Prof. Dr. Michael Pülz
Prof. Dr. Michael Pülz
Activities at FHNW
- Programme Head Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology
- Lecturer for Information Systems and Project Management, both on undergraduate and graduate level
- Approved tutor for the MBA module 'Project Management' of Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University
- Senior consultant for IAP Basel (Institut für angewandte Psychologie).
In 1990 Michael Pülz graduated from the University of Applied Science in Konstanz, Germany. He majored in Business Information Systems. He then received a Fulbright scholarship for studying at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA, where he received his Master of Science in Computer Science in 1991. From 1992 until 1995 he was a research and teaching assistant at the University of Basel (Business School) and worked on his Ph.D. focussing on Knowledge-Based Systems in the field of education (Intelligent Tutoring Systems).
Between 1995 and 2000 Michael worked at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. in Basel. His responsibilities covered leading an IT customer relation team, Information Management, Service Level Management, IT Outsourcing projects and IT audit management.
In 2000 Michael Pülz joined the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and is a professor for Business Information Systems and Project Management at the Business School.
He is Programme Head Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology.
He teaches both at graduate and undergraduate level ("Project Management" and "Information Systems"). His primary interests are in Project Management methodologies, Artificial Intelligence / Knowledge-Based Systems, Business Information Systems, and Organisational Psychology.
Michael also holds a “Master of Organizational Psychology”. Besides his tasks at FHNW, he works as a senior consultant for IAP Basel (Institute of Applied Psychology).
He was a project manager in two KTI-funded PersECA-programm (“Personalisation of E-Commerce Applications) and managed the Swiss Virtual Campus project “IT/IM online”.
Recently, he visited University of West Florida, USA, Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada, and University of Central Oklahoma, USA.
Recent Bachelor Thesis supervision, e.g.:
- Business process standardization (Novartis)
- Project risk management (Roche)
- Process management in a health insurance company
- ITIL Change management in validated computerized systems
- software-engineering methods (online business)
- supplier-risk-management (agro-business)
- business-process-outsourcing BPO (banking)
- change management (leasing business)
- software-evaluation(banking)
- sustainable development
- exchange rate risk at an SME (lighting business)
- comparison of project management standards
- Pülz, M. (2018, August). Programming In An Undergraduate Business Curriculum. Paper presented at Clute International Conferences. San Francisco, USA.
- Pülz, M. (2016, March). Accreditation Of An International Bachelor Program Spanning Three Countries. Paper presented at the 2016 International Education Conference. New Orleans, USA.
- Pülz, M.: Mindfulness at the workplace - a lifeline for all of us? Conference on International Business. October 8-10, 2014, SD, USA
- Pülz, M.: Traditional versus Agile Methods in Information Systems Projects. Conference on International Business. September 26-28, 2013, Rapid City, USA
- Pülz, Michael: International Business Education - a tri-national cooperation between France, Germany, and Switzerland. 19th Annual Conference on International Business and Contemporary Issues in Business. October 4-6, 2012, Deadwood, USA
- Pülz, Michael: Further education: University of Applied Sciences. Tri-national project. 83rd International SIEC-ISBE Conference 2011. July 25-29, 2011, Basel, Switzerland
- Pülz, Michael: Entwicklung eines konfigurierbaren Standard-Empfehlungssystems für die Shop-Software von myfactory.BusinessWorld. Arbeitsberichte der Hochschule für Wirtschaft FHNW - Nr.9, 2008
- Leimstoll, U.; Stormer, H.; Schneider, R.; Quade, M., Pülz, M.: Profile und Technologien der Personalisierung. Arbeitsberichte der Hochschule für Wirtschaft FHNW - Nr.12, 2008
- Pülz, Michael: Wyser AG: Geschäftsübergreifende Prozessintegration. In: Wölfle, Ralf; Schubert, Petra (Hrsg.): Prozessexzellenz mit Business Software, München, Hanser Verlag, 2006
- Pülz, Michael: Älterwerden im Unternehmen - Good Practice Beispiele, Masterarbeit, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie der FernUniversität Hagen, Februar 2006
- Learntec 2006 – 14. International Congress for Educational- and Informationtechnology, 14.-16. Februar 2006, Karlsruhe
- Pülz, Michael: Geschenkidee.ch: Prozess- und Logistikintegration beim E-Commerce. In: Wölfle, Ralf; Schubert, Petra (Hrsg.): Integrierte Geschäftsprozesse mit Business Software: Praxislösungen im Detail, München, Hanser Verlag, 2005
- Pülz, Michael; Leimstoll, Uwe: Entwicklung von Personalisierungs-funktionen für das EcoWeb der Ecomedia AG, Arbeitsbericht E-Business Nr.23, Fachhochschule beider Basel, Departement Wirt-schaft, März 2005
- Pülz, Michael: Fallstudie Feldschlösschen AG. In: Schubert, Petra; Wölfle, Ralf; Dettling, Walter (Hrsg.): E-Business-Integration: Fallstudien zur Optimierung elektronischer Geschäftsprozesse, München, Hanser Verlag, 2003, S. 207-220
- Presentation at the 5th International Conference on New Educational Environments ICNEE, 26.-28. Mai 2003, Luzern, Switzerland
- Pülz, M.: PROMT: Knowledge Based Tutoring of Text Problems Applied to Project Management, Shaker 1996, Aachen
- Pülz, M.; Lusti, M.: Case-Exercises, Diagnosis, and Explanations in a Knowledge Based Tutoring System for Project Planning, in: Ottmann, T.; Tomek, I. (eds.): Proceedings of the ED-Media 94 – World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, June 25-30, 1994, Vancouver, Canada
- Pülz, M.; Lusti, M.: Explanations and Case Problems: An Intelligent Tutoring System for Project Planning, in: Levonen, J.J.; Tukiainen, M.T. (eds.): Complex Learning in Computer Environments: Technology in School, University, Work, and Life-Long Education (CLCE94), May 16-19, 1994, Joensuu, Finland
Contact
- Prof. Dr. Michael Pülz
- Programme Head Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology
- Telephone
- +41 61 279 18 42 (direct)
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- FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
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