Nummer10202S2Zielsetzung / PurposeBy attending this course, students will understand the basic terminology and methods of information systems and are able to explain the mutual dependencies. They will understand the relationships between information systems and business processes.
In addition the students will gain practical experience with selected office applications that they will use throughout their studies as well as in their later careers.
Inhalt / ContentThe introduction to the subject of business information systems includes
- Overview business information systems
- Data representation, hardware and software
- Networks and internet technology
- Business information systems
- Internet technology
- Creating and managing websites
- Software development
- Abstraction and system modeling
- Hands-on practice and tool usage (MS Excel, MS Word tools for modeling and web-design).
Besondere Eintrittsvoraussetzungen / Special Conditions of AdmissionHigh school, vocational A-level (kaufmännische Berufsmatura)Bibliographie/Literatur / Bibliography / Literature / ReferencesRequired textbook:
- Ralph Stair, George Reynolds and Thomas Chesney: Fundamentals of Business Information Systems, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-1-4080-4421-6
Lehr- und Lernmethoden / Methods- Lectures
- Group work
- Interactive online tutorials
- Individual study, reading and assignments, including quizzes on the e-learning platform.
Leistungsbewertung/Testanforderung(en) / Assessment- Written exam, 60 minutes
- The course is weighted according to the number of ECTS-credits in the module
- A minimum grade of 3.1 must be reached in this course in order to pass the module.
Anschlussmodule/-kurse / Next Module / CourseBusiness Information Systems II 
