Modules What you can expect in your degree program

Applied Statistics 1
The students learn how to summarize and graph data. They know different measures of central tendency and variation and when to use which measure. The students can calculate and interpret relationships between two sets of data. They apply their knowledge in the statistics project. (3 ECTS)

Advanced English Diploma Course 1
This course will prepare students for the IELTS Academic Test and will cover the skills of reading, listening, writing, and speaking in preparation for the test. Grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation will also be included as key components of the course. The target level is C1 (Band 7.0). Students will be regularly assessed during the semester and will also complete a mock exam before enrolling for the actual exam. (3 ECTS)

Applied Statistics 2
The students know different probability distributions. They can calculate and interpret estimates and test statistical hypothesis. Students know the chi-square test and can analyse variance. They apply their knowledge in the statistics project. (3 ECTS)

Anglo-Saxon Culture, Politics & History
This course will address the cultures, histories, political systems, and religion of four Anglo-Saxon countries. Students will learn about England, the United States, and two other countries. Lessons will consist of groupwork, presentations, interactive media, and discussions. (3 ECTS)

Advanced English Diploma Course 2
This course will prepare students for the IELTS Academic Test and will cover the skills of reading, listening, writing, and speaking in preparation for the test. Grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation will also be included as key components of the course. The target level is C1 (Band 7.0). Students will be regularly assessed during the semester and will also complete a mock exam before enrolling for the actual exam. (3 ECTS)

Applied Mathematics
Students know different functions and how the graphs of these functions look like. They can differentiate these functions and interpret the results. Students have basic knowledge about matrices and Markov chains. (3 ECTS)

(«Business») Ethics
Students will learn how to develop ethical positions and to understand the ethical dimensions and questions pertinent to their professions. This will include discovering the values which guide their ethical decision making, applying different value systems and utilizing an ethical process to address everyday ethical problems. This will be achieved through short inputs, regular tasks, readings, discussions and exchange with the lecturer. (3 ECTS)

Asia culture, Politics & History
This course will address the cultures, histories, political systems, and religion of four Asian countries. Students will learn about China, India and two other countries. Lessons will consist of groupwork, presentations, interactive media, and discussions. (3 ECTS)

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Business & Supply Chain Management
In this module, two major topics are discussed: (1) Management Information Systems and (2) Supply Chain Management. Key aspects of organization, management, and technology as well as ethical considerations are explained. Topics range from information and knowledge management to e-commerce, operations and supply chain management. (6 ECTS)

International Law
This module teaches students the basics of international business law. The geographical focus is on Switzerland, the EU and the USA, its governmental and legal systems students get to know. Students should become aware of legally relevant issues and become able to find their way in international legal systems. Students should become competent partners of legal experts, such as attorneys at law and legal counsels. (3 ECTS)

International Financial Accounting
Students will recognize how financial information about a company is gathered and entered into accounting / ERP systems. They will to be able to understand and explain financial reports (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement) and they will become proficient in managing cash flows. This pertains to projects as well as to their own enterprises. (3 ECTS)

International Affairs Economics
The modul international affairs & economics focuses first on the theories of international relations and applies them to the United States of America, the European Union and China. For each player the foreign policy as well as the economic development and the strategies to react to economic and political challenges will be analysed. (3 ECTS)

International Management Accounting
This course will address the concepts and tools that enable effective management. Students will learn which instruments are suitable for successfully implementing business objectives and how these can be used. They will learn to systematically analyse costs, expenses and prices and are be able to create and structure systematic budgets. (3 ECTS)

Strategic Management
Strategic Management includes a systematic approach and integrated view on various corporate strategies. First students learn how to “read” and analyse corporate strategies. Then students will dive into strategy work including business model design. Methodologically it will be focused on applying a conceptual framework including the use of different tools of the strategy toolbox. Finally, framework and tools will be applied in case studies. (3 ECTS)

Digital Strategies, Product & Services 
The module includes a systematic view of the impact of digitalization on business models and strategies. It will be explained how digitalization affects the whole value chain and internal organizational structures of a company in order of offer innovative customer orientated services and products. (3 ECTS)

Finance & Investments
In time of disruption, macroeconomic turmoil and volatile markets students in International IT-Management assess projects with different methods of capital budgeting, evaluate business models and companies, and are familiar with possibilities of financing (including leverage effect, M&A). Because debt as well as equity can be traded on financial markets they understand the logics & principles of efficient market theory and behavioural finance. (3 ECTS)

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Project Management Professional Communication and Teamwork
Project management, professional communication, teamwork and self-organisation are the main topics of this module. The students will develop their own ideas depending on a given task and present them in a professional way to a specific audience. The module also provides an opportunity to learn basic principles of project management, interview techniques and using makerspaces/fablabs. (6 ECTS)

