WISO Meets Consulting

Content

In the WISO Meets Consulting seminar, students work in small groups to solve a case study, which is assigned to them at the beginning of the semester. During the semester, students learn in several keynote lectures by employees of reputable consulting firms about different approaches to the structured solution of real problems in companies, which they can apply to their case study. At the end of the semester, they present their solution to the case study as a group (30% of the exam performance) to the seminar and the representatives of the consulting firms. In addition, each student demonstrates his or her personal solution competence in a short term paper (70% of the examination).

Thereby, the students connect with the representatives of the most popular German companies in the economic environment, benefit from their experience and get an insight into the daily work routine in the industry.

Learning Objectives

  • Record and analyse operational problems from the digitisation environment
  • Develop and present approaches to solutions for digitisation challenges from business practice
  • Apply scientific theories and methods to operational problems
  • Apply methods for the structured solution of complex problems
  • Work together in interdisciplinary teams.

Organization

23.04.2023, 11.59 pm: Deadline for applications

26.04.2023: Announcement of acceptance or rejection

28.04.2023: Introductory event including the announcement of the group classification

05.05.2023: First keynote lecture: McKinsey & Company

12.05.2023: Second keynote lecture: tbd

26.05.2023: Third keynote lecture: Horváth

09.06.2023: Fourth keynote lecture: Exxeta

16.06.2023: Fifth keynote lecture: zeb

07.07.2023: Mid-term feedback

14.07.2023: Final presentations

Crediting

We also welcome students from different fields of study. The following crediting is possible:

  • Bachelor Wirtschaftsinformatik: Bachelorseminar Wirtschaftsinformatik (credited as Seminar Digitalization in Business & Society)
  • Master International Information Systems: Seminar IIS (credited as Seminar Digitalization in Business & Society)
  • Master International Business Studies: Free Specialization Module for European area studies
  • Master Management: Vertiefungsmodul im Bereich Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Master Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen: wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Wahlpflichtfach
  • Master Computer Science: elective area
  • Master Artificial Intelligence: elective area

Application

If you are interested, please send an informal application with a CV in table form, showing the final grades of all your previous degrees and your current grade point average. You can either send your CV via E-Mail to Florian Meier (florian.j.meier@fau.de), or upload it in the respective StudOn folder by April 23, 11:59 pm. You will be notified of your participation no later than April 26.