At the Institute of Production Management, the Bachelor's seminar is offered in the summer and winter semester. We recommend taking the seminar in the fourth, or fifth semester of the Bachelor's programme. The aim is to introduce you to writing scientific papers and prepare you for writing your Bachelor's thesis.
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Summer Term 2026 (271075)
Seminar-Fact sheet
General features Title Bachelor Seminar Operations Management Course number 271075 In semester Summer term 2026 Rhythm of offer Winter term and summer term Framework topic Operations Management Target audience Bachelor students WiWi + WiIng Number of seats No limitation Language German or English Venue Internal seminar Practice partner No Rhythm of events Block event Preparation of the term paper During the lecture period Information on topic allocation Will be announced in advance via Stud.IP. Requirements and Support Objective Introduction to writing scientific papers Required prior knowledge Knowledge of Operations Management, programming skills (GAMS, Python, etc.) useful Supporting course for the introduction to scientific work Supporting materials for scientific work will be provided via Stud.IP Formal requirements Guidelines for the preparation of scientific papers are provided in the Stud.IP. General literature - Basic literature for introduction per topic Yes Methodology Used special software GAMS / Python Recommended word processing software LaTex (Download template) Number of pages essay 15 Outline discussions at least One Performance requirements / assessment incl. weighting Submission of a seminar paper, attendance obligation during the lecture events, oral participation Examiner Prof. Dr. Helber Contact Prof. Dr. Helber Group Work and Topic Assignment Group work No Group size - Process for group composition - Topics Topics will be announced at the beginning of each term Procedure for assigning topics Preference-based Type of advance notification None Timing Pre-registration / Application - Preliminary discussion / presentation of topics In the first week of lectures Subject assignment In the first week of lectures Binding registration In the first week of lectures Start of processing In the first week of lectures Submission of seminar paper 6 weeks later Delivery of the presentation - Presentation event At the end of the semester -
Winter Term 2025/2026 (271075)
Seminar-Fact sheet
General features Title Bachelor Seminar Operations Management Course number 271075 In semester Winter term 2025/2026 Rhythm of offer Winter term Framework topic Operations Management Target audience Bachelor students WiWi + WiIng Number of seats No limitation Language German or English Venue Internal seminar Practice partner No Rhythm of events Block event Preparation of the term paper During the lecture period Information on topic allocation Will be announced in advance via Stud.IP. Requirements and Support Objective Introduction to writing scientific papers Required prior knowledge Knowledge of Operations Management, programming skills (GAMS, Python, etc.) useful Supporting course for the introduction to scientific work Supporting materials for scientific work will be provided via Stud.IP Formal requirements Guidelines for the preparation of scientific papers are provided in the Stud.IP. General literature - Basic literature for introduction per topic Yes Methodology Used special software GAMS / Python Recommended word processing software LaTex (Download template) Number of pages essay 15 Outline discussions at least One Performance requirements / assessment incl. weighting Submission of a seminar paper, attendance obligation during the lecture events, oral participation Examiner Prof. Dr. Helber Contact Prof. Dr. Helber Group Work and Topic Assignment Group work No Group size - Process for group composition - Topics Topics will be announced at the beginning of each term Procedure for assigning topics Preference-based Type of advance notification None Timing Pre-registration / Application - Preliminary discussion / presentation of topics In the first week of lectures Subject assignment In the first week of lectures Binding registration In the first week of lectures Start of processing In the first week of lectures Submission of seminar paper 6 weeks later Delivery of the presentation - Presentation event At the end of the semester
Notes on the Allocation of Seminar Topics
At the Institute of Production Economics, the topics for the seminars are distributed on a preference basis. For this purpose, we require personal data and your preference values for the seminar topics.
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