Introduction to Information Systems for B.A. Students (GRWINF)

Type and Deduction

• compulsory module within the 1st semester of the B.A. BSc. program
• compulsory module for BSc. students with B.A as supplement and Information Systems as main focus
• compulsory optional module in the HDL BSc. program

Requirements
No requirements given.
The number of participants is not limited.

Language

German

Scope of Deduction
6 CP
4 SWS (2 SWS lecture, 2 SWS tutorials)

Lecturers

Gabriele Schneidereit, Kai Brüssau

Course Material

The course material will be provided in STiNE for the single course dates on the lecture page on a weekly basis (by clicking on the chosen week on "Übersicht der Kurstermine" on the right side of the lecture page).

Course Dates

All lectures and tutorials are planned in presence. In case only online- coruses will be allowed at the beginning of October, the lectures will be held asyncronically (video download). The tutorials will be held syncronically (video conference) at the below-given dates. Therefore, the tutorials will not be recorded.

• Lectures:
  • Z1: Tue, 10-12 am, ESA A, Dr. Kai Brüssau
  • Z2: Tue, 12 am -2 pm, ESA B, Dr. Gabriele Schneidereit
• Tutorials:
  • Z1-1: Tue, 12 am -2 pm, WiWi 2054/55: Dr. Kai Brüssau
  • Z1-2: Tue, 12 am -2 pm, WiWi 2163/68:  Dr. Robert Stahlbock
  • Z1-3: Fr, 12 am -2 pm, WiWi 2067/71:  Dr. Gabriele Schneidereit
  • Z1-4: Fr, 12 am -2 pm, 2054/55: Dr. Robert Stahlbock
  • Z1-5: Fr, 2 - 4 pm, WiWi 2067/71:  Dr. Gabriele Schneidereit
  • Z2-1: Tue, 2 - 4 pm, WiWi 2054/55:  Dr. Kai Brüssau
  • Z2-2: Tue, 2 - 4 pm, WiWi 2163/68: Dr. Robert Stahlbock
  • Z2-3: Wed, 08-10 am, WiWi 2067/71: Pierre Bouchard
  • Z2-4: Wed, 9-11 am, WiWi 2163/68:  Dr. Gabriele Schneidereit
  • Z2-5: Wed, 10 am -12 am, WiWi 2067/71: Pierre Bouchard
  • Z2-6: Wed, 11 am -1 pm, WiWi 2163/68:  Dr. Gabriele Schneidereit

Registration

In order to participate in this course, it is obligatory to register in STiNE during the STiNE registration periods.
Please note: all module materials (slides, exercises, exam examples) are only provided via STiNE and can only be used by students, who are correctly registered for a lecture in this module via STiNE.

Evaluation
Evaluation Type: exam
As soon as they are known the exact examination dates will be announced in STiNE.

Registration for the exams in STiNE well within the registration periods is mandatory (also for students who repeat the exam!).

Requirement for Exam Registration

• regular attendance of exercises
• registration for the exams in STiNE well within the registration periods (also for students who repeat the exam!).

• Introduction: information and communication systems, objectives of information systems
• basics in computer sciences and information and communication technology: hardware, software, computer networks, WWW, coding of information as data
• Information Management: data / information / knowledge, layer model of information management, objectives of information management
• Modelling: business modelling, data modelling (ER-modelling), function- and process-oriented modelling
• Data Bases: architecture of data bases, transaction concept, relational data bases, data base design, structured query language, data management
• Software Development: activities and approach models for software development, software project management, software architecture (component technology)
• Business Applications: basics, security, application systems for different application areas, electronic commerce

Fink, A.; Schneidereit, G.; Voß, S. (2005): Grundlagen der Wirtschaftsinformatik. 2. Ed., Physica, Heidelberg.

Other literature recommendations during lectures.