG 2002 and the consequences

    The assignments of the science and research sector to the various ministries

    Policy field CULTURE and Austrian specificities in this field

    Teaching method

    Lecture, discussion, reading of selected texts and additional research, work in small groups

    Examination

    Continuous assessment: Project-oriented work in small groups for the comparative analysis of selected processes in the policy fields of education, science and culture

    Literature

    • Biffl, Gudrun (2002): Bildungspolitik in Österreich vor dem Hintergrund einer europäischen Koordinationspolitik. In: Neisser, H, Puntscher-Riekmann, S. (Hg.): Europäisierung der österreichischen Politik: Konsequenzen der EU-Mitgliedschaft. Wien: WUV, 247-266.
    • Bodenhöfer, H.-J. (2005): Bildungspolitik. In: Dachs, H. et al (Hg.): Politik in Österreich. Wien: Manz, 652-662.
    • Bruneforth, M. et al. (Hg.) (2016): Nationaler Bildungsbericht Österreich 2015, Band 1: Das Schulsystem im Spiegel von Daten und Indikatoren, Graz: Leykam.
    • Erler, I. (2007): Keine Chance für Lisa Simpson? Soziale Ungleichheit im Bildungssystem. Wien: Mandelbaum.
    • Knapp, Marion (2005): Kulturpolitik. In: Dachs, H. et al (Hg.) Politik in Österreich. Wien: Manz, 768-785.
    • Österreichischer Wissenschaftsrat (2009): Universität Österreich 2025: Analysen und Empfehlungen zur Entwicklung des österreichischen Hochschul- und Wissenschaftssystems. Wien.
    • Mecheril, P. et al. (Hg.) (2010): Migrationspädagogik. Weinheim: Beltz
    • Reckwitz, A. (i.E.) (2017): Die Gesellschaft der Singularitäten. Zum Strukturwandel der Moderne.
    • Wimmer, M. (2011): Kultur und Demokratie: eine systematische Darstellung von Kulturpolitik in Österreich. Wien/Innsbruck: Studienverlag
    • Wroblewski, A. (2014): Alles beim Alten? Paradoxe Effekte und Grenzen universitärer Steuerungsinstrumente, in: Löther, A., Vollmer, L. (Hg.) (2014): Neue Strukturen – neue Kompetenzen. Gleichstellungsarbeit an Hochschulen im Wandel. Opladen: Barbara Budrich Verlag, S. 87-101.
    • Achs, Oskar, and Albert Krassnigg. Drillschule - Lernschule - Arbeitsschule. Otto Glöckel und die Österreichische Schulreform in der Ersten Republik. Wien, München: Jugend & Volk, 1974.
    • Battista, Ludwig. Die Österreichische Volksschule. Wien: Österreichischer Bundesverlag, 1946.
    • Bergauer, Angela; Dvorak, Johann; Stimmer, Gernot (2016): Zur Entwicklung der Erwachsenenbildung in Österreich nach 1945 Frankfurt/M.: Peter Lang.
    • Buchegger, Franz: “OTTO  GLÖCKEL als Regierungsmitglied  1918 - 1920.”Grund-  und Integrativwissenschaftliche Fakultät: Universität Wien, 1981. 440 Seiten + Anhang.
    • Dvorak, Johann (HG) (2008): Staat, Universität, Forschung und Hochbürokratie in England und Österreich im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert.Frankfurt/M.: Peter Lang.
    • Dvorak, Johann. “Intellektuelle Avantgarde in Wien und das Schulreformwerk von Dr. Eugenie Schwarzwald.” Das Kind ist entdeckt. Erziehungsexperimente im Wien der Zwischenkriegszeit. Charlotte Zwieauer and Harald Eichelberger (Hrsg.). Wien: Picus, 2001. 291-314.
    • Kozlik, Adolf. Wie wird wer Akademiker? Zum österreichischen Schul- und Hochschulwesen. Wien: Europa Verlag, 1965.
    • Schnell, Hermann. Die Österreichische Schule Im Umbruch. Wien, München: Jugend & Volk, 1974.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Module Innovation and Governance in Policy Areas: Health and Social Affairs
    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Health and Social Policy Field | SE

    Health and Social Policy Field | SE

    2 SWS   3 ECTS

    Content

    • Actors of the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, the Federal Ministry of Labor, Family and Youth, the interest groups of the social partnership, health and care institutions
    • Thematic norms and institutional regimes, such as labor law, social security law, social partnership, civil society,
    • Atypical forms of employment
    • Future challenges in the care sector, in organizational, personnel, demographic and economic terms
    • Historical developments and current trends:
      • Impact of digitization on forms of work and labor law - keyword "Work 4.0
      • Development of the health care system between public care and private provision of services, with regard to new forms of organisation, e.g. primary care units
      • Funding
      • Strategic management of social diversity (LGBTIQ)
    • Thematic theoretical approaches - labor market theories, pension and health models, social security models, demography, migration research

    Teaching method

    Lecture, group work, discussion, feedback, lecture with activating methods, work assignments with feedback, group exercises, peer feedback, case solutions, practical exercises, problem-based learning, online courses, excursion, circular questioning.

    Examination

    Continuous assessment: Immanent performance assessment (presentation, written work, case work, oral examination, reflection report, group work, cooperation, project work.

    Literature

    Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther (2020): Gute Ökonomie für harte Zeiten: Sechs Überlebensfragen und wie wir sie besser lösen können. Penguin Verlag. München.

    Mazzucato, Mariana (2018): Wie kommt der Wert in die Welt? Campus Verlag. Frankfurt.

    BM für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz (2019): Das österreichische Gesundheitssystem. Zahlen. Daten. Fakten.

    BM für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz (2019): Sozialbericht 2019.

    Kuba Sylvia, Hrsg (2018): Überall ist Zukunft. ÖGB-Verlag. Wien.

    Schubert, K., de Villota, P., Kuhlmann, J. (Hg.) (2016): Challenges to European Welfare Systems. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Module Innovation and Governance in Policy Areas: Security and Justice
    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Security and Justice | SE

    Security and Justice | SE

    2 SWS   3 ECTS

    Content

    • Actors security authorities, judicial authorities, interest groups, associations, NGOs, universities, importance of the media,
    • Standards and institutional regimes specific to the subject area, including Security Police Act, Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, secondary criminal law
    • Historical developments and current trends in the EU context
      • Fundamental rights
      • Data protection
      • Protection of the constitution and fight against terrorism
      • Foreigners and asylum law
      • Corruption and abuse of authority
      • digital state e-government
    • Hard and soft safety criteria
    • Thematic theoretical approaches
      • Theories of Justice
      • Security Research
      • Sociology of crime
    • Thematic specifics of innovation processes in the field of security and justice

    Teaching method

    Lecture, group work, discussion, work assignments with feedback, case solutions, practical exercises

    Examination

    Continuous assessment: Immanent performance assessment (presentation, written work, case work)

     

    Literature

    • Friedman, Andrew/Miles, Samantha (2006): Stakeholders: Theory and Practice, New York.
    • Banse, Gerhard (1996): Risikoforschung zwischen Disziplinarität und Interdisziplinarität. Von der Illusion der Sicherheit zum Umgang mit Unsicherheit, Berlin.
    • Gigerenzer, Gerd (2013): Risiko: Wie man die richtigen Entscheidungen trifft, München.
    • Siebel, W., Ibert, O., Mayer, H.-N. (2001): „Staatliche Organisation von Innovation: Die Planung des Unplanbaren unter widrigen Umständen durch einen unbegabten Akteur“. Leviathan 29, Nr. 4, 526–43.
    • Zoche, P., Kaufmann, D., Haverkamp, R. (2014): Zivile Sicherheit: Gesellschaftliche Dimensionen gegenwärtiger Sicherheitspolitiken. transcript Verlag.
    • Hoffmann-Riem, W. (2016): Innovation und Recht - Recht und Innovation: Recht im Ensemble seiner Kontexte. Mohr Siebeck.
    • Jäger, T. & Thiele, R. (2011): Transformation der Sicherheitspolitik: Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz im Vergleich. Springer VS.
    • Foucault, M. (1994): Überwachen und Strafen. Die Geburt des Gefängnisses.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Module Innovation and Governance in Policy Areas: Transport, Energy and Environment
    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Transport, Energy and Environment | SE

    Transport, Energy and Environment | SE

    2 SWS   3 ECTS

    Content

    • Basic terms and definitions
    • Actors and institutional regimes in the transport-energy-environment nexus
    • Fundamentals, historical developments and current trends in transport, energy and environmental policy
    • Policy areas in the European and international context, relation to the UN SDG and current developments
    • Innovation approaches in policy areas, eco-innovation as a new driver of change
    • Relationships between economic growth, mobility, energy consumption and sustainability
    • approaches from environmental economics, absolute and relative decoupling, weak and strong sustainability
    • Public management for a sustainable future

    Teaching method

    Lecture, group work with discussion, work assignments with feedback

    Examination

    Continuous assessment: Immanent performance assessment (collaboration, quiz, homework)

    Literature

    Benz, Arthur/Dose, Nicolai (2010): Governance – Regieren in komplexen Regelsystemen. 2. Auflage. VSVerlag. Wiesbaden.

    Bliem, M./Aigner-Walder, B./Brandl, B./Gassler, H./Grussmann, S/ Klinglmair, A./Miess M., Paterson, I./Rodiga-Laßnig, P./Schmelzer, S. (2014): Das Potenzial von Öko-Innovationen für den Standort Österreich. IHS. Wien.

    Reisch, L. & Thøgersen (Hg.) (2015): Handbook of Research on Sustainable Consumption. Edward Elgar.

    Von Weizsäcker, E.U./de Larderel, J./Hargroves, K./Hudson, C./Smith, M./Rodrigues, M. (2014):  Decoupling 2: Technologies, opportunities and policy options. International Resource Panel. UNEP.

