AoL (Assurance of Learning)

Knowledge and understanding: Students demonstrate integrated academic knowledge and understanding of business information systems.

1. The student has solid knowledge on core theories, concepts, and models in (business) information systems. 

2. The student reflects on the limits of theories, concepts, and models.

3. The student applies academic concepts and theories to practical and/or theoretical problems in (business) information systems.

Academic skills: Students master basic scientific working techniques and justify their own decisions and steps of action.

1. The student poses relevant research questions.

2. The student develops appropriate research and/or development design.

3. The student applies research and/or development methods to draw theoretical and/or practical conclusions.

Solutions for complex problems: Students develop and evaluate solution-oriented propositions.

1. The student outlined the relevance of the problem statement or research question for its context.

2. The student appropriately developed specific concepts or artifacts (e.g. an algorithm, a model, a program) for implementation.

3. The student discussed how the solution contributed to research and advanced the knowledge in the respective field.

Knowledge and expertise: Students critically reflect and apply academic knowledge in the field of management and entrepreneurship.

1. The student has profound knowledge on core theories, concepts, and models of the field of management and entrepreneurship.

2. The student applied scientifically based theories, concepts, models, and methods, to practical and/or theoretical problems.

3. The student recognizes and understands how systems are embedded within different domains and different scales, analyses complex systems, and deals with uncertainty.

Academic skills: Students work independently in an academic context and justify and reflect on their own actions.

1. The student knows and understands relevant data and its availability.

2. The student chose and applied a sophisticated and/or specialized research design.

3. The student critically reflects on applied theories and methods as well as their own conclusions.

Entrepreneurial thinking: Students develop and evaluate solution-oriented propositions.

1. The student outlined the relevance of the problem statement or research question from a theoretical and practical perspective. 

2. The student discussed the implications of the topic and/or the findings for theory and practice. 

The students developed (and implemented) innovative solution options that further innovative activities.

1. The student developed convincing propositions for solving the project tasks.

Responsible management: Students act responsibly in their decision-making.

1. The student critically reflects on the relations between business and society: The student has profound knowledge of responsible management and identifies important aspects concerning responsible management in a given situation.

2. The student considered principles and/or practices of responsible management: The student negotiates (sustainability) values, principles, goals, and targets, in a context of conflicts of interests and trade-offs, uncertain knowledge and/or contradictions. 

Knowledge and expertise: Students critically reflect and apply academic knowledge in the field of sustainable accounting and finance.

1. The student has profound knowledge on core theories, concepts, and models of the field of sustainable accounting and finance.

2. The student applied scientifically based theories, concepts, models, and methods, to practical and/or theoretical problems.

3. The student recognizes and understands how systems are embedded within different domains and different scales, analyses complex systems, and deals with uncertainty.

Academic skills: Students work independently in an academic context and justify and reflect on their own actions.

1. The student knows and understands relevant data and its availability.

2. The student chose and applied a sophisticated and/or specialized research design.

3. The student critically reflected on applied theories and methods as well as their own conclusions.

Entrepreneurial thinking: Students develop and evaluate solution-oriented propositions.

1. The student outlined the relevance of the problem statement or research question from a theoretical and practical perspective. 

2. The student discussed the implications of the topic and/or the findings for theory and practice. 

3. The students developed (and implemented) innovative solution options that further innovative activities.

4. The student developed convincing propositions for solving the project tasks.

Responsible management: Students act responsibly in their decision-making.

1. The student critically reflects on the relations between business and society: The student has profound knowledge of responsible management and identifies important aspects concerning responsible management in a given situation.

2. The student considered principles and/or practices of responsible management: The student negotiates (sustainability) values, principles, goals, and targets, in a context of conflicts of interests and trade-offs, uncertain knowledge and/or contradictions. 

Scientific research competences: Contributions to complex theory.

1. The student devised an appropriate formalization of the problem.

2. The technical contribution is innovative and conceptually novel.

3. The technical contribution or theses contributes to a complex theory.

4. The mathematical derivation of the technical contribution is correct.

5. The empirical evaluation supports the claims of the thesis.

Skills for analyzing problems and developing solutions: Students develop solutions based on a thorough analysis which considers contextual specifics.

1. The student puts the thesis adequately in context with related scientific work.

2. The student puts the thesis adequately in context with related practical work.

3. The student developed convincing propositions for solving the project tasks. 

Disciplinary expertise: Students apply theoretical knowledge on questions/challenges in the field of modern production systems and production technology (industry 4.0).

1. The student is able to define and interpret terminologies, specific topics, limitations, and common discourses of modern production systems and production technology.

2. The student is able to think and act logically in their field.

3. The student is able to apply scientifically based concepts, theories, models and methods to practical and theoretical as well as past, present and future problems.

Scientific competences: Students demonstrate high standards of applying appropriate methods for research and development.

1. The student knows with which method they obtain relevant data.

2. The student applied sophisticated and/or specialized methodologies or approaches.

3. The student performed rigorous data analysis.

Solutions for complex problems: Students develop and evaluate solution-oriented propositions.

1. The student develops solutions for complex interdisciplinary challenges in the context of global transformations and specifically digitalization.

2. The student discussed how the solution contributed to research and advanced the knowledge in the respective field.

3. The student developed convincing propositions for solving the project tasks.