Master's Studies
The seminar Entrepreneurship and Management I teaches practical orientated fundamental knowledge referring to the founding process of a company as well as to startup management. In doing so central elements of the bachelor’s program are refreshed, which are important for the further course of study. The class trains the students’ abilities regarding entrepreneurial activities or rather the development of new business fundamentals. Also, experiments are undertaken, which are based on current practical methods. The results are presented and discussed in milestone meetings. The learned abilities aim at the individual entrepreneurial activity and simultaneously at startup consultancy as well as at startup coaching.
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The course “Scaling Startups” covers the key aspects of the growth phase of young companies. The focus is on the transition from startup to scaleup, the maturation of scalable business models and structures, and the design of sustainable growth strategies. The course follows a research-based learning approach and combines theoretical principles with work on practical scaling projects. Regular, multi-perspective feedback from instructors, fellow students, and business leaders supports students in the further development of their project work.
The aim of the course is to enable students to understand scaling processes, plan them strategically, and recognize growth opportunities and risks—with product/market fit (PMF) as an important benchmark. Analytical thinking, entrepreneurial judgment, and reflective skills are specifically promoted.
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In this seminar, participants develop basic research skills that are essential in qualitative studies and learn how to conduct a systematic literature review. This seminar deals with popular topics in contemporary entrepreneurship research. We teach fundamental research knowledge and skills, including the philosophy of science, basic qualitative interview techniques, research ethics, and academic English writing. Furthermore, students will conduct a research project in a group in which they perform a systematic literature analysis on a selected research topic.
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In this seminar, participants familiarize themselves with various theories and concepts that can be applied to investigate entrepreneurship and develop a conceptual paper with a set of propositions. More specifically, students learn how to conduct literature reviews to understand the research object, as well as theories and concepts, and how to develop causal assumptions. This research aims at fostering the basic research skills on the master-level to develop frame the paper, to apply theories and concepts, and to explore new causal relationships. This seminar deals with various aspects of entrepreneurship, such as transnational entrepreneurship, accelerators, business incubators, entrepreneurship education, and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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This course enables students to conduct qualitative research independently. Participants first independently identify a research gap and question on a given research topic based on a literature review in a group. The qualitative research methodology and appropriate data analysis methods learned in the course are applied in the next step. For this purpose, the student groups conduct research interviews and evaluate them with the help of analysis software. Taking into account the knowledge of relevant theories and concepts developed in the main seminar, the students develop a presentation of results in the form of a framework. The results will be presented by means of a scientific presentation and a scientific term paper.
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