    Walker, B. & Salt, D. (2012): Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World, Island Press.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    2 SWS
    3 ECTS

    Module Strategic Management and Leadership Theories
    3 SWS
    5 ECTS
    Normative and Strategic Management | ILV

    Normative and Strategic Management | ILV

    2 SWS   3 ECTS

    Content

    • Selected management approaches in relation to normative and strategic management
    • Introduction and consolidation of strategic management
    • Connection between strategic and operational management (leadership vs. management)
    • Strategy Processes
    • Modern methods of strategic analysis
      • Explorative and Normative Strategic Foresight Models
      • Diversity models
      • Megatrends and digitization
    • Value creation models
    • Stakeholder analysis
    • Practice-oriented strategy implementation with operational excellence approaches

    Teaching method

    (1) Lecture with moderated discussions and practical examples

    (2) Group work (practice-oriented case studies, discussions, presentations) in 2 semi-groups

    (3) Supervised term papers on practice-oriented issues

    (4) Evaluation and feedback on the written and oral cooperation review

    Examination

    Final exam: Immanent performance determination:

    (1) Student contributions

    (2) Oral participation, group work, case studies, discussions, presentations

    (3) Written verification of cooperation

    (4) Homework, study of literature

     

    Literature

    • Schreyögg, G. / Koch, J. (2010). Grundlagen des Managements. Basiswissen für Studium und Praxis, Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag: Teil 2/Kapitel 3 und 4 Strategische Analyse, Strategiebestimmung: 67-134.
    • Binner, H.F. (2013). Wie wirken Megatrends? Systematische Methodenunterstützung bei der zukunftsorientierten Organisationsentwicklung, zfo, 82(5): 366-372.
    • Götz, K. / Weßner, A. (2010). Strategic Foresight. Zukunftsorientierung im strategischen Management, Frankfurt u.a.: Peter Lang Verlag: Kapitel 2: Begriffsbestimmungen: 19-22.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    2 SWS
    3 ECTS
    Resource and Performance Management | UE

    Resource and Performance Management | UE

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content


    Following an introduction to the topic, the course is divided into eight chapters and is structured as follows:

    Introduction
    "Fundamentals of Institutional Theory" (Chapter 1)
    "New State Models" (Chapter 2)
    "Organizational Change" (Chapter 3)
    "Steering Models" (Chapter 4)
    "Instruments and Methods" (Chapter 5)
    Administrative Reform Kahoot 2020-2021
    "Administrative Reform in Austria" (Chapter 6)
    Semester Project 2020/2021 "Social Network Analysis" (Chapter 7)
    "Guiding Ideas and Design Principles on the Austrian Development Path" (Chapter 8)

     

    Teaching method

    Lecture, individual work, group work, discussion and project presentation; networked thinking, active participation and the possibility of independent research (including new methods)


    On the part of the course administration, in addition to classical lectures, discussion rounds are moderated at regular intervals, both in the context of classroom teaching and online. This requires preparatory independent work on topics (in combination with practical problems).

    At the beginning of each course, a joint semester project is defined (knowledge bazaar, social network analysis, etc.). In the course of this, the students are trained in networked thinking. The fractional distillation of the contents is essential for understanding the subject matter. For the central topic areas, instead of the well-known "sieves of reduction", specially developed "networks of reduction" (core topic networking, structural knowledge framework) are applied, which determine the amount of content or the filling of information.

    Based on a component-oriented design planning, the course follows the didactic logic in two dimensions: First, classical thematic structuring. Second, structured-methodical approach to the acquisition of the teaching material within the framework of a three-way strategy: a) the core topics are presented and enriched with applied examples; b) the students are continuously given tips on which methods can be used to work on topics as well as access to grey literature; c) the students are constantly encouraged to actively participate in class by means of requests to speak or prepared contributions.

    In addition, ways are outlined which allow further independent work on the topic.

    The course will be digitally enriched with different technical applications (Limesurvey, Kahoot, Mentimeter, Moodle, etc.) depending on the division between classroom and online teaching units. Depending on the current topic, guest speakers will be invited.

    Examination

    Continuous assessment: Written test

    Performance in the attendance and preparation phases

    Semester project; social network analysis

    Literature

    Bauer, M.W./Grande, E. (Hrsg.) (2018): Perspektiven der Verwaltungswissenschaft, Baden-Baden.

    Breier, C./ Mayer, M./Baumann, M. (2017): Smart Government: Was macht eine smarte Verwaltung aus? - Eine Literaturanalyse, Jahrbuch der Schweizerischen Verwaltungswissenschaften 2017, S. 168–184.

    Butterwegge, Ch. (2006): Krise und Zukunft des Sozialstaates, Wiesbaden. 

    Gil-Garcia, J. R./Zhang, J./Puron-Cid, G. (2016): Conceptualizing smartness in government: An integrative multi-dimensional view, Government Information Quarterly, 33(3), 524-534.

    Grossmann, R., Lobnig, H., Scala, K. (2007): Kooperation im Public Management – Theorie und Praxis erfolgreicher Organisationsabwicklung in Leistungsverbünden, Netzwerken und Fusionen, München.

    Koch, R., Vogel, R. (2013): Paradigmenkonkurrenz im Public Management, Wiesbaden.

    North, D. (1998): Institutionen, institutioneller Wandel und Wirtschaftsleistung, Die Einheit der Gesellschaftswissenschaften Band 76, Tübingen.

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Module Organizational Management
    1.5 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Public Image and Public Relations, Communication Strategies, Crisis Communication | SE

    Public Image and Public Relations, Communication Strategies, Crisis Communication | SE

    1.5 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    • Basics of public relations; goals, methods and tools of public relations and press work, formulation of core messages
    • Corporate and organisational communication; self-conception of organisations
    • Mission statement of the organization and corporate identity
    • Areas of conflict PR / journalism / administration / politics - possibilities and limits
    • Main features of integrated communication
    • Target group and stakeholder analysis
    • The power of images and graphics
    • Communication strategies
    • Working environment and PR industry in Austria, in-house vs. commissioned service
    • Special features of the public sector (e.g. proprietary media, legal framework, demarcation issues to lobbying, transparency, reporting obligations, protocol)
    • Regional and federalist media structures
    • Social Media; online dialogues - developments, trends and repercussions on society
    • Crisis communication; preparation for and behaviour in crisis situations,
    • Interview preparation and interview training with detailed analysis
    • Analysis tools for PR evaluation
    • Communicative risk management and evaluation
    • Reflection on the digitisation of media landscapes

    Teaching method

    Inputs, individual and group work

    Examination

    Final exam: -Assignment with personal reflection on the course

    -Active participation during the attendance blocks

     

    Literature

    Schneider, Wolf (2001): Deutsch für Profis. Wege zum guten Stil.

    Bruhn, Manfred (2001): Integrierte Unternehmenskommunikation. Schäfer Poschel: Stuttgart.

    Helm, Sabrina (2007): Unternehmensreputation und Stakeholder-Loyalität. DUV Verlag Wiesbaden.

    Piwinger, M./Zerfaß, A, (2014): Handbuch Unternehmenskommunikation.

    Besson, N.A. (2008): Strategische PR-Evaluation. Erfassung, Bewertung und Kontrolle von Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, GWV Fachverlag GmbH: Wiesbaden.

    VÖGB – Skripten Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (Download)

    epaper.apa.at/epaper-voegb/shelf.act

    Nachschlagewerke:

    www.medienhandbuch.at

    www.diemedien.at

     

     

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1.5 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Module Cooperation and Civil Society - National and International
    2 SWS
    4 ECTS
    Social Partnership, Organizational Change, Service and Staff Representation Law | ILV

    Social Partnership, Organizational Change, Service and Staff Representation Law | ILV

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    • Legal bases, structures, history of social partnership in Austria, in the EU and in selected areas
    • Social partnership as a model for solving problems facing society as a whole (sustainable consolidation of different interests)
    • Social partnership concrete in selected situations
    • Interfaces between politics and the public sector
    • Interactions between European and Austrian development in the public sector
    • Administrative reform and social partnership (economic foundations for the further development of the public sector)
    • Service Law
    • Right of Staff Representation

    Teaching method

    Lecture, group work, case handling

    Examination

    Continuous assessment: Immanent performance assessment, case handling, reflection, presentations

    Literature

    • Dvorak, J. (2014): Über Theorien des Politischen in der europäischen Neuzeit. Wien: Facultas.
    • McLean, I., McMillan, A. (Hg.) (2009): The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Ausgewählte Artikel]
    • Willetts, P. (Hg.) (1996): ‘The Conscience of the World’. The Influence of Non-Governmental Organisations in the UN System. London: Hurst & Co.
    • Hoggart, R. (2001): “Noble Aspirations: UNESCO and CIVIL Society. A Memoir”. In: Richard Hoggart: Between Two Worlds. London: Aurum Press, 18-33.
    • Pierre, J., Peters, B.G. (2000): Governance, Politics and the State. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
    • The Oxford Handbook of Public Management [Ausgewählte Artikel]
    • The Oxford Handbook of Political Institution [Ausgewählte Artikel]
    • The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory [Ausgewählte Artikel]

    Teaching language

    Deutsch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    International Cooperation | SE

    International Cooperation | SE

    1 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    - State and non-state actors in international cooperation

    - Central forms of world order

    - The importance and role of international organizations

    - Influence and control of international policy fields by international NGOs, multinational corporations and interest groups

    - Globalisation and Global Governance

    - Digitization, new media, social networks in the context of international cooperation

    - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

    - The European Pillar of Social Rights

    The aim is to create an interactive process that enables active participation and creative thinking.

    Teaching method

    The didactic concept is divided into lecture with discussion and feedback as well as group work with practical case studies and questions to develop possible solutions.

    Furthermore, an interactive process is aimed at, which enables active cooperation and creative thinking to develop possible solutions.

    Examination

    Final exam: The assessment in the International Cooperation module is based on the development and subsequent presentation of case studies and a final exam in the form of a written paper.

    Literature

    Jackson, Robert & Sorenson, George (2010): International Relations, theories and approaches, 4th edition, Oxford University Press.

    Glaab, Katharina & Fuchs, Doris (2016): Globalisierung, Global Governance und Internationale Politik, Springer Verlag.

