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Business Informatics 3

(course inactive since 31.10.2010)

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Business Informatics 3
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011
Module code: PIB430
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.
P221-0045
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.
2V (2 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.
3
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written examination, practical exercises, problem-solving exercises

[updated 08.05.2008]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

PIB430 (P221-0045) Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011 , semester 4, mandatory course, course inactive since 31.10.2010
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).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 90 hours (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 67.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
PIB335 Business Informatics 1
PIB337 Business Informatics 2


[updated 01.04.2006]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Schmidt
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Schmidt


[updated 01.04.2006]
Learning outcomes:
The aim of this module is to teach students about the analysis, evaluation, application and design of integrated software systems used in practical business environments and in business software development companies. The main focus is on teaching the relationships between process, function and data. They will appreciate how process and system functions are mapped by commonly used integrated application systems and how existing IT systems can be applied or adapted for operational ERP situations.

[updated 08.05.2008]
Module content:
1. Core systems and their interrelationships
 
2. Information systems 3: Supporting service-oriented functions
        2.1 Information systems in finance and accounting
                2.1.1 Processes and functions
                2.1.2 Business objects and their interrelationships
        2.2 Information systems in human resources
                2.2.1 Processes and functions
                2.2.2 Business objects and their interrelationships
        2.3 IT-assisted maintenance (or other alternative system)
                2.3.1 Processes and functions
                2.3.2 Business objects and their interrelationships
 
3 Information systems 4: Integrated IT applications
        3.1 Systematic structure, criteria and selection
        3.2 Overview of ERP systems
        3.3 SAP R/3 (Systems and components )
                3.3.1 SAP today and the SAP Business Framework
                3.3.2 Working with SAP: Introduction and exercises
                3.3.3 Practical exercises and customizing ERP systems
        3.4 Other ERP systems
 
4. Real-life examples: Company case studies
        4.1 Preparation and follow-up work on company case studies
        4.1 IT applications in industrial and commercial companies
        4.2 IT applications in public-sector undertakings and public institutions


[updated 08.05.2008]
Recommended or required reading:
Schmidt, Klaus-J.:  Lecture notes, problem sheets and practical exercises covering selected topics

[updated 08.05.2008]
Module offered in:
SS 2012, SS 2011, SS 2010, SS 2009, SS 2008, ... 
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