Service Design & Engineering

The following details taken from the examination regulations MSBWL/21, SMPO WS 21/22 are for information purposes only and not legally binding. For legally binding information, please refer to the corresponding official examination regulations of the program Master in Business Administration.

Key Info

Basic Information

Studypath:
Master in Business Administration
Semester:
2
Course Type:
Seminar
Language:
English
Cycle:
Summer term and winter term
Scheduling:
Entire semester
Course Units:
4.0
Credits:
5.0
Course Limit:
40
Erasmus Capacity:
10
Compulsory Attendance:
Yes

Lecturer

  • Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Gudergan

Syllabus

Designing new services is of increasing importance for companies both to develop successful business strategies and to develop and implement new and successful business models. The objective of this class is to introduce into a comprehensive set of methods and tools which guide through the design of new services. The perspective of the business manager is taken and enhanced by an in-depth insight of academic and research challenges as well.
We will have a focus on management questions and will take a framework which organizes the different tasks to design a new service concept within the context of a new business model. There will be a specific focus and a stepwise methodology to systematically designing innovative services. We will learn why and when to use the different methods and will learn how to manage the overall design process.
The class is case-study based. The case study will be introduced and we will solve the given problem in a team based approach. There will be lectures to introduce into the overall methodology and tools and workshops and exercises to experience how to make use of the knowledge gained. In addition, we will discuss a number of academic journal papers on the topics discussed in the class.

Objectives

After participating in this course, students should be in a position to:
- Acquire a sound understanding of the importance of new services for successful business strategies and new business models
- Differentiate various understandings of new service design and engineering
- Acquire competences to successfully manage a new service design project and process
- Structure the design process and integrate with other corporate functions such as marketing and engineering
- Know about tools and methods of new service design and engineering
- Argue about future trends the service industry

Prerequisites

None

Examination

The course grade will be determined based on one of the following modes of evaluation:
(A) colloquium (class participation) (50%, graded) and examination (50%, graded, 60min.); or
(B) colloquium (class participation ) (50%, graded) and paper (50%, graded); or
(C) examination (100%, graded, 60min.)
The final mode of evaluation (A, B, or C) will be announced and publicly displayed prior to the first class session. In general, grading for this class will be based on mode B.

Further Information

No information available in English at the moment.

Literature

No information available in English at the moment.