    Freudenschuss-Reichl, Irene (2008): Entwicklungspolitik und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Manz Verlag Wien.

    Teaching language

    Englisch

    1 SWS
    2 ECTS
    Module Selected Management Tasks
    3.5 SWS
    5 ECTS
    Strategy Implementation with Projects | SE

    Strategy Implementation with Projects | SE

    1.5 SWS   2 ECTS

    Content

    - Strategy operationalization

    - Temporary organizational structures

    - Roles and processes in project governance

    - National and international regulations on the governance of projects, programmes and portfolios

    - Strategic and operational project portfolio management

    - Discontinuity Management

    - Benefit Management

    Teaching method

    Flipped classroom, i.e. before each attendance block, independent acquisition of theoretical knowledge by means of literature and/or video sequences with a concluding online quiz; in the attendance blocks, application of the content in case studies, role plays and reflection rounds; between the blocks, transfer into the professional practice of the students and reflection on moodle.

    • Independent refreshing/supplementation of previous knowledge;
    • Preparatory reading of selected literature;
    • Presentation of concepts and methods in the course;
    • Illustration by means of practical examples;
    • Group exercises;
    • Application of selected methods in a simulation game;
    • Possibility of questions and discussions about moodle.

    Forum Questions to refresh the previous knowledge and preparatory literature

    Online quiz (5 short questions without time limit)

    Distance learning exercises

    Preparatory reading
    Online quizzes for self-checking
    Preparation for the simulation game
    Documentation and reflection of the simulation game as homework

      Prerequisites

      Good knowledge of individual project management

      Knowledge in strategic management and strategic controlling

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Online quizzes, case studies, participation in group exercises and discussions (present and on Moodle)

       

      Literature

      Dinsmore, P.C./Rocha, L. (2012): Enterprise Project Governance: A Guide to the Successful Managemant of Projects Across the Organization. American Management Association.

      Kaplan, R.S./Norton, D.P. (2009): Der effektive Strategieprozess: Erfolgreich mit dem 6-Phasen-System. Campus.

      Müller, R. (2009): Project Governance. Gower.

      Reisinger, S./Gattringer, R./Strehl, F. (2017): Strategisches Management: Grundlagen für Studium und Praxis. 2. Auflage. Pearson.

      Sterrer, Ch. (2014): Das Geheimnis erfolgreicher Projekte: Kritische Erfolgsfaktoren im Projektmanagement - Was Führungskräfte wissen müssen. Springer.

      Zwikael, O./Smyrk, J.R. (2019): Project Management: A Benefit Realisation Approach. Springer.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1.5 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Quality Management and Control of Organizations | SE

      Quality Management and Control of Organizations | SE

      2 SWS   3 ECTS

      Content

      "Managing the Organization & Managing Change"

      - Core elements of organisational control

      - Organizations in change - shaping "change" with organizational development and change management

      - Successful steering and management of quality in public administration (based on practical examples)

      "Managing quality."

      - Quality & Quality Management in Public Administration

      • Continuous improvement of public administration under aspects of sustainability (SDGs), digitisation and ethical public welfare

      - Overview of quality management models in public administration (ISO, EFQM, CAF)

      - Quality management as an integral part of organizational control (in cooperation with e.g. complaint management, knowledge management, process management, risk management)

      "CAF - The Quality Management System for Public Administration":

      - Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

      • Experience CAF in practice (simulation of a CAF consensus and action plan workshop)

       

      Teaching method

      Lecture with activating methods, discussion, group work, practical exercises, distance learning forms

      Examination

      Final exam: Immanent assessment of performance: written examination, written paper, presentation

      Literature

      Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport (2020): CAF 2020. Common Assessment Framework. Europäisches Qualitätsmanagement für den öffentlichen Sektor. Wien.

      Stein, A. (2016): Qualitätsmanagement in der öffentlichen Verwaltung. Chance für ein prozess- und qualitätsorientiertes Management im öffentlichen Sektor. Wiesbaden.

      Glasl, F./Kalcher, T./Piber, H. (2005): Professionelle Prozessberatung – das Trigon-Modell der sieben OE-Basisprozesse. Bern – Wien.

      Nagel, R. (2014): Organisationsdesign. Modelle und Methoden für Berater und Entscheider. Stuttgart.  

      Herrmann, J./Fritz, H. (2011): Qualitätsmanagement. Lehrbuch für Studium und Praxis. München.

      Prorok, T./Parzer, P./Tropper-Malz, B. (2019): „CAF it“. Mit Qualität in Führung gehen. in: Biwald, P./Prorok, T./Mitterer, K./Wirth, K. (Hsg): Nachhaltig Wirken – Impulse für den öffentlichen Sektor. Wien. S. 46 – 57.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Module Applied Research in Public Management
      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Applied Research in Public Management 2 | ILV

      Applied Research in Public Management 2 | ILV

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      - Qualitative data collection, preparation and evaluation: perspective, method overview, theory connection

      - Interpretative-constructivist paradigm - specific theoretical approaches in qualitative research

      - Focus on expert interviews: Exercise/role play, reflection in plenary

      - Deepening the two research strategies (positivism and interpretivism; quantitative and qualitative): differences in epistemology, research planning and process, methods and epistemological goals, quality criteria

      - Investigation designs - Assessment of designs

      - Development of a research guiding question

      - "Fit" of research question, theoretical perspective, research design and methods

      - Research Planning and Research Process, Exposé.

      Teaching method

      The combination of different teaching methods - lecture and distance learning, self-study, practical exercises based on individual and group work, role-play, discussion, written reflection and feedback from peers and teachers - allows for a diverse transfer of knowledge and skills on the one hand and takes into account different learning types among students on the other. By means of practical applications, students are challenged in this exercise to acquire new competences and to reflect on them in connection with the contents of other courses. The selected working materials and research examples provide a reference to the central topics of the course as well as current focal points such as SDGs and digitization.

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: The acquisition of the above-mentioned competences is checked within the framework of the immanent performance assessment on the basis of the following partial performances:

      (1) Group work: qualitative evaluation of interview transcripts

      (2) Empirical studies (qualitative and quantitative) will be made available, which will be analysed and compared in several steps

       

      Literature

      Bogner, Alexander/Littig, Beate/Menz, Wolfgang (2014): Interviews mit Experten. Eine praxisorientierte Einführung. Springer VS. Daraus: Kapitel 5 & 6, S. 49–86

      Witt, H. (2001). Forschungsstrategien bei quantitativer und qualitativer Sozialforschung. Fqs - Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung, 2(1), Art. 8.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Design of Digital Transformation Processes
      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Data Governance - Technical and Legal Foundations of Digitization | ILV

      Data Governance - Technical and Legal Foundations of Digitization | ILV

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      Basis Governance

      • Competence, significance, approach

      Fundamentals of Data Governance / Management / Data Curation / Data Litracy

      • Definitions of entity and identity
      • Data inventory management and data access
      • Data sources and data formats
      • Data quality, data origin
      • Metadata
      • Data archiving and storage
      • Data update
      • Value generation from data
      • Open innovation
      • Open Data / Semi Open Data / Closed Data

      Teaching method

      Lecture, exercises

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Immanent examination character

      Literature

      Ladley, J. (2020): Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program. London: Academic Presss.

      Plotkin, D. (2013): Data Stewardship: An Actionable Guide to Effective Data Management and Data Governance, Morgan Kaufmann.

      Bishop, C. (2010): Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, New York: Springer.

      Géron, A (2020).: Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems. Sebastopol: O’Reilly.

      Patterson, J./Gibson, A. (2017): Deep Learning: A Practitioner's Approach. Boston: O’Reilly .

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Crisis and Disaster Control Management
      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Fundamentals of National and International Crisis and Disaster Management | VO

      Fundamentals of National and International Crisis and Disaster Management | VO

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • The state as disaster manager and the tasks of state crisis and disaster management
      • Possibilities for disaster management
      • International organizations
      • Mechanisms of international conflict resolution
      • Strategic business game
      • Terms
      • Legal basis
      • Processing of layers and facts on the basis of examples

      Teaching method

      Lecture, group work, case handling

      Examination

      Final exam: Final examination, case work, homework, written reflection

      Literature

      Jachs, S. (2011): Einführung in das Katastrophen-management. Wien: TreditionGmbH.

      Toepfer A. (1999): Die A-Klasse (Elchtest, Krisenmanagement und Kommunikationsstrategie). Neuwied: Luchterhand.

      Landesgesetz (aktuelle Fassung): Gesetz über Maßnahmen zur Bewältigung von Katastrophen, Großschadensereignissen und komplexen Schadensereignissen sowie die Einrichtung eines Krisenmanagements (Wiener Katastrophenhilfe-und Krisenmanagementgesetz -W-KKGim RIS).

      Europäischer Rat: Katastrophenschutzverfahren der europäischen Union (im PDF Anhang für Moodle).

      UNO: UN OCHA Strategic Plan 2018 –2018 (im PDF Anhang für Moodle).

      Hofinger, H. et al. (2016): Handbuch Stabsarbeit. Führungs-und Krisenstäbe in Einsatz-organisationen, Behörden und Unternehmen.Springer: Berlin Heidelberg.

      Rudolf-Miklau, F. (2018): Umgang mit Naturkatastrohen. Wien: Linde.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Financial Management and Impact Orientation
      4 SWS
      6 ECTS
      Operational Controlling and Financial Planning as a Basis for Decision-Making | SE

      Operational Controlling and Financial Planning as a Basis for Decision-Making | SE

      2 SWS   3 ECTS

      Content

      Repetition Basics

      Controlling Instruments

      Legal basis

      Federal controlling - repetition of the budget cycle

      Targets & Key Figures

      Objectives of impact on the example of the Court of Auditors

      Impact orientation

      The Impact Assessment tool

      Break-Even-Analysis & DB Calculation

      Investment calculation (KW method)

      Preparation of profit and loss statement, balance sheet and operating figures; cash flow statement/CF statement

      Balance sheet analysis, preparation and interpretation of key figures

      Teaching method

      Lecture/presentation, group work, discussion, feedback

      Work assignments with feedback, group exercises, case work and case solutions, practical exercises

      Blended learning distance learning and face-to-face teaching

      Examination

      Final exam: Immanent performance assessment through group work, presentations and written work / exercises as well as discussion of the case studies

      Literature

      Eisl, C. / Hofer, P. / Losbichler, H. (2019) Controlling, Band IV in: Eisl, C. / Losbichler, H. (Hrsg.): Grundlagen der finanziellen Unternehmensführung, 4. Aufl. Wien: Linde.

