Contents: In this course, students get to know the very basics of "Controlling" (German understanding) and the roles and responsibilities of managers and controllers as well as get familiar with the following management control issues:
- Responsibility centers & KPIs ("control framework")
- Corporate planning and forecasting
- Performance measurement
- Managerial accounting
- IT systems for controllers
- Functional management control
- Sustainability control
During the course, we will have a gues lecture from two controllers of an industry corporation as well as an multidisciplinary class with a lecturer of the university's computer science faculty.
Examination / grading: written examination at the end of the semester.
Time: Thursday 9.50 to 11.20 (first lecture, March 20), with three additional classes on Tuesday afternoon 14.00 to 15.30 due to bank holidays during the semester. Those additional Tuesday lectures will be on April 15, May 27, and June 17.
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alexander Stehle
- Dozent/in: Alexander Stehle