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Chair of Economic and Business Education

Competency Development and Training Quality

Prof. Dr. Viola Deutscher

Diagnosing and promoting professional skills in a meaningful way is achieved in high-quality and digitally supported learning and examination settings in vocational schools, at the workplace, or in universities.

With this in mind, the working group of the chair conducts research in various interrelated research areas:


  • Training quality in vocational education

     ... in training companies

     ... in vocational schools

  • Training dropouts in the context of the dual system
  • Career choice and vocational identity development
  • Digital learning in vocational education (learning and testing environments)
  • Competence development and assessment
  • University teaching and teacher education

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News

Future of digital examinations – LS Deutscher at didacta23 in Stuttgart
In the age of digitalization, society is confronted with ever new challenges, but digitalization also offers new opportunities for exchange and further development. Will it perhaps soon be possible to conduct final examinations digitally? These and other questions prompted a wide-ranging discussion ...
Professor Deutscher appointed to OECD expert panels
Professor Viola Deutscher was appointed to the international expert panels for the professional groups “Business and Administration” and “Background Questionnaires”.
New article in the instructor manual
The article “LUCA Office Simulation – Designing authentic and individualized scenarios in a computer-based office simulation” deals with simulation-based learning in in-company training using the LUCA Office Simulation. The Trainer's Manual is considered a standard work for methodological-didactic ...
New publication on LUCA learning environment
The new anthology “Digital Literacy in der beruflichen Lehrer:innenbildung” is now available for download in Open Access.
Digital final exams in vocational training – Exchange with Thomas Speck
In conversation with Thomas Speck, Chairman of the Berufsschullehrerverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. on digital final examinations in vocational training and the benefits of automatic performance assessment.

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Susanne Bechtold

Susanne Bechtold

Assistant to the Chair
University of Mannheim
Chair of Economic and Business Education – Competency Development and Training Quality
L 4, 1 – Room 201
68161 Mannheim
Consultation hour(s):
Mon–Fri 09am – 12pm