      Hubert, Boris (2019): Grundlagen des operativen und strategischen Controllings. Konzeptionen, Instrumente und ihre Anwendung. 2. Auflage.Wiesbaden.

      Kaplan,  Robert S. & Norton, David P (2001): Die strategiefokussierte Organisation. Führen mit der Balanced Scoreard. 1. Auflage.Stuttgart.

      Messner, S. / Bogensberger, S. (2007): Kostenrechnung und Controlling, in: Messner, S. / Kreidl, C. / Wala, T. (Hrsg.): Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Wien: LexisNexis.

      Preißler, P. (2008): Betriebswirtschaftliche Kennzahlen, München: Oldenbourg.

      Schroeter, Bernhard (2002): Operatives Controlling. Aufgaben, Objekte, Instrumente. 1. Auflage. Wiesbaden.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Impact-Oriented Administrative and Corporate Management, Strategic Controlling | SE

      Impact-Oriented Administrative and Corporate Management, Strategic Controlling | SE

      2 SWS   3 ECTS

      Content

      Importance of strategic management and innovation management

      Tools and methods of strategic controlling

      Guarantee state v. performance state

      Characteristics of public undertakings

      Management in the Federal Administration and management of public enterprises

      Public corporate governance

      Core elements of impact-oriented management control and linking these to higher-level strategies (e.g. the Sustainable Development Goals)

      Teaching method

      Lecture, discussion, feedback, group work, case solutions, practical exercises, linking theory to students' work experience and knowledge

      Examination

      Final exam: Performance behavior: Observed on the basis of active participation during the lecture units (40%)

      Performance result: Judged by the results of the student's own learning transfer (written reflection). Written examination on the contents taught during the last teaching unit (60%)

      Literature

      Schedler, Kuno/Proeller, Isabella (2000): New public management. Bern.

      Schmidt, Hans Jürgen (2009): Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Verwaltungsmanagement (Vol. 2227). UTB.

      Papenfuß, Ulf (2012): Verantwortungsvolle Steuerung und Leitung öffentlicher Unternehmen. Springer Gabler.

      Minar-Hödel, Peter/Wilfingseder, Ines (2015): Wirkungscontrolling in Prozessen – Wirklich was Neues? Bmvit.

      Ausgewählte Handbücher zum Thema „Wirkungsorientierung“ – bereitgestellt unter www.oeffentlicherdienst.gv.at („Handbuch Wirkungsorientierte Steuerung“; „Handbuch Ziele und Indikatoren“; „Handbuch Wirkungsorientierte Folgenabschätzung“).

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Innovation and governance in policy areas elective subjects (2 ECTS of your choice)
      Module Innovation and Governance in Policy Areas: Education, Science and Culture
      1 SWS
      1 ECTS
      Innovation Laboratory Education, Science and Culture | UE

      Innovation Laboratory Education, Science and Culture | UE

      1 SWS   1 ECTS

      Content

      • Shaping the future in the nexus of education, science and culture (foresight, scenario development, participatory modelling)
      • Inter- and transdisciplinary research at the interfaces of science and education or science and art
      • Innovative (artistic, dialogical etc.) methods in research and project development
      • Integrative and cooperative formulation of solutions to concrete questions from practice

      Teaching method

      Impulse presentations to introduce the tasks and small group work

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Project work in small groups; written and verbal presentation of the results in the plenum

      Literature

      • Biffl, Gudrun (2002): Bildungspolitik in Österreich vor dem Hintergrund einer europäischen Koordinationspolitik. In: Neisser, H, Puntscher-Riekmann, S. (Hg.): Europäisierung der österreichischen Politik: Konsequenzen der EU-Mitgliedschaft. Wien: WUV, 247-266.
      • Bodenhöfer, H.-J. (2005): Bildungspolitik. In: Dachs, H. et al (Hg.): Politik in Österreich. Wien: Manz, 652-662.
      • Bruneforth, M. et al. (Hg.) (2016): Nationaler Bildungsbericht Österreich 2015, Band 1: Das Schulsystem im Spiegel von Daten und Indikatoren, Graz: Leykam.
      • Erler, I. (2007): Keine Chance für Lisa Simpson? Soziale Ungleichheit im Bildungssystem. Wien: Mandelbaum.
      • Knapp, Marion (2005): Kulturpolitik. In: Dachs, H. et al (Hg.) Politik in Österreich. Wien: Manz, 768-785.
      • Österreichischer Wissenschaftsrat (2009): Universität Österreich 2025: Analysen und Empfehlungen zur Entwicklung des österreichischen Hochschul- und Wissenschaftssystems. Wien.
      • Mecheril, P. et al. (Hg.) (2010): Migrationspädagogik. Weinheim: Beltz
      • Reckwitz, A. (i.E.) (2017): Die Gesellschaft der Singularitäten. Zum Strukturwandel der Moderne.
      • Wimmer, M. (2011): Kultur und Demokratie: eine systematische Darstellung von Kulturpolitik in Österreich. Wien/Innsbruck: Studienverlag
      • Wroblewski, A. (2014): Alles beim Alten? Paradoxe Effekte und Grenzen universitärer Steuerungsinstrumente, in: Löther, A., Vollmer, L. (Hg.) (2014): Neue Strukturen – neue Kompetenzen. Gleichstellungsarbeit an Hochschulen im Wandel. Opladen: Barbara Budrich Verlag, S. 87-101.
      • Achs, Oskar, and Albert Krassnigg. Drillschule - Lernschule - Arbeitsschule. Otto Glöckel und die Österreichische Schulreform in der Ersten Republik. Wien, München: Jugend & Volk, 1974.
      • Battista, Ludwig. Die Österreichische Volksschule. Wien: Österreichischer Bundesverlag, 1946.
      • Bergauer, Angela; Dvorak, Johann; Stimmer, Gernot (2016): Zur Entwicklung der Erwachsenenbildung in Österreich nach 1945 Frankfurt/M.: Peter Lang.
      • Buchegger, Franz: “OTTO  GLÖCKEL als Regierungsmitglied  1918 - 1920.”Grund-  und Integrativwissenschaftliche Fakultät: Universität Wien, 1981. 440 Seiten + Anhang.
      • Dvorak, Johann (HG) (2008): Staat, Universität, Forschung und Hochbürokratie in England und Österreich im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert.Frankfurt/M.: Peter Lang.
      • Dvorak, Johann. “Intellektuelle Avantgarde in Wien und das Schulreformwerk von Dr. Eugenie Schwarzwald.” Das Kind ist entdeckt. Erziehungsexperimente im Wien der Zwischenkriegszeit. Charlotte Zwieauer and Harald Eichelberger (Hrsg.). Wien: Picus, 2001. 291-314.
      • Kozlik, Adolf. Wie wird wer Akademiker? Zum österreichischen Schul- und Hochschulwesen. Wien: Europa Verlag, 1965.
      • Schnell, Hermann. Die Österreichische Schule Im Umbruch. Wien, München: Jugend & Volk, 1974.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      1 SWS
      1 ECTS
      Module Innovation and Governance in Policy Areas: Health and Social Affairs
      1 SWS
      1 ECTS
      Innovation Laboratory in the Health and Social Field | UE

      Innovation Laboratory in the Health and Social Field | UE

      1 SWS   1 ECTS

      Content

      • Shaping the future in the health and social nexus (foresight, scenario development, participatory modelling)
      • Inter- and transdisciplinary research at the interface between politics and social issues
      • Integrative and cooperative formulation of solutions to concrete questions from practice
      • The role of new technologies in innovation processes and governance
      • Crisis management using the example of pandemics
      • Effects of pandemics

      Teaching method

      Group work, discussion, feedback, lecture with activating methods, work assignments with feedback, group exercises, peer feedback, case solutions, practical exercises, problem-based learning, online courses, excursion, circular questioning.

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Immanent performance assessment (presentation, written work, case work, oral examination, reflection report, group work, cooperation, project work.

      Literature

      Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther (2020): Gute Ökonomie für harte Zeiten: Sechs Überlebensfragen und wie wir sie besser lösen können. Penguin Verlag. München.

      Mazzucato, Mariana (2018): Wie kommt der Wert in die Welt? Campus Verlag. Frankfurt.

      BM für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz (2019): Das österreichische Gesundheitssystem. Zahlen. Daten. Fakten.

      BM für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz (2019): Sozialbericht 2019.

      Kuba Sylvia, Hrsg (2018): Überall ist Zukunft. ÖGB-Verlag. Wien.