Business Project 1 Technology 
This business project module with a focus on technology requires students to apply simultaneously what they have learned in business software development, web- & communication technologies, and data management, by developing a defined system from business case, analysis, design, and programming to implementation strategies. A CMS of your own choice is used. Students work in teams to develop a significant product. (6 ECTS)

Business Project 2 Economics
This module gives you a theoretical and practical introduction to applied economics or social science research. You will select a research question, run a literature search, apply at least one method to collect and analyze data, and write a final research paper. The topics range from Universal/Unconditional Basic Income, Future Social Welfare, Cooperatives, On-Demand Economy to Labor Unions. (6 ECTS)

Academic Methods
This course will explore different methods for conducting scientific research. Primary data collection methods to be covered will include questionnaires/surveys, key informant interviews, participatory observation, and text mining. We will explore low-tech ways to analyze qualitative and quantitative data. (3 ECTS)

Intercultural Business Project
In an international environment it is important to behave appropriately to people who have grown up with different attitudes and values. The main goal of this module is to provide theoretical and practical examples whereby you will examine your own cultural background, attitudes, values and biases and gain knowledge and skills in the area of cross-cultural management. (6 ECTS)

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Programming Fundamentals
Students learn both the basic programming concepts and the essential language concepts of the programming language JAVA. Furthermore, students learn basics of object-oriented programming (classes, objects, collections, inheritance). Students are able to analyze simpler problems and develop problem-oriented solutions including implementation. Abstraction and modelling of real-world problems are the high-level skills acquired in this course. (6 ECTS)

Computer & Network Basics
This module provides an introduction to computer communication. It covers topics such as converged networks, the principles of IP addressing and the basics of Ethernet LANs. Students know the structure of simple LANs, know how to configure routers and switches, the importance of routing protocols such as RIP and OSPF, Inter-VLAN routing, and IPv4 and IPv6. (3 ECTS)

Software Development
The module covers the most important software ingredients for business software. Students will deepen their knowledge about code quality and refactoring. As a next step the module will empower students to create graphical user interfaces. File handling and networking concepts will be taught as these are crucial ingredients for business applications. Implementing client-server architectures completes this module. (3 ECTS)

Web & Communication Technologies
The students know the OSI model & network protocols, the focus is on IP and the protocol family for the WWW, as well as basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and insights into scripting languages for clients and web servers to create dynamic pages and to connect to databases. In a second part, students work in groups on a project that can aim at a web presence with database connection, web service, or configuration of a VoIP telephone exchange. (3 ECTS)

Data Management
Data is considered the new oil, as it fuels our modern, tech-driven society. As such, it’s crucial to understand what data actually is, how it can be transformed into information or knowledge and which data types exist. In a first step, modelling, building and querying of relational databases is covered. The second step focuses on so-called NoSQL databases. Here, the focus will be applied on graph databases. (3 ECTS)

ERP-Applications
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems are IT-based information systems which closely integrate business data and business processes across a business as well as across multiple businesses. That kind of system is nowadays used by many businesses big and small and in different industries. IT and business are deeply interlinked and dependent of each other. Solid knowledge about ERP systems is indispensable for an IT professional. (3 ECTS)

Software Engineering
The students get an introduction to the broad field of Software Engineering. The complete life cycle of a software system is covered, step-by-step, from inception to release. (3 ECTS)

Information Security 
This module teaches how to deal with typical organisational and technical threats, including which security objectives are important in information security and which basic measures and concepts are necessary at organisational, system and network level to ensure information security. Students also learn the basics of cryptography; In addition, the students apply what they have learned in concrete situations in the security laboratory. (6 ECTS)

Internet of Things
Practical introduction to Internet of Things (IoT). Students will develop knowledge and practical skills in the design and building IoT systems, and applying concepts learned to real-word IoT applications. Topics include: IoT technologies, software architectures for IoT, challenges, IoT cloud platforms, popular IoT devices, sensors & tools, IoT protocols, IoT security, visual programming for IoT (Node-RED), real-world use cases from industries. (3 ECTS)

Blockchain
The students get a theoretical insight into the underlying technology and learn in several sessions how blockchain applications are structured. The acquired knowledge is used by the students to develop their own blockchain business case.; The course follows a very strong «hands on» approach, with theoretical input being limited to 45-60min per block. The knowledge taught is consolidated through team exercises and a module spanning project. (3 ECTS)

Business Intelligence
This module introduces the students to the concept of Business Intelligence as the application of approaches and methods of data analytics to support decision-making processes, using the "R" language, as reference. The module follows a mixed approach, combining knowledge transmission by direct input, knowledge elicitation by discussion and competence creation by direct students exploration and application, including a didactic project. (3 ECTS)

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
This Module is a broad introduction to the history and state-of the art of Artificial Intelligence and its applications in search, classification, optimization, natural language processing, vision systems, etc. The course includes key underlying AI technologies such as supervised/unsupervised machine learning and neural networks. It also includes a strong focus on the practical application of AI in business including case-studies, illustrated by coding examples in the Python programming language. (3 ECTS)

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