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Business Information Systems

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Business Information Systems
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020
Module code: BBWL-2020-460
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0042
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4LU (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Project work

[updated 05.06.2025]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BBWL-460 (P420-0043) Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2012 , semester 4, mandatory course
BBWL-460 (P420-0043) Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2016 , semester 4, mandatory course
BBWL-2020-460 (P420-0042) Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020 , semester 4, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BBWL-2020-130 Business Informatics
BBWL-2020-350 Data and Business Process Management


[updated 17.03.2022]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BBWL-2020-571 Specialization (SP) Module 1: Software Engineering
BBWL-2020-572 Specialization (SP) Module 2: IT Management
BBWL-2020-673 Specialization (SP) Module 3: IT Consulting
BBWL-2020-674
BBWL-2020-675


[updated 22.05.2024]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Christian Liebig
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Christian Liebig

[updated 01.10.2016]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:
- describe the basics of handling business processes with ERP systems
  and demonstrate the data-technical connections,
- carry out business processes with SAP ERP,
- describe knowledge management systems (technologies, processes and methods),
- use a wiki for companies,
- analyze and formulate requirements for business information systems,
- agree in a group on the prioritization of requirements,
- use knowledge management systems within a company for requirements analysis,
- draw up a list of specifications and requirements,
- implement given case studies in the system or in HTML as click prototypes.
  


[updated 05.06.2025]
Module content:
1 Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP
Principles of ERP systems. Purchasing, sales and production business processes. Implementation of the processes based on an example.
   
2 Knowledge management systems and new media
Basic concepts, knowledge cycle, processes and methods of knowledge management, content management systems, groupware, workflow management systems, Internet search technologies, HTML, Web 2.0, wikis, blogs, social networks.
   
3 Requirements analysis
Basics of requirements engineering, classification of requirements, quality criteria, process models and standards, requirements and functional specifications.
 

[updated 05.06.2025]
Teaching methods/Media:
Integrated lab with independent work on the PC. Business management-oriented tasks and case studies will be implemented directly with the help of special software (e. g. SAP ERP, Media Wiki). E-learning tools will also be used. Group work to develop a requirements analysis.
Use of new learning methods, such as learning team coaching.

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Recommended or required reading:
1 Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP ERP
- Baumeister A., Floren C. und U. Sträßer: Controlling mit SAP ERP. Entscheidungsunterstützung für das betriebliche Kostenmanagement. Vahlen Verlag, München, jeweils neueste Auflage.
- Frick, Gadatsch, Schäffer-Külz: Grundkurs SAP ERP, Vieweg, Wiesbaden, jeweils aktuelle Auflage.
- Hesseler, Görtz: Basiswissen ERP-Systeme, W3L  Herdecke-Witten, jeweils aktuelle Auflage.
   
2 Wissensmanagementsysteme und neue Medien
- Probst, G., Raub, S., Romhardt, K.: Wissen managen. Wie Unternehmen ihre
  wertvollste Ressource optimal nutzen, Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden,
  jeweils aktuelle Auflage.
- Kilian, D., Krismer, R., Loreck, S., Sagmeister, A.: Wissensmanagement –
  Werkzeuge für Praktiker., Linde Verlag, Wien, jeweils aktuelle Auflage.
   
3 Requirements analysis
- Balzert, H., Lehrbuch der Softwaretechnik – Basiskonzepte und Requirements Engineering, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, jeweils aktuelle Auflage,
- Bergsmann, Requirements Engineering, dpunkt Verlag, Heidelberg, jeweils aktuelle Auflage
- Grupp, die Sophisten: Requirements-Engineering und Management, Hanser Verlag, München, Wien, jeweils aktuelle Auflage,
- Hammerschall, U., Beneken, G, Software Requirements, Pearson Verlag, München, jeweils aktuelle Auflage,
- Mangold, P., IT-Projektmanagement kompakt, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, jeweils aktuelle Auflage,
- Patzak, G. Rattay: Projektmanagement, Linde Verlag, Wien, jeweils aktuelle Auflage.


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