      Schubert, K., de Villota, P., Kuhlmann, J. (Hg.) (2016): Challenges to European Welfare Systems. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      1 SWS
      1 ECTS
      Module Innovation and Governance in Policy Areas: Security and Justice
      1 SWS
      1 ECTS
      Innovation Laboratory in the Field of Security and Justice | UE

      Innovation Laboratory in the Field of Security and Justice | UE

      1 SWS   1 ECTS

      Content

      • Systems thinking, resilience
      • Public welfare and sustainability
      • Shaping the future in the security and justice nexus (foresight, scenario development, participatory modelling)
      • Inter- and transdisciplinary research at the interface between economy, politics and environment
      • Integrative and cooperative formulation of solutions to concrete questions from practice
      • The role of new technologies in innovation processes and governance

      Teaching method

      Lecture, group work, discussion, work assignments with feedback, group exercises, case solutions, practical exercises, problem-based learning

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Immanent leadership review, (presentation, written work, case work, homework, reflection report)

      Literature

      • Gigerenzer, Gerd (2013): Risiko: Wie man die richtigen Entscheidungen trifft, München.
      • Divine, Mark (2016): Resilienz, Unbezwingbar wie ein NAVY SEAL, München.
      • Hoffmann-Riem, W. (2016): Innovation und Recht - Recht und Innovation: Recht im Ensemble seiner Kontexte. Mohr Siebeck.
      • Roßnagel, A. (2007): Innovation als Gegenstand der Rechtswissenschaft. In Innovationsforschung: Ansätze, Methoden, Grenzen und Perspektiven, H. Hof (Hg.), 9–22. LIT Verlag Münster.
      • Jäger, T. & Thiele, R. (2011): Transformation der Sicherheitspolitik: Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz im Vergleich. Springer VS.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      1 SWS
      1 ECTS
      Module Innovation and Governance in Policy Areas: Transport, Energy and Environment
      1 SWS
      1 ECTS
      Innovation Laboratory in the Field of Transport, Energy and Environment | UE

      Innovation Laboratory in the Field of Transport, Energy and Environment | UE

      1 SWS   1 ECTS

      Content

      • Public welfare and sustainability
      • Shaping the future in the transport, energy and environment nexus (foresight, scenario development, participatory modelling)
      • Inter- and transdisciplinary research at the interface between economy, politics and environment
      • Integrative and cooperative formulation of solutions to concrete questions from practice
      • The role of new technologies in innovation processes and governance
      • Comprehensive presentation of a current concrete policy issue (e.g. alternative fuels)
      • Introduction, objectives, legal basis, challenges in application
      • Case study for the development of solutions for public administration
      • European/international approaches (e.g. presentation of the French Citizens' Convention on Climate)

      Teaching method

      Lecture with activating methods, work assignments with feedback, group exercises, peer feedback, case solutions

      Individual feedback on the homework (deepening the learning outcomes from the first semester

      Field trips

       

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Immanent benefit assessment (cooperation, case processing and presentation)

      Literature

      Benz, Arthur/Dose, Nicolai (2010): Governance – Regieren in komplexen Regelsystemen. 2. Auflage. VSVerlag. Wiesbaden.

      Bliem, M./Aigner-Walder, B./Brandl, B./Gassler, H./Grussmann, S/ Klinglmair, A./Miess M., Paterson, I./Rodiga-Laßnig, P./Schmelzer, S. (2014): Das Potenzial von Öko-Innovationen für den Standort Österreich. IHS. Wien.

      Reisch, L. & Thøgersen (Hg.) (2015): Handbook of Research on Sustainable Consumption. Edward Elgar.

      Von Weizsäcker, E.U./de Larderel, J./Hargroves, K./Hudson, C./Smith, M./Rodrigues, M. (2014):  Decoupling 2: Technologies, opportunities and policy options. International Resource Panel. UNEP.

      Walker, B. & Salt, D. (2012): Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World, Island Press.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      1 SWS
      1 ECTS

      Module Design of Digital Transformation Processes
      3 SWS
      5 ECTS
      Social and Economic Aspects of the Digital Transformation | ILV

      Social and Economic Aspects of the Digital Transformation | ILV

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      Fundamentals of digital transformation

      Analogous to digital and the challenges

      Selected examples

      Driving autonomously

      Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

      Digital ecosystems

      Challenges and limitations

      Teaching method

      Lecture/presentation, discussion

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Intrinsic performance measurement

      Literature

      Harari, Y., N. (2018): Homo Deus: Eine Geschichte von Morgen. München: Beck.

      Brynjolfsson, E./McAfee, A., (2018): The second machine age. Kulmbach: Plassen.

      Floridi, L. (2015): Die 4. Revolution. Berlin: Suhrkamp.

      Kreutzer, R./Land, K-H. (2015): Dematerialisierung – Die Neuverteilung der Welt in Zeiten des digitalen Darwinismus. Köln: FutrureVision.

      Cole, T. (2017): Digitale Transformation – Warum die deutsche Wirtschaft gerade die digitale Zukunft verschläft und was jetzt getan werden muss! München: Franz Vahlen.

      Kreutzer, R./Land, K-H. (2016): Digitaler Darwinismus. Wiesbaden: Springer.

      Schallmo, D. et.al. (2018): Digitale Transformation von Geschäftsmodellen. Wiesbaden: Springer.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      E-Government in Austria and European Developments, Digitization as an Instrument of Strategic Control | ILV

      E-Government in Austria and European Developments, Digitization as an Instrument of Strategic Control | ILV

      2 SWS   3 ECTS

      Content

      • Update on the basics of e-government in Austria
      • The Austrian e-government "architecture"
      • Demarcation of e-government in the context of other IT topic areas (digitization - big data, cloud computing, etc.)
      • Significance and positioning of e-government in Austrian administrative reform - current approaches
      • European e-government developments and their effects on the Austrian administration
      • E-Government implementation in practice such as Service Design from the paper process to the administration process without media discontinuity

      Teaching method

      Lecture, individual work, group work, case work, discussions

      Examination

      Final exam: Presentation, presentation document, written homework, reflection and feedback

      Literature

      • Bundeskanzleramt: E-Government ABC, wird laufend neu aufgelegt.
      • Becker, J. Algermissen, L., Falk, T. (2009): Prozessorientierte Verwaltungsmodernisierung: Prozessmanagement im Zeitalter von E-Government und New Public Management, Springer Verlag.
      • Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften Harz (2016): Wirkungen von E-Government im DACH-Raum.
      • Europäische Kommission: E-Government-Benchmark – Background-Report des jeweiligen Jahres.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Module Crisis and Disaster Control Management
      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Public Crisis and Disaster Management: Case Studies | UE

      Public Crisis and Disaster Management: Case Studies | UE

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Terms
      • Legal basis
      • Processing of layers and facts on the basis of examples
      • International partnership
      • Interdepartmental cooperation

      Teaching method

      Lecture, individual work, group work, discussion and case work

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Immanent performance review, case handling, homework, concept development

      Literature

      Jachs, S. (2011): Einführung in das Katastrophen-management. Wien: Tredition GmbH.

      Toepfer A. (1999): Die A-Klasse (Elchtest, Krisenmanagement und Kommunikationsstrategie). Neuwied: Luchterhand.

      Landesgesetz (aktuelle Fassung): Gesetz über Maßnahmen zur Bewältigung von Katastrophen, Großschadensereignissen und komplexen Schadensereignissen sowie die Einrichtung eines Krisenmanagements (Wiener Katastrophenhilfe-und Krisenmanagementgesetz -W-KKGim RI

      Europäischer Rat: Katastrophenschutzverfahren der europäischen Union.

      UNO: UN OCHA Strategic Plan 2018 –2018 (im PDF Anhang für Moodle).

      Hofinger, H. et al. (2016): Handbuch Stabsarbeit. Führungs-und Krisenstäbe in Einsatz-organisationen, Behörden und Unternehmen. Springer: Berlin Heidelberg.

      Rudolf-Miklau, F. (2018): Umgang mit Naturkatastrohen. Wien: Linde.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Financial Management and Impact Orientation
      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Financial Statements, Balance Sheets and Budgets - Financial Planning and Control | SE

      Financial Statements, Balance Sheets and Budgets - Financial Planning and Control | SE

      2 SWS   3 ECTS

      Content

      • Overview of the public budgeting system (especially for students who do not have a Bachelor's/previous knowledge in Public Management)
      • Instruments of budget control in the public sector
      • The informative value of annual and financial statements, both in the public and private sector
      • Processing and discussion of fiscal policy issues
      • Classification and processing of financial policy issues in connection with outsourced units

      Teaching method

      Lecture with activating methods, group work during the presence phase, discussion, individual work and group work as homework, feedback

      Examination

      Final exam: Written elaborations, group work during the attendance phase, course-immanent performance determination or consideration of the cooperation

      Literature

      Meszarits, V. (2017): Finanz-Kennzahlen für Gemeindehaushalte nach VRV 2015. RFG Schriftenreihe, Manz-Verlag.

      Saliterer I./Meszarits V./Pilz P. (2020): VRV 2015. Veranschlagung und Rechnungslegung für Länder und Gemeinden. Manz-Verlag.

      Egger, Bertl: Der Jahresabschluss nach dem Unternehmensgesetzbuch, Band 1 Der Einzelabschluss. Erstellung, Prüfung, Veröffentlichung, Linde Verlag.

      Bertl, Samer, Egger: Der Jahresabschluss nach dem Unternehmensgesetzbuch, Band 2 Der Konzernabschluss unter Einbeziehung der International Accounting Standards bzw. International Financial Reporting Standards.

      Kralicek: Bilanzen lesen – Eine Einführung: Keine Angst vor Kennzahlen, Teil 1 und 2.

      Zimmermann H-/Henke K./Broer M. (2017): Finanzwissenschaft. Verlag Vahlen.

      Saliterer I., Schatz B., Seiwald J. (2016): „IPSAS 22 – Angaben von Finanzinformationen über den allgemeinen staatlichen Sektor“, in Berit Adam (Hrsg.), Praxishandbuch International Public Sector Accounting Standards Berlin, ESV Verlag, S. 383-395.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Module Management Tools
      4 SWS
      6 ECTS
      Personnel Development as a Management Task 1 | SE

      Personnel Development as a Management Task 1 | SE

      1.5 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Personnel development as a joint task of several management functions: The manager as a personnel developer
      • Staff function in organizations
      • How does development work, how does learning work?
      • Management tasks as interactive/communicative processes in organizations

      Teaching method

      Lecture, group work, discussion, feedback, problem and solution based learning

      Linking theory to the students' work experience and knowledge, further development of competences in the field of concepts and methods of human resources development

      Reflection of the learning transfer processes to intensify the results from the course

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: -Performance behavior: In the course, distance learning and written work observed on the responsibility of the individual in terms of taking responsibility for their own learning process and the fulfilment of the requirements. Delivery: Lessons Learned, 3 pages.

      -Performance result: Delivery of a management chart on the agreed topic.

