Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

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1 Faculty of Business Administration and Economics Prof. Dr. Stefan Jungblut Rebekka Markofsky

2 Agenda 1. General Information and Overview before the lectures start important dates Contact and Faculty Homepage 2. Available Modules and Module Selection What to know about Modules Course Catalog, Module Manual Erasmus+ Learning Agreements 3. Course Registration, Examination and Approval PAUL Enrollment and Examination Approval 4. Additional Resources koala Moodle eseminarapparat 2

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4 1. General Information and Overview Semester schedule Lecture Period: Second Enrollment Phase: Midterm Period: Final Exam Period: end of April - end of lecture period July - August Important: You must be available when the finals will take place! In general, exams cannot be shifted, changed, or repeated! 4

5 1 General Information To be done before the lectures start 1. Make or check your module selection if excel file has been submitted: check entries in PAUL if no excel file has been submitted: use second registration phase 2. Refine or add courses via PAUL (see below) The second registration phase will take place from Use the chance to go to lectures, talk to Professors. Check the time table and complete your module selection. 5

6 1 General Information To be done before the lectures start Attention: Some courses have limited places and a waiting list Students who have submitted the excel file and selected the course will - if ever possible - be able to participate Students who have not submitted the excel file or did not select the module will have to apply via PAUL If waiting lists exist, they will be published in the students section of the Faculty s homepage (ask your buddy where to find it) If the module is closed, PAUL will refuse application and state that some conditions for enrollment are not met. 6

7 1 General Information To be done before the lectures start 3. If you are still missing modules Check the module catalogue for available modules. Click on the modules title to read the details. Make a selection. Contact your home advisor to ask for acceptance and credit transfer. 4. For Erasmus students i. Check your Learning Agreement. ii. iii. Contact your home advisor if changes are necessary. Prepare a Changes Agreement and go to Academic Advisor for signature. 7

8 1 General Information To be done before the lectures start 5. Check your time table Sometimes, modules overlap. These conflicts cannot be totally avoided. Team up as a group of students, split-up, and exchange lecture notes. Your personal time table will show up in PAUL - but only after the second registration phase is over (!!) 6. Check the internet (course page or instructors page) for any course specific requirements kick-off meetings, additional registration, groupings, See also News in the international section of Faculty homepage 8

9 1 General Information To be done before the lectures start Finally and very important: If you want to deregister De-registration from modules is possible until one week before the first module examination takes place The module specific deadlines for de-registration are published on the Faculty s webpage (student section). See: If you do not want to finish a module and simply let it go, it will show up on your transcript, marked as failed, in any case! 9

10 1. General Information and Overview Responsibilities International Office (University level) Administrative affairs, credit transfer, language courses Office for Academic Affairs ( Studienbüro, Faculty level) Module registration Office for Internationalization (Faculty level) general and specific support in academic affairs, learning agreements 10

11 1. General Information and Overview Contact International Office (University) Nicola Weinert, Kerstin Ollech, Villa Office for Academic Affairs (Faculty) Sebastian Buck/Kathrin Schmidt, Q0.216, Office for International Affairs (Faculty) Rebekka Markofsky, Q0.319, Academic Advisor for Exchange Students (Faculty) Prof. Dr. Stefan Jungblut, Q4.337, 11

12 1. General Information and Overview Faculty Homepage For content in German For content in English News and information Links to course information, courses, teacher and staff Subsection for Incomings 12

13 1. General Information and Overview Faculty Homepage ( 13

14 1. General Information and Overview International ( 14

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16 2 Available Modules What is important to know about modules? There are two important sources of information on available modules 1. The module catalogues ( Modulkataloge ) the most recent and accurate list of modules. Go to and choose Courses in English available for exchange students 2. The module manual ( Modulhandbuch ) it will appear when clicking on a modules name in the catalogues it contains all relevant module details (Syllabus) 16

17 2 Available Modules Attention: Modules not offered by the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics are not in her responsibility and do not show up in the module catalogues 17

18 2 Available Modules Course ID System of the Faculty Each module has a 4-digit number with W as prefix Courses within modules are numbered sequentially, e.g. -01, -02, Example: W First digit: 1 = Bachelor level 1st year 2,3 = Bachelor level 2nd and 3rd year 4,5 = Master level (also open for visiting bachelor students) 6 = PhD level 18

