Teaching and courses – developing responsible leaders
We recognize that critical thinking and the development of the student’s personality are key to developing responsible leaders.
Our courses are highly interactive and enhanced by case studies and guest lectures by experts from business.
"Einführung in das Controlling" and the accompanying workbook outline the basic principles of controlling.
Our courses
We offer courses in controlling, strategy execution, and problem-solving across all WHU programs.
See the WHU Online Course Guide for more information.
Introduction to Business Administration (Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer), 1st sem.
3 ECTS, German / English
Research Methods I (Quantitative Methods) (Assistant Prof. Dr. Daniel Schaupp, 2nd sem.
3 ECTS, Englisch
Research Methods II (Qualitative Methods) (Assistant Prof. Dr. Vera Linke), 2nd sem.
3 ECTS, Englisch
Management Accounting (Assistant Prof. Dr. Daniel Schaupp), 3rd sem.
3 ECTS, English
Management Control (Prof. Dr. Marko Reimer), 3rd sem.
3 ECTS, English
Accounting & Control (Prof. Dr. Lukas Löhlein), 3rd sem.
3+3 ECTS, English
Structured Problem Solving (Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer), 4th/5th sem.
6 ECTS, English
The CFO - Roles, Career Paths, and Impact on Firm Outcomes (Prof. Dr. Marko Reimer), 4th/5th sem.
3 ECTS, English
Finance Function Challenges – A CFO’s Perspective (Honorarprofessor Dr. Edgar Ernst), 4th/5th sem.
3 ECTS, German
Case Studies in Management Accounting and Control (Prof. Dr. Marko Reimer), 6th sem.
6 ECTS, English
The Invisibility of Ethical Dilemmas (Assistant Prof. Dr. Vera Linke), 6th sem.
3 ECTS, English
Accounting for Sustainability (Assistant Prof. Dr. Vera Linke), 6th sem.
3 ECTS, English
Research Seminar: Introduction to Management Control Research (Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer)
3 ECTS, English
Research Seminar: Digitalization and Management Accounting (Prof. Dr. Marko Reimer)
3 ECTS, English
Research Ethics and Purpose (Prof. Dr. Lukas Löhlein)
3 ECTS, English
Introduction to Survey Research using Stata and R (Assistant Prof. Dr. Daniel Schaupp)
3 ECTS, English
Theses
Writing a thesis requires the candidates to work independently and with academic rigor. If you are interested in writing your thesis at the IMC, please contact Sebastian Ebert.
Sebastian Ebert
Senior Student Affairs Manager
+49 (0)261 6509 462
Teaching cases
The IMC has developed the following teaching cases that are available upon request:
- Deutsche Telekom AG: Campus for Planning (A) & (B)
- Pope Francis: Driving Strategic Renewal in the Catholic Church
- Managing the Centralization Versus Decentralization Trade-off: The Roman Catholic Church Under Pope Francis
- Business Intelligence at Bayer: Enhancing Management Decision-Making and Empowering Controlling
- Lean Planning at RWE (A) & (B)
Please contact Sebastian Ebert for more information.
Textbooks on Controlling – Covering the basics through to advanced practices.
Five well-established textbooks support our own teaching and make our thinking available to a broader student audience. Our flagship volume – "Einführung in das Controlling" (Introduction to Controlling) – is the best-selling German-language textbook on controlling. It has an accompanying workbook – "Einführung in das Controlling: Übungen und Fallstudien mit Lösungen" – with exercises and case studies. The textbook has been translated into Polish, Chinese, Russian, and parts of it have been translated into English.