      Literature

      www.oeffentlicherdienst.gv.at Literatur und Unterlagen zu Personal (Handbücher, Berichte, Studien)

      Berghaus, Margot (2011): Luhmann leicht gemacht. Böhlau – UTB.

      Neuberger, Oswald (2002): Führen und führen lassen. Lucius & Lucius – UTB.

      Senge, Peter (2011): Die fünfte Disziplin. Schaeffer-Poeschel.

      Peters, Theo; Ghadiri, Argang (2011): Neuroleadership – Grundlagen, Konzepte, Beispiele. Gabler Verlag.

      Oelsnitz, Dietrich von der (2012): Einführung in die systemische Personalführung. Carl-Auer-Systeme Verlag.

      Kasper und Mayrhofer (2002): Personalmanagement – Führung - Organisation. Linde Verlag.

      ZOE (Zeitschrift für Unternehmensentwicklung und Change Management) Heft 01. 2015. Die neue Beweglichkeit. Hierarchie und Struktur überwinden.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1.5 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Management Processes and Management Instruments | UE

      Management Processes and Management Instruments | UE

      1.5 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • What managers should know about people
      • Leadership in the overall context of management
      • Conflict Management
      • Leadership as a balancing act - dealing with contradictions and areas of tension
      • Leadership and Followership - leadership as a process between managers and employees
      • Bad leadership, its effects and what can be done about it
      • Selected management instruments (various forms of discussion, delegation, etc.)
      • The tension between political processes in organisations (micropolitics) and the orientation of the public sector towards the common good and sustainability

       

      Teaching method

      Lectures, discussion, group work, reflection on your own professional practice, practical exercises

      Examination

      Final exam: Immanent performance assessment (accomplishment of written tasks, reflection reports, presentations)

      Literature

      Blessin, B., Wick., A. (2017): Führen und Führen lassen, 8. Aufl. München, Konstanz: utb.

      Glasl, F. ((2008): Selbsthilfe in Konflikten, 8. Aufl. Bern: Haupt.

      Gratz, Wolfgang (2011): Und sie bewegt sich doch – Entwicklungsprozesse in der Bundesverwaltung. Wien: NWV.

      Gratz, W., Röthel, H., Sattler-Zisser, S. (2014): Gesund führen Mitarbeitergespräche zur Erhaltung von Leistungsfähigkeit und Gesundheit in Unternehmen. Wien: Linde.

      Neuberger, O. (2002): Führen und führen lassen. Lucius & Lucius – UTB.

      Kellermann, B. (2004): Bad Leadership: What It Is,

      How It Happens, Why It Matters. Brighton: Harvard Business School Press.

      Kellerman, B. (2008): Followership: How Followers Are Creating Change and Changing Leaders. Brighton, Harvard Business School Press.

      Kühl, Stefan (2017); Laterales Führen. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.

      Malik, F. (2006): Führen Leisten Leben. Wirksames Management für eine neue Zeit. Frankfurt: Campus.

      Mintzberg, H. (2011): Managing. San Franciso: Berret-Koehler.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1.5 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Agile Methods of Leadership - New Work | ILV

      Agile Methods of Leadership - New Work | ILV

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • New Work, agile methods
      • New work: Conflicting requirements, Laloux Reinventing Organizations a history of development, VUCA World, etc.
      • Headlines of the future
      • Agile methods of cooperation: DEEP DIVE: phases and process steps, criteria for new cooperation
      • Let's talk about innovation, culture and best practice, innovation culture navigator, trends
      • New Personas, Who are the employees of the future and what is the leadership of these employees about
      • Tools: SCRUM with Elevator Pitch on the topic of User Story
      • Tools: LEGO Serios Play with practical exercise
      • Tools: Service Design Thinking with practical exercise
      • Tools: Kanban
      • Transformation: which questions can be dealt with using these new methods, where is the application appropriate and where not. Discussion and planning of a practical example
      • Open Mind: Business Model Canvas and Blue Ocean with practical innovative and creative tasks
      • Open Mindset 8 strategies and a personal reflection on them

      Teaching method

      Lecture, group work, discussions, work assignments in practice (in your own organization) with reflection and feedback, group exercises, presentations.

      Examination

      Final exam: Conducting a "Jam Session" with your own team in your own organization using the tools you have learned This includes asking the right questions, choosing the right tools and presenting the results. The reflection after the "Jam Session" should be a structured report, this includes the process and reflection on the personal experiences with the application of the tools.

      Students without leadership responsibility/team additionally create a seminar paper/reflection after literature research and processing of technical literature and present the results in the course.

       

      Literature

      Gebhardt, B./Hofmann, J./Roehl, H. (2015): Zukunftsfähige Führung – die Gestaltung von Führungskompetenzen und Systemen, Bertelsmann Stiftung (Hrsg.)

      Krizanits, J./Eissing, M./Stettler, K. (2017): Reinventing Leadership Development, Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag

      Laloux, F./Kauschke, M. (2015): Reinventing Organizations: Ein Leitfaden zur Gestaltung sinnstiftender Formen der Zusammenarbeit, Vahlen; 1. Auflage

      Schüller, A., M./Steffen, A. (2019): Die Orbit-Organisation: In 9 Schritten zum Unternehmensmodell für die digitale Zukunft GABAL; 2. Auflage

      Große, H., W./Tillmanns-Estorf, B. (2018): Tasks & Teams: Die neue Formel für bessere Zusammenarbeit, Murmann Publishers; 1. Auflage

      Gomez, P./Meynhardt, T./Lambertz, M. (2019): Verantwortungsvoll führen in einer komplexen Welt: Denkmuster - Werkzeuge – Praxisbeispiele, Haupt Verlag; 1. Auflage

      Hofert, S. (2016): Agiler Führen: Einfache Maßnahmen für bessere Teamarbeit, mehr Leistung und höhere Kreativität, Springer Gabler; 1. Auflage

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Management Behavior in Teams
      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Ethics and Responsibility in the Public Sector | UE

      Ethics and Responsibility in the Public Sector | UE

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Terms in the management context (morals, ethics, professional ethics, ethos, professional ethics, compliance, corruption)
      • Relationship between ethics and law/value standard aspect
      • Typical (job/leadership specific) decision dilemmas
      • Analysis and reflection of own interactions/work
      • Fight against corruption - responsibility of public sector employees
      • Importance of the development of moral judgement for decision-making processes in organisations
      • Dilemma discussions with the aim of analysing one's own moral judgement and promoting moral judgement
      • Conviction versus manipulation
      • Self-awareness through analysis and reflection of own interactions
      • Compliance culture, anti-corruption - Responsibility of managers
      • Mission statements

      Teaching method

      Statements and impulse presentations, individual work, group work, discussion and dilemma discussions, work assignments with feedback, group exercises, peer feedback, case work, practical exercises, problem-based dialogical learning processes, role plays with subsequent evaluation and transfer/reflection phase, online course if required

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Immanent performance assessment: case work

      Permanent learning success control through project participation, active collaboration and co-design.

      Two written assignments (reflection of own experience; case work); presentation of results in the course

      Literature

      Spaemann, Robert (2009): Moralische Grundbegriffe. 8. Auflage. C.H. Beck, München.

      Singer, Peter (1994): Praktische Ethik. Stuttgart, Reclam.

      Karmasin, Matthias (1996): Ethik als Gewinn. Zur ethischen Rekonstruktion der Ökonomie. Konzepte und Perspektiven von Wirtschaftsethik, Unternehmensethik, Führungsethik. Linde

      Garnitschnig, Karl (2003): Moralisch Handeln. Wien.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Transformation Management
      4 SWS
      6 ECTS
      Transformation Management: Case Work | SE

      Transformation Management: Case Work | SE

      2 SWS   3 ECTS

      Content

      Depending on the case to be dealt with, students will deal with diverse topics related to organisations in terms of content.

      They analyze the effects of changes on several levels of coordination, from different perspectives.

      As an interconnected subject, case analysis offers the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge from other corresponding courses in practical applications.

      Teaching method

      Elements of business games

      Case work

      Plenary discussion

      Feedback rounds

      Examination

      Final exam: Joint case solution in the form of a management summary and/or project result.

      Individual reflection

      Literature

      Prammer, K.: Transformationsmanagement. Carl-Auer Verlag, aktuelle Auflage.

      Strimitzer/Thewanger/Bauer/Nayer (Hrsg.): Handbuch des öffentlichen Verwaltungsmanagements. Linde Verlag, aktuelle Auflage.

      Berner, Winfried: Change! 15 Fallstudien zu Sanierung, Turnaround, Prozessoptimierung, Reorganisation und Kulturveränderung, Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart, aktuelle Auflage.

      Bauer, Helfried / Biwald, Peter / Dearing, Elisabeth: Public Governance. Öffentliche Aufgaben gemeinsam erfüllen und effektiv steuern. Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Wien, aktuelle Auflage.
      Becker E. Brian / Huselid Mark A. / Beatty W. Richard: The Differentiated Workforce, Harvard Business Press, aktuelle Auflage.
      Doppler, Klaus / Lauterburg Christoph: Change Management. Den Unternehmenswandel gestalten. Campus Verlag. Frankfurt, New York, aktuelle Auflage.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Human Resource Management and Transformation | ILV

      Human Resource Management and Transformation | ILV

      2 SWS   3 ECTS

      Content

      • Interdisciplinary investigation of practical examples of human resource management applications in the context of (digital) transformation processes
      • Reform proposals for efficient effective personnel management (digitization in personnel management, personnel management for digital administration)
      • Possibilities of influence of politics, administration, management; stakeholders

      Teaching method

      Input, group work, discussion, feedback, group exercises, peer feedback, case solutions, practical exercises, problem and solution based learning

      • The students have written down/developed their own project,
      • Have used an integrative reference to theoretical-conceptual basics, instruments of the PM process, decision structures, evaluation of control instruments, reporting, impact orientation etc. acquired in other courses
      • Have reflected on the possible transferability of their project to other areas

      Examination

      Final exam: Creation of a case study on a selected topic in the area of transformation and human resources

      Literature

      Strimitzer/Thewanger/Bauer/Nayer (Hrsg.), Handbuch des öffentlichen Verwaltungsmanagements Linde Verlag 2012.