19 2 Available Modules Departments Department 1: Management Department 2: Taxation, Accounting and Finance Department 3: Business Information Systems (BIS) Department 4: Economics Department 5: Business and Human Resource Education Department 6: Law and Business English 19

20 2 Available Modules Attention: Once they appear in the modules catalogue or in PAUL, the module numbers merge into the university system Example: W2414 merges into M

21 2 Available Modules Module Catalogues 21

22 2 Available Modules Module Catalogues 22

23 2 Available Modules Module Manual 23

24 2 Available Modules Erasmus+ Learning Agreements Important to Note (for Erasmus Students only) Learning Agreements must be kept as complete set at any time (do not hand in single pages for signature, etc.) Header must include your name on each page For approval and changes: Come to the Office for International Affairs or academic advisor to get signature and stamp Learning Agreement will then be submitted as PDF by to International Office at UPB 24

25 2 Available Modules Erasmus+ Learning Agreements 25

26 3 Course Registration, Examination and Approval Course Registration To register for a module you have to access the campus management system PAUL: PAUL contains the whole electronic course catalogue of the University of Paderborn, grouped according to semesters and faculties. it does not provide information as detailed as the module manual It may sometimes misreport the language of courses falsely as German An IMT account is required to login (IMT username and password)! 26

27 3 Course Registration, Examination and Approval PAUL Welcome 27

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33 3 Course Registration, Examination and Approval PAUL Screenshot Registration Modul Sub-modules (register for each one after main module registration is completed) 33

34 3 Course Registration, Examination and Approval Attention: You need to register for modules and for sub-modules via PAUL Modules usually contain several sub-modules When you register for a module, you will have to register for the main module and the sub-modules 34

35 3 Course Registration, Examination and Approval PAUL Screenshot Registration Register Submodules 35

36 3 Course Registration, Examination and Approval Attention: You are not allowed to select more than 45 ECTS. So be careful. When going beyond 45 ECTS, you will automatically be deregistered for the last modules selected Attention: No examination will be possible without registration in PAUL 36

37 3 Course Registration, Examination and Approval Enrollment and Examination Examinations can be of different forms and take place at different times! Types and weights of examinations are given in the module manual Many modules have final exams which will take part in July or even August! The dates of examination will be published on the faculty s web page as of mid June. Ask your buddy where to find it If you are not present at the time of an exam you will normally fail (!!) Attention: Module examinations cannot be retaken, upgraded or shifted 37

38 3 Course Registration, Examination and Approval Approval The International Office will submit your grades and the number of ECTS earned to your home University. Within first weeks of the semester the International Office may ask you to submit the list of classes you take. After having passed the exams, the International Office will take care of submitting the results to your home University Attention Your transcript of records will include all modules you registered for, even those marked as failed! 38

39 4 Additional Resources After using the module manual and PAUL to select and register for courses, additional resources may be needed to access module related information and materials. Most important are: koala Moodle eseminarapparate 39

40 4 Additional Resources koala koala is the most important course management platform used at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. It is closely linked to PAUL. In order to access koala you have to log in with your IMT-Account. 40

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42 4 Additional Resources Moodle Moodle is another frequently used electronic course management platform at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. In order to access Moodle you have to create an account in Moodle. The password to access a particular module section will be provided by the module coordinator. 42

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45 4 Additional Resources eseminarapparat An eseminarapparat (electronic library) is a course related resource to supply lecture notes and course related material. All electronic libraries are hosted at the University Library, but they relate to single modules and are managed by the respective module coordinator. The module coordinator will tell you the password needed to access a particular eseminarapparat. 45

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47 What is Tandem language learning? It s very flexible & individual and allows you to... improve your language skills together with a native speaker who learns your first language in return... get to know other cultures first-hand... manage the learning process by yourself How does it work concretely? How can I find a partner? What kind of support is there? Can I earn credits? Join our meetings at the beginnings of each semester. You get information on Tandem language learning, our tandem market ( Tandembörse ) and how to earn credits in the Tandemprogramm Next meetings: Thursday, April 14 th & Tuesday, April 19 th, 1:15pm-2pm, room H2.227 Information & Contact: Ilka Dönhoff (C4.242) tandem@kw.upb.de 47

48 Thank you for listening and have a good time in Paderborn! 48