Courses
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The aim of this foundation course is to introduce students to the central issues of business informatics and to provide them with the skills to actively design digital value creation systems. The focus is on the design and use of information systems in a socio-technical and economic context - always geared towards the needs of the digital user.
The course teaches basic theoretical and methodological concepts of business informatics, shows its interfaces with business administration, computer science and engineering and deepens the application-oriented and design-oriented perspective of the discipline. Among other things, students learn how business processes, data models, digital goods and services can be modelled and implemented in a user-centric way in the course of digital transformation.
Through practical exercises, case studies and modeling tasks, students acquire a sound understanding of the introduction, use and further development of information systems and their strategic importance in companies. Students are also enabled to classify and critically reflect on relevant technologies, data and business models in a digital context.
The content not only prepares students for the design of digital systems in a professional environment, but also for further specialization in business informatics in the Bachelor's degree course.
Degree program: Economics (BachelorPO 2013 / PO 2020), Business Informatics (Bachelor), Business Law (Bachelor), and others
Semester: Summer and winter semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer:Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister and lecturers
Contact: Available at: info1[at]wi-kassel[dot]de
Internet-based applications such as ChatGPT, social media platforms (e.g. LinkedIn, Instagram etc.), messenger services (e.g. WhatsApp) or virtual communities are increasingly being used in companies to support daily work and value creation. In this course, students will learn about the business areas in which Internet-based applications are used and the added value they generate for companies.
Degree course: Business Informatics (Bachelor), Business Studies (Bachelor)
Semester: Winter semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
Contact person:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
In this course, students are taught the basics of managing and analyzing data in companies. The course covers the three central topics of "data", "data management" and "business analytics" from a business perspective. The content taught in the course forms a fundamental knowledge base in these subject areas.
Study program: Business Informatics (Bachelor), Business Administration (Bachelor)
Semester: Summer semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
Contact person:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
The focus of this course is on information systems in companies. It will be shown what types of information systems exist in companies and what strategic role they play. The architecture of these information systems and the associated Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) will also be discussed. It also explains how the interaction between the business and its processes on the one hand and the information systems on the other works (business-IT alignment).
Degree course: Business Information Systems (Bachelor), Business Studies (Bachelor)
Semester: Winter semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer: PD Dr. Jörg Schellhase
Contact person:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
The central subject of this course is IT project management. Students will learn how to set up IT projects and then manage, coordinate, control and monitor them.
Degree course: Business Informatics (Bachelor), Business Studies (Bachelor)
Semester: Winter semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer: Dr. Heinz Krebs
Contact person:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
This course deals with the system development of information systems used in companies. Various approaches and methods for system development as well as their principles and instruments are presented. In addition, the modeling and various modeling techniques of information systems are the subject of this course.
Study program: Business Informatics (Bachelor), Business Administration (Bachelor)
Semester: Summer semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Matthias Schumann from the University of Göttingen
Contact person: Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
Note: This course is a course offered by the University of Göttingen to students of the University of Kassel as part of the Winfoline exchange program.
Master
Collaboration engineering (CE) is an approach to the development and implementation of collaboration processes, so-called digital collaborative forms of work, which can be handed over to and carried out by practitioners (non-collaboration experts) in order to fulfill recurring and high-quality tasks. Such digital collaborative work forms bundle valuable moderation and collaboration expertise and can therefore be carried out without a moderator. The course shows how collaboration between groups, teams or communities in private and professional environments can be designed and digitally supported in accordance with CE.
Degree program: Digital Innovation and Transformation (Master), Business Studies (Master) and others
Semester: Winter semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer:M.Sc. David Sonnabend
Contact person:M.Sc. David Sonnabend
The aim of this course is to introduce students to research and scientific work. Under the guidance of a supervisor, students work individually or in small groups to answer a purely scientific question using suitable research methods and strategies (empirical, design-oriented or conceptual) and document it in a short scientific paper. At the same time, students are taught the necessary thematic and methodological basics and put these into practice.
In this way, students are given the opportunity of a "research internship", during which they not only get to know the background, methods, models and tools of research, but can also actively participate in the design and exploration of exciting research questions. This course therefore offers students the opportunity to prepare for writing their own Master's thesis as well as for a possible doctorate.
The topic is determined in consultation with the supervisor and can have interfaces with the topic of a planned Master's thesis and/or complement it.
Degree program: Digital Innovation and Transformation (Master), Business Studies (Master) and others
Semester: Summer and winter semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
Contact person:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
Successfully handling and marketing services is becoming a key success factor for many companies. In order to systematically exploit these opportunities, special skills are required for service engineering and service management. This is due to the special characteristics of services. They are intangible and require joint efforts by the customer and provider to achieve the desired results. It is the interaction between customer and provider that allows customers to be assured of value in the process of using the services.
The course deals with the fundamentals, central processes and methods as well as application examples for the systematic development of new services (service engineering) and their management over the service life cycle (service management).
Degree course: Digital Innovation and Transformation (Master), Business Studies (Master) and others
Semester: Winter semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer:Dr. Mahei Li
Contact person:Dr. Mahei Li
This course deals with the basics of service provision and the information processing required for this in service companies. A particular focus is placed on information processing in financial service providers (credit business, standard software, securities business, payment transaction processing), the insurance industry (workflow management systems, document management systems), the media industry (content management systems) and tourism (travel distribution systems).
Degree program: Digital Innovation and Transformation (Master), Business Studies (Master) and others
Semester: Winter semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Matthias Schumann from the University of Göttingen
Contact person:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
Note: This course is a course offered by the University of Göttingen to students of the University of Kassel as part of the Winfoline exchange program.
The lecture deals with the most important areas of IT management from the business perspective of the user company. This includes the tasks and challenges of IT management as well as the alternatives for organizing IT management. One focus is on the digitalization of the economy around the drivers of digital transformation and New Work. Furthermore, the focus is on the consideration of privacy and IT security as well as the resource-saving and sustainable production and use of information and communication technologies. The lecture also covers the following topics in the field of business applications and information systems: Use of standards and recommendations for action, IT architecture and heterogeneity, cloud computing and outsourcing as well as the use of artificial intelligence, in particular large language models.
Degree course: Digital Innovation and Transformation (Master), Business Studies (Master) and others
Semester: Summer semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann from the Technical University of Darmstadt
Contact person:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
Note: This course is a course offered by the Technical University of Darmstadt to students of the University of Kassel as part of the Winfoline exchange program.
This lecture deals with the functioning and economic rules of the internet and software industry. On the one hand, the user perspective is considered with an economic perspective, the focus on information and standardization as well as productivity, and on the other hand, strategies and business models for Internet, software, cloud and AI providers are derived. This includes pricing, distribution, cooperation and takeover strategies as well as network effects. In order to further intensify the practical relevance, guest lectures are integrated into the event.
Degree course: Digital Innovation and Transformation (Master), Business Studies (Master) and others
Semester: Summer semester
Credits: 6
SWS: 4
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann from the Technical University of Darmstadt
Contact person:Apl.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bretschneider
Note:This course is a course offered by the Technical University of Darmstadt to students of the University of Kassel as part of theWinfoline exchange program.