      Berner, Winfried: Change! 15 Fallstudien zu Sanierung, Turnaround, Prozessoptimierung, Reorganisation und Kulturveränderung, Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart 2010.

      Bauer, Helfried / Biwald, Peter / Dearing, Elisabeth: Public Governance. Öffentliche Aufgaben gemeinsam erfüllen und effektiv steuern. Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Wien, 2005.
      Becker E. Brian / Huselid Mark A. / Beatty W. Richard: The Differentiated Workforce, Harvard Business Press, 2009.
      Doppler, Klaus / Lauterburg Christoph: Change Management. Den Unternehmenswandel gestalten. Campus Verlag. Frankfurt, New York 2005.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Module Legal Principles of Decision-Making
      2 SWS
      4 ECTS
      Current Legal Acts of the EU, EU Agencies and their Mandates | VO

      Current Legal Acts of the EU, EU Agencies and their Mandates | VO

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      Joint fine tuning of the teaching content:

      • Virtual, interactive survey via menometer to determine the current situation and to get to know each other including subsequent discussion

      Contents:

      • Decision-making structures in the EU (EU institutions, consultative bodies, EU agencies) and their work in practice
      • Decision-making processes in the EU (legislative procedures and decision-making processes)
      • From decision-making to implementation: substantive and procedural links between the European and national levels of government
      • The question of legal competences in the EU and their political relevance

      Focus:

      • Special importance is attached to examples from the field of fundamental rights in order to ensure synergies with the second/pertinent course
      • The Charter of Fundamental Rights is accorded special status as a basic standard for all EU legislation

       

      Practical case studies:

      • What is the role of competences before the ECJ?
      • How does an EU agency work?

      Teaching method

      • Interactive discussion
      • Lectures
      • Case studies

      Examination

      Final exam: Oral examination, dates after announcement/agreement

      Literature

      Haltern, U.: Europarecht, Dogmatik im Kontext, Band 1.

      EU Grundrechteagentur, Fundamental Rights Report 2020, fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2020/fundamental-rights-report-2020.

      GNT, Blog „All EUR-r rights“, blogs.eurac.edu/eureka/category/all-eur-rights/

      GNT, Beiträge zur EU Menschenrechtspolitik im Jahrbuch für Europäische Integration (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, etc).

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Fundamental and Human Rights as a Basis for Decision-Making | VO

      Fundamental and Human Rights as a Basis for Decision-Making | VO

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Basic and human rights: historical development, definition, functions (in-depth)
      • Human rights in national and international law
      • Comprehensive binding of state powers to basic and human rights
      • State obligations to respect and guarantee basic and human rights
      • Characteristics of human rights analysis
      • Overview of selected basic and human rights (selection by first appointment)
      • Principle of equality and analysis of discrimination
      • Legal protection institutions at national and international level
      • Political-administrative processes of human rights implementation, including the role of civil society actors
      • Structural and systemic factors that influence the implementation of human rights

      Teaching method

      Lecture and discussion, case solutions, practical exercises, group work, problem-based learning

      Examination

      Final exam: Writing a reflection paper at the end of the course

      Literature

      Benedek, W. (Hrsg.), Menschenrechte verstehen, Wien/Graz 2009.

      Berka, W., Binder Ch., Kneihs, B., Die Grundrechte. Grund-und Menschenrechte in Österreich, 2.Auflage, Wien 2019.

      Europarat, Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention, Strassburg 1950 www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_DEU.pdf.

      Öhlinger, T., Eberhard, H., Verfassungsrecht, 12. Auflage, Wien 2019

      Suntinger, W., Menschenrechte und Polizei. Handbuch für TrainerInnen, Wien 2006 www.humanrightsconsulting.com/docs/Handbuch%20Menschenrechte%20und%20Polizei.pdf.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Scientific Methods and Master Thesis
      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Methods of Problem-Oriented Applied Social Research | ILV

      Methods of Problem-Oriented Applied Social Research | ILV

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Literature research and "state of the art" - what does this chapter in the master thesis do?
      • Writing workshop: scientific argumentation; descriptive v. critical/analytical writing
      • Repetition: formulating good research questions
      • Short repetition of the contents from the first two semesters with focus on methods of data collection and evaluation
      • Discussion of the argumentation exercise & status of the literature search for the master thesis
      • In-depth: data sources and methods of data collection and evaluation, "interpretation" in quantitative and qualitative research: from figures, protocols and transcripts to results
      • Research planning and research process; individual and larger or commissioned projects; proposal; group exercise: outline.

      Teaching method

      The combination of different teaching methods - lecture and distance learning, self-study, practical exercises based on individual and group work, discussion and feedback from peers and teachers - enables a diverse transfer of knowledge and skills on the one hand and takes into account different learning types among students on the other. By means of practical applications, students are challenged in this exercise to acquire new competences and to reflect on them in connection with the contents of other courses. The selected working materials and research examples provide a reference to the central topics of the course as well as current focal points such as SDGs and digitization.

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: The acquisition of the above-mentioned competences will be checked in the course of the immanent performance assessment by means of several written submissions in preparation for the master thesis, e.g. exemplary discussion of a scientific argument, chapter "state of research", and proposal.

      Literature

      Baur, N; Blasius, J. (Hg.): Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Springer VS.

      Bogner, Alexander/Littig, Beate/Menz, Wolfgang (2014): Interviews mit Experten. Eine praxisorientierte Einführung. Springer VS.

       

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS

      Module Management Tools
      2 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Personnel Development as a Management Task 2 | SE

      Personnel Development as a Management Task 2 | SE

      2 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Basic principles and framework of understanding: Human resources and the strategic importance of human resources management in an organizational context
      • Fields of action of human resources management in transition: e.g.: digital transformation, mobility, demographic changes, equality, knowledge management, diversity, etc.
      • Inventory strategic planning (responsibilities, competencies, instruments, success factors, ...)

      Teaching method

      • Lecture, group work, discussion, feedback, problem and solution based learning
      • Linking theory to the students' work experience and knowledge
      • Further development of competencies in the area of strategic planning and strategic personnel development through action-oriented tasks

      Examination

      Final exam: Performance result assessed by the result assurance of the own learning transfer (Instructions for Strategic Change worked out on a workplace-relevant example) by handing in the examination task.

      Literature

      Dörner, Dietrich (2012): Die Logik des Misslingens. Strategisches Denken in komplexen Situationen. Reinbekb.H: Rowohlt.

      Nagel, Reinhart (2007): Lust auf Strategie. Wirkbook zur systemischen Strategieentwicklung. Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta.

      Nagel, Reinhart/Wimmer, Rudolf (2002): Systemische Strategieentwicklung. Modelle und Instrumente für Berater und Entscheider Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta.

      Mintzberg, Henry/Ahlstrand, Bruce/Lampel, Joseph (2007): Eine Reise durch die Wildnis des strategischen Managements. Heidelberg: Redline Wirtschaft.

      Silver, Nate (2013): Die Berechnung der Zukunft. Warum die meisten Prognosen falsch sind und manche trotzdem zutreffen. München. Heyne.

      Wilhelmer, Doris/ Nagel, Reinhart (2013): Foresight-Managementhandbuch. Das Gestalten von Open Innovation. Heidelberg: Carl-Auer.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      2 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Management Behavior in Teams
      2 SWS
      4 ECTS
      Guide, Demand, Promote | UE

      Guide, Demand, Promote | UE

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Management tasks, leadership skills
      • The house of work ability
      • Approaches to motivation and emotional attachment to the organization: The psychological employment contract, the X/Y theory, the 2-factor theory.
      • Healthy leadership: Different forms of appraisal interviews
      • Non-violent communication as a feedback instrument
      • Model of areas of influence for the acceptance of framework conditions and identification of scope for action

       

      Teaching method

      Lectures, discussion, group work, reflection on your own professional practice, practical exercises

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Immanent performance assessment (completion of written tasks, reflection reports, presentations)

      Literature

      Förster, H., Glasersfeld, E. (2010). Wie wir uns erfinden. Eine Autobiographie des radikalen Konstruktivismus. Carl Auer Verlag.

      Gratz, W., Röthel, H., Sattler-Zisser, S. (2014): Gesund führen Mitarbeitergespräche zur Erhaltung von Leistungsfähigkeit und Gesundheit in Unternehmen. Wien, Linde.

      Malik, F. (2006): Führen Leisten Leben. Wirksames Management für eine neue Zeit. Frankfurt: Campus.

      Neuberger, O. (2002): Führen und führen lassen. Lucius & Lucius – UTB.

      Rosenberg, M. (2016): Gewaltfreie Kommunikation: Eine Sprache des Lebens. Junfermann Verlag.

      Tempel, J./Ilmarinen, J. (2012): Arbeitsleben 2025: Das Haus der Arbeitsfähigkeit im Unternehmen bauen: VSA Verlag.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Team and Leadership: Case Work | UE

      Team and Leadership: Case Work | UE

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Leadership and being led
      • Teamwork
      • Respectful and effective management and working style

      Teaching method

      • Work on cases brought in by the students (topics leadership and being led as well as teamwork) with methods of group supervision/intervision
      • Appropriate theory inputs for the cases
      • Evaluation and safeguarding of students' personal learning outcomes

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Written elaboration of a case from everyday professional life on the basis of a grid of questions provided

      Literature

      Dörner, Dietrich (2003): Die Logik des Misslingens. Strategisches Denken in komplexen Situationen. 15. Auflage. Hamburg.

      Gratz, Wolfgang, Janes, Alfred, Prammer, Karl (2020): Methodik der Arbeit an Fallbeispielen. Methoden der Gruppensupervision (Skript). Wien.

      Gratz, Wolfgang, Röthel, Horst, Sattler-Zisser, Sissi (2014): Gesund Führen – Mitarbeitergespräche zur Erhaltung von Leistungsfähigkeit und Gesundheit in Unternehmen. 1 Auflage. Wien.

