Business and Administration

The computer-based business simulation is an advanced and comprehensive model that represents a company and its functions in all their complexity.

The trainees gain insight into the interplay of various corporate functions and the influence of internal and external factors on business results.

"Troubleshooting... Leading a company to success is not easy."

Business simulation game

The trainees act as the managers, taking strategic and operating decisions in marketing, sales, research and development, purchasing, manufacturing, human resources and administration. They learn how to deal in a structured way with a large volume of information, and to assess the implications of their decisions.

Learning Outcomes

• Arriving at decisions within a team by using computer-supported planning models
• Recognizing and formulating the general conditions for commercial success
• Defining goals and strategies, and realizing them in an environment in which economic and ecological factors play significant roles
• Understanding the fundamentals of marketing
• Learning to use the instruments of cost accounting, income analysis, product costing and marginal costing
• Coping with complex decision making in uncertain situations
• Learning how to define and solve problems
• Maintaining control of a business in difficult situations
• Practicing effective communication and teamwork

Degrees of difficulty

Depending on the trainees level of knowledge, the business simulation can be played in different levels of difficulty with varying degrees of complexity.

The business simulation is modular and structured according to didactic criteria. The aim is to ensure that the trainees gradually respond to the complexity of the different thematic areas.

A Practice Enterprise is a virtual company that runs like a real business. Our Practice Enterprise "Kumulus Bettenparadies" is like a real company in form, organisation, function and the business processes.

"Student working in the Practice Enterprise."

Practice Enterprise

Working in our Practice Enterprise provides trainees with hands-on business skills and enhances their knowledge and experience of business practices.

The Trainees get the necessary skills and knowledge to find employment or become an entrepreneur.

We offer practical hands-on training in:

• administration skills
• accountancy
• personnel management
• marketing and sales
• purchasing/materials management
• warehousing/logistics
• entrepreneurship

Learning Outcomes (e.g.)

• Commercial correspondence: writing professional letters and e-mails correctly
• Human Resources: Personnel planning and procurement, conducting job interviews
• Materials management: using a ERP system
• Accounting: (e.g.) perform payroll accounting
• Marketing: create an advertising plan, design advertising material
• Warehousing: storage and retrieval of goods, order processing
• Logistics: planning of transport routes, driving hours, transportation documents
• knowledge on how to establish and run a company
• entrepreneurial attitudes and skills
• improve soft, professional and technical skills
• the ability to take initiative and self-reliance