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Information Management

The module imparts knowledge about the most important global questions of Information Management. After an introduction into the basic concepts of information management and the use of information, techniques and tools used in determining and meeting information needs are compiled by applying a framework for information management to a concrete case.

The framework covers the following steps: from strategy to organisation, from organisation to information demand, utility of information and communication technologies, from information supply to adjustment of organisational concepts, from adjusted organisational concepts to verification of the strategy. Other topics are methodologies for decision support and data analysis as well as the design, implementation and use of a digital dashboard.

ECTS
Type
Level

6
Core Course
Intermediate

 Should be visited:
 FT: 1st
PT: 1st
Academic Module Coordinator
 Prof. Dr. Dino-Schwaferts
Lecturers
 Prof. Dr. Stella Gatziu, Prof. Dr. Andreas Reber
Pre-requisites

none
Overall hours
 Contact hours: 56 h
Self-Study: 120 h
Outline Content
 Introduction in the Information Management and the main approaches :
  • fundamental concepts about information and its use
  • basic concepts of managing information
  • information problem-solving
Techniques and tools used in determining and meeting information needs :
  • from strategy to organization
  • from organization to information demand
  • utility of information and business case of information and communication technologies
  • from information supply to adjustment of organisational concepts
  • from adjusted organisational concepts to verification of strategy
Foundation for decision support and data analysis :
  • introduction to Data Warehouses, different design methodologies and philosophical approaches
  • data complexity
  • On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) and FASMI
  • the use of the Microsoft SQL Server to implement Data Warehousing solutions
Design, implementation and use of Digital Dashboards :
  • overview and key benefits of Digital Dashboards
  • building, personalization, customization and deploying collaborative applications
  • connecting to business data
  • distribution methods and enabling offline use
Teaching and Learning Methods
 The module is taught through plenary lectures and plenary discussions based on case studies. In addition, students undertake guided independent study, and prepare / present a group work. Class participation is actively necessary.

In the plenary lectures students are required to orally present results of applying the learned framework.

Plenary sessions will be accompanied by a case study in which groups of students build up portal-based digital dashboard for a sample enterprise.
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