      Gratz, Wolfgang (2011): Und sie bewegt sich doch – Entwicklungsprozesse in der Bundesverwaltung, 1. Auflage. Wien.

      Neuberger, Oswald (2011): Führen und führen lassen – Ansätze, Ergebnisse und Kritik der Führungsforschung. 6. Auflage. Stuttgart.

      Simon, Fritz B./Conecta-Autorengruppe (1996): Radikale Marktwirtschaft – Verhalten als Ware oder. Wer handelt, der handelt. 2. Auflage. Heidelberg.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Transformation Management
      3 SWS
      5 ECTS
      Digital Teams, Groups and Decisions | SE

      Digital Teams, Groups and Decisions | SE

      2 SWS   3 ECTS

      Content

      Group dynamics

      • group dynamic phases of group development
      • group vs. team
      • emotions in teams

      Organisational development

      • analysis of processes and organizations
      • communication and resistance during change processes
      • IT supported optimization of processes

      Digitalisation

      • chances and limitations of digitization
      • introduction in artificial intelligence and machine learning

      Teaching method

      Lecture, group work, peer feedback, exercises, problem-based learning

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Case study of the own institution and its processes.

      Literature

      Kauffeld, S. & Endrejat, P.C. & Richter H. (2019): Organisationsentwicklung. In. Kauffeld, S. (Hrsg.): Arbeits-, Organisations- und Personalpsychologie für Bachelor. Berlin. Springer Verlag GmbH. 3. Auflage.

      Nerdinger, F.W. & Blickle, G. & Schaper, N. (2019): Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. Berlin. Springer. 4. Auflage.

      Sankaran, K. & Ahmed, M. (2017): Leadership and Information Technology. In: Marques, J. & Dhiman, S. (Ed.): Leadership Today. Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland.

      Skansi, S. (2018): Introduction to Deep Learning. Cham. Springer Nature.

      Tuckman, B.W. & Jensen, M.A.C. (2010[1977]): Stages of small-group development revisited. St.Paul. Group Facilitation: A Research & Applications Journal. Number 10, 2010.

      Teaching language

      Englisch

      2 SWS
      3 ECTS
      Digitization, Innovations and Future Research | SE

      Digitization, Innovations and Future Research | SE

      1 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      Management concept

      Leading from the future

      Anticipation and transformation

      Methods of decision making

      Decision-making processes in teams and organizations

      Public welfare orientation

      Basic and human rights

      SDGs

      Futures and trends

      Creativity, networked and dialogical thinking and learning

       

       

       

      Teaching method

      Short lectures, individual work, group work, discussions and dilemma debates, written reflection

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Case handling, concept development, presentations, homework

      Literature

      Hansen, J. (2017): Zukunft Digitalisierung: Der Wettlauf zum Weltbetriebssystem. Warum wir neue Visionen für wirtschaft, Staat und Sicherheit brauchen. Seelze: Jens Hansen Consulting GmbH.

      Bühler, B./Willer, S. (Hrsg.) (2016): Futurologien : Ordnungen des Zukunftswissens. Paderborn: W. Fink, 2016.

      Popp, R./Schüll, E. (2008): Zukunftsforschung und -gestaltung, Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis. Berlin/ Heidelberg: Springer.

      Zellmann, P. (2010): Die Zukunft der Arbeit. Viele werden etwas anderes tun. Wien: Molden.

      Dürr, H.-P. (2011): Das Lebende lebendiger werden lassen. Wie uns neues Denken aus der Krise führt. München: Oekom-Verlag.

      Dürr, H.-P. (20o9):Warum es ums Ganze geht. Neues Denken für eine Welt im Umbruch. München:Oek om-Verlag.

      Horx. M. (Hrsg.) (2018): Zukunftsreport 2019. Frankfurt am Main: Zukunftsinstitut

      Müller-Prothmann, T./Dörr, N. (2014): Innovationsmanagement. Strategien, Methoden und Werkzeuge für systematische Innovationsprozesse. München: Hanser.

      Pearce, C., P. (2008): Biologie der Transzendenz. Neurobiologische Grundlagen für die harmonische Entfaltung des Menschen. Freiamt: Arbor.

      Teaching language

      Deutsch-Englisch

      1 SWS
      2 ECTS
      Module Scientific Methods and Master Thesis
      1 SWS
      19 ECTS
      Master Thesis Exercise | UE

      Master Thesis Exercise | UE

      1 SWS   1 ECTS

      Content

      • Support in the preparation of the master thesis - in particular through targeted feedback; needs-oriented support in the application of the competences acquired during the course of study within the framework of an independent research project
      • Writing style and structure of scientific papers (cooperation with ZEWISS)
      • Consolidation: evaluation methods
      • Research ethics and data protection
      • Visualization of results; poster creation
      • Formalities of the master thesis and examination, Executive Summary

      Teaching method

      Teacher input; teaching videos; short presentations by students with peer feedback; group work (methods workshop, writing workshop; exercises in text design and visualisation of data); reading; written assignments with feedback

      Examination

      Continuous assessment: Immanent assessment: Submission of a methods paper or the methods chapter of the master thesis (draft), presentation of the current status of the work based on an annotated table of contents and submission of the written documents

      Literature

      Baur, N./Blasius, J. (2014) (Hg.): Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Springer VS.

      Bogner, A./Littig, B./Menz, W. (2014): Interviews mit Experten. Eine praxisorientierte Einführung. Springer VS.

      Hollenberg, S. (2016): Fragebögen. Fundierte Konstruktion, sachgerechte Anwendung und aussagekräftige Auswertung. Springer VS.

      Mayring, P. (2015): Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse. Grundlagen und Techniken. 12. Auflage. Weinheim/Basel: Beltz

      Siehe außerdem: Kommentierte Literaturliste des ZEWISS zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben: www.fh-campuswien.ac.at/lehre/zentrum-fuer-wissenschaftliches-schreiben.html

       

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      1 SWS
      1 ECTS
      Master Thesis | MT

      Master Thesis | MT

      0 SWS   16 ECTS

      Content

      • Writing the master thesis
      • Theoretical part (theories, questions, state of research, ...)
      • Empirical part (qualitative or quantitative study, interpretation, ...)
      • Writing an executive summary (for master thesis collection)

      Examination

      Final exam: Submission of master thesis

      Literature

      • Bogner, Littig, & Menz (2009): Experteninterviews: Theorien, Methoden, Anwendungsfelder. 3. Auflage. VS Verlag.
      • Porst, R. (2013): Fragebogen: Ein Arbeitsbuch. 4. Auflage. Springer.
      • Lueger, M. (2010): Interpretative Sozialforschung: Die Methoden. Facultas.
      • Behnke, J., Baur, N., & Behnke, N. (2006): Empirische Methoden der Politikwissenschaft. UTB.
      • Kornmeier, M. (2013): Wissenschaftlich schreiben leicht gemacht. 6. Auflage. UTB.
      • Karmasin, M. & Ribing, R. (2008): Die Gestaltung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten. 3. Auflage. Wien: Facultas.wuv.
      • Rössl, D. (Hrsg.) (2008): Die Diplomarbeit in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre. 4. Auflage. Wien: Facultas. wuv.
      • Peter, H., & Dörfler, T. (2014): Abschlussarbeiten in der Psychologie und den Sozialwissenschaften. Planen, Durchführen und Auswerten. Pearson.
      • Oertner, M., St. John, I., & Thelen, G. (2014): Wissenschaftlich Schreiben. Ein Praxisbuch für Schreibtrainer und Studierende. Wilhelm Fink.
      • Thiel, D. (2013): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben. Das Praxisbuch zur Förderung von Schlüsselqualifikationen und Soft Skills. Auer.

       

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      16 ECTS
      Master's Degree Examination | AP

      Master's Degree Examination | AP

      0 SWS   2 ECTS

      Content

      • Presentation and defense of the master thesis
      • Relevant questions on the topic of the master thesis
      • Creation of a scientific poster on the basis of which the Master thesis is presented
      • Public management

      Teaching method

      Thesis defense, examination interview

      Examination

      Final exam: Master exam

      Teaching language

      Deutsch

      2 ECTS

      Number of teaching weeks
      9 per semester

      Times
      Usually every two weeks, in blocks, Fri. and Sat., 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and once a month on Thursday, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.


      After graduation

      As a graduate of this program, a wide range of occupational fields and career opportunities are open to you. Find out here where your path can take you.

      The degree program enhances your career opportunities in the public sector and prepares you for future management responsibilities. You will be qualified to manage projects or organizational units, as the senior expert to prepare political decisions or, as a specialist expert, to participate in or manage the structuring and control of complex change processes. You are comfortable with developing new management concepts and methods and to further professionalize performance processes of organizational units by, for instance, specifying activities and optimally assessing an organization's qualitative effectiveness.

      The master improves your professional opportunities and prepares you for a career as a specialist or manager in the public sector. In addition to public institutions, this job market with a future includes around 8,000 public companies. As a graduate, you are qualified to lead projects or organizational units, to prepare politically relevant decisions as a senior expert, or to help shape and steer complex change processes as a specialist. You will be able to develop innovative management concepts and methods and to further professionalize performance processes of the organizational unit, for example by determining types of performance and optimally measuring the impact quality of an organization. You will be able to take on responsible challenges in human resources management, finance and budgeting, controlling and quality management.


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      Networking with graduates and organizations

      We work closely with the BMKÖS and the BMI, renowned companies in the public sector, universities, institutions and schools, but also municipalities. These partnerships provide you with opportunities for professional internships, job opportunities or cooperation in research and development activities. You can find some of our cooperations on the Campus Network website. It is always worth taking a look and you might find a new job or an interesting event with one of our cooperation partners.


      Contact

      Head of Degree Program

      Office hours during the semester
      Tue to Thu, 9.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.
      Fri, 7.30 a.m.-2.00 p.m. 
      Sat, 7.30 a.m.-2.00 p.m. 

      Office hours during holidays
      Tue to Fri, 9.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.

       

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