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Business Informatics

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Business Informatics
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021
Module code: WIBb21-750
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.
P450-0189
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for άbung), 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.
30SH (30 hours)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 7
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Exam

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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).
The total student study time for this course is 150 hours.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
WIBb21-230


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Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Studienleitung
Lecturer:
Lehrbeauftragte der htw saar
Lehrbeauftragte
Professoren der Fakultät


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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module students will:
  
• be able to outline the basic subject areas of business informatics
• be able to describe how business informatics is connected to related disciplines
• be able to explain and classify the embedding of IT systems in an organization, its technology and with regard to a company’s strategic goals
• be able to visualize processes by means of common notations and classify these notations with regard to their intended use
• be familiar with the basic types of applications,
• as well as database systems and ERP.
• be able to explain decision support systems, workflow and information management systems and differentiate between their applications.
 
 

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Module content:
1. Purpose and function of information systems
2. History of business informatics
3. Database systems and data organization
4. Enterprise resource planning systems
5. Business process management tools
6. Modeling processes
7. Analytical information systems
8. Current trends

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Teaching methods/Media:
Lectures, seminar-style teaching, digitally supported teaching, self-study

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Recommended or required reading:
• Laudon, K. C.; Laudon, J. P.; Schoder, D.: Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2. Auflage, Pearson Studium Verlag, 2009
• Thome, R.: Grundzüge der Wirtschaftsinformatik: Integration der Informationsverarbeitung in die Organisation von Unternehmen. Pearson Studium Verlag, 1. Auflage, 2006.
• Abts, D.; Mülder, W.: Grundkurs Wirtschaftsinformatik: Eine kompakte und praxisorientierte Einführung, Vieweg+Teubner Verlag; 7. Auflage, 2011.
• Scheer, A. W.: Wirtschaftsinformatik – Studienausgabe; 2. Auflage, Springer Verlag, 1998
• Scheer, A.-W.: Wirtschaftsinformatik – Referenzmodelle für industrielle Geschäftsprozesse, 7. Auflage, Springer Verlag, 1997

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